Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Habitat |
Flower |
Height |
| Aesculus pavia |
Red buckeye |
Woodland |
Red fls Apr-May |
10-15' |
| Alisma triviale |
Water plantain |
Wetland |
Small white fls Jul-Sep |
3' |
| Ammannia coccinea |
Scarlet toothcup |
Wetland |
Pink fls Jul-Sep |
1' |
| Amsonia ciliata var filifolia |
Feathery blue star |
Glade |
Lt blue fls Apr-May; yellow fall color |
1' |
| Amsonia illustris |
Shining blue star |
Wetland |
Lt blue fls Apr-May |
3' |
| Asclepias incarnata |
Swamp milkweed |
Wetland |
Pink fls Jul-Oct |
3-5' |
| Asclepias sullivantii |
Sullivant's milkweed |
Wetland |
Pink fls Jun-Jul |
3' |
| Asclepias tuberosa |
Butterfly milkweed |
Prairie/Glade |
Orange fls Jun-Aug |
2-3' |
| Aster praealtus |
Willow-leaf aster |
Prairie |
Pale lavender fls Sep-Oct |
5' |
| Aster puniceus var firmus |
Swamp aster |
Wetland |
Lavender fls Aug-Sep |
5-7' |
| Bidens aristosa |
Swamp marigold |
Wetland |
Annual. Yellow fls Aug-Sep |
3' |
| Boltonia asteroides |
False aster |
Wetland |
Lg cluster white fls Aug-Sep |
6' |
| Callirhoe involucrata |
Purple poppy mallow |
Prairie |
Magenta fls May-Aug |
2-4' |
| Carex albicans var. albicans |
White-tinge sedge |
Open woodland |
Narrow-bladed deep green foliage |
1-2' |
| Carex annectens var xanthocarpa |
Yellow-fruited sedge |
Wetland |
Small yellow spike |
2' |
| Carex canescens |
Gray sedge |
Wetland |
|
1-2" |
| Carex complanata |
Hairy sedge |
Wetland/Dry woodland |
May-Jul |
1-2' |
| Carex crinita |
Fringed sedge |
Upland Prairie |
Long hanging seed heads |
2-3' |
| Carex cristatella |
Necklace sedge |
Wetland |
Round green seed heads |
1-2' |
| Carex crus-corvi |
Raven's foot sedge |
Wet woodland |
|
2-3' |
| Carex frankii |
Frank's sedge |
Wetland |
|
1-2' |
| Carex hirsutella |
Fuzzy wuzzy sedge |
Woodlands |
|
|
| Carex jamesii |
Grass sedge |
Open woodland |
Spring fls inconspicuous |
1' |
| Carex muskingumensis |
Palm sedge |
Wetland |
Seed heads Jun-Sep |
1-2' |
| Carex shortiana |
Short's sedge |
Wetland |
Apr-Jun |
2' |
| Carex squarrosa |
Squarrose sedge |
Wetland |
Thimble-shaped seed heads |
2-3' |
| Carex vulpinoidea |
Fox sedge |
Wet woodland |
Spikelike seedhead |
1-2' |
| Cercis canadensis |
Redbud |
Woodland |
Pink fls Apr |
10-20' |
| Chelone glabra |
White turtlehead |
Wetland |
White fls Aug-Oct |
2-3' |
| Chelone obliqua |
Rosy turtlehead |
Wetland |
Rosy purple fls Jul-Aug |
3' |
| Corylus americana |
American hazelnut |
Woodland |
Catkins in early spring
|
3-10' |
| Cuphea viscosissima |
Waxweed |
Glade |
Annual. Magenta fls Aug-Oct |
1-2' |
| Cyperus echinatus |
Globe flatsedge |
Prairie |
Green globe fls Jun-Sep |
|
| Dalea purpurea |
Purple prairie clover |
Glade/Prairie |
Purple fls Jul-Aug |
3' |
| Echinacea purpurea |
Purple coneflower |
Prairie |
Pink fls May-Oct |
2-3' |
| Eleocharis compressa |
Flatstem spikesedge |
Wetland |
Spiklets |
1' |
| Eleocharis obtusa |
Spike rush |
Wetland |
Spiklets |
1-2' |
| Equisetum hymenale |
Scouring rush |
Wetland |
|
2-4' |
| Eupatorium coelestinum |
Wild ageratum |
Wetland |
Lavender fls Jul-Sep |
1-2' |
| Eupatorium perfoliatum |
Common boneset |
Wetland |
White fls Jul-Sep |
3-4' |
| Filipendula rubra |
Queen of the prairie |
Wetland |
Rose pink fls Jun-Jul |
4-6' |
| Hamamelis vernalis |
Ozark witchazel |
Gravel stream-beds |
Fragrant orange fls Jan-Feb |
10-15' |
| Heuchera parviflora var puberula |
Downy alumroot |
Woodland/Glade |
Creamy white fls Sep-Oct |
1-2' |
| Heuchera richardsonii |
Prairie alumroot |
Prairie |
White fls Apr-Jun |
1-2' |
| Hibiscus laevis |
Scarlet rose mallow |
Wetland |
Pink fls Jul-Sep |
3-5' |
| Hibiscus lasiocarpos |
Woolly rose mallow |
Wetland |
White fls Jul-Sep |
3-5' |
| Hieracium longipilum |
Hairy hawkweed |
Prairie |
Yellow fls Jul-Sep |
2-6' |
| Iodanthus pinnatifidus |
Purple rocket |
Wetland |
Lilac fls May-Jun |
2' |
| Iris fulva |
Copper iris |
Wetland |
Copper red fls Apr-Jun |
2' |
| Iris virginica var shrevei |
Blue flag iris |
Wetland |
Blue fls with yellow centers May-Jul |
2-3' |
| Juncus acuminatus |
Sharp-fruited rush |
Wetland |
|
1-2' |
| Juncus brachycarpus |
Short-fruited rush |
Wetland |
|
|
| Juncus dudleyi |
Dudley's rush |
Wetland |
|
1' |
| Juncus effusus |
Soft rush |
Wetland |
|
2' |
| Juncus nodatus |
Stout rush |
Wetland |
|
1' |
| Juncus tenuis |
Path rush |
Prairie/Wetland |
|
6-12" |
| Liatris aspera |
Rough blazing star |
Prairie/Glade |
Lavender fls Aug-Sep |
3' |
| Liatris pycnostachya |
Prairie blazing star |
Prairie |
Lavender fls Jul-Oct |
6' |
| Liatris scariosa var nieuwlandii |
Eastern blazing star |
Prairie/Open woodland |
Pink fls Jul-Aug |
3' |
| Lobelia cardinalis |
Cardinal flower |
Wetland |
Red fls Jul-Oct |
2-4' |
| Lobelia siphilitica |
Blue lobelia |
Wetland |
Blue fls Aug-Oct |
2-3' |
| Ludwigia alternifolia |
Seedbox |
Wetland |
Yellow fls Jun-Aug |
3' |
| Lythrum alatum |
Winged loosestrife |
Wetland |
Pink fls Jun-Jul |
3' |
| Manfreda virginica |
American aloe |
Glade |
Fragrant creamy white fls Jul-Aug |
3-4' |
| Mimulus ringens |
Monkeyflower |
Wetland |
Lavender fls Jul-Sep |
3' |
| Oenothera macrocarpa |
Missouri evening primrose |
Glade |
Lt yellow fls May-Jun |
1' |
| Opuntia humifusa |
Prickly pear |
Glade |
Orange-yellow fls Jul |
1' |
| Ostrya virginiana |
Ironwood |
Woodland |
Catkins |
15-25' |
| Palafoxia callosa |
Palafoxia |
Glade |
Annual. Pink fls Jun-Oct |
2' |
| Parthenium hispidum |
American feverfew |
Glade/Prairie |
White fls May-Oct |
2' |
| Penthorum sedoides |
Ditch stonecrop |
Wetland |
Annual. White fls Jul-Oct |
3' |
| Phlox glaberrima |
Smooth phlox |
Prairie/Wetland |
Pink fls May-Jun |
2-3' |
| Phlox paniculata |
Garden phlox |
Woodland |
Pink fls Jul-Oct |
5' |
| Polanisia dodecandra |
Clammyweed |
Wetland |
Annual. White fls Jun-Sep |
1-2' |
| Pontederia cordata |
Pickerel weed |
Wetland |
Blue fls Jun-Oct |
1-4' |
| Rhus aromatica |
Fragrant sumac |
Woodland |
White fls Mar |
2-4' |
| Sagittaria brevirostra |
Arrowhead |
Wetland |
White fls Jun-Aug |
1-3' |
| Schizachyrium scoparium |
Little bluestem |
Glade/Prairie |
Seed heads Aug-Sep |
3' |
| Scirpus atrovirens |
Common bulrush |
Wetland |
Seed heads Jul-Oct |
4' |
| Scirpus cyperinus |
Wool bulrush |
Wetland |
|
4-6' |
| Scirpus pendulus |
Rufus bulrush |
Wetland |
Seed heads Aug-Sep |
1-5' |
| Silene caroliniana |
Wild pink |
Glade |
Rose pink fls Apr-May |
1-2' |
| Silene virginica |
Fire pink |
Woodland/Open woodland |
Red fls Apr-Jun |
1' |
| Silphium terebinthinaceum |
Prairie dock |
Prairie/Glade |
Yellow fls Jul-Aug |
2-3' |
| Sisyrinchium angustifolium |
Prairie blue-eyed grass |
Prairie/Glade |
Blue fls Mar-Jun |
1' |
| Sium suave |
Water parsnip |
Wetland |
White fls Jul-Sep |
6' |
| Solidago riddellii |
Riddell's goldenrod |
Wetland |
Yellow fls Sep-Oct |
2-3' |
| Sporobolus heterolepis |
Prairie dropseed |
Prairie/Glade |
Seed heads Aug-Sep |
2-3' |
| Sporobolus heterolepis VC-tall |
Prairie dropseed |
Prairie/Glade |
Seed heads Aug-Sep |
2-3' |
| Talinum calycinum |
Rock pink |
Glade |
Pink fls May-Sep |
1' |
| Thalia dealbata |
Water canna |
Wetland |
Violet fls Jul-Sep |
4-6' |
| Triadenum walteri |
Marsh St. Johnswort |
Wetland |
Yellow fls Aug-Oct |
1-2' |
| Verbena canadensis |
Rose verbena |
Glade |
Purple fls Mar-May |
1' |
| Verbena hastata |
Blue vervain |
Wetland |
Lavender fls Jul-Sep |
3-4' |
| Verbena stricta |
Hoary vervain |
Prairie |
Purple fls Aug-Sep |
3-4' |
| Veronicastrum virginicum |
Culver's root |
Prairie |
White to pink fls Jul-Aug |
3' |
| Viburnum prunifolium |
Black haw viburnum |
Woodland |
White fls May |
10-20' |
| Viburnum rufidulum |
Southern black haw |
Woodland |
White fls Apr-May |
10-15' |