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Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Solidago nemoralis is a herbaceous perennial known for its grayish-green foliage and bright yellow, plume-like flower heads.

Leaves: The leaves are linear and often have a grayish-green tint.

Flowers: The plant produces bright yellow, plume-like flower heads in dense clusters.

Habitat: It is commonly found in dry, open areas, including prairies and rocky slopes.

Distribution: Gray goldenrod is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found in prairie areas

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO

Description

Appearance: Oenothera gaura is a biennial or short-lived perennial known for its tall spikes of pink to white flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are lance-shaped and often have serrated edges.

Flowers: The plant produces tall spikes of pink to white, four-petaled flowers.

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

Distribution: Biennial gaura is native to North America.

Occurrence
Seeded in new prairie forbes patch

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO

Description

Appearance: Gaillardia aristata is a herbaceous perennial known for its showy, daisy-like flowers with red or orange centers and yellow to reddish-orange outer petals.

Leaves: The leaves are lance-shaped and often have toothed edges.

Flowers: The plant produces large, daisy-like flowers with a reddish central disk and yellow to reddish-orange outer petals.

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

Distribution: Blanket flower is native to North America.

Occurrence
Seeded in prairie areas

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Solidago flexicaulis is a herbaceous perennial known for its slender stems and small, bright yellow, plume-like flower heads.

Leaves: The leaves are alternate, lance-shaped, and often have a zigzag appearance along the stem.

Flowers: The plant produces small, bright yellow, plume-like flower heads in loose clusters.

Habitat: It is commonly found in woodlands, especially in moist, shaded areas.

Distribution: Zigzag goldenrod is native to eastern North America.

Occurrence
Found in wooded areas

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Prenanthes alba is a herbaceous perennial known for its tall, slender stems and clusters of small, white, tubular flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are lance-shaped and often have serrated edges.

Flowers: The plant produces clusters of small, tubular, white flowers with a yellowish center.

Habitat: It is commonly found in woodlands, along stream banks, and in open areas.

Distribution: Lion’s foot or white lettuce is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found in wooded areas

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Corallorhiza odontorhiza is an orchid known for its leafless, reddish stems and small, clustered flowers.

Leaves: This orchid lacks chlorophyll and does not have true leaves.

Flowers: The plant produces small, reddish to purplish flowers in dense clusters along the stem.

Habitat: It is commonly found in deciduous woodlands and shaded areas.

Distribution: Autumn coralroot is native to North America.

Occurrence
Widespread throughout the woods

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

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

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

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