Flint Hills Wildflowers

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The images in the photo gallery (unless otherwise noted) are credited to Mike Haddock, Agriculture Librarian and Chair of the Sciences Department at Kansas State University Libraries and editor of the website www.kswildflower.org.

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AMERICAN BELLFLOWER Campanulastrum americanum

AMERICAN BUGLEWEED Lycopus americanus

AMERICAN GERMANDER Teucrium canadense

AMERICAN VETCH Vicia americana

ANISE ROOT Osmorhiza longistylis

ANNUAL SUMPWEED Iva annua

ANTELOPEHORN, SPIDER Asclepias asperula

ARROWHEAD Sagittaria brevirostra

ASTER, AROMATIC Aster oblongifolius

ASTER, GOLDEN Chrysopsis canescens

ASTER, SILKY Aster sericeus

ASTER, SIMPLE PANICLED Aster simplex

ASTER, WHITE Aster ericoides

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BEGGAR-TICKS Bidens frondosa

BIGFLOWER COREOPSIS Coreopsis grandiflora

BIRD’S EYE CRESS V Myagrum perfoliatum

BLACK MEDIC Medicago lupulina

BLACK SNAKEROOT Sanicula canadensis

BLUE PHLOX Phlox divaricata

BLUE SAGE Salvia azurea

BLUE WILD INDIGO Baptisia australis

BREADROOT SCURF PEA Psoralea esculenta

BROOMWEED Gutierrezia dracunculoides

BUFFALO BUR Solanum rostatum

BUFFALO-GOURD Cucurbita foetidissima

BUR CUCUMBER Sicyos angulatus

BUR MARIGOLD Bidens polylepis

BURDOCK Arctium minus

BURR MEDICK Medicago minima

BUSHY WALLFLOWER Erysimum repandum

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CANADA WILD ONION Allium canadense

CARDINAL FLOWER Lobelia cardinalis

CAROLINA ANEMONE Anemone caroliniana

CAROLINA CRANESBILL Geranium carolinianum

CAROLINA HORSE-NETTLE Solanum carolinense

CATCHWEED BEDSTRAW Galium aparine

CATCLAW SENSITIVE BRIER Schrankia nuttallii

CATNIP Nepeta cataria

CATNIP GIANT HYSSOP Agastache nepetoides

CLAMMYWEED Polanisia dodecandra

CLASPING VENUS’ LOOKING GLASS Triodanis perfoliata

COCKLEBUR Xanthium strumarium

CORN GROMWELL Lithospermum arvense

CROTON, ONE-SEEDED Croton monanthogynus

CROTON, WOOLLY Croton capitatus

CROWPOISON Nothoscordum bivalve

CURLYCUP GUMWEED Grindelia squarrosa

CUSP BLAZING STAR Liatris mucronata

D

DIAMOND FLOWERS Hedyotis nigricans

DOCK, CURLY Rumex crispus

DOCK, PALE Rumex altissimus

DUCKWEED, COMMON Lemna minor

DWARF DANDELION Krigia cespitosa

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ERECT DAYFLOWER Commelina erecta

EVENING PRIMROSE, COMMON Oenothera biennis

EVENING PRIMROSE, FLOATING Ludwigia peploides

EVENING PRIMROSE, MISSOURI Oenothera macrocarpa

EVENING PRIMROSE, PLAINS Calylophus serrulatus

EVENING PRIMROSE, SHOWY Oenothera speciosa

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FALSE BONESET Kuhnia eupatorioides

FETID MARIGOLD Dyssodia papposa

FIELD BINDWEED Convolvulus arvensis

FIELD MINT Mentha arvensis

FIELD PENNYCRESS Thlaspi arvense

FIELD PUSSYTOES Antennaria neglecta

FIRE-ON-THE-MOUNTAIN Euphorbia cyathophora

FLOWER-OF-AN-HOUR Hibiscus trionum

FLUXWEED Isanthus brachiatus

FRINGED PUCCOON Lithospermum incisum

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GARLIC MUSTARD Alliaria petiolata

GAURA, LARGE FLOWERED Gaura longiflora

GAURA, VELVETY Gaura parvilflora

GAYFEATHER, TALL Liatris aspera

GAYFEATHER, THICKSPIKE Liatris pycnostachya

GAYFEATHER, DOTTED Liatris punctata

GERARDIA, FINELEAF Tomanthera densiflora

GERARDIA, ROUGH Agalinis aspera

GERARDIA, SLENDER Agalinis tenuifolia

GOAT’S BEARD Tragopogon dubius

GOLDEN ALEXANDERS Zizia aurea

GOLDENROD, CANADA Solidago canadensis

GOLDENROD, NARROW-LEAVED Euthamia gymnospermoides

GOLDENROD, PRAIRIE Solidago missouriensis

GOLDENROD, RIGID Solidago rigida

GOOSEFOOT, MAPLELEAF Chenopodium simplex

GOOSEFOOT, PITSEED Chenopodium berlandieri

GREAT BLUE LOBELIA Lobelia siphilitica

GREEN DRAGON Arisaema dracontium

GREENTHREAD Thelesperma filifolium

GROOVED FLAX Linum sulcatum

GROUND CHERRY, COMMON Physalis longifolia

GROUND CHERRY, CLAMMY Physalis heterophylla

GROUND CHERRY, PRAIRIE Physalis pumila

GROUND CHERRY, VIRGINIA Physalis virginiana

GROUND PLUM MILKVETCH Astragalus crassicarpus

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HENBIT Lamium amplexicaule

HERB-SOPHIA Descurainia sophia

HORNWORT Ceratiphyllum dermersum

HORSEWEED Conyza canadensis

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ILLINOIS BUNDLEFLOWER Desmanthus illinoensis

ILLINOIS TICKTREFOIL Desmondium illinoensis

INDIAN HEMP DOGBANE Apocynum cannabinum

IVYLEAF MORNING-GLORY Ipomoea hederacea

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JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE Helianthus tuberosus

JIMSON WEED Datura stramonium

JOHNNY-JUMP-UP Viola rafinesquii

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LADY’S TRESSES, NODDING Spiranthes cernua

LADY’S TRESSES, TWISTED Spiranthes vernalis

LADY’S-THUMB Polygonum persicaria

LAMB’S QUARTERS Chenopodium album

LANCE-LEAVED SAGE Salvia reflexa

LEOARD SMALL SKULLCAP Scutellaria parvula

LESPEDEZA, KOREAN Lespedeza stipulacea

LESPEDEZA, ROUND-HEAD Lespedeza capitata

LESPEDEZA, SERECIA Lespedeza cuneata

LESPEDEZA, SLENDER Lespedeza virginica

LESPEDEZA, VIOLET Lespedeza violaceae

LEUCOSPORA Leucospora multifida

LONGBEARD HAWKWEED Hieracium longipilum

LONG-LEAF TICKCLOVER Desmodium cuspidatum

LOPSEED Phryman leptostachya

LOTUS MILK VETCH Astragalus lotiflorus

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MACOUN’S BINDWEED Calystegia macounii

MANY-FLOWERED AGRIMONY Agrimonia parviflora

MANY-FLOWERED NOSEBURN Tragia betonicifolia

MARBLESEED Onosmodium molle

MARYLAND FIGWORT Scrophularia marilandica

MARYLAND SENNA Cassis marilandica

MIDLAND FAWN LILY Erythronium mesochoreum

MILKWEED, BUTTERFLY Asclepias tuberosa

MILKWEED, CLIMBING Cynanchum laeve

MILKWEED, COMMON Asclepias syriaca

MILKWEED, GREEN Asclepias viridiflora

MILKWEED, SPIDER Asclepias viridis

MILKWEED, NARROW-LEAVED Asclepias stenophylla

MILKWEED, SMOOTH Asclepias sullivantii

MILKWEED, WHORLED Asclepias verticillata

MOUSE-EAR CHICKWEED Cerastium brachypodum

MOTH MULLEIN Verbascum blattaria

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NARROWLEAF BLUETS Gedyotis migricans

NARROW-LEAF FOUR O’CLOCK Mirabilis linearis

NODDING BEGGAR-TICKS Bidens cernua

NODDING GREEN VIOLET Hybanthus verticillatus

NORTHERN FROG FRUIT Lippia lanceolata

NOSEBURN Tragia ramosa

NUTTALL’S DEATH CAMAS Zigadenus nuttallii

NUTTALL’S EVOLVULUS Evolvulus nuttallianus

NUTTAL’S PRAIRIE PARSLEY Polytaenia nuttallii

O

OLD PLAINSMAN Hymenopappus scabiosaeus

OXEEYE Heliopsis helianthoides

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PALE PINCUSHION CACTUS Coryphantha missouriensis

PALE POPPY MALLOW Callirhoe alcaeoides

PALE SMARTWEED Polygonum lapathifolium

PENSTEMON, COBAEA Penstemon cobaea

PENSTEMON, TUBE Penstemon tubaeflorus

PIGWEED, PROSTRATE Amaranthus graecizans

PIGWEED, SPINY Amaranthus spinosus

PLANTAIN, BUCKHORN Plantago patagonica

PLANTAIN, PALE INDIAN Cacalia atriplicifolia

PLANTAIN, PALESEED Plantago virginica

PLANTAIN, RED-SEEDED Plantago rhodosperma

PLANTAIN, RUGEL’S Plantago rugelii

PLANTAIN, TUBEROUS INDIAN Cacalia plantaginea

PENNSYLVANIA PELLITORY Parietaria pensylvanica

PEPPERWEED Lepidium densiflorum

PHILADELPHIA FLEABANE Erigeron philadelphicus

PINK SMARTWEED Polygonum pensylvanicum

PITCHER’S CLEMATIS Clematis pitcheri

PLAINS PRICKLY PEAR Opuntia macrorhiza

PLAINS (CREAM)WILD INDIGO Baptisia bracteata

POISON HEMLOCK Conium maculatum

POKEWEED Phytolacca americana

PONDWEED, LEAFY Potamogeton foliosus

PONDWEED, LONGLEAF Potamogeton nodosus

POVERTY WEED Monolepis nuttalliana

PRAIRIE BLUE-EYED GRASS Sisyrinchium campestre

PRAIRIE LARKSPUR Delphimium virescens

PRAIRIE RAGWORT Senecio plattensis

PRAIRIE CLOVER, GOLDEN Dalea aurea

PRAIRIE CLOVER, WHITE Dalea candida

PRAIRIE CLOVER, PURPLE Dalea purpurea

PRAIRIE CLOVER, ROUND-HEADED Dalea muliflora

PRAIRIE CONEFLOWER Ratibida columnifera

PRICKLY LETTUCE Lactuca serriola

PRICKLY SIDA Sida spinosa

PRICKLY SOWTHISTLE Sonchus asper

PUNCTUREVINE Tribulus terrestris

PURPLE AMMANNIA Ammannia coccinea

PURPLE CLIFF-BRAKE Pellaea atropurpurea

PURPLE CONEFLOWER Echinacea angustifolia

PURPLE MEADOW RUE Thalictrum dasycarpum

PURPLE POPPY MALLOW Callirhoe involucrata

PURSLANE SPEEDWELL Veronica peregrina

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RAGWEED, COMMON Ambrosia artemisiifolia

RAGWEED, GIANT Ambrosia trifida

RAGWEED, WESTERN Ambrosia psilostachya

REDROOT AMARANTH Amaranthus retroflexus

ROSE VERBENA Verbena canadensis

ROUGH FALSE PENNYROYAL Hedeoma hispidum

ROUGH RATTLESNAKE ROOT Prenanthes aspera

RUELLIA, FRINGELEAF Ruellia humilis

RUELLIA, LIMESTONE Ruellia strepens

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ST. JOHNS WORT, COMMON Hypericum perforatum

SELFHEAL Prunell vulgaris

SESSILE TICKCLOVER Desmodium sessilifolium

SHEPHERD’S PURSE Capsella bursa-pastois

SHOWY PARTRIDGE PEA Cassis chamaecrista

SHOWY ROSINWEED Silphium integrifolium

SILVERLEAF NIGHTSHADE Solanum elaeagnifolium

SILVER-LEAF SCURF PEA Psoralea argophylla

SLEEPY CATCHFLY Silene antirrhina

SLENDER FUMEWORT Corydalis micrantha

SLENDER THREESEED MERCURY Acalypha monococca

SLENDERFRUIT LOOKING GLASS Triodanis leptocarpa

SLICK-SEED BEAN Strophostyles leiosperma

SMALL SEED FALSE FLAX Camilelina microcarpa

SMOOTH HORSETAIL Equisetum laevigatum

SNOW-ON-THE-MOUNTAIN Euphorbia marginata

SOLOMON’S SEAL Polygonatum biflorum

SPIDERWORT, BRACTED Tradescantia bracteata

SPIDERWORT, OHIO Tradescantia ohiensis

SPREADING SPERMOLEPIS Spermolepis inermis

SPRING FORGET-ME-NOT Myosotis verna

SPURGE, FLOWERING Euphorbia corollata

SPURGE, MISSOURI Euphorbia missurica

SPURGE, PROSTRATE Euphorbia prostrata

SPURGE, SERPANT Chamaesyce serpens

SPURGE, SPATULATE Euphorbia spathulata

SPURGE, TOOTHED Euphorbia dentata

STARRY CAMPION Silene stellata

STENOSIPHON Stenosiphon linifolius

STICKLEAF MENTZELIA Mentzelia oligosperma

STINGING NETTLE Urtica dioica

SUMMER CYPRESS Kochia scoparia

SUNFLOWER, ANNUAL Helianthus annuus

SUNFLOWER, MAXIMILIAN Helianthus maximilianii

SUNFLOWER, STIFF Helianthus rigidus

SUNFLOWER, WILLOW-LEAVED Helianthus salicifolius

SWEET-SCENTED BEDSTRAW Galium triflorum

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TALL BONESET Eupatorium altissimum

TANSEY MUSTARD Descuriania pinnata

THYME-LEAVED SANDWORT Arenaria serphllifoia

THISTLE, MUSK Carduus nutans

THISTLE, TALL Cirsium altissimum

THISTLE, WAVY-LEAF Cirsium undulatum

TINY MOUSETAIL Muosurus minimus

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VERVAIN, BLUE Verbena hastata

VERVAIN, HOARY Verbena stricta

VERVAIN, NARROW-LEAVED Verbena simplex

VERVAIN, PROSTRATE Verbena bracteata

VIOLET, BLUE PRAIRIE Viola practincola

VIOLET, PRAIRIE Viola pedatifida

VIRGINIA BUCKWHEAT Polygonum virginianum

VIRGINIA COPPERLEAF Acalypha virginica

VIRGIN’S BOWER Clematis terniflora

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WATER HEMP Amaranthus rudis

WATER MILFOIL Myriophyllum heterophyllum

WATER PLANTAIN Alisma subcordatum

WATER SPEEDWELL Veronica anagallis-aquatica

WATER STARWORT Callitriche heterophylla

WATERCRESS Nasturtium officinale

WATER HEMLOCK Cicuta maculata

WATERPOD Ellisia nyctelea

WAVYLEAF AGOSERIS Microseris cuspidata

WEDGELEAF DRABA Draba cuneifolia

WESTERN IRONWEED Vernonia baldwinii

WESTERN ROCK JASMINE Androsace occidentalis

WESTERN WILD LETTUCE Lactuca ludoviciana

WHITE AVENS Geum canadense

WHITE CLOVER Trifolium repens

WHITE FOUR O’ CLOCK Mirabilis albida

WHITE SAGE Artemisia ludoviciana

WHITE SNAKEROOT Eupatorium rugosum

WHITE SWEET CLOVER Melilotus alba

WHITE WHITLOWORT Draba reptans

WILD ALFALFA Psoralea tenuiflora

WILD BERGAMOT Monarda fistulosa

WILD CHERVIL Chaerophyllum procumbens

WILD COLUMBINE Aquilegia canadensis

WILD FOUR O’ CLOCK Mirabilis nyctaginea

WILD PARSLEY Lomatium foeniculaceum

WINGED LOOSESTRIFE Lythrum alatum

WINGSTEM Verbesina alternifolia

WOOD NETTLE Laportea canadensis

WOODS BEDSTRAW Galium circaezans

WOOD SORREL, GRAY-GREEN Oxalis dillenii

WOOD SORREL, VIOLET Oxalis violaceae

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YARROW Achillea millefolium

YELLOW SWEET CLOVER Melilotus officinalis

YERBA-DE-TAJO Eclipta prostrata

YUCCA Yucca glauca

Useful books and websites

• Great Plains Flora Association. T.M. Barkley, editor. Flora of the Great Plains. University Press of Kansas, 1986.
• Haddock, Michael John. Wildflowers and Grasses of Kansas: A Field Guide. University Press of Kansas, 2005..
• Ladd, Doug. Tallgrass Prairie Wildflowers. Falcon Press Publishing, 1995.
• Kansas Native Plants Society: www.kansasnativeplantsociety.org
• Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses: www.kswildflower.org.
• United States Department of Agriculture PLANTS database: plants.sc.egov.usda.gov