Kansas playas

Guide to plants found in western Kansas playas

Chamaesyce glyptosperma 1
Euphorbia glyptosperma
Chamaesyce serpens 2
Euphorbia serpens
pitseed goosefoot 3
Chenopodium berlandieri
desert goosefoot 4
Chenopodium pratericola
bull thistle 5
Cirsium vulgare
field bindweed 6
Convolvulus arvensis
Conyza canadensis 7
Erigeron canadensis
purple prairie clover 8
Dalea purpurea
flixweed 9
Descurainia sophia
David's spurge 10
Euphorbia davidii
snow-on-the-mountain 11
Euphorbia marginata
common sunflower 12
Helianthus annuus
Kochia scoparia 13
Bassia scoparia
prickly lettuce 14
Lactuca serriola
California loosestrife 15
Lythrum californicum
melilots and sweetclovers 16
Melilotus
Spotted Evening Primrose 17
Oenothera canescens
knotweeds, smartweeds, and waterpeppers 18
Persicaria
Pink Smartweed 19
Persicaria bicornis
pinkweed 20
Persicaria pensylvanica
prostrate knotweed 21
Polygonum aviculare
bushy knotweed 22
Polygonum ramosissimum
Common purslane 23
Portulaca oleracea
shaggy portulaca 24
Portulaca pilosa
ram's horn 25
Proboscidea louisianica
buttercups 26
Ranunculus
Spreading Yellowcress 27
Rorippa sinuata
curled dock 28
Rumex crispus
Russian thistles 17
Salsola
tumbleweed 29
Salsola tragus
silverleaf nightshade 30
Solanum elaeagnifolium
buffalo-bur 31
Solanum rostratum
yellow salsify 32
Tragopogon dubius
prostrate vervain 17
Verbena bracteata
Purslane Speedwell 33
Veronica peregrina
Silky Sophora 13
Sophora nuttalliana
crossflower 34
Chorispora tenella
scarlet globemallow 35
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Redroot Pigweed 36
Amaranthus retroflexus
Ambrosia grayi
Scarlet Toothcup 37
Ammannia coccinea

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