Plant Habit

Preferred Habitat

Common Name

Scientific Name

Forb

Dry

yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Forb

Mesic-dry

hyssop

Agastache foeniculum

Forb

Dry

false dandelion

Agoseris glauca

Forb

Mesic-dry

wild onion

Allium stellatum

Forb

Mesic-dry

thimbleweed

Anemone virginiana

Forb

Mesic-dry

pussytoes

Antennaria neglecta

Forb

Mesic

columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Forb

Mesic-dry

sarsaparilla

Aralia nudicaulis

Forb

Mesic-dry

smooth aster

Aster laevis

Forb

Mesic-dry

calico aster

Aster lateriflorus

Forb

Mesic-dry

harebells

Campanula rotundifolia

Forb

Mesic-dry

indian paintbrush

Castilleja coccinea

Forb

Mesic-dry

bastard toadflax

Comandra umbellate

Forb

Mesic

canadian tick trefoil

Desmodium canadense

Forb

Mesic

fireweed

Epilobium angustifolium

Forb

Mesic

sweet joe-pye-weed

Eupatorium purpureum

Forb

Mesic-dry

grass-leaved goldenrod

Euthamia graminifolia

Forb

Mesic-dry

strawberry

Fragaria virginiana

Forb

Mesic-dry

wild geranium

Geranium maculatum

Forb

Dry

few-leaved sunflower

Helianthus pauciflorus

Forb

Dry

ox-eyed sunflower

Heliopsis helianthoides

Forb

Mesic-dry

alumroot

Heuchera richardsonii

Forb

Mesic

blazing star

Liatris ligulistylis

Forb

Dry

wild lily-of-the-valley

Maianthemum canadense

Forb

Mesic-dry

wild bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

Forb

Mesic-dry

evening primrose

Oenothera biennis

Forb

Dry

slender penstomen

Penstemon gracilis

Forb

Mesic-dry

white prairie clover

Petalostemon candidum

Forb

Mesic-dry

purple prairie clover

Petalostemon purpureum

Forb

Dry

prairie cinquefoil

Potentilla arguta

Forb

Mesic-dry

black-eyed susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Forb

Mesic

zig-zag goldenrod

Solidago flexicaulis

Forb

Dry

gray goldenrod

Solidago nemoralis

Forb

Mesic-dry

stiff goldenrod

Solidago rigida

Forb

Mesic-dry

showy goldenrod

Solidago speciosa

Forb

Mesic

early meadow-rue

Thalictrum dioicum

Forb

Mesic

downy yellow violet

Viola pubescens

Grass

Mesic-dry

slender wheat grass

Agropyron trachycaulum

Grass

Mesic-dry

big bluestem

Andropogon gerardii

Grass

Mesic-dry

little bluestem

Andropogon scoparius

Grass

Mesic-dry

prairie brome

Bromus kalmii

Grass

Mesic-dry

sand reed grass

Calamovilfa longifolia

Grass

Mesic-dry

canada wild-rye

Elymus canadensis

Grass

Dry

bottlebrush grass

Elymus hystrix

Grass

Dry

junegrass

Koeleria pyramidata (K. cristata)

Grass

Mesic-dry

indian grass

Sorgastrum nutans

Sedge

Mesic-dry

yellow-sedge

Carex pensylvanica

Sedge

Mesic-dry

rosy sedge

Carex rosea

Sedge

Mesic-dry

sprangel's sedge

Carex sprengelii

Vine

Mesic-dry

bittersweet

Celastrus scandens

Shrub

Dry

sand serviceberry

Amelanchier sanquinea

Shrub

Mesic-dry

lead plant

Amorpha canescens

shrub

Mesic-dry

black chokeberry

Aronia melanocapa

Shrub

Mesic-dry

new jersey tea

Ceanothus americanus

Shrub

Dry

gray dogwood

Cornus racemosa

Shrub

Mesic-dry

american hazelnut

Corylus Americana

Shrub

Dry

beaked hazelnut

Corylus cornuta

Shrub

Dry

bush honeysuckle

Diervilla lonicera

Shrub

Mesic-dry

common juniper

Juniperus communis

Shrub

Mesic-dry

american plum

Prunus Americana

Shrub

Dry

chokecherry