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Native Herbaceous Species

The following is a list of the native, herbaceous species that may be found in the Scott County Native Plants Arboretum. This list was compiled April, 2003.

Scientific Name

Common Name

Location

Allium cernuum Wild nodding onion (formal beds)
Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly milkweed (formal beds)
Oenothera sp.   (formal beds)
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Mountain mint (formal beds)
Stylophorum diphyllum Celandine poppy (Formal beds)
Echinacea purpurea Purple coneflower Prairie Garden
Monarda fistulosa Wild bergamot Prairie Garden
Uniola latifolia River oats Prairie Garden & Native Grass Garden
Solidago rugosa Rough goldenrod Prairie Garden /Palisades
Aster lateriflorus Calico aster Native Grass Garden
Elymus hystrix Bottlebrush grass Native Grass Garden
Sorghastrum nutans Indiangrass Native Grass Garden
Sporobolus heterolepsis Prairie dropseed Native Grass Garden ?
Phlox sp. Phlox Formal beds?
Dodecatheon media Shooting star Palisades
Helianthus sp.   Palisades
Iris versicolor ? Blue flag iris Palisades
Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan Palisades
Solidago spp. Goldenrods Palisades
Aster novae-angliae English aster Palisades ?
Eupatorium coelestinum Mistflower Palisades ?
Solidago nemoralis Gray goldenrod Palisades ?
Equisetum arvense L. horsetail Palisades pool
Sagittaria latifolia Willd. Arrowhead Palisades pool
Saururus cernuus L. Lizard’s tail Palisades pool
Typha latifolia Cattail Palisades pool
Carex frankii sedge Palisades, front
Iris cristata Ait. Dwarf crested iris Palisades, front
Scirpus atrovirens Willd. rush Palisades, front
Aquilegia canadensis L. wild columbine Palisades; Woodland Garden
Adiantum pedatum Maidenhair fern Woodland garden
Aruncus dioicus goatsbeard Woodland garden
Asarum canadense Wild ginger Woodland garden
Chelone glabra turtlehead Woodland garden
Dryopteris marginalis Leatherwood/marginal fern Woodland garden
Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal flower Woodland garden
Lobelia siphilitica great lobelia Woodland garden
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. bluebells Woodland garden
Phlox sp.   Woodland garden
Polemonium reptans Jacob’s ladder Woodland garden
Polemonium reptans L. Jacob’s ladder Woodland garden
Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern Woodland garden
Silene virginica Fire pink Woodland garden
Tiarella cordifolia Foamflower Woodland garden
Vernonia altissima Ironweed Woodland garden?
 

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