List of Common Names of Wildflowers

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Alexander, Golden	Zizia aurea
Alexander, Heart-leaved Golden	*Zizia aptera*
Alum Root	*Heuchera richardsonii*
Anemone, Canada	*Anemone canadensis*
Arrowhead, Broad-leaved	*Sagittaria latifolia*
Aster, Frost	*Aster pilosa*
Aster, Heath	*Aster ericoides*
Aster, New England	*Aster novae-angliae*
Aster, Savory Leaf	*Aster linariifolius*
Aster, Silky	*Aster sericeus*
Aster, Smooth Blue	*Aster laevis*
Bedstraw, Northern	*Galium boreale*
Bellflower, Tall	*Campanula americana*
Bergamot	*Monarda fistulosa*
Betony, Marsh	*Pedicularis lanceolata*
Black-eyed Susan	*Rudbeckia hirta*
Blazingstar, Dotted	*Liatris punctata*
Blazingstar, Dwarf	*Liatris cylindracea*
Blazingstar, Meadow	*Liatris ligulistylis*
Blazingstar, Prairie	*Liatris pycnostachya*
Blazingstar, Rough	*Liatris aspera*
Blue Flag Iris	*Iris shrevei*
Blue Vervain	*Verbena hastata*
Blue-eyed Grass	*Sisyrinchium campestre*
Bluntleaf Milkweed	*Asclepias amplexicaulis*
Boneset, False	*Kuhnia eupatorioides*
Bottle Gentian	*Gentiana andrewsii*
Broad-leaved Arrowhead	*Sagittaria latifolia*
Bundleflower, Illinois	*Desmanthus illinoensis*
Bur-reed	*Sparganium eurycarpum*
Butterfly Milkweed	*Asclepias tuberosa*
Camass. White	*Zygadenus elegans*
Canada Anemone	*Anemone canadensis*
Canada Milk Vetch	*Astragalus canadensis*
Cardinal Flower	*Lobelia cardinalis*
Cinquefoil, Prairie	*Potentilla arguta*
Clover, Purple Prairie	*Petalostemum purpureum*
Clover, Roundhead Bush	*Lespedeza capitata*
Clover, White Prairie	*Petalostemum candidum*
Columbine	*Aquilegia canadensis*
Compass Plant	*Silphium laciniatum*
Coneflower, Pale Purple	*Echinacea pallida*
Coneflower, Purple	*Echinacea purpurea*
Coneflower, Yellow	*Ratibida pinnata*
Coreopsis, Prairie	*Coreopsis palmata*
Cranesbill	*Geranium maculatum*
Cream Gentian	*Gentiana flavida*
Cream Wild Indigo	*Baptisia leucophaea*
Culver's Root	*Veronicastrum virginicum*
Cup Plant	*Silphium perfoliatum*
Dotted Blazingstar	*Liatris punctata*
Downy Gentian	*Gentiana puberula*
Dwarf Blazingstar	*Liatris cylindracea*
Evening Primrose	*Oenothera biennis*
False Boneset	*Kuhnia eupatorioides*
False Gromwell	*Onosmodium molle*
False Sunflower	*Heliopsis helianthoides*
Flowering Spurge	*Euphorbia corollata*
Frost Aster	*Aster pilosa*
Garlic, Wild	*Allium canadense*
Gentian, Bottle	*Gentiana andrewsii*
Gentian, Cream	*Gentiana flavida*
Gentian, Downy	*Gentiana puberula*
Gentian, Stiff	*Gentiana quinquefolia*
Geranium, Wild	*Geranium maculatum*
Gerardia	*Gerardia tenuifolia*
Golden Alexander	*Zizia aurea*
Goldenrod, Grassleaf	*Solidago graminifolia*
Goldenrod, Stiff	*Solidago rigida*
Grass, Blue-eyed	*Sisyrinchium campestre*
Grassleaf Goldenrod	*Solidago graminifolia*
Great Blue Lobelia	*Lobelia siphilitica*
Great St. Johns Wort	*Hypericum pyramidatum*
Gromwell, False	*Onosmodium molle*
Groundplum Milk Vetch	*Astragalus crassicarpus*
Heart-leaved Golden Alexander	*Zizia aptera*
Heath Aster	*Aster ericoides*
Hemlock, Water	*Cicuta bulbifera*
Hoary Vervain	*Verbena stricta*
Illinois Bundleflower	*Desmanthus illinoensis*
Illinois Tick Trefoil	*Desmodium illinoense*
Indigo, Cream Wild	*Baptisia leucophaea*
Indigo, White Wild	*Baptisia leucantha*
Iris, Blue Flag	*Iris shrevei*
Ironweed	*Vernonia fasciculata*
Joe Pye Weed	*Eupatorium maculatum*
Large Flowered Penstemon	*Penstemon grandiflorus*
Larkspur, Prairie	*Delphinium virescens*
Leadplant	*Amorpha canescens*
Lesser Joe Pye Weed	*Eupatorium maculatum*
Lily, Turk’s Cap	*Lilium michiganense*
Lobelia, Great Blue	*Lobelia siphilitica*
Lobelia, Spiked	*Lobelia spicata*
Lousewort	*Pedicularis lanceolata*
Marbleseed	*Onosmodium molle*
Marigold, Marsh	*Caltha palustris*
Marsh Betony	*Pedicularis lanceolata*
Marsh Marigold	*Caltha palustris*
Marsh Milkweed	*Asclepias incarnata*
Maximilian Sunflower	*Helianthus maximilianii*
Meadow Blazingstar	*Liatris ligulistylis*
Meadow Rue	*Thalictrum dasycarpum*
Michigan Lily	*Lilium michiganense*
Milk Vetch, Canada	*Astragalus canadensis*
Milk Vetch, Ground plum	*Astragalus crassicarpus*
Milkweed, Bluntleaf	*Asclepias amplexicaulis*
Milkweed, Butterfly	*Asclepias tuberosa*
Milkweed, Marsh	*Asclepias incarnata*
Milkweed, Small Green	*Asclepias lanuginosa*
Milkweed, Whorled	*Asclepias verticilliata*
Mint, Mountain	*Pycnanthemum virginianum*
Mountain Mint	*Pycnanthemum virginianum*
New England Aster	*Aster novae-angliae*
New Jersey Tea	*Ceanothus americanus*
Northern Bedstraw	*Galium boreale*
Obedient Plant	*Physostegia virginiana*
Ohio Spiderwort	*Tradescantia ohiensis*
Ox Eye	*Heliopsis helianthoides*
Pale Purple Coneflower	*Echinacea pallida*
Partridge Pea	*Cassia fasciculata*
Pasque Flower	*Anemone patens*
Penstemon, Large Flowered	*Penstemon grandiflorus*
Phlox, Prairie	*Phlox pilosa*
Plantain, Water	*Alisma plantago-aquatica*
Prairie Blazingstar	*Liatris pycnostachya*
Prairie Cinquefoil	*Potentilla arguta*
Prairie Coreopsis	*Coreopsis palmata*
Prairie Larkspur	*Delphinium virescens*
Prairie Phlox	*Phlox pilosa*
Prairie Rose	*Rosa arkansana*
Prairie Smoke	*Geum triflorum*
Prairie Spiderwort	*Tradescantia bracteata*
Prairie Sunflower	*Helianthus laetiflorus*
Primrose, Evening	*Oenothera biennis*
Purple Coneflower	*Echinacea purpurea*
Purple Prairie Clover	*Petalostemum purpureum*
Quinine, Wild	*Parthenium integrifolium*
Rattlesnake Master	*Eryngium yuccifolium*
Rose, Wild	*Rosa arkansana*
Rough Blazingstar	*Liatris aspera*
Roundhead Bush Clover	*Lespedeza capitata*
Savory Leaf Aster	*Aster linariifolius*
Saw-tooth Sunflower	*Helianthus grossesserratus*
Shooting Star	*Dodecatheon meadia*
Showy Tick Trefoil	*Desmodium canadense*
Silky Aster	*Aster sericeus*
Small Green Milkweed	*Asclepias lanuginosa*
Smooth Blue Aster	*Aster laevis*
Sneezeweed	*Helenium autumnale*
Spiderwort, Ohio	*Tradescantia ohiensis*
Spiderwort, Prairie	*Tradescantia bracteata*
Spiked Lobelia	*Lobelia spicata*
Spurge, Flowering	*Euphorbia corollata*
St. John’s Wort, Great	*Hypericum pyramidatum*
Stiff Gentian	*Gentiana quinquefolia*
Stiff Goldenrod	*Solidago rigida*
Sunflower, Maximilian	*Helianthus maximilianii*
Sunflower, Prairie	*Helianthus laetiflorus*
Sunflower, Saw-tooth	*Helianthus grossesserratus*
Sweet Flag	*Acorus calamus*
Sweet William, Wild	*Phlox maculata*
Tall Bellflower	*Campanula americana*
Thimbleweed	*Anemone cylindrica*
Tick Trefoil, Illinois	*Desmodium illinoense*
Tick Trefoil, Showy	*Desmodium canadense*
Turk's Cap Lily	*Lilium michiganense*
Turtlehead	*Chelone glabra*
Vervain, Blue	*Verbena hastata*
Vervain, Hoary	*Verbena stricta*
Water Hemlock	*Cicuta bulbifera*
Water Plantain	*Alisma plantago-aquatica*
White Camass	*Zygadenus elegans*
White Prairie Clover	*Petalostemum candidum*
White Wild Indigo	*Baptisia leucantha*
Whorled Milkweed	*Asclepias verticilliata*
Wild Garlic	*Allium canadense*
Wild Geranium	*Geranium maculatum*
Wild Quinine	*Parthenium integrifolium*
Wild Rose	*Rosa* *arkansana*
Wild Sweet William	*Phlox maculata*
Yellow Coneflower	*Ratibida pinnata*

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