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Flora of the Grasslands/Savannas of the Pennyroyal Plain, KY and TN

This is a guide to the vascular plants of the Western Pennyroyal Karst Plain Ecoregion of sc. and sw. KY and nw. central TN. It specifically includes plants that occur in prairies, barrens, glades, open wetlands, savannas, and open woodlands of the Pennyroyal Plain.

earleaf false foxglove 1
Agalinis auriculata
Agalinis fasciculata
slender false foxglove
Agalinis tenuifolia
swamp agrimony
Agrimonia parviflora
Ambrosia bidentata
big bluestem 2
Andropogon gerardii
Andropogon gyrans
splitbeard bluestem
Andropogon ternarius
Plantain-leaved pussy-toes 3
Antennaria plantaginifolia
Indian hemp 4
Apocynum cannabinum
Slim-spike Three-awn Grass 5
Aristida longespica
oldfield three-awn
Aristida oligantha
Purple Needlegrass
Aristida purpurascens
Blunt-leaf milkweed 6
Asclepias amplexicaulis
common milkweed 7
Asclepias syriaca
Butterfly milkweed 8
Asclepias tuberosa
Redring milkweed 9
Asclepias variegata
Wand milkweed 10
Asclepias viridiflora
smooth yellow false foxglove
Aureolaria flava
White Wild Indigo
Baptisia alba
Bidens polylepis
Downy Pagoda Plant 11
Blephilia ciliata
Boltonia diffusa
Brickellia eupatorioides 10
Bluehearts 12
Buchnera americana
Bush's sedge 13
Carex bushii
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Carex glaucodea
fox sedge 14
Carex vulpinoidea
New Jersey tea 15
Ceanothus americanus
Partridge pea 16
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Sensitive Pea 17
Chamaecrista nictitans
inland sea oats 18
Chasmanthium latifolium
Mistflower 19
Conoclinium coelestinum
Coreopsis major var. major 20
Coreopsis major
Tall Coreopsis 10
Coreopsis tripteris
American hazelnut 21
Corylus americana
Arrowhead Rattlebox 22
Crotalaria sagittalis
Poverty Oatgrass 23
Danthonia spicata
Hoary Tick-trefoil 24
Desmodium canescens
Little-leaf Tick-clover 22
Desmodium ciliare
panicled ticktrefoil 25
Desmodium paniculatum
Sessileleaf Ticktrefoil
Desmodium sessilifolium
hairy rosette-panicgrass 23
Dichanthelium acuminatum
Cypress Witchgrass
Dichanthelium dichotomum
open-flower witchgrass
Dichanthelium laxiflorum
Dichanthelium polyanthes
Panicum polyanthes
Dichanthelium scoparium
Dichanthelium depauperatum
Dichanthelium depauperatum
American persimmon 26
Diospyros virginiana
Purple Lovegrass
Eragrostis spectabilis
Erigeron strigosus var. strigosus
Erigeron strigosus strigosus
white boneset 27
Eupatorium album
Eupatorium fistulosum 28
Eutrochium fistulosum
common boneset 20
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Eupatorium pubescens
Eupatorium torreyanum
flowering spurge 29
Euphorbia corollata
Single-stemmed Bog Aster 30
Eurybia hemispherica
flat-topped goldenrod 31
Euthamia graminifolia
mountain strawberry 32
Fragaria virginiana
Hairy bedstraw 33
Galium pilosum
Biennial Beeblossom 34
Gaura biennis
Gymnopogon ambiguus
Common Sneezeweed 35
Helenium autumnale
southern sneezeweed 33
Helenium flexuosum
Narrowleaf Sunflower 22
Helianthus angustifolius
Helianthus microcephalus
Ashy Sunflower 36
Helianthus mollis
Mcdowell's Sunflower 10
Helianthus occidentalis
Harsh Sunflower 37
Helianthus strumosus
Helianthus hirsutus
Helianthus hirsutus
false sunflower 38
Heliopsis helianthoides
Heterotheca camporum
Hairy Hawkweed
Hieracium gronovii
Hairy Hawkweed
Hieracium longipilum
Houstonia purpurea var. calycosa
Houstonia purpurea calycosa
woodland spider-lily
Hymenocallis occidentalis
Nits and Lice
Hypericum drummondii
St. Andrews cross
Hypericum hypericoides
spotted St. John's wort 20
Hypericum punctatum
Hypericum stragulum
Hypericum virgatum 39
Short-fruit Rush
Juncus brachycarpus
Two-flower Dwarf-dandelion 38
Krigia biflora
Potato Dandelion
Krigia dandelion
Hairy Pinweed
Lechea mucronata
Slender Pinweed
Lechea tenuifolia
round-headed bush clover 40
Lespedeza capitata
Hairy Lespedeza
Lespedeza hirta
Trailing Lespedeza 41
Lespedeza procumbens
Lespedeza repens 1
Slender Bush Clover 42
Lespedeza virginica
Blazing Star 43
Liatris spicata
Scaly Blazing Star 44
Liatris squarrosa
Liatris squarrulosa 11
hoary puccoon 15
Lithospermum canescens
Downy Lobelia 37
Lobelia puberula
spiked lobelia 45
Lobelia spicata
coral honeysuckle 46
Lonicera sempervirens
lanceleaf loosestrife
Lysimachia lanceolata

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