Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO
Description
Short prairie plant with bright yellow flowers.
Occurrence
Growing in the original prairie section
Prairie Coreopsis – Coreopsis palmata
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Spotted Touch-me-not – Impatiens capensis
Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES
Description
Medium size plant with semi-succulent stems. Orange irregular shaped flowers give rise to elongated seed capsules which pop open when touched. The juice of the stems of this plant is said to alleviate the sting from nettles.
Occurrence
Found in wetter areas where there is some shade.
Enchanter’s Nightshade – Circaea lutetiana
Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES
Description
Small woodland plant with large lanceolate leaves opposite each other. Tiny white flowers give rise in the fall to sticky burrs which will attach to passers-by.
Occurrence
Found throughout the wooded areas.
Bristly Greenbrier – Smilax tamnoides
Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO
Description
Sprawling vine with a raspberry-like growth habit. Stems are covered in small prickly briers.
Occurrence
At least one plant in fern area, another in large brush island.
Blue Flag Iris – Iris versicolor
Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES
Description
Wild Iris with bright blue flowers.
Occurrence
Found in the low marshy areas sporadically.
Mexican Hat – Ratibida columnifera
Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO
Description
Short cone-flower with an elongated center, giving it the appearance of a traditional Mexican style hat.
Occurrence
Seeded in the forbes bed in the south field.
Lanceleaf Coreopsis – Coreopsis lanceolata
Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO
Description
Herbaceous perennial with bright yellow daisy-like flowers in the spring. Leaves are long and lance shaped in contrast to the forked or lobed shape of the similar prairie Coreopsis.
Occurrence
Seeded and growing in the forbes bed in south field.
Culver’s Root – Veronicastrum virginicum
Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES
Description
Herbaceous vine with three lobed leaves
Occurrence
Found sporadically throughout the property
Seneca Snakeroot – Polygala senega
Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES
Description
Short plant with many tight spikes of white flowers.
Occurrence
Found in prairie section
Wild Blue Phlox – Phlox divaricata
Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO
Description
Small woodland plants with bright blue or sometimes white 5-petaled flowers
Occurrence
Planted in back 40 woods, fern area, and brush island