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Nine Mile Prairie :: SNR-UNL

Nine-Mile Prairie is a 230-acre (97-hectare) relict tallgrass prairie owned by the University of Nebraska Foundation. It is located in on the northwest edge of Lincoln, in Lancaster County. This guide aims to help ecology students identify plant species in nine-mile prairie, Lincoln NE.

slimflower scurfpea ¹
Psoralidium tenuiflorum

wavyleaf thistle ²
Cirsium undulatum

Flodman's thistle ³
Cirsium flodmanii

dandelion ⁴
Taraxacum officinale

purple coneflower ³
Echinacea angustifolia

velvetweed ⁵
Oenothera curtiflora

goatsbeard/yellow salsify ⁶
Tragopogon dubius

New England aster ⁷
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

curly dock ⁸
Rumex crispus

scarlet gaura ⁹
Oenothera suffrutescens

mullein ¹⁰
Verbascum thapsus

buffalograss ¹¹
Bouteloua dactyloides

Canada wildrye ³
Elymus canadensis

Panicum sp. ¹²
Dichanthelium sp.

blue grama ¹³
Bouteloua gracilis

American wild plum ¹⁴
Prunus americana

green foxtail ¹⁵
Setaria viridis

western wheatgrass ¹⁶
Pascopyrum smithii

tall dropseed ¹⁷
Muhlenbergia asperifolia

American pokeweed ¹⁸
Phytolacca americana

partridge pea ¹⁹
Chamaecrista fasciculata

Illinois bundleflower ²⁰
Desmanthus illinoensis

yellow sweetclover ¹⁰
Melilotus officinalis

red clover ²¹
Trifolium pratense

round-headed bush clover ²²
Lespedeza capitata

showy ticktrefoil ²³
Desmodium canadense

Canadian milkvetch ²⁴
Astragalus canadensis

leadplant ²⁵
Amorpha canescens

purple prairie clover ²⁶
Dalea purpurea

white wild indigo ²⁷
Baptisia alba

wild prairie rose ²⁸
Rosa arkansana

roughleaf dogwood ²⁹
Cornus drummondii

common milkweed ³⁰
Asclepias syriaca

butterfly milkweed ³¹
Asclepias tuberosa

whorled milkweed ³²
Asclepias verticillata

catchweed bedstraw ³³
Galium aparine

downy gentian ⁷
Gentiana puberulenta

Tall Thistle ³⁴
Cirsium altissimum

Hairy Hawkweed ²⁰
Hieracium longipilum

blue lettuce ³⁵
Lactuca tatarica

western ironweed ³⁶
Vernonia baldwinii

false boneset ²²
Brickellia eupatorioides

dotted gayfeather ³⁷
Liatris punctata

prairie blazing star ³⁸
Liatris pycnostachya

Field Pussytoes ³⁹
Antennaria neglecta

cudweed sagewort/white sage ⁴⁰
Artemisia ludoviciana

Canada goldenrod ⁴¹
Solidago canadensis

Missouri goldenrod ⁴²
Solidago missouriensis

stiff goldenrod ³
Solidago rigida

Canadian horseweed ¹³
Conyza canadensis

narrowleaf gumweed ⁴³
Grindelia lanceolata

white heath aster ⁴⁴
Symphyotrichum ericoides

false sunflower/smooth oxeye ³⁸
Heliopsis helianthoides

rosinweed ⁴⁵
Silphium integrifolium

annual sunflower ⁴⁶
Helianthus annuus

sawtooth sunflower ⁷
Helianthus grosseserratus

Maximilian sunflower ⁴⁷
Helianthus maximiliani

Stiff Sunflower ²²
Helianthus pauciflorus

western ragweed ⁴⁸
Ambrosia psilostachya

black-eyed susan ⁴⁹
Rudbeckia hirta

smooth sumac ⁵⁰
Rhus glabra

evening primrose ⁵¹
Oenothera biennis

wild bergamot ⁵²
Monarda fistulosa

azure blue sage ⁵³
Salvia azurea

hoary vervain ⁵⁴
Verbena stricta

clammy groundcherry ⁵⁵
Physalis heterophylla

Virginia groundcherry ²⁰
Physalis virginiana

field bindweed ⁵⁶
Convolvulus arvensis

purple poppy mallow ⁵⁷
Callirhoe involucrata

prairie violet ³⁸
Viola pedatifida

yellow flax ³⁸
Linum sulcatum

nodding spurge ⁵⁸
Euphorbia nutans

snow-on-the-mountain ⁵⁹
Euphorbia marginata

common yellow sorrel ⁶⁰
Oxalis stricta

sedge species ²³
Carex

little bluestem ⁶¹
Schizachyrium scoparium

Indiangrass ⁴⁵
Sorghastrum nutans

switchgrass ²³
Panicum virgatum

big bluestem ⁵⁸
Andropogon gerardii

Kentucky bluegrass ²
Poa pratensis

smooth brome ⁶²
Bromus inermis

prairie dropseed ⁶³
Sporobolus heterolepis

purple lovegrass ⁶⁴
Eragrostis spectabilis

sideoats grama ³
Bouteloua curtipendula

purpletop ⁶⁵
Tridens flavus

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Nine Mile Prairie :: SNR-UNL

slimflower scurfpea 1 Psoralidium tenuiflorum

wavyleaf thistle 2 Cirsium undulatum

Flodman's thistle 3 Cirsium flodmanii

dandelion 4 Taraxacum officinale

purple coneflower 3 Echinacea angustifolia

velvetweed 5 Oenothera curtiflora

goatsbeard/yellow salsify 6 Tragopogon dubius

New England aster 7 Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

curly dock 8 Rumex crispus

scarlet gaura 9 Oenothera suffrutescens

mullein 10 Verbascum thapsus

buffalograss 11 Bouteloua dactyloides

Canada wildrye 3 Elymus canadensis

Panicum sp. 12 Dichanthelium sp.

blue grama 13 Bouteloua gracilis

American wild plum 14 Prunus americana

green foxtail 15 Setaria viridis

western wheatgrass 16 Pascopyrum smithii

tall dropseed 17 Muhlenbergia asperifolia

American pokeweed 18 Phytolacca americana

partridge pea 19 Chamaecrista fasciculata

Illinois bundleflower 20 Desmanthus illinoensis

yellow sweetclover 10 Melilotus officinalis

red clover 21 Trifolium pratense

round-headed bush clover 22 Lespedeza capitata

showy ticktrefoil 23 Desmodium canadense

Canadian milkvetch 24 Astragalus canadensis

leadplant 25 Amorpha canescens

purple prairie clover 26 Dalea purpurea

white wild indigo 27 Baptisia alba

wild prairie rose 28 Rosa arkansana

roughleaf dogwood 29 Cornus drummondii

common milkweed 30 Asclepias syriaca

butterfly milkweed 31 Asclepias tuberosa

whorled milkweed 32 Asclepias verticillata

catchweed bedstraw 33 Galium aparine

downy gentian 7 Gentiana puberulenta

Tall Thistle 34 Cirsium altissimum

Hairy Hawkweed 20 Hieracium longipilum

blue lettuce 35 Lactuca tatarica

western ironweed 36 Vernonia baldwinii

false boneset 22 Brickellia eupatorioides

dotted gayfeather 37 Liatris punctata

prairie blazing star 38 Liatris pycnostachya

Field Pussytoes 39 Antennaria neglecta

cudweed sagewort/white sage 40 Artemisia ludoviciana

Canada goldenrod 41 Solidago canadensis

Missouri goldenrod 42 Solidago missouriensis

stiff goldenrod 3 Solidago rigida

Canadian horseweed 13 Conyza canadensis

narrowleaf gumweed 43 Grindelia lanceolata

white heath aster 44 Symphyotrichum ericoides

false sunflower/smooth oxeye 38 Heliopsis helianthoides

rosinweed 45 Silphium integrifolium

annual sunflower 46 Helianthus annuus

sawtooth sunflower 7 Helianthus grosseserratus

Maximilian sunflower 47 Helianthus maximiliani

Stiff Sunflower 22 Helianthus pauciflorus

western ragweed 48 Ambrosia psilostachya

black-eyed susan 49 Rudbeckia hirta

smooth sumac 50 Rhus glabra

evening primrose 51 Oenothera biennis

wild bergamot 52 Monarda fistulosa

azure blue sage 53 Salvia azurea

hoary vervain 54 Verbena stricta

clammy groundcherry 55 Physalis heterophylla

Virginia groundcherry 20 Physalis virginiana

field bindweed 56 Convolvulus arvensis

purple poppy mallow 57 Callirhoe involucrata

prairie violet 38 Viola pedatifida

yellow flax 38 Linum sulcatum

nodding spurge 58 Euphorbia nutans

snow-on-the-mountain 59 Euphorbia marginata

common yellow sorrel 60 Oxalis stricta

sedge species 23 Carex

little bluestem 61 Schizachyrium scoparium

Indiangrass 45 Sorghastrum nutans

switchgrass 23 Panicum virgatum

big bluestem 58 Andropogon gerardii