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Native Wildflowers, Grasses and Sedges: Common Names
Many species of plants have several common names. The species common name links below will take you to the order page for that species.
Wildflower common names A
Angelica
-
Angelica atropurpurea
Arrow-leaved Aster
- Aster sagittifolius
Anise Hyssop
- Agastache foeniculum
Ashy Sunflower
- Helianthus mollis
Wildflower common names B
Biennial Gaura
- Gaura biennis
Bittersweet
- Celastrus scandens
(shrubby)
Black-eyed Susan
- Rudbeckia hirta
Blue-eyed Grass
- Sisyrinchium campestre
Bladdernut
- Staphylea trifolia
(shrubby)
Blue Flag Iris
- Iris shrevei
Blue Vervain
- Verbena hastata
Blue Wild Indigo
- Baptisia australis
Boneset
- Eupatorium perfoliatum
Bottle Gentian
- Gentiana andrewsii
Brown-eyed Susan
- Rudbeckia triloba
Bush's Coneflower
- Echinacea paradoxa
Butterfly Milkweed
- Asclepias tuberosa
Buttonbush
- Cephelanthus occidentalis
(shrubby)
Wildflower common names C
Calico Aster
- Aster lateriflorus
Canada Anemone
- Anemone canadensis
Canada Goldenrod
- Solidago canadensis
Canada Milkvetch
- Astragalus canadensis
Cardinal Flower
- Lobelia cardinalis
Carrion Flower
- Smilax herbacea
(climbing or trailing vine)
Columbine
- Aquilegia canadensis
Common Arrowhead
- Sagittaria latifolia
Compass Plant
- Silphium laciniatum
Cow Parsnip
- Heracleum maximum
Cream Gentian
- Gentiana flavida
Cream Wild Indigo
- Baptisia leucophaea
Culver's Root
- Veronicastrum virginicum
Cup Plant
-
Silphium perfoliatum
Wildflower common names D
Ditch Stonecrop
- Penthorum sedoides
Dotted Mint
- Monarda punctata
Wildflower common names E
Elm-leaved Goldenrod
- Solidago ulmifolia
Evening Primrose
- Oenothera biennis
Wildflower common names F
False Aster
- Boltonia asteroides
False Boneset
- Kuhnia eupatorioiides
False Dragonhead
- Physostegia virginiana
False Indigo
- Amorpha fruticosa
(shrubby)
False Solomon's Seal
- Smilacina racemosa
Fireweed
- Epilobium angustifolium
Flat-topped Aster
- Aster umbellatus
Flowering Spruge
- Euphorbia corollata
Foxglove Beardtongue
- Penstemon digitalis
Frost Aster
- Aster pilosus
Wildflower common names G
Germander
- Teucrium canadense
Giant Bur Reed
- Sparganium eurycarpum
Giant Yellow Hyssop
- Agastache nepetoides
Golden Alexanders
- Zizia aurea
Goat's Rue
- Tephrosia virginiana
and
distinctive bi-colored flowers
Grass-leaved Goldenrod
- Solidago graminifolia
Great Blue Lobelia
- Lobelia siphilitica
Great St. John's Wort
- Hypericum pyramidatum
Wildflower common names H
Harebells
- Campanula rotundifolia
Heartleaf Alexanders
- Zizia aptera
Heath Aster
- Aster ericoides
Hoary Vervain
- Verbena stricta
Wildflower common names I
Illinois Bundleflower
- Desmanthus illinoensis
Illinois Tick Trefoil
- Desmodium illinoensis
Indian Paintbrush
- Castilleja coccinea
Ironweed
- Vernonia fasciculata
Wildflower common names J
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
- Arisaema triphyllum
Jacob's Ladder
- Polemonium reptans
Joe Pye Weed
- Eupatorium maculatum
Wildflower common names L
Lanceleaf Coreopsis
- Coreopsis lanceolata
Large-flowered Beardtongue
- Penstemon grandiflorus
Late Figwort
- Scrophularia marilandica
Leadplant
- Amorpha canescens
Long-headed Coneflower
- Ratibida columnifera
Wildflower common names M
Mad Dog Skullcap
- Scutellaria laterifolia
Marsh Blazingstar
- Liatris spicata
Marsh Marigold
- Caltha palustris
Maryland Senna
- Cassia marilandica
Maximilian Sunflower
- Helianthus maximiliani
Meadow Blazingstar
- Liatris ligulistylis
Midland Shooting Star
- Dodecatheon meadia
Mist Flower
- Eupatorium coelestinum
Monkeyflower
- Mimulus ringens
Mountain Mint
- Pycnanthemum virginianum
Wildflower common names N
Narrow Purple Coneflower
- Echinacea angustifolia
New Jersey Tea
- Ceanothus americanus
(shrubby)
New England Aster
- Aster novae-angliae
Nodding Bur Marigold
- Bidens cernua
Nodding Onion
- Allium cernuum
Northern Willow Herb
- Epilobium glandulosum
Wildflower common names O
Ohio Goldenrod
- Solidago ohioensis
Ohio Spiderwort
- Tradescantia ohiensis
Old Field Goldenrod
- Solidago nemoralis
Orange Coneflower
- Rudbeckia fulgida
Ox-eye Sunflower
- Heliopsis helianthoides
Wildflower common names P
Pale Purple Coneflower
- Echinacea pallida
Panicled Aster
- Aster simplex
Partridge Pea
- Cassia fasciculata
Pasque Flower
- Anemone patens
Pickerelweed
- Pontederia cordata
Plains Coreopsis
- Coreopsis tinctoria
Prairie Alumroot
- Heuchera richardsonii
Prairie Blazingstar
- Liatris pycnostachya
Prairie Cinquefoil
- Potentilla arguta
Prairie Coreopsis
- Coreopsis palmata
Prairie Dock
- Silphium terebinthenaceum
Prairie Larkspur
- Delphinium virescens
Prairie Onion
- Allium stellatum
Prairie Phlox
- Phlox pilosa
Prairie Ragwort
- Senecio plattensis
Prairie Sage
- Artemisia ludoviciana
Prairie Smoke
- Geum triflorum
Prairie Spiderwort
- Tradescantia bracteata
Prairie Violet
- Viola pedatifida
Prairie Wild Rose
- Rosa arkansana
(shrubby)
Purple Coneflower
- Echinacea purpurea
Purple Meadow Rue
- Thalictrum dasycarpum
Purple Prairie Clover
- Petalostemum purpureum
Wildflower common names R
Rattlebox
- Crotolaria sagittilis
Rattlesnake Master
- Eryngium yuccifolium
Red Root
- Ceanothus ovatus
Riddell's Goldenrod
- Solidago riddellii
Rocky Mountain Bee Plant
- Cleome serrulata
Rose Mallow
- Hibiscus militaris
Rosinweed
- Silphium integrifolium
Rough Blazingstar
- Liatris aspera
Roundheaded Bushclover
- Lespedeza capitata
Royal Catchfly
- Silene regia
Wildflower common names S
Sawtooth Sunflower
- Helianthus grosserratus
Scaly Blazingstar
- Liatris squarrosa
Seedbox
- Ludwigia alternifolia
Short's Aster
- Aster shortii
Showy Goldenrod
- Solidago speciosa
Showy Sunflower
- Helianthus laetiflorus
Showy Tick Trefoil
- Desmodium canadense
Silkweed
- Asclepias syriaca
Silky Aster
- Aster sericeus
Sky Blue Aster
- Aster azureus
Slender Mountain Mint
- Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Smartweed
- Polygonum pensylvanicum
Smooth Blue Aster
- Aster laevis
Sneezeweed
- Helenium autumnale
Solomon's Seal
- Polygonatum canaliculatum
Stiff Gentian
- Gentiana quinquefolia
Stiff Goldenrod
- Solidago rigida
Swamp Aster
- Aster puniceus
Swamp Loosestrife -
Decodon verticillatus
(shrubby)
Swamp Milkweed -
Asclepias incarnata
Swamp Rose
- Rosa palustris
Sweet Black-eyed Susan
- Rudbeckia subtomentosa
Sweet Cicely
- Osmorhiza claytinii
Sweet Flag
- Acorus calamus
Sweet Joe Pye
- Eupatorium purpureum
Wildflower common names T
Tall Bellflower
- Campanula americana
Tall Boneset
- Eupatorium altissimum
Tall Coreopsis
- Coreopsis tripteris
Tall Thimbleweed
- Anemone virginiana
Thimbleweed
- Anemone cylindrica
Turtlehead
- Chelone glabra
Wildflower common names U
Upland White Aster
- Aster ptarmicoides
Wildflower common names V
Virginia Bluebells
- Mertensia virginica
Virgin's Bower
- Clematis virginiana
(climbing vine)
Wildflower common names W
Water Dock
- Rumex orbiculatus
Water Hemlock
- Cicuta maculata
Water Horehound
- Lycopus americanus
Water Plantain
- Alisma plantago-aquatica
White Camass
- Zigadenus elegans
White Prairie Clover
- Petalostemon candidus
White Snakeroot
- Eupatorium rugosum
White Wild Indigo
- Baptisia leucantha
Whorled Milkweed
- Asclepias verticillata
Wild Bergamot
- Monarda fistulosa
Wild Garlic
- Allium canadense
Wild Geranium
- Geranium maculatum
Wild Ginger
- Asarum canadense
Wild Golden Glow
- Rudbeckia lacinata
Wild Licorice
- Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Wild Lupine
-
Lupinus perennis
Wild Petunia
- Ruelia humilis
Wild Quinine
- Parthenium integrifolium
Wild Rose
- Rosa spp.
(shrubby)
Wild Senna
- Cassia hebecarpa
Wingstem
- Actinomeris alternifolia
Wood Mint
- Mentha arvensis
Wildflower common names Y
Yarrow
- Achillea millefolium
Yellow Avens
- Geum alleppicum
Yellow Coneflower
- Ratibida pinnata
Wildflower common names Z
Zig-Zag Goldenrod
- Solidago flexicaulis
Grasses and Sedges by common name
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Grasses & Sedges common names A
Awl-fruited Sedge
- Carex stipata
Grasses & Sedges common names B
Baltic Rush
- Juncus balticus
Bebb's Sedge
- Carex bebbii
Big Bluestem
- Andropogon gerardii
Blue Grama
- Bouteloua gracilis
Blue Joint Grass
- Calamagrostis canadensis
Bottlebrush Grass
- Hystrix patula
Bottlebrush Sedge
- Carex comosa
Broom Sedge
- Carex scoparia
Buffalo Grass
- Buchloe dactyloides
Grasses & Sedges common names C
Canada Wild Rye
- Elymus canadensis
Grasses & Sedges common names D
Dark Green Bulrush
- Scirpus atrovirens
Dudley's Rush
- Juncus dudleyi
Grasses and Sedges common names F
Fowl Manna Grass
- Glyceria striata
Fox Sedge
- Carex vulpinoidea
Fringed Brome
- Bromus ciliatus
Fringed Sedge
- Carex crinita
Grasses & Sedges common names H
Hard-stem Bulrush
- Scirpus acutus
Hop Sedge
- Carex lupulina
Grasses & Sedges common names I
Indian Grass
- Sorghastrum nutans
Inland Rush
- Juncus interior
Grasses & Sedges common names J
June Grass
- Koeleria cristata
Grasses & Sedges common names K
Kalm's Brome
- Bromus kalmii
Grasses & Sedges common names L
Lake Sedge
- Carex lacustris
Little Bluestem
- Andropogon scoparius
Long-beaked Sedge
- Carex sprengelii
Lurid Sedge
- Carex lurida
Grasses & Sedges common names P
Path Rush
- Juncus tenuis
Pennsylvania Sedge
- Carex Pensylvanica
Porcupine Grass
- Stipa spartea
Porcupine Sedge
- Carex hystricina
Prairie Cordgrass
- Spartina pectinata
Prairie Dropseed
- Sporobolus heterolepis
Grasses & Sedges common names R
Reed Manna Grass
- Glyceria grandis
Grasses & Sedges common names S
Sand Lovegrass - Eragrostis tricoides
Sideoats Grama
- Bouteloua curtipendula
Soft Rush
- Juncus effusus
Soft-stem Bulrush
- Scirpus validus
Spike Rush
- Eleocharis palustris
Switch Grass
- Panicum virgatum
Grasses & Sedges common names T
Tall Dropseed
- Sporobolus asper
Three-square Rush
- Scirpus americanus
Tussock Sedge
- Carex stricta
Grasses & Sedges common names V
Virginia Wild Rye
- Elymus virginicus
Grasses & Sedges common names W
Western Wheat Grass - Agropyron smithii
Wool Grass
- Scirpus cyperinus
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