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Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Hypericum pyramidatum is a herbaceous perennial known for its bright yellow, five-petaled flowers and opposite leaves.

Leaves: The leaves are opposite, lance-shaped, and often have translucent dots.

Flowers: The plant produces bright yellow, five-petaled flowers with numerous stamens.

Fruits: It produces small, capsule-like fruits.

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

Distribution: Great St. John’s wort is native to eastern North America.

Occurrence
Found in the northwest corner

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Phryma leptostachya is a herbaceous perennial known for its spikes of pink to lavender flowers and opposite leaves.

Leaves: The leaves are opposite, serrated, and heart-shaped at the base.

Flowers: The plant produces spikes of small, pink to lavender flowers with two-lobed petals.

Fruits: It produces distinctive, seed-bearing structures that resemble “lop ears.”

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

Distribution: American lopseed is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found throughout the woods

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Lilium michiganense is a native perennial lily known for its tall, graceful stems and showy orange to reddish-orange, Turk’s cap-shaped flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are lance-shaped and typically arranged in whorls or alternately along the stem.

Flowers: The plant produces large, nodding flowers with recurved petals and prominent stamens.

Habitat: It is commonly found in moist meadows and prairies.

Distribution: Michigan lily is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found throughout the property

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Desmodium glutinosum is a herbaceous perennial known for its compound leaves with three leaflets and spikes of small, pink to purplish flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are compound with three pointed leaflets.

Flowers: The plant produces spikes of small, pink to purplish, pea-like flowers.

Fruits: It forms distinctive, jointed seed pods that cling to fur or clothing, giving rise to the common name “tick trefoil.”

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

Distribution: Pointed-leaf tick trefoil is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found throughout the property

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Actaea rubra is a herbaceous perennial known for its compound leaves and clusters of small, white to pinkish flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are compound with deeply divided leaflets.

Flowers: The plant produces clusters of small, white to pinkish, bottlebrush-like flowers.

Fruits: It forms distinctive, bright red berries that are toxic.

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

Distribution: Red baneberry is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found throughout the property

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Penstemon gracilis is a herbaceous perennial known for its slender stems, narrow leaves, and tubular, lavender to purple flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are narrow and lance-shaped.

Flowers: The plant produces tubular, lavender to purple flowers with a slightly hairy throat.

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

Distribution: Slender beardtongue is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found in the prairie section

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Galium boreale is a herbaceous perennial known for its whorled leaves and small, white to greenish-white flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are arranged in whorls along the stem and are typically narrow and linear.

Flowers: The plant produces small, four-petaled, white to greenish-white flowers.

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

Distribution: Northern bedstraw is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found in the prairie section and woods edges

Native To State: NO
Naturally Occurring: NO

Description

Appearance: Rudbeckia triloba is a herbaceous perennial known for its clusters of yellow to orange-yellow, daisy-like flowers with dark brown or black centers.

Leaves: The leaves are mostly basal and lobed, with a few alternate leaves on the stem.

Flowers: The plant produces clusters of yellow to orange-yellow, daisy-like flowers with dark brown or black centers.

Habitat: It is commonly found in open meadows and along roadsides.

Distribution: Brown-eyed Susan is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found in the prairie section

Native To State: NO
Naturally Occurring: NO

Description

Appearance: Dianthus armeria is a herbaceous annual or biennial plant known for its slender stems and clusters of pink to magenta, fringed flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are linear and typically opposite along the stem.

Flowers: The plant produces clusters of pink to magenta flowers with fringed petals.

Habitat: It is commonly found in open fields, disturbed areas, and along roadsides.

Distribution: Deptford pink is native to Europe but has become naturalized in North America.

Occurrence
Found in the prairie section

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Packera aurea is a herbaceous perennial known for its basal rosette of kidney-shaped leaves and clusters of yellow, daisy-like flowers.

Leaves: The basal leaves are kidney-shaped with toothed margins.

Flowers: The plant produces clusters of yellow, daisy-like flowers with a yellow center.

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

Distribution: Golden ragwort is native to eastern North America.

Occurrence
Found in prairie section and various other grassy areas