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Prairies & Potholes Linnaeus List

This is a guide that corresponds with the Prairies & Potholes Linnaeus List for the Minnesota Master Naturalist Program. These are species that, as a naturalist you may encounter, but should be able to interpret the "story" of the species that are pictured here.

American Bison 1
Bison bison
side-oats grama 2
Bouteloua curtipendula
little bluestem 3
Schizachyrium scoparium
Indiangrass 4
Sorghastrum nutans
prairie cordgrass 5
Spartina pectinata
big bluestem 6
Andropogon gerardii
Wild Plum 7
Harpephyllum caffrum
burr oak 6
Quercus macrocarpa
Poison Ivy 8
Toxicodendron radicans
Common buckthorn 9
Rhamnus cathartica
Smooth Sumac 10
Rhus glabra
prairie rose 11
Rosa arkansana
purple vetch 12
Vicia benghalensis
Prairie Smoke 6
Geum triflorum
Pasque Flower 13
Pulsatilla vulgaris colors
shooting stars 14
Dodecatheon
purple coneflower 15
Echinacea purpurea
Leadplant 16
Amorpha canescens
Prairie blazing star 4
Liatris pycnostachya
Canada Goldenrod 6
Solidago canadensis
New England aster 17
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Northern Grasshopper Mouse 18
Onychomys leucogaster
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel 19
Ictidomys tridecemlineatus
American Mink 20
Neovison vison
Long-tailed Weasel 21
Mustela frenata
Muskrat 22
Ondatra zibethicus
Red Fox 23
Vulpes vulpes
American Badger 24
Taxidea taxus
Plains Pocket Gopher 25
Geomys bursarius
Coyote 26
Canis latrans
Monarch Butterfly 27
Danaus plexippus
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 28
Papilio glaucus
Large Milkweed Bug 29
Oncopeltus fasciatus
Regal Fritillary 21
Speyeria idalia
Dragonflies and Damselflies 30
Odonata
Field Cricket 31
Gryllus campestris
Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Locusts
Orthoptera
Mosquitoes 32
Culicidae
Western Meadowlark 33
Sturnella neglecta
Yellow-headed Blackbird 34
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Bobolink 9
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Upland Sandpiper 24
Bartramia longicauda
Burrowing Owl 35
Athene cunicularia
Dickcissel 24
Spiza americana
Savannah Sparrow 36
Passerculus sandwichensis
Grasshopper Sparrow 37
Ammodramus savannarum
Greater Prairie-Chicken 38
Tympanuchus cupido
Clay-colored Sparrow 24
Spizella pallida
Greater bladderwort 24
Utricularia vulgaris
Water smartweed 39
Persicaria amphibia
Duckweeds 40
Lemna
Sedges 41
Carex anherodes
Cattails 42
Typha
Broad-leaved arrowhead 11
Sagittaria latifolia
Purple Loosestrife 43
Lythrum salicaria
Water Horsetail 44
Equisetum fluviatile
Leafy beggartick 45
Bidens frondosa
Largemouth Bass 46
Micropterus salmoides
Bluegill 47
Lepomis macrochirus
Black Crappie 47
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Fathead Minnow
Pimephales promelas
Black Bullhead 48
Ameiurus melas
Channel Catfish 49
Ictalurus punctatus
Bigmouth Buffalo 50
Ictiobus cyprinellus
Mayfly genus Ephemera 51
Ephemera
Water Boatmen 52
Corixidae
Whirligig Beetles 53
Gyrinidae
Giant Water Bug 54
Lethocerus americanus
Painted Turtle 55
Chrysemys picta
Snapping Turtle 56
Chelydra serpentina
Smooth Softshell Turtle 57
Apalone mutica
Plains Garter Snake 58
Thamnophis radix
Northern Prairie Skink 59
Plestiodon septentrionalis
Northern Leopard Frog 60
Lithobates pipiens
American Toad 61
Anaxyrus americanus
Gopher (Bull) Snake 62
Pituophis catenifer
Plains Hognose Snake 63
Heterodon nasicus
Blue-winged Teal 64
Anas discors
Mallard 65
Anas platyrhynchos
Northern Shoveler 64
Anas clypeata
Wood Duck 66
Aix sponsa
American White Pelican 67
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Northern Harrier 19
Circus cyaneus
Sora 36
Porzana carolina
Great Blue Heron 36
Ardea herodias
Pied-billed Grebe 68
Podilymbus podiceps
Canvasback 24
Aythya valisineria
American Coot 69
Fulica americana
Tiger Salamander 62
Ambystoma tigrinum
Caddisflies 70
Trichoptera
Flies 71
Diptera
Great Egret 36
Ardea alba
Solidago rigida rigida 6
Gray-headed Coneflower 72
Ratibida pinnata
eurasian water-milfoil 73
Myriophyllum spicatum
lake sedge 74
Carex lacustris
wheat sedge 75
Carex atherodes
Giant Bur-reed 76
Sparganium eurycarpum
Showy beggartick/Tickseed sunflower 77
Bidens coronata
Brickellia eupatorioides 78

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