The following is a
preliminary list
of what plant species have been observed in the Natural Areas and other
parts of the Coon Rapids campus. If you have observed other species, please report
them to
Joan McKearnan.
Links to the Minnesota's Department of Natural Resources tree website
are provided. Order of species follows the Bell Museum's
Annotated Checklist
of Flora of Minnesota (2010).
Species |
Family |
Milkweed, Asclepias sp. |
Apocynaceae, Milkweed family |
Wild sarsaparilla,
Aralia nudicaulis |
Araliaceae, Ivy family |
Yarrow, Achillea millefolium |
Asteraceae, Composite family |
Purple coneflower, Echinacea pallida |
Asteraceae, Composite family |
Common boneset,
Eupatorium perfoliatum |
Asteraceae, Composite family |
unidentified sunflower, Helianthus sp. |
Asteraceae, Composite family |
Black-eyed susan, Rudbeckia hirta |
Asteraceae, Composite family |
Showy goldenrod, Solidago speciosa |
Asteraceae, Composite family |
Asters, Symphyotrichum novae-angliae |
Asteraceae, Composite family |
Dahlberg Daisy,
Thymophylla tenuiloba |
Asteraceae, Composite family |
Wild cucumber,
Echinocystis lobata |
Cucurbitaceae, Gourd family |
Leadplant, Amorpha
canescens |
Fabaceae, Legume family |
Purple prairie-clover, Dalea purpurea |
Fabaceae, Legume family |
Red clover, Trifolium pratense |
Fabaceae, Legume family |
Purple (cow) vetch, Vicia sp |
Fabaceae, Legume family |
Evening Primrose,
Oenthera biennis |
Onagraceae, Evening Primrose family |
Big bluestem, Andropogon gerardii |
Poaceae, Grass family |
Switch grass, Panicum virgatum |
Poaceae, Grass family |
Kentucky bluegrass, Poa pratensis |
Poaceae, Grass family |
Little bluestem, Schizachyrium
scoparium |
Poaceae, Grass family |
False solomon's seal, Maianthemum racemosum |
Ruscaceae, Ruscus family |
Great mullein, Verbascum thapsus |
Scrophulariaceae, Figwort family |
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Last Updated -August 12, 2016
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Joan McKearnan or
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