Category: Wildflowers

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Monarda fistulosa is a herbaceous perennial known for its clusters of lavender to purple flowers and aromatic leaves.

Leaves: The leaves are opposite, lance-shaped, and aromatic when crushed.

Flowers: The plant produces clusters of lavender to purple tubular flowers.

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

Distribution: Wild bergamot is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found in prairie section and along crick in marshy/grassy areas

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Dalea purpurea is a herbaceous perennial known for its pinnately compound leaves and spikes of purple to pink, pea-like flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are pinnately compound with numerous leaflets.

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

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

Distribution: Purple prairie clover is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found in prairie section

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Amorpha canescens is a low, woody perennial shrub known for its compound leaves and spikes of purple flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are pinnately compound with small, gray-green leaflets.

Flowers: The plant produces spikes of small, purple flowers.

Fruits: It forms small, legume-like pods.

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

Distribution: Leadplant is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found in prairie section

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO

Description

Appearance: Asclepias tuberosa is a herbaceous perennial known for its clusters of orange to yellow, butterfly-attracting flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are lance-shaped and arranged in pairs.

Flowers: The plant produces clusters of orange to yellow, butterfly-attracting flowers.

Fruits: It forms distinctive, elongated seed pods.

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

Distribution: Butterfly milkweed is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found in prairie section

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Campanula rotundifolia is a delicate, herbaceous perennial known for its bell-shaped, blue to lavender flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are round to heart-shaped and typically basal.

Flowers: The plant produces nodding, bell-shaped, blue to lavender flowers.

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

Distribution: Harebell is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found in prairie section and variously along marshy or grassy areas

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Asclepias incarnata is a herbaceous perennial known for its clusters of pink to rose-colored, butterfly-attracting flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are lance-shaped and arranged in pairs.

Flowers: The plant produces clusters of pink to rose-colored, butterfly-attracting flowers.

Fruits: It forms distinctive, elongated seed pods.

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

Distribution: Swamp milkweed is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found in prairie section and variously along marshy or grassy areas

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Verbena stricta is a herbaceous perennial known for its spikes of small, violet to lavender flowers.

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

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

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

Distribution: Hoary vervain is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found in prairie section

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Dalea candida is a herbaceous perennial known for its pinnately compound leaves and spikes of white to pale pink, pea-like flowers.

Leaves: The leaves are pinnately compound with numerous leaflets.

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

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

Distribution: White prairie clover is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found in prairie section

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Anemone cylindrica is a herbaceous perennial known for its white, thimble-shaped flowers and distinctive cylindrical seed heads.

Leaves: The leaves are deeply lobed and divided.

Flowers: The plant produces white, thimble-shaped flowers.

Fruits: It forms cylindrical seed heads with long, bristle-like structures.

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

Distribution: Thimbleweed is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found throughout the property in grassy areas

Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES

Description

Appearance: Stachys palustris is a herbaceous perennial known for its spikes of tubular, pink to purple flowers and opposite leaves.

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

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

Habitat: It is commonly found in wet meadows and marshy areas.

Distribution: Marsh woundwort is native to North America.

Occurrence
Found in prairie section and meadow along crick.