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Common and Scientific Names of Plants Mentioned in This Guide
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CommonandScientificNamesof PlantsMentionedinThisGuide We have used The Vascular Plants of Iowa: An Annotated Checklist and Natural History by Lawrence J. Eilers and Dean M. Roosa (1994), An Illustrated Guide to Iowa Prairie Plants by Paul Christiansen and Mark Müller (1999), and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database at http://plants.usda.gov for species selection and binomial nomenclature. Where the Flora of North America North of Mexico and The Flora of Nebraska by Robert B. Kaul, David Sutherland, and Steven Rolfsmeier (2007) provide updated nomenclature, we have included the older names in brackets below. commonname scientificname Alexanders, golden Zizia aurea Alexanders, heartleaf Zizia aptera Alumroot Heuchera richardsonii Anemone, Canada Anemone canadensis Ash, green Fraxinus pennsylvanica Aspen, quaking Populus tremuloides Aster, heath Symphyotrichum ericoides [Aster ericoides] Aster, New England Symphyotrichum novae-angliae [Aster novae-angliae] Aster, silky Symphyotrichum sericeum [Aster sericeus] Aster, sky-blue Symphyotrichum oolentangiense [Aster azureus] Aster, smooth blue Symphyotrichum laeve [Aster laevis] Aster, upland white Oligoneuron album [Aster ptarmicoides] Aster, willowleaf Symphyotrichum praealtum [Aster praealtus] Beardtongue, foxglove Penstemon digitalis Beardtongue, large-flowered Penstemon grandiflorus Bellflower, marsh Campanula aparinoides Bergamot, wild Monarda fistulosa Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta Blazing star, meadow Liatris ligulistylis Blazing star, prairie Liatris pycnostachya Blazing star, rough Liatris aspera Blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium campestre Blue flag Iris shrevei Bluegrass, Kentucky Poa pratensis Bluestem, big Andropogon gerardii 274 CommonandScientificNames Bluestem, little Schizachyrium scoparium Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset, false Brickellia eupatorioides Boneset, tall Eupatorium altissimum Boxelder Acer negundo Brome, smooth Bromus inermis Bromegrass, Kalm’s Bromus kalmii Buckbrush or snowberry Symphoricarpos occidentalis Buckthorn, common Rhamnus cathartica Bulrush, dark green Scirpus atrovirens Buttercup, prairie Ranunculus rhomboideus Camass, white Zigadenus elegans Cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis Cedar, eastern red Juniperus virginiana Chicory Cichorium intybus Cinquefoil, tall Potentilla arguta Clover, purple prairie Dalea purpurea Clover, red Trifolium pratense Clover, round-headed bush Lespedeza capitata Clover, slender prairie bush Lespedeza leptostachya Clover, sweet Melilotus spp. Clover, white prairie Dalea candida Compass plant Silphium laciniatum Coneflower, fragrant Rudbeckia subtomentosa Coneflower, gray-headed Ratibida pinnata Coneflower, pale purple Echinacea pallida Coreopsis, prairie Coreopsis palmata Coreopsis, tall Coreopsis tripteris Cowbane Oxypolis rigidior Cress, spring Cardamine bulbosa Culver’s root Veronicastrum virginicum Cup plant Silphium perfoliatum Daisy, ox-eye Chrysanthemum leucanthemum Dandelion, common Taraxacum officinale Dandelion, false Krigia biflora Dogwood, gray Cornus foemina Dogwood, rough-leaved Cornus drummondii Dropseed, prairie Sporobolus heterolepis Dropseed, rough or tall Sporobolus compositus Elm, Siberian Ulmus pumila Fescue, tall Schedonorus phoenix Fleabane, daisy Erigeron strigosus [44.192.75.131] Project MUSE (2024-03-28 21:39 GMT) CommonandScientificNames 275 Foxtail Setaria spp. Garlic, wild Allium canadense Gentian, bottle Gentiana andrewsii Geranium, wild Geranium maculatum Goldenrod, giant Solidago gigantea Goldenrod, grass-leaved Euthamia graminifolia Goldenrod, Missouri Solidago missouriensis Goldenrod, old field Solidago nemoralis Goldenrod, Riddell’s Oligoneuron riddellii [Solidago riddellii] Goldenrod, showy Solidago speciosa Goldenrod, stiff Oligoneuron rigidum [Solidago rigida] Grama, blue Bouteloua gracilis Grama, side-oats Bouteloua curtipendula Grass, bluejoint Calamagrostis canadensis Grass, buffalo Bouteloua dactyloides [Buchloe dactyloides] Grass, fowl manna Glyceria striata Grass, Indian Sorghastrum nutans Grass, June Koeleria macrantha Grass, pampas Miscanthus sacchariflorus Grass, porcupine Hesperostipa spartea [Stipa spartea] Grass, prairie cord Spartina pectinata Grass, reed canary Phalaris arundinacea Grass, Scribner’s panic Dichanthelium oligosanthes Grass, sweet Hierochloe odorata Harebell Campanula rotundifolia Honeysuckle, Tartarian Lonicera tatarica Indigo, cream false Baptisia bracteata Indigo, white wild Baptisia alba Indigo bush Amorpha fruticosa Ironweed Vernonia fasciculata Ivy, poison Toxicodendron radicans Joe Pye weed Eupatorium maculatum Lambsquarters Chenopodium album Leadplant Amorpha canescens Lespedeza, sericea Lespedeza cuneata Lily, Michigan or Turk’s cap Lilium michiganense Lily, prairie Lilium philadelphicum Lobelia, great blue Lobelia siphilitica Lobelia, spiked Lobelia spicata Locust, black Robinia pseudoacacia Locust, honey Gleditsia triacanthos Loosestrife, fringed Lysimachia ciliata 276 CommonandScientificNames Loosestrife, narrow-leaved Lysimachia quadriflora Loosestrife, purple Lythrum salicaria Loosestrife, winged Lythrum alatum Lousewort or wood betony Pedicularis canadensis Lousewort, swamp Pedicularis lanceolata Lupine, wild Lupinus perennis Maple, silver Acer saccharinum Marigold, marsh Caltha palustris Meadow-rue, purple Thalictrum dasycarpum Milkweed, butterfly Asclepias tuberosa Milkweed, common Asclepias syriaca Milkweed, swamp Asclepias incarnata Milkweed, whorled Asclepias verticillata Mint, dotted Monarda punctata Mountain mint, common Pycnanthemum virginianum Mountain mint, hairy Pycnanthemum pilosum Mountain mint, slender Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Mullein, common Verbascum thapsus New Jersey tea Ceanothus americanus Onion, nodding wild Allium cernuum Onion, wild prairie Allium stellatum Orchid, eastern prairie fringed Platanthera leucophaea Orchid, western prairie fringed Platanthera praeclara Paintbrush, Indian Castilleja coccinea Parsnip, wild Pastinaca sativa Pea, partridge Chamaecrista fasciculata [Cassia fasciculata] Pea...