Mesic Seed Mix

 

The following table lists the names of the species of native prairie plants that were purchased for the Biodiversity project. There are links to pics of most of the plants that were taken by myself from various prairies located in Illinois.

 

Scientific Name

Common Name

Artemisia ludoviciana Prairie Sage
Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Weed
Asclepias verticilliata Whorled Milkweed
Aster azereus Sky Blue Aster
Aster cordifolius Heart-Leaved Aster
Aster ericoides Heath Aster
Aster lateriflorus Calico Aster
Aster pilosus Frost Aster
Aster sericeus Silky Aster
Baptisia australis Blue Wild Indigo
Baptisia leucophaea Cream Indigo
Campanula americana Tall Bellflower
Desmanthus illinoensis Illinois Bundle Flower
Desmodium canadense Showy Tick Trefoil
Desmodium illinoensis Illinois Tick Trefoil
Dodecatheon meadia Shooting Star
Eupatorium purpureum Sweet Joe Pye Weed
Euphorbia corollata Flowering Spurge
Helenium autumnale Sneezeweed
Heuchera richardsonii Alumroot
Lespedeza capitata Round-Head Bush Clover
Liatris Aspera Button Blazing Star
Mertensia virgnica Virginia Bluebells
Penstemon pallidus Pale Beardtongue
Physotegia virginiana Obedient Plant
Potentilla arguta Prairie Cinquefoil
Pycnanthemum virginianum Mountain Mint
Rudbeckia fulgida Orange Coneflower
Sagittaria latifolia Arrowhead
Sisyrinchium albidum Blue-Eyed Grass
Verbena stricta Hoary Vervain

 

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