Category: Wildflowers

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO

Description

Appearance: Eryngium yuccifolium is a herbaceous perennial known for its basal rosette of yucca-like leaves and globular flower heads.

Leaves: The basal leaves are long and strap-like, resembling yucca leaves.

Flowers: The plant produces globular flower heads with tiny, greenish-white flowers.

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

Distribution: Rattlesnake master is native to North America.

Occurrence
Seeded in new prairie area and field road prairie

Native To State: NO
Naturally Occurring: NO

Description

Appearance: Peritoma serrulata is an annual herb known for its finely divided leaves and spikes of pink to lavender flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are finely divided and often have serrated edges.

Flowers: The plant produces spikes of small, tubular, pink to lavender flowers.

Habitat: It is commonly found in dry, rocky areas.

Distribution: Rocky Mountain bee plant is native to western North America.

Occurrence
Seeded in new prairie area

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Campanula aparinoides is a herbaceous perennial known for its delicate, bell-shaped flowers.

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

Flowers: The plant produces solitary, nodding, bell-shaped flowers with pale blue to white petals.

Habitat: It is commonly found in wetlands and along the edges of ponds and streams.

Distribution: Marsh bellflower is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found along the back-40 ponds

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Fragaria vesca is a low-growing perennial herb known for its trifoliate leaves and small, sweet strawberries.

Leaves: The leaves are trifoliate, with three leaflets.

Flowers: The plant produces small, white flowers with five petals.

Fruit: It bears small, red strawberries that are edible and sweet.

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

Distribution: Wild strawberry is native to North America.

Occurrence
Widespread in the wooded areas

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO

Description

Appearance: Sibbaldiopsis tridentata is a low-growing shrub known for its compound leaves and solitary yellow flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are compound with three leaflets and have toothed margins.

Flowers: The plant produces solitary, yellow, five-petaled flowers.

Fruit: It bears small, dry fruits.

Habitat: It is commonly found in rocky, alpine habitats.

Distribution: Three-toothed cinquefoil is native to North America.

Occurrence
Planted in fern outcrop

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Nuphar variegata is an aquatic plant known for its floating leaves and yellow, globe-shaped flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are round and floating on the water’s surface.

Flowers: The plant produces globular, yellow, six-petaled flowers.

Fruit: It bears round, greenish-yellow fruits.

Habitat: It is commonly found in ponds and slow-moving streams.

Distribution: Variegated yellow pond lily is native to North America.

Occurrence
Growing in the back 40 ponds

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Persicaria amphibia is a herbaceous perennial known for its lance-shaped leaves and spikes of pink to white flowers.

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

Flowers: The plant produces spikes of small, pink to white, tubular flowers.

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

Distribution: Amphibious bistort is native to North America.

Occurrence
In back 40 ponds and around crick

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Thalictrum dasycarpum is a tall, herbaceous perennial known for its finely divided leaves and clusters of small, purplish-white flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are finely divided and feathery in appearance.

Flowers: The plant produces clusters of small, purplish-white flowers with numerous stamens.

Fruit: It bears small, dry, and hairy fruits.

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

Distribution: Purple meadow rue is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found in along road near crick

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Fragaria virginiana is a low-growing perennial herb known for its trifoliate leaves and small, sweet strawberries.

Leaves: The leaves are trifoliate, with three toothed leaflets.

Flowers: The plant produces small, white flowers with five petals.

Fruit: It bears small, red strawberries that are edible and sweet.

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

Distribution: Virginia strawberry is native to North America.

Occurrence
Widespread – mostly in the field area rather than the woods

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO

Description

Appearance: Penstemon digitalis is a herbaceous perennial known for its tall spikes of tubular, white to pale pink flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are lance-shaped and arranged in a basal rosette.

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

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

Distribution: Foxglove beardtongue is native to eastern North America.

Occurrence
Seeded in prairie forb area next to field road