The Emerald Horizon: The History of Nature in Iowa

Appendix. Common and Scientific Names of Native and Naturalized Plants in the Text

Appendix.CommonandScientificNamesof NativeandNaturalizedPlantsintheText Anemone, Canada Anemone canadensis rue Thalictrum thalictroides wood Anemone quinquefolia Arrowheads Sagittaria spp. Ash, black Fraxinus nigra green Fraxinus pennsylvanica white Fraxinus americana Ashes Fraxinus spp. Aspen, bigtooth Populus grandidentata Aster, hairy Symphyotrichum pilosum New England Symphyotrichum novae-angliae skyblue Symphyotrichum oolentangiense Asters Symphyotrichum spp. Baneberry, white Actaea pachypoda Barberry, Japanese Berberis thunbergii Barley, little Hordeum pusillum Basswood Tilia americana Bedstraws Galium spp. Bellflower, American Campanulastrum americanum Bellwort (largeflower) Uvularia grandiflora Betony, wood (Canadian lousewort) Pedicularis canadensis Birch, river Betula nigra Birches Betula spp. Bishop’s cap (twoleaf miterwort) Mitella diphylla Bittersweet (native) Celastrus scandens Bittersweet, oriental Celastrus orbiculatus Blackeyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta Blazing star, prairie Liatris pycnostachya Blazing stars Liatris spp. Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis Bluebells, Virginia Mertensia virginica Blue cohosh Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue-eyed grass, prairie Sisyrinchium campestre 262 | Common and Scientifıc Names of Plants Bluegrass, Kentucky Poa pratensis Bluejoint Calamagrostis canadensis Bluestem, big Andropogon gerardii little Schizachyrium scoparium Boneset, common Eupatorium perfoliatum Boxelder Acer negundo Brome, smooth Bromus inermis Buckthorn, common (exotic) Rhamnus cathartica native Rhamnus lanceolata, R. alnifolia Bulrushes Scirpus spp. Burdock Arctium minus Burningbush Euonymus alatus Bur-reed Sparganium eurycarpum Bush clover, round-headed Lespedeza capitata Buttercup Ranunculus spp. Butternut Juglans cinerea Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis Cardinalflower Lobelia cardinalis Cattail (hybrid) Typha angustifolia x T. latifolia Cattails Typha spp. Cherry, black Prunus serotina wild: see Cherry, black Chicory Cichorium intybus Chokecherry Prunus virginiana Clearweed Pilea pumila Clover, red Trifolium pratense Clovers Trifolium spp. Compassplant Silphium laciniatum Coneflower, (eastern) purple Echinacea purpurea gray-headed Ratibida pinnata pale purple Echinacea pallida Coneflowers Echinacea spp., Ratibida spp., Rudbeckia spp. Cordgrass, prairie (slough grass) Spartina pectinata Coreopsis, prairie (stick tickseed) Coreopsis palmata Cottongrasses Eriophorum spp. Cottonwood Populus deltoides Crowfoot, water (water buttercup) Ranunculus flabellaris and R. longirostris Crownvetch Securigera varia Culver’s root Veronicastrum virginicum Cup plant Silphium perfoliatum Common and Scientifıc Names of Plants | 263 Daisy, oxeye Leucanthemum vulgare Dame’s rocket Hesperis matronalis Dandelion, common Taraxacum officinale Daylily Hemerocallis fulva Dogwood, gray Cornus racemosa roughleaf Cornus drummondii Dogwoods Cornus spp. Dropseed, prairie Sporobolus heterolepis rough (composite dropseed) Sporobolus compositus sand Sporobolus cryptandrus Dutchman’s breeches Dicentra cucullaria Elm, American Ulmus americana Siberian Ulmus pumila slippery Ulmus rubra Elms Ulmus spp. Evening primrose, common Oenothera biennis Fern, interrupted Osmunda claytoniana lady Athyrium filix-femina var. angustum maidenhair Adiantum pedatum ostrich Matteuccia struthiopteris Fir, balsam Abies balsamea Fleabane, eastern daisy Erigeron annuus Fleabanes Erigeron spp. Foxglove, slender false Agalinis tenuifolia Foxtails Setaria spp. Gentian, cream Gentiana alba fringed Gentianopsis crinita Gentians Gentiana spp. Geranium, wild Geranium maculatum Golden Alexanders Zizia aurea Goldenrod, Canada Solidago canadensis elmleaf Solidago ulmifolia Missouri Solidago missouriensis stiff Oligoneuron rigidum var. rigidum Goldenrods Solidago spp. Gooseberries Ribes spp. Goosefoot Chenopodium spp. Grama, blue Bouteloua gracilis sideoats Bouteloua curtipendula 264 | Common and Scientifıc Names of Plants Grape, riverbank Vitis riparia Grass, bottlebrush Elymus hystrix broad-leaved panic Dichanthelium latifolium long-awned wood (bearded shorthusk) Brachyelytrum erectum porcupine Hesperostipa spartea sandreed (prairie sandreed) Calamovilfa longifolia Grass of Parnassus Parnassia glauca Hackberry (common) Celtis occidentalis Hawthorns Crataegus spp. Hazelnut (American) Corylus americana Hepatica Hepatica nobilis Hickories Carya spp. Hickory, bitternut Carya cordiformis shagbark Carya ovata Hogpeanut Amphicarpaea bracteata Honewort Cryptotaenia canadensis Honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos Honeysuckle, amur (exotic) Lonicera maackii exotic bush: see Honeysuckle, amur and tartarian native bush Diervilla lonicera native vinelike Lonicera dioica, L. reticulata tartarian (exotic) Lonicera tatarica Horse gentians Triosteum spp. Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans Indian pipe Monotropa uniflora Indigo, cream wild Baptisia bracteata var. leucophaea white wild Baptisia alba var. macrophylla Indigos, wild Baptisia spp. Iris, blueflag (Shreve’s iris) Iris virginica var. shrevei Ironweed, prairie Vernonia fasciculata Ironwood (hophornbeam) Ostrya virginiana Isopyrum, false rue anemone Enemion biternatum Jack-in-the-pulpit Arisaema triphyllum Jacob’s ladder Polemonium reptans Joepyeweed Eupatorium purpureum Junegrass Koeleria macrantha Juniper, common Juniperus communis Common and Scientifıc Names of Plants | 265 Knapweed, spotted Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos Knotweed Polygonum erectum Japanese Polygonum cuspidatum Ladies’ slippers: see Orchids, lady’s slipper Leadplant Amorpha canescens Lespedeza, sericea Lespedeza cuneata Lily, white trout (dogtooth violet) Erythronium albidum Locoweed, purple Oxytropis lambertii Locust, black Robinia pseudoacacia Loosestrife, purple Lythrum salicaria Maple, black Acer nigrum hard: see Maple, black and sugar Norway Acer platanoides silver Acer saccharinum soft: see Maple, silver sugar Acer saccharum Marigold, yellow marsh Caltha palustris Mayapple Podophyllum peltatum Milkweed, butterfly Asclepias tuberosa ssp. interior common Asclepias syriaca green Asclepias viridiflora poke Asclepias...