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Iowa Plants - Species Index

• Acanthaceae (2 genera in IA)

  (Acanthus family)

• Justicia americana - (Water willow)

• Ruellia spp, - (Wild petunia)

• Asparagaceae

  (Asparagus family)

• Puschkinia_scilloides - (striped squill )

• Alismataceae (3 genera in IA) - Monocot.

  (Water-plantain family)

• Alisma spp. - (Water plantain)

• Echinodorus spp. - (Burhead)

• Sagittaria.spp - (Arrowhead)

• Amaranthaceae (2 genera in IA) - (members of the Chenopodiaceae may be moved into this family)

  (Amaranth family)

• Amaranthus spp. - (Amaranth)

• Froelichia spp. - (Cottonweed)

• Anacardiaceae (2 genera in IA)

  (Cashew or Sumac Family)

• Rhus glabra. - (Smooth sumac)

• Toxicodendron radicans - (Poison ivy)

• Apiaceae (Umbellifereae) (22 genera in IA)

  (Carrot Family)

• Aethusa cynapium - (Fool's parsley)

• Angelica atropurpurea - (Purplestem angelica)

• Cicuta maculata - (Water hemlock)

• Conium maculatum - (Poison hemlock)

• Cryptotaenia canadensis - (Canadian honewort)

• Daucus carota - (Queen Anne's lace)

• Eryngium yuccifolium - (Rattlesnake master)

• Osmorhiza longistylis - (Sweet Cicely)

• Oxypolis rigidior - (Stiff Cowbane)

• Pastinaca sativa - (Wild parsnip)

• Sanicula odorata - (Black snakeroot)

• Taenidia integerrima - (Yellow pimpernel)

• Thaspium barbinode - (Meadow parsnip)

• Zizia aurea - (Golden zizia)

• Apocynaceae

  (Milkweed, Dogbane Family)

• Iowa Genera - (Dogbane, Milkweeds )

• Apocynum cannabinum - (Indian hemp)

• Apocynum androsaemifolium - (Trailing Dogbane)

• Cynanchum laeve - (Honeyvine)

• Vinca minor - (common periwinkle)

• Araceae (4 genera) - Monocot.

  (Arum Family)

• Acorus calamus - (Sweetflag)

• Arisaema triphyllum - (Jack-In-The-Pulpit)

• Arisaema dracontium - (Green dragon)

• Peltandra virginica - (Arrow arum)

• Symplocarpus foetidus - (Skunk Cabbage)

• Aristolochiaceae

  (Dutchman's pipe family)

• Asarum canadense - (Wild Ginger)

• Asteraceae (Compositae)

  (Sunflower Family)

• Achillea millefolium - (Common Yarrow)

• Ageratina altissima - (White snakeroot)

• Ambrosia artemisiifolia

• Ambrosia trifida

• Antennaria neglecta - (Field pussytoes)

• Arctium spp.

• Arnoglosssum atriplicifolium - (Pale Indian Plantain)

• Artemisia campestris - (Field sagewort)

• Aster spp.

• Brickellia eupatorioides - (False boneset)

• Cichorium intybus

• Cirsium spp. - (Thistles)

• Coreopsis tripteris

• Echinacea pallida

• Echinacea purpurea

• Erigeron annuus – (Daisy fleabane)

• Eupatoriadelphus spp. - (Spotted Joe-pye weed - [see Eutrochium])

• Eupatorium spp. - (6 species)

• Euthamia graminifolia. - (Grass-leaved goldenrod)

• Eutrochium spp. - (2 species)

• Helianthus grosseserratus

• Helianthus mollis

• Helianthus tuberosus

• Heliopsis helianthoides

• Krigia biflora - (Twoflorwer dwarfdandelion)

• Leucanthemum vulgare

• Liatris aspera

• Liatris pycnostachya

• Oligoneuron spp. - (3 species - [see Solidago])

• Packera plattensis

• Parthenium integrifolium

• Ratibida pinnata

• Rudbeckia hirta

• Rudbeckia laciniata

• Rubeckia triloba

• Silphium integrifolium - (Rosin weed)

• Silphium laciniatum - (Compass plant)

• Silphium perfoliatum - (Cup plant)

• Silphium terebinthinaceum - (Prairie Dock)

• Solidago spp. - (Goldenrod - 15 species)

• Taraxacum officionale

• Tragopogan dubius

• Vernonia baldwinii - (Western Ironweed)

• Vernonia fasciculata - (Common Ironweed)

• Vernonia gigantea - (Tall Ironweed)

• Vernonia missurica - (Missouri Ironweed)

• Balsaminaceae

• Impatiens capensis

• Berberidaceae

• Caulophyllum_thalictroides - (Blue Cohosh)

• Jeffersonia diphylla - (Twinleaf)

• Podophyllum peltatum

• Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

• Betulaceae

• Betula nigra

• Boraginaceae

  (Borage Family)

• Iowa Genera - (Puccoon)

• Buglossoides arvensis - (Corn gromwell)

• Lithospermum canescens - (Hoary puccoon)

• Mertensia virginica – (Virginia bluebells)

• Brassicaceae

• Alliaria petiolata

• Barbarea vulgaris - (Yellow rocket)

• Cardamine_spp. - (5 species)

• Erysimum hieraciifolium.

• Lepidium campestre

• Campanulaceae

• Campanula americana

• Lobelia spp. in Iowa

• Lobelia cardinalis

• Lobelia siphilitica

• Lobelia spicata

• Caprifoliaceae

• Ionicera maackii

• Ionicera sp.

• Caryophyllaceae

  (Pink Family)

• Cerastium arvense

• Dianthus armeria

• Myosoton aquaticum - (Giant chickweed)

• Silene regia

• Stellaria media - (Chickweed)

• Stellaria sp.

• Celastraceae

• Celastrus scandens - (American bittersweet)

• Clusiaceae

• Hypericum perforatum

• Hypericum punctatum

• Commelinaceae

  (Spiderwort Family)

• Commelina communis – (Asian Dayflower)

• Tradescantia ohiensis – (Ohio Spiderwort)

• Convolvulaceae

  (Morning-glory or bindweed Family)

• Iowa taxa - (Five genera, eighteen species)

• Cornaceae

• Cornus spp. - (seven species)

• Crassulaceae

• Sedum acre - (Mossy stonecrop)

• Sedum ternatum - (Wild stonecrop)

• Cucurbitaceae

• Cucurbita foetidissima - (Missouri gourd)

• Echinocystis lobata - (Wild cucumber)

• Cyperaceae

• Carex sp.

• Ericaceae

• Monotropa

• Euphorbiaceae

• Acalypha virginica

• Euphorbia corollata

• Fabaceae (Laguminosae)

  STUB(Pea Family)

• Amorpha canescens

• Baptisia alba – (White false indigo)

• Baptisia australis – (Blue false indigo)

• Chamaecrista fasciculata

• Desmanthus illinoensis

• Desmodium canadense

• Hesperis matronalis

• Lotus corniculatus

• Melilotus alba

• Melilotus officinalis

• Securigera varia

• Tephrosia virginiana

• Trifolium pratense

• Trifolium repens

• Fumariaceae

  (Fumari Family)

• Dicentra_spp.

• Gentianaceae

• Gentiana alba

• Gentiana andrewsii

• Geraniaceae

  (Geranium Family)

• Geranium maculatum - (Spotted geranium)

• Hydrophyllaceae

  (Waterleaf Family)

• Hydrophyllum virginianum - (Eastern Waterleaf)

• Hypericaceae (formerly Clusiaceae)

  (St. John's wort family)

• Hypericum ascyron

• Hypericum perforatum

• Iridaceae (3 genera) - Monocot.

(Iris Family)

• Belamcanda chinensis - (Blackberry lily)

• Iris virginica var. shrevei - (Blue flag)

• Sisyrinchium angustifolium - (Blue-eyed grass)

• Sisyrinchium campestre

• Lamiaceae

  (Mint family)

• Glechoma hederacea - (Ground ivy)

• Lamium amplexicaule - (Henbit)

• Monarda fistulosa

• Monarda punctata

• Prunella vulgaris

• Pycnanthemum pilosum

• Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

• Teucrium canadense

• Liliaceae (19 genera) - Monocot.

  (Lily Family)

• Allium spp. (7 species)

• Asparagus officinalis

• Camassia scilloides - (Eastern camass)

• Convallaria majalis - (Lily-of-the-valley)

• Erythronium albidum - (white trout-lily)

• Erythronium americanum - (yellow trout-lily)

• Hemerocallis fulva - (Orange Daylily)

• Hypoxis hirsuta- (Common goldstar)

• Lilium lancifolium

• Lilium michiganense

• Lilium superbum

• Lilium spp. (3 species)

• Lysimachia ciliata

• Maianthemum canadense

• Maianthemum racemosum

• Maianthemum stellatum

• Melanthium virginicum

• Ornithogalum umbellatum

• Polygonatum biflorum

• Scilla siberica

• Smilacina spp. (2 species)

• Trillium nivale - (Snow Trillium)

• Uvularia grandiflora

• Veratrum woodii

• Zigadenus spp. (2 species)

• Juglandaceae

  (Walnut Family)

• Carya spp.

• Magnoliaceae

• Magnolia spp.

• Malvaceae

• Abutilon theophrasti

• Hibiscus laevis

• Monotropaceae (see Ericaceae)

• Monotropa uniflora - (Indianpipe)

• Nymphaeaceae

• Nymphaea

• Oleaceae

• Syringa vulgaris

• Onagraceae

  (Evening Primrose Family)

• Gaura biennis - (Biennial beeblossom)

• Ludwigia alternifolia - (Seedbox)

• Ludwigia peploides - (floating primrose-willow)

• Oenothera biennis

• Orchidaceae

  (Orchid Family)

• Aplectrum hyemale - (Adam and Eve, Putty Root)

• Cypripedium parviflorum - (Yellow lady slipper orchid)

• Galearis spectabilis - (Showy orchid)

• Platanthera flava -(Palegreen orchid)

• Spiranthes cernua - (Ladies tresses orchid)

• Triphora trianthophoros - (Nodding pogonia orchid)

• Orobanchaceae

  (broomrape Family)

• Pedicularis canadensis - (Canadian lousewort)

• Pedicularis lanceolata - (Swamp lousewort)

• Oxalidacaceae

• Oxalis spp. - (2 species)

• Papaveraceae

  (Poppy Family)

• Dicentra_spp.

• Sanguinaria canadensis - (Bloodroot)

• Phytolaccaceae

• Phytolacca americana - (American pokeweed)

• Poaceae ( Gramineae)

  (Grass Family)

• Agrostis gigantea - (Redtop)

• Andropogon gerardii - (Big Bluestem)

• xxxxxx - (Brome grass)

• Bromus tectorum - (Cheatgrass)

• Dactylis glomerata - (Orchardgrass)

• Spartina pectinata - (Prairie cordgrass)

• Polemoniaceae

  (Phlox Family)

• Phlox spp, - (4 species)

• Phlox bifida - (Cleft phlox)

• Phlox divaricata - (Wild blue phlox)

• Phlox maculata - (Wild sweetwilliam)

• Phlox pilosa - (Downy phlox)

• Polemonium reptans - (Jacob's ladder, Greek-valerian)

• Polygonaceae

  (Smartweed family)

• Polygonum sagittatum - (Arrowleaf tearthumb)

• Polygalaceae

  (Milkwort family)

• Polygala senega - (Seneca snakeroot )

• Pontederiaceae

• Pontederia cordata - (Pickerelweed)

• Portulacaceae

  (Purslane Family)

• Claytonia virginica - (Spring Beauty)

• Primulaceae

  (Primrose family)

• Dodecatheon meadia - (Shooting-star)

• Lysimachia ciliata - (Fringed loosestrife)

• Ranunculaceae

  (Buttercup Family)

• Iowa genera - (16 genera)

• Rhamnaceae

  (Buckthorn family)

• Ceanothus americanus - (New Jersey Tea)

• Rosaceae

  (Rose Family)

• Fragaria

• Geum

• Potentilla

• Rosa spp. - (Wild rose)

• Rubiaceae

  (Madder Family)

• Galium

• Houstonia pusilla - (Tiny bluet)

• Salicaceae

  (Willow Family)

• Salix petiolaris - (Meadow willow)

• Saxifragaceae

• Heuchera richardsonii - (Richardson's alumroot)

• Micranthes pensylvanica - (Swamp saxifrage)

• Mitella diphylla - (Bishop's cap)

• Saxifraga pensylvanica - (now Micranthes pensylvanica)

• Scrophulariaceae

  (Figwort Family)

• Pedicularis canadensis - (Canadian lousewort)

• Solanaceae

• Datura quercifolia - (Oak-leaf thornapple)

• Solanum carolinense

• Selaginellaceae

• Selaginella rupestris

• Typhaceae

• Typha_species

• Typha_Comparison

• Typha angustifolia

• Typha latifolia

• Verbenaceae

• Verbena stricta

• Violaceae

• Viola spp.

• Vitaceae

  (Grape Family)

• Parthenocissus quinquefolia - (Virginia creeper)