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Itasca State Park Biodiversity

A guide to the Biota of Itasca State Park, Minnesota

compiled by Janet Rith-Najarian

common yarrow 1
Achillea millefolium
broad-leaved goldenrod 2
Solidago flexicaulis
Hairy Goldenrod
Solidago hispida
Philadelphia fleabane 3
Erigeron philadelphicus
giant sunflower 4
Helianthus giganteus
cutleaf coneflower 5
Rudbeckia laciniata
black-eyed Susan 6
Rudbeckia hirta
black-eyed susan
Rudbeckia hirta pulcherrima
grey-headed coneflower 7
Ratibida pinnata
great blanketflower 8
Gaillardia aristata
Creeping Bellflower 9
Campanula rapunculoides
Harebell 10
Campanula rotundifolia
wild geranium 11
Geranium maculatum
poison ivy 12
Toxicodendron radicans
western poison ivy 2
Toxicodendron rydbergii
staghorn sumac 13
Rhus typhina
prickly ash 2
Zanthoxylum americanum
sugar maple 14
Acer saccharum
Mountain Maple 15
Acer spicatum
Alpine Enchanter's-nightshade 16
Circaea alpina
common evening-primrose 17
Oenothera biennis
fireweed 18
Chamaenerion angustifolium
bur oak 19
Quercus macrocarpa
northern red oak 20
Quercus rubra
paper birch 21
Betula papyrifera
Swamp Birch 22
Betula pumila
grey alder 23
Alnus incana
swamp alder 24
Alnus incana rugosa
American hazelnut 25
Corylus americana
beaked hazelnut 26
Corylus cornuta
great mullein 27
Verbascum thapsus
Canadian wood betony 2
Pedicularis canadensis
marsh hedge nettle 28
Stachys hispida
anise hyssop 29
Agastache foeniculum
wild bergamot 30
Monarda fistulosa
common selfheal 31
Prunella vulgaris
Marsh Skullcap 32
Scutellaria galericulata
corn mint 33
Mentha arvensis
ground-ivy 34
Glechoma hederacea
common toadflax 35
Linaria vulgaris
thyme-leaved speedwell 36
Veronica serpyllifolia
scrambled eggs 6
Corydalis aurea
bloodroot 37
Sanguinaria canadensis
red columbine 38
Aquilegia canadensis
tall meadow-rue 39
Thalictrum dasycarpum
early meadow-rue 40
Thalictrum dioicum
small-flowered buttercup 41
Ranunculus abortivus
meadow buttercup 42
Ranunculus acris
marsh marigold 43
Caltha palustris
Marsh-marigold 44
Caltha palustris palustris
wood anemone
Anemone quinquefolia
tall thimbleweed 45
Anemone virginiana
round-lobed hepatica 46
Hepatica americana
meadow anemone 47
Anemonastrum canadense
red baneberry 48
Actaea rubra
white-fruited red baneberry 49
Actaea rubra neglecta
red baneberry
Actaea rubra rubra
northern bush honeysuckle 50
Diervilla lonicera
Common Snowberry 51
Symphoricarpos albus
American fly-honeysuckle 52
Lonicera canadensis
Glaucous Honeysuckle 53
Lonicera dioica
hairy honeysuckle 52
Lonicera hirsuta
twinflower 54
Linnaea borealis
red-berried elder 55
Sambucus racemosa
downy arrowwood 52
Viburnum rafinesquianum
water hemlock 56
Cicuta maculata
common cowparsnip 57
Heracleum maximum
wild sarsaparilla 58
Aralia nudicaulis
American spikenard 59
Aralia racemosa
basswood 60
Tilia americana
American basswood 61
Tilia americana americana
eastern leatherwood 62
Dirca palustris
American white waterlily 63
Nymphaea odorata
variegated pond-lily 64
Nuphar variegata
balsam poplar 65
Populus balsamifera
bigtooth aspen 66
Populus grandidentata
Black Poplar 67
Populus nigra
trembling aspen 68
Populus tremuloides
Canada violet 69
Viola canadensis
Labrador violet 70
Viola labradorica
downy yellow violet 71
Viola pubescens
Downy Yellow Violet 72
Viola pubescens pubescens
common blue violet 39
Viola sororia
field forget-me-not 27
Myosotis arvensis
Field Forget-me-not 73
Myosotis arvensis arvensis
Canadian wild ginger 38
Asarum canadense
hoary alyssum 68
Berteroa incana
bitter wintercress 74
Barbarea vulgaris
prickly gooseberry 75
Ribes cynosbati
Virginia creeper 76
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Buxbaum's sedge 77
Carex buxbaumii
big bluestem 62
Andropogon gerardii
sideoats grama 78
Bouteloua curtipendula
blue grama 79
Bouteloua gracilis
narrow-leaved cattail 68
Typha angustifolia
broadleaf cattail 80
Typha latifolia
showy lady's slipper 81
Cypripedium reginae
yellow lady's slipper 82
Cypripedium parviflorum
northern small yellow lady's slipper 83
Cypripedium parviflorum makasin
large yellow lady's-slipper 84
Cypripedium parviflorum pubescens

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