Vascular Flora of OSU-Marion Campus Prairie
Surveys conducted by R. Klips 1997-2001 and R. Whitkus 1987.
Specimens on file at OSU-Marion.
| SPECIES | COMMON NAME | FAMILY | ORIGIN |
| Acer negundo L. | box-elder | Aceraceae | NATIVE |
| Acer saccharinum L. | silver maple | Aceraceae | NATIVE |
| Achillea millefolium L. | yarrow | Asteraceae | NATIVE |
| Acorus americanus (Raf.) Raf. | American sweet-flag | Acoraceae | NATIVE |
| Agrostis stolonifera L. | creeping bent grass | Poaceae | ALIEN |
| Alisma triviale Pursh | northern water-plantain | Alismataceae | NATIVE |
| Alliaria petiolata (Bieb.) Cavara & Grande | garlic mustard | Brassicaceae | ALIEN |
| Allium cernuum Roth | nodding wild onion | Liliaceae | NATIVE |
| Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. | common ragweed | Asteraceae | NATIVE |
| Ambrosia trifida L. | giant ragweed | Asteraceae | NATIVE |
| Andropogon gerardii Vitman | big bluestem | Poaceae | NATIVE |
| Anenome canadensis L. | Canada anenome | Ranunculaceae | NATIVE |
| Anenome virginiana L. | tall anemone | Ranunculaceae | NATIVE |
| Angelica atropurpurea L. | purple-stemmed angelica | Apiaceae | NATIVE |
| Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richardson | plantain-leaved pussy-toes | Asteraceae | NATIVE |
| Apocynum cannabinum L. | Indian-hemp | Apocynaceae | NATIVE |
| Ascepias sullivantii Engelm. Ex A. Gray | Sullivant’s milkweed | Asclepiadaceae | NATIVE |
| Ascepias syriaca L. | common milkweed | Asclepiadaceae | NATIVE |
| Asclepias incarnata L. | swamp milkweed | Asclepiadaceae | NATIVE |
| Asclepias tuberosa L. | butterfly-weed | Asclepiadaceae | NATIVE |
| Aster lateriflorus (L.) Britton | goblet aster | Asteraceae | NATIVE |
| Aster novae-angliae L. | New England aster | Asteraceae | NATIVE |
| Aster pilosus Willd. | awl aster | Asteraceae | NATIVE |
| Aster sagittifolius Wedem. Ex Willd. | arrow-leaved aster | Asteraceae | NATIVE |
| Baptisia alba. (L.) Vent. Var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely | prairie false indigo | Fabaceae | NATIVE |
| Barbarea vulgaris R. Br. | yellow rocket | Brassicaceae | ALIEN |
| Bidens tripartita L. | purple-stemed beggar-ticks | Asteraceae | NATIVE |
| Bromus inermis Leysser | smooth brome | Poaceae | ALIEN |
| Bromus secalinus L. | cheat | Poaceae | ALIEN |
| Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) P. Beauv. | Canada bluejoint | Poaceae | NATIVE |
| Calystegia sepium (L.) R. Br. | hedge bindweed | Convolvulaceae | NATIVE |
| Camassia scilloides (Raf.) Cory | wild hyacinth | Liliaceae | NATIVE |
| Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. | shepherd’s-purse | Brassicaceae | ALIEN |
| Carex annectens (E.P. Bicknell) E.P. Bicknell | yellow fox sedge | Cyperaceae | NATIVE |
| Carex frankii Kunth | Frank’s sedge | Cyperaceae | NATIVE |
| Carex normalis Mackenzie | larger straw sedge | Cyperaceae | NATIVE |
| Carex spicata Huds. | lesser prickly sedge | Cyperaceae | ALIEN |
| Carex vulpinoidea Michx. | foxtail sedge | Cyperaceae | NATIVE |
| Cerastium fontanum Baumg. | common mouse-ear chickweed | Caryophyllaceae | ALIEN |
| Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene | partridge-pea | Caesalpinaceae | NATIVE |
| Chrysanthemum leucanthemun L. | ox-eye daisy | Asteraceae | ALIEN |
| Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. | Canada thistle | Asteraceae | ALIEN |
| Claytonia virginica L. | spring-beauty | Portulaceae | NATIVE |
| Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronquist | common horseweed | Asteraceae | NATIVE |
| Coreopsis tripteris L. | tall tickseed | Asteraceae | NATIVE |
| Cornus amomum Miller | silky dogwood | Cornaceae | NATIVE |
| Dactylis glomerata L. | orchard grass | Poaceae | ALIENN |
| Daucus carota L. | wild carrot | Apiaceae | ALIEN |
| Desmodium cuspidatum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC. ex Loudon | big tick-trefoil | Fabaceae | NATIVE |
| Dipsacus fullonum L. | common teasel | Dipsacaceae | ALIEN |
| Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench. | purple coneflower | Asteraceae | NATIVE |
| Eleagnus umbellata Thunb. | autumn-olive | Eleagnaceae | ASIA |
| Eleocharis tenuis (Willd.) Schultes var. verrucosa (Svenson) Svenson | western slender spike-rush | Cyperaceae | NATIVE |
| Elymus canadensis L. | Canada wild rye | Poaceae | NATIVE |
| Elymus repens (L.) Gould | quack grass | Poaceae | ALIEN |
| Elymus virginicus L. | Virginia wild rye | Poaceae | NATIVE |
| Equisetum arvense L. | field horsetail | Equisetaceae | NATIVE |
| Erechtites hieracifolia (L.) Raf. ex DC. | pilewort | Asteraceae | NATIVE |
| Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. | daisy fleabane | Asteraceae | NATIVE |
| Erigeron philadelphicus L. | Philadelphia fleabane | Asteraceae | NATIVE |
| Eryngium yuccifolium Michx. | ratlesnake-master | Apiaceae | NATIVE |
| Eupatorium altissimum L. | tall thoroughwort | Asteraceae | NATIVE |
| Euphorbia corollata L. | flowering spurge | Euphorbiaceae | NATIVE |
| Euthamia graminifolia (L.) Nutt. | flat-topped goldenrod | Asteraceae | NATIVE |
| Fragaria virginiana Duchesne | thick-leaved wild strawberry | Rosaceae | NATIVE |
| Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall | green ash | Oleaceae | NATIVE |
| Galium aparine L. | cleavers | Rubiaceae | NATIVE |
| Galium obtusum Bigelow | stiff marsh bedstraw | Rubiaceae | NATIVE |
| Gaura biennis L. | biennial gaura | Onagraceae | NATIVE |
| Gentiana andrewsii Griseb. | bottle gentian | Gentianaceae | NATIVE |
| Geum canadense Jacq. | white avens | Rosaceae | NATIVE |
| Geum vernum (Raf.) Torr. & A. Gray | spring avens | Rosaceae | NATIVE |
| Glechoma hederacea | ground-ivy | Lamiaceae | ALIEN |
| Helenium autumnale L. | common sneezeweed | Asteraceae | NATIVE |
| Helianthus grosseserratus M. Martens | sawtooth sunflower | Asteraceae | NATIVE |
| Helianthus hirsutus Raf. | hairy sunflower | Asteraceae | NATIVE |
| Heliopsis helianthoides (L.) Sweet | smooth ox-eye | Asteraceae | NATIVE |
| Hesperis matronalis L. | dame’s rocket | Brassicaceae | ALIEN |
| Hierochloe odorata (L.) P. Beauv. | sweet grass | Poaceae | NATIVE |
| Hypericum perforatum L. | common St. John’s-wort | Clusiaceae | ALIEN |
| Hypoxis hirsuta (L.) Cov. | yellow star-grass | Liliaceae | NATIVE |
| Iris virginica L. var. shrevei (Small) E.S. Anderson | southern blue flag | Iridaceae | NATIVE |
| Juncus articulatus L. | jointed rush | Juncaceae | NATIVE |
| Juncus tenuis Willd. | path rush | Juncaceae | NATIVE |
| Lactuca canadensis L. | tall lettuce | Asteraceae | NATIVE |
| Lamium amplexicaule L. | henbit | Lamiaceae | ALIEN |
| Lamium purpureum L. | purple dead-netttle | Lamiaceae | ALIEN |
| Leersia oryzoides (L.) Sw. | rice cut grass | Poaceae | NATIVE |
| Lespedeza capitata Michx. | bush-clover | Fabaceae | NATIVE |
| Liatris scariosa (L.) Willd. | large blazing-star | Asteraceae | NATIVE |
| Liatris spicata (L.) Willd. | sessile blazing-star | Asteraceae | NATIVE |
| Lobelia syphilitica L. | great lobelia | Campanulaceae | NATIVE |
| Lolium pratense (Huds.) Darbysh. | meadow fescue | Poaceae | ALIEN |
| Lonicera morrowii A. Gray | Morrow’s honeysuckle | Caprifoliaceae | ALIEN |
| Lycopus americanus Muhl. ex W.P.C. Barton | cut-leaved water-horehound | Lamiaceae | NATIVE |
| Lysimachia nummularia L. | moneywort | Primulaceae | ALIEN |
| Lythrum alatum Pursh | wing-angled loosestrife | Lythraceae | NATIVE |
| Malus pumila Mill. | common apple | Rosaceae | ALIEN |
| Medicago lupulina L. | black medick | Fabaceae | ALIEN |
| Melilotus officinalis (L.) Pall. | yellow sweet-clover | Fabaceae | ALIEN |
| Melilutus albus Medik. | white sweet-clover | Fabaceae | ALIEN |
| Menispermum canadense L. | moonseed | Menispermaceae | NATIVE |
| Mentha spicata L. | spearmint | Lamiaceae | ALIEN |
| Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link | Virginia bluebells | Boraginaceae | NATIVE |
| Mimulus ringens L. | common monkey-flower | Scrophulariaceae | NATIVE |
| Monarda fistulosa L. | wild bergamot | Lamiaceae | NATIVE |
| Muhlenbergia mexicana (L.) Trin. | leafy satin grass | Poaceae | NATIVE |
| Onoclea sensibilis L. | sensitive fern | Dryopteridaceae | NATIVE |
| Panicum capillare L. | witch grass | Poaceae | NATIVE |
| Panicum virgatum | switch grass | Poaceae | NATIVE |
| Penstemon digitalis Nutt. es Sims | foxglove beard-tongue | Scrophulariaceae | NATIVE |
| Phalaris arundinacea L. | reed canary grass | Poaceae | NATIVE |
| Phleum pratense L. | Timothy | Poaceae | NATIVE |
| Physostegia virginiana (L.) Benth. | obedience | Lamiaceae | NATIVE |
| Plantago lanceolata L. | English plantain | Plantaginaceae | ALIEN |
| Poa pratensis L. | Kentucky blue grass | Poaceae | ALIEN |
| Potentilla norvegica L. | rough cinquefoil | Rosaceae | NATIVE |
| Potentilla recta L. | sulfur cinquefoil | Rosaceae | ALIEN |
| Potentilla simplex Michx. | old-field cinquefoil | Rosaceae | NATIVE |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. | wild black cherry | Rosaceae | NATIVE |
| Pycnanthemum viginianum (L.) Durand & B.D. Jack. ex B.L. Rob. & Fernald | Virginia mountain-mint | Lamiaceae | NATIVE |
| Quercus imbricaria Michx. | shingle oak | Fagaceae | NATIVEN |
| Ranunculus abortivus L. | kidney-leaved buttercup | Ranunculaceae | NATIVE |
| Ratibida pinnata (Vent.) Barnhardt | prairie coneflower | Asteraceae | NATIVE |
| Rosa blanda Aiton | smooth rose | Rosaceae | NATIVE |
| Rubus allegheniensis Porter | common blackberry | Rosaceae | NATIVE |
| Rubus occidentalis L. | black raspberry | Rosaceae | NATIVE |
| Rudbeckia fulgida Aiton | orange coneflower | Asteraceae | NATIVE |
| Rudbeckia hirta L. | black-eyed Susan | Asteraceae | NATIVE |
| Rudbeckia laciniata L. | cut-leaved coneflower | Asteraceae | NATIVE |
| Rumex crispus L. | curly dock | Polygonaceae | ALIEN |
| Salix eriocephala Michx. | diamond willow | Salicaceae | NATIVE |
| Salix fragilis L. | crack willow | Salicaceae | ALIEN |
| Salix interior Rowlee | sandbar willow | Salicaceae | NATIVE |
| Salix lucida | shining willow | Salicaceae | NATIVE |
| Salix nigra Marshall | black willow | Salicaceae | NATIVE |
| Sambucus canadensis L. | common elder | Caprifoliaceae | NATIVE |
| Sanicula canadensis L. | Canada-sanicle | Apiaceae | NATIVE |
| Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash | little bluestem | Poaceae | NATIVE |
| Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (C.C. Gmel.) Palla | soft-stemmed bulrush | Cyperaceae | NATIVE |
| Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth | wool-grass | Cyperaceae | NATIVE |
| Senecio aureus L. | golden ragwort | Asteraceae | NATIVE |
| Setaria viridis (L.) P. Beauv. | green foxtail grass | Poaceae | NATIVE |
| Silene latifolia Poir. | white campion | Caryophyllaceae | ALIEN |
| Silene regia Sims | royal catchfly | Caryophyllaceae | NATIVE |
| Silphium integrifolium Michx. | prairie rosinweed | Asteraceae | ALIEN |
| Silphium terebinthinaceum Jacq. | prairie-dock | Asteraceae | NATIVE |
| Silphium trifoliatum L. | whorled rosinweed | Asteraceae | NATIVE |
| Sisyrinchium albidum Raf. | pale blue-eyed-grass | Iridaceae | NATIVE |
| Solanum dulcamara L. | bittersweet | Solanaceae | NATIVE |
| Solidago canadensis L. | common goldenrod | Asteraceae | NATIVE |
| Solidago juncea Aiton | early goldenrod | Asteraceae | NATIVE |
| Solidago riddellii Frank ex Riddell | Riddell’s goldenrod | Asteraceae | NATIVE |
| Solidago rigida L. | stiff goldenrod | Asteraceae | NATIVE |
| Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash | Indian grass | Poaceae | NATIVE |
| Spartina pectinata Link | prairie cord grass | Poaceae | NATIVE |
| Spiraea alba Du Roi | meadow-sweet | Rosaceae | NATIVE |
| Stellaria media (L.) Vill. | common chickweed | Caprifoliaceae | ALIEN |
| Taraxacum officinale Weber ex Wiggers | common dandelion | Asteraceae | ALIEN |
| Thalictrum dasycarpum Fisch. & Ave-Lall. | purple meadow-rue | Ranunculaceae | NATIVE |
| Thlaspi arvense L. | field penny cress | Brassicaceae | ALIEN |
| Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze | poison ivy | Anacardiaceae | NATIVE |
| Tradescantia ohioensis Raf | smooth spiderwort | Commelinaceae | NATIVE |
| Trifolium hybridum L. | Alsike clover | Fabaceae | ALIEN |
| Trifolium pratense L. | red clover | Fabaceae | ALIEN |
| Typha angustifolia L. | narrow-leaved cat-tail | Typhaceae | ALIEN |
| Verbena urticifolia L. | white vervain | Verbenaceae | NATIVE |
| Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville | tall ironweed | Asteraceae | NATIVE |
| Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw. | culver’s-root | Scrophulariaceae | NATIVE |
| Viola sororia Willd. | common blue violet | Violaceae | NATIVE |
| Vitis riparia Michx. | riverbank grape | Vitaceae | NATIVE |
| Xanthium strumarium L. | common cocklebur | Asteraceae | NATIVE |
| Zizia aurea (L.) W.D. J. Koch | golden Alexanders | Apiaceae | NATIVE |