Flora of Peters Prairie
An NPAT Prairie
Updated 2006/4/5
FAMILY LATIN NAME COMMON NAME TYPE BLOOM PERIOD FLOWER COLOR SEEN
Dicots      
Acanthaceae Ruellia humilis Prairie Petunia NP ***456789****** Light Purple x
Anacardiaceae Toxicodendron radicans subsp. negundo Poison Ivy NP ***45**********   x
Apiaceae Bifora americana Prairie Bishop NA ***45********** White x
Apiaceae Eryngium leavenworthii Leavenworth Eryngo NP ******789****** Purple x
Apiaceae Polytaenia nuttallii Prairie Parsley NP ***45********** Yellow x
Apiaceae Sanicula canadensis Canada Sanicle NB ***456********* White x
Apiaceae Torilis arvensis Hedge Parsley IA ***456********* White x
Apocynaceae Amsonia ciliata var. texana Texas Bluestar NP **345********** Blue x
Asclepiadaceae Asclepias asperula subsp. capricornu Antelope Horns NP ***45678910**** Green x
Asclepiadaceae Asclepias viridis Green Milkweed NP ***456********* Green x
Asteraceae Ambrosia artemisiifolia Common Ragweed NA *******891011** Inconspicuous x
Asteraceae Ambrosia psilostachya Western Ragweed NP *******891011** Inconspicuous x
Asteraceae Ambrosia trifida var. texana Giant Ragweed NP *******891011** Inconspicuous x
Asteraceae Amphiachyris dracunculoides=Gutierrezia Common Broomweed NA ******7891011** Yellow x
Asteraceae Arnoglossum plantagineum Indian Plantain NP ***456********* White x
Asteraceae Brickellia eupatorioides var. texana Prairie Kuhnia NP *******891011** White x
Asteraceae Centaurea americana Basket-Flower NA ****567******** Pink x
Asteraceae Cirsium texanum Southern Thistle NP ***456********* Purple x
Asteraceae Conyza canadensis var. canadensis Horseweed NA ****5678910**** White x
Asteraceae Dracopsis amplexicaulis Clasping Coneflower NA ****5********** Yellow x
Asteraceae Echinacea angustifolia Purple Coneflower NP ****56********* Purple x
Asteraceae Engelmannia peristenia Engelmann's Daisy NP JF3456********* Yellow x
Asteraceae Erigeron philadelphicus Philadelphia Fleabane NP **345********** White x
Asteraceae Erigeron strigosus var. strigosus Prairie Fleabane NA ***456********* White x
Asteraceae Eupatorium serotinum White Boneset NP *****67891011** White x
Asteraceae Evax verna=multicaulis Many-Stem Evax NP ***456********* White/Silver x
Asteraceae Gaillardia pulchella var. pulchella Indian Blanket NA **3456********* Red/Yellow x
Asteraceae Helianthus annuus Common Sunflower NA ****567891011** Yellow x
Asteraceae Helianthus maximiliani Maximilian Sunflower NP *****6*891011** Yellow x
Asteraceae Hymenopappus scabiosaeus var. corymbosus Old Plainsman NB ***45********** White x
Asteraceae Iva annua=ciliata Marshelder NA ********91011** White/Brown x
Asteraceae Liatris mucronata Narrow-Leaf Gayfeather NP *******891011** Lavender x
Asteraceae Lindheimera texana Yellow-Star NA **345********** Yellow x
Asteraceae Packera tampicana=Senecio Groundsel NA **345********** Yellow x
Asteraceae Pyrrhopappus pauciflorus=multicaulis Texas Dandelion NA **3456********* Yellow x
Asteraceae Ratibida columnifera Mexican-Hat NP ***45678910**** Red/Yellow x
Asteraceae Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima Black-Eyed-Susan NA ****567******** Yellow x
Asteraceae Silphium laciniatum var. laciniatum Compassplant NP *****678******* Yellow x
Asteraceae Silphium radula Rough-Stem Rosenweed NP *****67******** Yellow x
Asteraceae Solidago canadensis var. gilvacanescens Tall Goldenrod NP *****67891011** Yellow x
Asteraceae Sonchus asper Prickly Sow-Thistle IA **3456********* Yellow x
Asteraceae Symphyotrichum ericoides var. ericoides=Aster Heath Aster NP ********910**** White x
Asteraceae Taraxacum officinale Common Dandelion IP JF3456789101112 Yellow x
Asteraceae Vernonia baldwinii subsp. baldwinii Western Ironweed NP ******789****** Purple x
Asteraceae Xanthium strumarium var. canadense Cocklebur NA ******7891011**   x
Boraginaceae Heliotropium tenellum Pasture Heliotrope NA ****5678910**** White x
Boraginaceae Lithospermum incisum Narrow-Leaf Puccoon NP **34*********** Yellow x
Brassicaceae Cardamine hirsuta Hairy Bittercress IA *F34*********** White x
Brassicaceae Draba cuneifolia Wedge-Leaf Draba NA *F34*********** White x
Brassicaceae Lepidium virginicum Virginia Pepper-Grass NA **345********** White x
Brassicaceae Lesquerella gracilis subsp. gracilis Cloth-of-Gold NA **345********** Yellow ?
Brassicaceae Lesquerella gracilis subsp. nuttallii Nuttall's Blatterpod NA **345********** Yellow ?
Cactaceae Opuntia engelmannii var. lindheimeri Texas Prickly-Pear NP ****56********* Yellow x
Campanulaceae Triodanis perfoliata var. perfoliata Venus'-Looking-Glass NA ***45********** Purple x
Caprifoliaceae Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Coralberry NP *****678******* Pink x
Caryophyllaceae Stellaria media subsp. media Common Chickweed IA JF34*********** White x
Dipsacaceae Scabiosa atropurpurea Sweet Scabiosa IA ***456789****** Pink x
Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia bicolor Snow on the Prairie NA *****678910**** White x
Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia spathulata Warty Euphorbia NA **345********** White x
Fabaceae Astragalus crassicarpus var. crassicarpus Ground-Plum NP **34567******** Lite Purple x
Fabaceae Astragalus nuttallianus var. nuttallianus Nuttall's Milk Vetch NA **3456********* Pink to Purple x
Fabaceae Dalea compacta var. pubescens Showy Purple Prairie-Clover NP ****567******** Purple x
Fabaceae Desmanthus illinoensis Illinois Bundleflower NP ****56********* White x
Fabaceae Gleditsia triacanthos Common Honey-Locust NP ***4***********   x
Fabaceae Lathyrus hirsutus Singletary-Pea IA ***45********** Purple/Pink x
Fabaceae Lupinus texensis Texas Bluebonnet NAE **345********** Blue x
Fabaceae Medicago minima Bur Clover IA JF345********** Yellow x
Fabaceae Melilotus alba White Sweet-Clover IA ***456********* White x
Fabaceae Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweet Clover IAB ***45********** Yellow x
Fabaceae Mimosa roemeriana Sensitive Briar NP ***45********** Pink x
Fabaceae Neptunia lutea Yellow Puff NP ****56********* Yellow x
Fabaceae Vicia sativa subsp. sativa Common Vetch IP *F345********** Pink x
Gentianaceae Centaurium texense Lady Bird's Century NA ****5678******* Pink x
Gentianaceae Sabatia campestris Meadow Pink NA ****567******** Pink x
Geraniaceae Geranium carolinianum Carolina Geranium NA **345********** White/Pink x
Hydrophyllaceae Nama hispida Sandbell NA ***456********* Pink x
Lamiaceae Monarda citriodora Lemon Beebalm NA ****567******** Pink x
Lamiaceae Monarda punctata subsp. punctata var. intermedia Spotted Beebalm NAE ****567******** Yellow White x
Lamiaceae Salvia azurea var. grandiflora Blue Sage NP *****678910**** Lite Blue x
Lamiaceae Salvia farinacea var. farinacea Mealy Blue Sage NP ***4567******** Lite Purple x
Linaceae Linum rigidum=rigidum var. rigidum Stiff-Stem Flax NA ***456********* Yellow/Red x
Lythraceae Lythrum alatum var. lanceolatum=lanceolatum Lance Leaf Loosestrife NP ****567******** Lite Blue x
Malvaceae Callirhoe alcaeoides Plains Winecup NP ***45********** White x
Moraceae Maclura pomifera Bois d'arc NP ***45**********   x
Oleaceae Fraxinus texensis Texas Ash NP *F3************   x
Onagraceae Oenothera speciosa Evening Primrose NP ***4567******** Pink/White x
Oxalidaceae Oxalis stricta=dillenii Yellow Woodsorrel NP *F*456********* Yellow x
Polemoniaceae Phlox pilosa subsp. pilosa Prairie Phlox NA ***45********** Pink x
Polygonaceae Rumex crispus Curly Dock IP ***45********** NA x
Portulacaceae Claytonia virginica Spring Beauty NP *F34*********** Pink x
Ranunculaceae Anemone berlandieri Ten-Petal Anemone NP *F34*********** Pink/White x
Ranunculaceae Delphinium carolinianum subsp. virescens White Prairie Larkspur NP **3456********* White x
Rosaceae Geum canadense var. camporum White Avens NP ***456********* White x
Rosaceae Rosa laevigata Cherokee Rose IP **345********** White x
Rosaceae Rubus trivalis Southern Dewberry NP **34*********** White x
Rubiaceae Galium aparine Bedstraw NA **34*********** White x
Rutaceae Zanthoxylum clava-herculis Eastern Hercules'-Club NP ***45**********   x
Salicaceae Salix nigra Black Willow NP **34***********   x
Sapindaceae Cardiospermum halicacabum Balloonvine/Heartseedvine NA *****67891011**   x
Sapotaceae Sideroxylon lanuginosa subsp. oblongifolium=Bumelia Chittamwood NP ****567******** Yellow White x
Scrophulariaceae Agalinis heterophylla Prairie Agalinis NA *****678910**** Pink x
Scrophulariaceae Castilleja indivisa Indian Paintbrush NA *F345********** Red x
Scrophulariaceae Castilleja purpurea var. purpurea Purple Paintbrush NP **345********** Purple ?
Ulmaceae Celtis laevigata=laevigata var. laevigata Hackberry NP **34*********** NA x
Ulmaceae Ulmus crassifolia Cedar Elm NP *F3************   x
Valerianaceae Valerianella amarella Hairy Cornsalad NA **345********** White x
Verbenaceae Glandularia bipinnatifida=Verbena Prairie Verbena NA JF3456********* Pink x
Viscaceae Phoradendron tomentosum=serotinum Mistletoe NP JF3******101112   x
Monocots      
Alliaceae Allium canadense var. canadense Wild Garlic NP **345********** White x
Alliaceae Allium drummondii Drummond's Onion NP **345********** White/Pink x
Alliaceae Nothoscordum bivalve Crow-Poison NP *F345***910**** White x
Cyperaceae Carex meadii Mead's Caric Sedge NP **345**********   x
Cyperaceae Carex microdonta Small-Tooth Caric Sedge NP ***456*********   x
Cyperaceae Cyperus esculentus Yellow Nutsedge NP ******7891011**   x
Cyperaceae Scirpus pendulus=lineatus Hanging Bulrush NP ***456*********   x
Iridaceae Nemastylis geminiflora Prairie Celestial NP **345********** Lite Blue x
Iridaceae Sisyrinchium langloisii=pruinosum Pale Blue-Eyed Grass NP ***345********* Violet/Blue x
Orchidaceae Spiranthes cernua Nodding Ladies'-Tresses NP ******7891011** White x
Poaceae Andropogon gerardii Big Bluestem/Turkeyfoot NP *******891011** NA x
Poaceae Andropogon glomeratus Bushy Bluestem NP ********91011**   x
Poaceae Andropogon virginicus Broomsedge Bluestem NP ********91011**   x
Poaceae Aristida oligantha Oldfield Threeawn NA *****67891011** NA x
Poaceae Aristida purpurea var. purpurea Purple Threeawn NP ***45678910**** NA x
Poaceae Bothriochloa ischaemum var. songarica King Ranch Bluestem IP ****567891011**   x
Poaceae Bothriochloa laguroides subsp. torreyana Silver Bluestem NP ****567891011** NA x
Poaceae Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula Side-Oats Grama NP *****67891011** NA x
Poaceae Bouteloua rigidiseta Texas Grama NP **345678910**** NA x
Poaceae Buchloe dactyloides Buffalo Grass NP ***456789****** NA x
Poaceae Elymus canadensis Canada Wildrye NP ****56********* NA ?
Poaceae Elymus virginicus Virginia Wild Rye NP ****5678******* NA x
Poaceae Eragrostis curvula Weeping Love Grass IP ****567********   x
Poaceae Eragrostis secundiflora subsp. oxylepis Red Love Grass NP ****567891011** NA x
Poaceae Eragrostis trichodes Sand Love Grass NP ******789101112 NA x
Poaceae Eriochloa sericea Texas Cupgrass NP ****5678910****   x
Poaceae Hordeum pusillum Little Barley IA ***45********** NA x
Poaceae Koeleria macrantha Prairie June Grass NP ****56*********   x
Poaceae Lolium arundinaceum=Festuca arundinacea Tall Fescue IP ***456*********   x
Poaceae Lolium perenne subsp. perenne Perennial Rye Grass IP **3456*********   ?
Poaceae Nassella leucotricha=Stipa Speargrass/Needlegrass NP ***45**********   x
Poaceae Panicum obtusum Vine Mesquite NP *****678910**** NA x
Poaceae Panicum virgatum Switch Grass NP *******891011** NA x
Poaceae Paspalum floridanum Florida Paspalum NP *******891011**   x
Poaceae Poa arachnifera Texas Blue Grass NP **34*********** NA x
Poaceae Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem NP *******89101112 NA x
Poaceae Setaria parviflora=geniculata Knot-Root Bristle Grass NP ****567891011** NA x
Poaceae Sorghastrum nutans Indian Grass NP ********91011** NA x
Poaceae Sporobolus compositus var. compositus=asper Tall Dropseed NP ********91011** NA x
Poaceae Tripsacum dactyloides Eastern Gamagrass NP ***456********* NA x
Smilacaceae Smilax bona-nox Saw Greenbrier NP ***45**********   x
Typhaceae Typha domingensis Narrow-Leaf Cat-Tail NP ***4567******** NA ?
Other      
Cupressaceae Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar NP **3************ Inconspicuous x