Broad-Leaf Cattail – Typha latifolia

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Typha latifolia is a tall, emergent aquatic plant known for its long, cylindrical flower spikes.

Leaves: The leaves are long, flat, and strap-like, arising from the base of the plant.

Flowers: The plant produces dense, cylindrical flower spikes that consist of two parts: a brown, cigar-shaped female spike and a yellow, pollen-bearing male spike above it.

Habitat: It is commonly found in wetlands, marshes, and along the edges of ponds and lakes.

Distribution: Common cattail is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found in marshy areas around the crick

Mad-dog Skullcap – Scutellaria lateriflora

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description
Appearance
: Scutellaria lateriflora is a herbaceous perennial known for its opposite leaves and tiny, two-lipped, blue to purple flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are opposite, lance-shaped, and toothed along the margins.

Flowers: The plant produces small, blue to purple, two-lipped flowers with a hood-like structure at the base.

Habitat: It is commonly found in wetlands, along stream banks, and in damp meadows.

Distribution: Mad-dog skullcap is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found throughout marshy areas on the property

Downy Agrimony – Agrimonia pubescens

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Agrimonia pubescens is a herbaceous perennial known for its pinnately compound leaves and spikes of small, yellow flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are pinnately compound with serrated leaflets.

Flowers: The plant produces spikes of small, yellow, five-petaled flowers.

Habitat: It is commonly found in woodlands, meadows, and open areas.

Distribution: Soft agrimony is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found throughout wooded areas of the property

Compass Plant – Silphium laciniatum

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO

Description

Appearance: Silphium laciniatum is a tall, herbaceous perennial known for its deeply lobed leaves and yellow, sunflower-like flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are deeply lobed, with deeply cut margins. The basal leaves face north-south – hence the name.

Flowers: The plant produces large, yellow, sunflower-like flowers with a dark center disk.

Habitat: It is commonly found in prairies, meadows, and open woodlands.

Distribution: Compass plant is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found in the prairie section

Wiegand’s Wild Rye – Elymus wiegandii

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Elymus wiegandii is a cool-season grass known for its slender, upright stems and spike-like seed heads.

Leaves: The leaves are narrow and linear, typical of grasses.

Flowers: The plant produces spike-like seed heads with small, pale-colored spikelets.

Habitat: It is commonly found in grasslands and open areas.

Distribution: Wiegand’s wildrye is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found in large brush island

Old-pasture Bluegrass – Poa saltuensis

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Poa saltuensis is a grass species often found in saline or brackish environments.

Leaves: The leaves are narrow and grass-like.

Flowers: The plant produces small, inconspicuous flowers.

Habitat: It is commonly found in salt marshes and coastal areas with high salinity.

Distribution: Salt marsh bluegrass is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found in back 40 woods

Sky-blue Aster – Symphyotrichum oolentangiense

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Symphyotrichum oolentangiense is a herbaceous perennial known for its pale blue to violet flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are alternate, lance-shaped, and often have a serrated margin.

Flowers: The plant produces small, daisy-like flowers with pale blue to violet petals.

Habitat: It is commonly found in wetlands, along stream banks, and in meadows.

Distribution: Sky-blue aster is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found throughout property

Upland White Goldenrod – Solidago ptarmicoides

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO

Description

Appearance: Solidago ptarmicoides is a herbaceous perennial known for its white to pale yellow flower heads.

Leaves: The leaves are lance-shaped and alternate along the stem.

Flowers: The plant produces small, white to pale yellow, plume-like flower heads in dense clusters.

Habitat: It is commonly found in meadows, open woodlands, and rocky slopes.

Distribution: White goldenrod is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found in the prairie section

Partridge Pea – Chamaecrista fasciculata

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO

Description

Appearance: Chamaecrista fasciculata is a herbaceous annual known for its delicate, yellow flowers and pinnately compound leaves.

Leaves: The leaves are pinnately compound with numerous small leaflets.

Flowers: The plant produces bright yellow, butterfly-like flowers.

Habitat: It is commonly found in open areas, including prairies and roadsides.

Distribution: Partridge pea is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found in south field forbes bed.

Cup Plant – Silphium perfoliatum

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO

Description

Appearance: Silphium perfoliatum is a tall, herbaceous perennial known for its opposite leaves that clasp the stem and yellow, sunflower-like flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are opposite, broadly lance-shaped, and often fused around the stem, forming a cup.

Flowers: The plant produces large, yellow, sunflower-like flowers with a dark center disk.

Habitat: It is commonly found in wetlands, along stream banks, and in moist meadows.

Distribution: Cup plant is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found in the prairie section