Prairie and Field Wildflowers of Winnebago County

This is a comprehensive guide to the prairie and field wildflowers of Winnebago County. Please contact Andrea Wallace at andrea@seversondells.org if you would like to add a species or think a change is appropriate.

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common yarrow ¹
Achillea millefolium

Actinomeris alternifolia ²
Verbesina alternifolia

giant ragweed ³
Ambrosia trifida

Field Pussytoes ⁴
Antennaria neglecta

lesser burdock ⁵
Arctium minus

Aster azureus ⁶
Symphyotrichum oolentangiense

Aster novae-angliae ⁶
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

Aster pilosus ⁷
Symphyotrichum pilosum

Nodding Beggarticks ⁸
Bidens cernua

Brown Knapweed ⁹
Centaurea jacea

Chrysanthemum leucanthemum ¹⁰
Leucanthemum vulgare

creeping thistle ¹¹
Cirsium arvense

field thistle ⁶
Cirsium discolor

bull thistle ¹²
Cirsium vulgare

annual fleabane ¹³
Erigeron annuus

Philadelphia fleabane ¹⁴
Erigeron philadelphicus

robin's-plantain ¹⁵
Erigeron pulchellus

daisy fleabane ¹⁴
Erigeron strigosus

common boneset ¹⁶
Eupatorium perfoliatum

Gnaphalium obtusifolium ¹⁷
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium

common sneezeweed ¹⁸
Helenium autumnale

Hieracium aurantiacum ¹⁹
Pilosella aurantiaca

Canada wild lettuce ²⁰
Lactuca canadensis

German Chamomile ²¹
Matricaria chamomilla

Matricaria matricarioides ²²
Matricaria discoidea

Prenanthes alba ²³
Nabalus albus

black-eyed Susan ²⁴
Rudbeckia hirta

Brown-eyed Susan ²⁵
Rudbeckia triloba

cup plant ¹⁴
Silphium perfoliatum

late goldenrod ²⁶
Solidago altissima

Canada goldenrod ²⁷
Solidago canadensis

giant goldenrod ²⁸
Solidago gigantea

Perennial Sow Thistle ²⁹
Sonchus arvensis

Common Sow-thistle ³⁰
Sonchus oleraceus

common dandelion ³¹
Taraxacum officinale

yellow salsify ³²
Tragopogon dubius

Xanthium sp. ¹³
Xanthium

balsam ragwort ³³
Packera paupercula

Field Sowthistle ³⁴
Sonchus arvensis uliginosus

chicory ³⁵
Cichorium intybus

sawtooth sunflower ⁶
Helianthus grosseserratus

common ragweed ³⁶
Ambrosia artemisiifolia

field wormwood ³⁷
Artemisia campestris

calico aster ³⁸
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum

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Prairie and Field Wildflowers of Winnebago County

common yarrow 1 Achillea millefolium

Actinomeris alternifolia 2 Verbesina alternifolia

giant ragweed 3 Ambrosia trifida

Field Pussytoes 4 Antennaria neglecta

lesser burdock 5 Arctium minus

Aster azureus 6 Symphyotrichum oolentangiense

Aster novae-angliae 6 Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

Aster pilosus 7 Symphyotrichum pilosum

Nodding Beggarticks 8 Bidens cernua

Brown Knapweed 9 Centaurea jacea

Chrysanthemum leucanthemum 10 Leucanthemum vulgare

creeping thistle 11 Cirsium arvense

field thistle 6 Cirsium discolor

bull thistle 12 Cirsium vulgare

annual fleabane 13 Erigeron annuus

Philadelphia fleabane 14 Erigeron philadelphicus

robin's-plantain 15 Erigeron pulchellus

daisy fleabane 14 Erigeron strigosus

common boneset 16 Eupatorium perfoliatum

Gnaphalium obtusifolium 17 Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium

common sneezeweed 18 Helenium autumnale

Hieracium aurantiacum 19 Pilosella aurantiaca

Canada wild lettuce 20 Lactuca canadensis

German Chamomile 21 Matricaria chamomilla

Matricaria matricarioides 22 Matricaria discoidea

Prenanthes alba 23 Nabalus albus

black-eyed Susan 24 Rudbeckia hirta

Brown-eyed Susan 25 Rudbeckia triloba

cup plant 14 Silphium perfoliatum

late goldenrod 26 Solidago altissima

Canada goldenrod 27 Solidago canadensis

giant goldenrod 28 Solidago gigantea

Perennial Sow Thistle 29 Sonchus arvensis

Common Sow-thistle 30 Sonchus oleraceus

common dandelion 31 Taraxacum officinale

yellow salsify 32 Tragopogon dubius

Xanthium sp. 13 Xanthium

balsam ragwort 33 Packera paupercula

Field Sowthistle 34 Sonchus arvensis uliginosus

chicory 35 Cichorium intybus

sawtooth sunflower 6 Helianthus grosseserratus

common ragweed 36 Ambrosia artemisiifolia

field wormwood 37 Artemisia campestris

calico aster 38 Symphyotrichum lateriflorum