Chiwaukee Prairie Plant List by Scientific name....
This plant list was originally compiled by Hugh Iltis and Jim Zimmerman and later published by Eugene Gasiorkiewicz in 1986.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V X Z
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Family | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abutilon theothrasti | Velvet Leaf | Malvaceae | |
| Acer negundo | Box elder | Aceraceae | |
| Acer saccharinum | Silver maple | Aceraceae | |
| Achillea millefolium | Yarrow | Poaceae | |
| Agropyron repens | Quack grass | Poaceae | |
| Agrostis scabra | Hair grass | Poaceae | |
| Aletris farinosa | Unicorn root | Liliaceae | |
| Alisma plantago aquatica | Water plantain | Alismaceae | |
| Allium canadense | Wild garlic | Liliaceae | |
| Allium cernuum | Nodding wild onion | Liliaceae | |
| Ambrosia artemisifolia | Common ragweed | Asteraceae | |
| Ambrosia trifida | Giant ragweed | Asteraceae | |
| Amorpha canescens | Leadplant | Fabaceae | |
| Amphicarpa bracteata | Hog peanut | Fabaceae | |
| Andropogon gerardi | Big bluestem | Poaceae | |
| Andropogon gerardi | Turkey foot | Poaceae | |
| Andropogon scoparius | Little blue stem | Poaceae | |
| Anemone canadensis | Meadow anemone | Ranunculaceae | |
| Anemone canadensis | Windflower | Ranunculaceae | |
| Anemone cylindrica | Thimble weed | Ranunculaceae | |
| Anemone quinquifolia interior | Wood anemone | Ranunculaceae | |
| Antennaria neglecta | Cats foot | Asteraceae | |
| Antennaria neglecta | Ladies' tobacco | Asteraceae | |
| Antennaria neglecta | Pussytoes | Asteraceae | |
| Apios americana | Ground nut | Fabaceae | |
| Apocynum androsaemifolium | Spreading dogbane | Apocynaceae | |
| Apocynum cannabinum | Indian hemp | Apocynaceae | |
| Arabis lyrata | Rock cress | Brassicaceae | |
| Arabis lyrata | Sandcress | Brassicaceae | |
| Arctium minus | Burdock | Compositeae | |
| Arenaria lateriflora | Wood sandwort | Caryophyllaceae | |
| Arenaria stricta | Stiff sandwort | Caryophyllaceae | |
| Aristida intermedia | Three-awn grass | Poaceae | |
| Artemesia caudata | Wormwood | Asteraceae | |
| Asclepias amplexicaulis | Sand milkweed | Asclepiadaceae | |
| Asclepias hirtella | Tall green milkweed | Asclepiadaceae | |
| Asclepias incarnata | Swamp milkweed | Asclepiadaceae | |
| Asclepias purpurascens | Purple milkweed | Asclepiadaceae | endangered |
| Asclepias syriaca | Common milkweed | Asclepiadaceae | |
| Asclepias tuberosa | Butterfly weed | Asclepiadaceae | |
| Asclepias verticillata | Whorled milkweed | Asclepiadaceae | |
| Asclepias viridiflora | Short green milkweed | Asclepiadaceae | |
| Asparagus officinalis | Asparagus | Liliaceae | |
| Aster azureus | Sky blue aster | Asteraceae | |
| Aster ericoides | Many-flowered aster | Asteraceae | |
| Aster laevis | Smooth blue aster | Asteraceae | |
| Aster novae-angliae | New England aster | Asteraceae | |
| Aster ptarmicoides | Stiff aster | Asteraceae | |
| Aster umbellatus | Flat top aster | Asteraceae | |
| Astragalus canadensis | Canadian milk vetch | Fabaceae | |
| Baptisia leucantha | Prairie false indigo | Fabaceae | |
| Baptisia leucantha | White wild indigo | Fabaceae | |
| Baptisia leucophaea | False indigo | Fabaceae | |
| Barbarea vulgaris | Yellow rocket | Brassicaceae | |
| Bidens cernua | Nodding bur-marigold | Asteraceae | |
| Brassica kaber pinnatifida | Charlock | Brassicaceae | |
| Brassica kaber pinnatifida | Crunchweed | Brassicaceae | |
| Bromus kalmii | Prairie brome grass | Poaceae | |
| Bromus latiglumus | Ear leaved brome | Poaceae | |
| Bromus tectorum | Downy brome | Poaceae | |
| Cacalia tuberosa | Indian plantain | Asteraceae | threatened |
| Calamagrostis canadensis | Blue joint grass | Poaceae | |
| Calamovilfa longifolia magna | Sand reed | Poaceae | threatened |
| Calopogon pulchellus | Grass pink | Orchidaceae | |
| Calopogon pulchellus | Swamp pink | Orchidaceae | |
| Caltha palustris | Marsh marigold | Ranunculaceae | |
| Campanula aparinoides | Marsh bellflower | Campanulaceae | |
| Cardamine bulbosa | Bulbous cress | Brassicaceae | |
| Cardamine bulbosa | Spring cress | Brassicaceae | |
| Carex abbii | Sedge | Cyperaceae | |
| Carex aquatilis altior | Sedge | Cyperaceae | |
| Carex bebbii | Sedge | Cyperaceae | |
| Carex bichnelli | Sedge | Cyperaceae | |
| Carex buxbaumii | Sedge | Cyperaceae | |
| Carex conoidea | Sedge | Cyperaceae | |
| Carex crawei | Crawe Sedge | Cyperaceae | |
| Carex diandra | Sedge | Cyperaceae | |
| Carex festucacea | Sedge | Cyperaceae | |
| Carex filiculmis | Sedge | Cyperaceae | |
| Carex granularis haleana | Sedge | Cyperaceae | |
| Carex hystricina | Bottle brush sedge | Cyperaceae | |
| Carex lanuginosa | Wooly sedge | Cyperaceae | |
| Carex meadii | Head's sedge | Cyperaceae | |
| Carex muhlenbergii | Sand sedge | Cyperaceae | |
| Carex normalis | Sand sedge | Cyperaceae | |
| Carex pensylvanica | Pennsylvania sedge | Cyperaceae | |
| Carex prairea | Sand sedge | Cyperaceae | |
| Carex richardsonii | Pennsylvania sedge | Cyperaceae | |
| Carex sartwellii | Pennsylvania sedge | Cyperaceae | |
| Carex schweintzii | Schweinitz's Sedge | Cyperaceae | endangered |
| Carex sterilis | Pennsylvania sedge | Cyperaceae | |
| Carex stipata | Pennsylvania sedge | Cyperaceae | |
| Carex stricta | Pennsylvania sedge | Cyperaceae | |
| Carex tetanica | Pennsylvania sedge | Cyperaceae | |
| Carex tribuloides | Pennsylvania sedge | Cyperaceae | |
| Carex vulpinoidea | Fox sedge | Cyperaceae | |
| Castilleia coccinea | Indian paint brush | Scrophulariaceae | |
| Castilleia coccinea | Painted cup | Scrophulariaceae | |
| Ceanothus americanus | New Jersey tea | Rhamnaceae | |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis | Buttonbush | Rubiaceae | |
| Chelone glabra | Turtlehead | Scrophulariaceae | |
| Chenopodium album | Lamb's quarters | Chenopodiaceae | |
| Chrysanthemum leucanthemum pinnatifidum | Chrysanthemum | Asteraceae | |
| Cichorium intybus | Chicory | Asteraceae | |
| Cicuta maculata | Water-hemlock | Apiaceae | |
| Cirsium arvense | Canada thistle | Asteraceae | non-native |
| Cirsium discolor | Thistle | Asteraceae | |
| Cirsium muticum | Swamp thistle | Asteraceae | |
| Cladium mariscoides | Twig rush | Cyperaceae | |
| Comandra richardsiana | Bastard toadflax | Santalaceae | |
| Comandra umbellata | False toadflax | Santalaceae | |
| Convolvulus sepium | Hedge bindweed | Convolvulaceae | |
| Coreopsis lanceolata villosa | Sand coreopsis | Asteraceae | |
| Coreopsis palmata | Prairie coreopsis | Asteraceae | |
| Cornus amonum | Silky dogwood | Cornaceae | |
| Cornus stolonifera | Red osier dogwood | Cornaceae | |
| Corylus americana | American hazelnut | Betulaceae | |
| Crataegus sp. | Hawthorn | Rosaceae | |
| Curcurbita foetidissima | Missouri grourel | Curcurbitaceae | |
| Cuscuta glomerata | Dodder | Convolvulaceae | |
| Cypripedium parviflorum | Small Yellow lady slipper | Orchidaceae | |
| Daucus carota | Wild Carrot | Umbelliferae | non-native |
| Desmodium canadensis | Showy Tick trefoil | Fabaceae | |
| Dodecatheon meadia | Shooting star | Primulaceae | |
| Dryopteris thelypteris | Marsh fern | Polypodiaceae | |
| Dryopteris thelypteris pubescens | Marsh fern | Polypodiaceae | |
| Echinochloa crusgalli | Barnyard grass | Poaceae | |
| Echinocystis lobata | Wild cucumber | Cucurbitaceae | |
| Eleocharis acicularis | Needle spoke rush | Cyperaceae | |
| Eleocharis calva | Spike rush | Cyperaceae | |
| Eleocharis compressa | Flat stemmed spike rush | Cyperaceae | |
| Eleocharis elliptica | Spike rush | Cyperaceae | |
| Eleocharis erythropado | Spike rush | Cyperacaea | |
| Elodea canadensis | Common water weed | Hydrocharitaceae | |
| Elodea canadensis | Elodea | Hydrocharitaceae | |
| Elymus canadensis | Canada wild rye grass | Poaceae | |
| Epilobium coloratum | Cinnamon willow herb | Onagraceae | |
| Epilobium hirsutum | Hairy willow-herb | Onagraceae | non-native |
| Eqisetum arvense | Common horse tail | Equisetaceae | |
| Equisetum fluviatile | Swamp horse tail | Equisetaceae | |
| Equisetum hymale | Smooth scouring rush | Equisetaceae | |
| Erigeron philadelphicus | Marsh fleabane | Asteraceae | |
| Erigeron strigosis | Daisy fleabane | Asteraceae | |
| Eriophorum angustifolium | Narrow leaved cotton grass | Cyperaceae | |
| Erucastrum gallicum | Dog mustard rocket weed | Brassicaceae | |
| Eryngium yuccifolium | Rattlesnake master | Apiaceae | |
| Eupatorium maculatum | Spotted Joe pye weed | Asteraceae | |
| Eupatorium perfoliatum | Common Boneset | Asteraceae | |
| Eupatorium perfoliatum | Thoroughwort | Asteraceae | |
| Eupatorium rugosum | White snakeroot | Aceraceae | |
| Euphorbia corrolata | Flowering spurge | Euphorbiaceae | |
| Euphorbia cyparissias | Cypress spurge | Euphorbiaceae | |
| Festuca elatior | Meadow fescue | Poaceae | |
| Fimbristylis drummondii | Chestnut sedge | Cyperaceae | endangered |
| Fragaria virginiana | Wild strawberry | Rosaceae | |
| Galium aparine | Annual bedstraw | Rubiaceae | |
| Galium aparine | Cleavers | Rubiaceae | |
| Galium boreale | Northern bedstraw | Rubiaceae | |
| Galium obstusum | Bedstraw | Rubiaceae | |
| Galium obstusum | Wild madder | Rubiaceae | |
| Gentiana andrewsii | Bottle gentian | Gentianaceae | |
| Gentiana andrewsii | Closed gentian | Gentianaceae | |
| Gentiana crinita | Fringed gentian=Gentianopsis crinita | Gentianaceae | |
| Gentiana procera | Fringed gentian=Gentianopsis procera | Gentianaceae | |
| Gentiana puberula | Downy gentian | Gentianaceae | |
| Gentiana puberula | Prairie gentian=Gentiana puberlenta | Gentianaceae | |
| Gentianopsis crinita | Fringed gentian | Gentianaceae | |
| Gentianopsis procera | Small fringed gentian | Gentianaceae | |
| Geranium maculatum | Wild geranium | Geraniaceae | |
| Gerardia aspera | Gerardia | Scrophulariaceae | |
| Gerardia aspera | Rough false foxglove | Scrophulariaceae | |
| Gerardia purpurea | Gerardia | Scrophulariaceae | |
| Gerardia purpurea | Purple false foxglove | Scrophulariaceae | |
| Geum triflorum | Prairie smoke | Rosaceae | |
| Glyceria striata | Fowl meadow grass | Poaceae | |
| Gnaphalium obtusifolium | Cud weed | Asteraceae | |
| Gnaphalium obtusifolium | Everlasting | Asteraceae | |
| Helenium autumnale | Sneezeweed | Asteraceae | |
| Helianthemum canadense | Frostweed | Cistaceae | |
| Helianthemum canadense | Rockrose | Cistaceae | |
| Helianthus grosseserratus | Sawtooth sunflower | Asteraceae | |
| Helianthus occidentalis | Western sunflower | Asteraceae | |
| Helianthus strumosus | Pale leaved sunflower | Asteraceae | |
| Heliopsis helianthoides | False sunflower | Asteraceae | |
| Heracleum lanatum | Cow parsnip | Apiaceae | |
| Heracleum maximum | Cow parsnip | Apiaceae | |
| Hesperius matronalis | Dame's violet | Brassicaceae | |
| Heuchera richardsonii | Prairie alumroot | Saxifragaceae | |
| Hieracium canadense fasciculatum | Canada hawkweed | Asteraceae | |
| Hierochloe odorata | Sweet grass | Poaceae | |
| Hierochloe odorata | Vanilla grass | Poaceae | |
| Hordeum jubatem | Squirrel tail grass | Poaceae | |
| Hordeum jubatum | Wild barley | Poaceae | |
| Hydrophyllum virginica | Virginia water leaf | Hydrophyllaceae | |
| Hypericum canadense | Canadian St. John's wort | Hypericaceae | |
| Hypericum kalmianum | Kalm's St. John's wort | Hypericaceae | |
| Hypoxis hirsuta | Star grass | Amaryllidaceae | |
| Hypoxis hirsuta | Yellow star grass | Amaryllidaceae | |
| Impatiens capensis | Orange jewelweed | Balsaminaceae | |
| Impatiens capensis | Touch-me-not | Balsaminaceae | |
| Impatiens pallida | Yellow jewel weed | Balsaminaceae | |
| Iris virginica shrevei | Blue flag | Iridaceae | |
| Iris virginica shrevei | Wild flag | Iridaceae | |
| Juncus balticus littoralis | Lake shore rush | Juncaceae | |
| Juncus bufonius | Toad rush | Juncaceae | |
| Juncus canadansis | Canadian rush | Juncaceae | |
| Juncus greenei | Green's rush | Juncaceae | |
| Juncus nodosus | Joint rush | Juncaceae | |
| Koeleria cristata | Junegrass | Poaceae | |
| Krigia biflora | Dwarf dandelion | Asteraceae | |
| Krigia biflora | False dandelion | Asteraceae | |
| Kuhnia eupatorioides | False boneset | Asteraceae | |
| Lactuca canadensis | Wild lettuce | Asteraceae | |
| Lathyrus japonicus glaber | Beach pea | Fabaceae | |
| Lathyrus ochroleucus | Pale vetchling | Fabaceae | |
| Lathyrus ochroleucus | Wild pea | Fabaceae | |
| Lathyrus palustris | Marsh vetchling | Fabaceae | |
| Lathyrus venosus intonsus | Veiny pea | Fabaceae | |
| Lathyrus venosus intonsus | Wild pea | Fabaceae | |
| Lechea stricta | Bushy pinweed | Cistaceae | |
| Lechea tenuifolia | Slender leaved pinweed | Cistaceae | |
| Leonurus cardiaca | Motherwort | Lamiaceae | |
| Lepidium densiflorum | Small pepper grass | Brassicaceae | |
| Lespedeza capitata | Round-headed bush clover | Fabaceae | |
| Liatris aspera | Rough blazing star | Asteraceae | |
| Liatris cylindracea | Cylindrical blazing star | Asteraceae | |
| Liatris pycnostachya | Prairie blazing star | Asteraceae | |
| Liatris spicata | Marsh blazing star | Asteraceae | |
| Lilium michiganense | Turk's cap lily | Liliaceae | |
| Lilium philadelphicum andinum | Prairie lily | Liliaceae |