WETLAND CODE:
OBL – Obligate Wetland: Occurs almost always under natural conditions in wetlands.
FACW – Facultative Wetland: Usually occurs in wetlands, but occasionally found in non-wetlands.
FAC – Facultative: Equally likely to occur in wetlands or non-wetlands.
FACU – Facultative Upland: Usually occurs in non-wetlands, but occasionally found in wetlands.
UPL – Obligate Upland: Occurs almost always under natural conditions in non-wetlands.
SOIL MOISTURE:
W (Wet) – Saturated Soil
WM (Wet Mesic) – Seasonally Saturated Soil
M (Mesic) – Moderately Moist Soil
DM (Dry Mesic) – Well Drained Soil
D (Dry) – Excessively Drained Soil
SUN EXPOSURE:
Full = Full Sun
Partial = Partial Sun
Shade = Shade
SCIENTIFIC NAME |
COMMON NAME |
Wetl. Code |
Soil Moist. |
Sun Exp. |
Ht. |
Color |
Bloom Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Acorus calamus |
Sweet Flag |
OBL |
W-WM |
Shade |
2′ |
Green |
May-Jul |
|
Alisma subcordatum (sold out until week of 6/7/24) |
Water Plantain |
OBL |
W |
Shade |
3′ |
White |
Jun-Sep |
|
Allium cernuum (sold out until week of 6/7/24) |
Nodding Onion |
N/A |
WM-DM |
FullPartial |
18″ |
Lav. |
Jul-Aug |
|
Amorpha canescens |
Lead Plant |
UPL |
M-D |
FullPartial |
3′ |
Purple |
Jun-Jul |
|
Baptisia alba |
White Wild Indigo |
FACU+ |
WM-D |
FullPartial |
4′ |
White |
Jun-Jul |
|
Boltonia asteroides |
False Aster |
FACW |
W-WM |
FullPartial |
4′ |
White |
Aug-Oct |
|
Coreopsis palmata (sold out until week of 6/7/24) |
Prairie Coreopsis |
UPL |
M-D |
FullPartial |
2′ |
Yellow |
Jun-Aug |
|
Dalea candidum (sold out until week of 5/24/24) |
White Prairie Clover |
UPL |
M-D |
FullPartial |
2′ |
White |
Jun-Sep |
|
Eryngium yuccifolium |
Rattlesnake Master |
FAC+ |
WM-DM |
Shade |
4′ |
White |
Jul-Sep |
|
Heliopsis helianthoides |
Ox-eye Sunflower |
UPL |
WM-DM |
FullPartial |
5′ |
Yellow |
Jun-Sep |
|
Heuchera richardsonii |
Prairie Alumroot |
FAC- |
WM-D |
FullPartial |
2′ |
White |
May-Jul |
|
Iris versicolor |
Northern Blue Flag Iris |
OBL |
W-M |
FullPartial |
3′ |
Blue |
May-Jul |
|
Liatris aspera |
Button Blazingstar |
UPL |
M-D |
FullPartial |
3′ |
Purple |
Jul-Oct |
|
Lupinus perennis (sold out until week of 6/7/24) |
Wild Lupine |
UPL |
DM-D |
FullPartial |
2′ |
Blue |
May-Jul |
|
Mimulus ringens |
Monkey Flower |
OBL |
W-WM |
FullPartial |
2′ |
Violet |
Jun-Sep |
|
Penstemon grandiflorus |
Large-flowered Beardtongue |
UPL |
DM-D |
FullPartial |
2′ |
Lav. |
May-Jun |
|
Potentilla arguta |
Prairie Cinquefoil |
FACU- |
DM-D |
FullPartial |
2′ |
Yellow |
Jun-Sep |
|
Pycnanthemum virginianum |
Mountain Mint |
FACW+ |
W-M |
FullPartial |
3′ |
White |
Jun-Sep |
|
Rudbeckia laciniata |
Wild Golden Glow |
FACW+ |
WM-M |
FullPartialShade |
7′ |
Yellow |
Jul-Oct |
|
Silphium laciniatum (sold out until week of 6/7/24) |
Compass Plant |
UPL |
WM-D |
FullPartial |
8′ |
Yellow |
Jun-Sep |
|
Silphium perfoliatum |
Cup Plant |
FACW- |
WM-M |
FullPartial |
8′ |
Yellow |
Jul-Sep |
|
Solidago nemoralis |
Gray Goldenrod |
UPL |
DM-D |
FullPartial |
2′ |
Yellow |
Aug-Oct |
|
Solidago speciosa (sold out until mid-June) |
Showy Goldenrod |
UPL |
M-D |
FullPartial |
5′ |
Yellow |
Aug-Oct |
|
Verbena hastata |
Blue Vervain |
FACW+ |
W-M |
FullPartial |
5′ |
Blue |
Jul-Sep |
|
Verbena stricta |
Hoary Vervain |
UPL |
DM-D |
FullPartial |
2′ |
Blue |
Jun-Sep |
|
Vernonia fasciculata |
Common Ironweed |
FACW |
WM-M |
FullPartial |
6′ |
Purple |
Jul-Sep |