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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Taxonomy
« Back To Dicots Class Magnoliopsida
- Sunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies Order Asterales
  - 44 Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies Family Asteraceae
  - 3 Bellflower Family Family Campanulaceae

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

Indian tobacco ²¹
Lobelia inflata

great blue lobelia ²²
Lobelia siphilitica

pale-spiked lobelia ²³
Lobelia spicata

German Chamomile ²⁴
Matricaria chamomilla

Matricaria matricarioides ²⁵
Matricaria discoidea

Prenanthes alba ²⁶
Nabalus albus

black-eyed Susan ²⁷
Rudbeckia hirta

Brown-eyed Susan ²⁸
Rudbeckia triloba

cup plant ¹⁴
Silphium perfoliatum

late goldenrod ²⁹
Solidago altissima

Canada goldenrod ³⁰
Solidago canadensis

giant goldenrod ³¹
Solidago gigantea

Perennial Sow Thistle ²³
Sonchus arvensis

Common Sow-thistle ³²
Sonchus oleraceus

common dandelion ³³
Taraxacum officinale

yellow salsify ³⁴
Tragopogon dubius

Xanthium sp. ¹³
Xanthium

balsam ragwort ²²
Packera paupercula

Field Sowthistle ³⁵
Sonchus arvensis uliginosus

chicory ³⁶
Cichorium intybus

sawtooth sunflower ⁶
Helianthus grosseserratus

common ragweed ³⁷
Ambrosia artemisiifolia

field wormwood ³⁸
Artemisia campestris

calico aster ³⁹
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

Indian tobacco 21 Lobelia inflata

great blue lobelia 22 Lobelia siphilitica

pale-spiked lobelia 23 Lobelia spicata

German Chamomile 24 Matricaria chamomilla

Matricaria matricarioides 25 Matricaria discoidea

Prenanthes alba 26 Nabalus albus

black-eyed Susan 27 Rudbeckia hirta

Brown-eyed Susan 28 Rudbeckia triloba

cup plant 14 Silphium perfoliatum

late goldenrod 29 Solidago altissima

Canada goldenrod 30 Solidago canadensis

giant goldenrod 31 Solidago gigantea

Perennial Sow Thistle 23 Sonchus arvensis

Common Sow-thistle 32 Sonchus oleraceus

common dandelion 33 Taraxacum officinale

yellow salsify 34 Tragopogon dubius

Xanthium sp. 13 Xanthium

balsam ragwort 22 Packera paupercula

Field Sowthistle 35 Sonchus arvensis uliginosus

chicory 36 Cichorium intybus

sawtooth sunflower 6 Helianthus grosseserratus

common ragweed 37 Ambrosia artemisiifolia

field wormwood 38 Artemisia campestris

calico aster 39 Symphyotrichum lateriflorum