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Central Region Seedling ID Guide for Native Prairie Plants
Updated
12/06/2007
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The goal of this guide is to help identify native plants at
various stages of growth. Color photos illustrate seed, seedling,
juvenile, and flowering stages, in addition to a distinguishing
characteristic. Brief text provides additional identification help.
Images of the seedling stage depict the appearance of a single cotyledon
(first leaf) in grasses and a pair of cotyledons in broadleaved plants,
followed by photos of the first true leaves within three weeks of growth in
a controlled environment. Images of the juvenile stage portray the
continued development of a seedling with more fully formed leaves within the
first eight weeks of shoot development. Images of the distinguishing
characteristics show a specific biological feature representative of the
plant. Please note that seed images do not represent the actual size
of the seed. The scale is in 1/16-inch increments.
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Elsberry Plant Materials Center and Missouri Department of Conservation.
Central Region Seedling ID Guide for Native
Prairie Plants. USDA-NRCS Elsberry Plant Materials Center,
Elsberry, MO. October 2005. 91 p. (2.4 MB)
Photography by Don Kurtz
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Big Bluestem – Andropogon gerardii
Black-Eyed Susan – Rudbeckia hirta
Blue Lobelia – Lobelia siphilitica
Butterfly Milkweed – Asclepias tuberosa
Cardinal Flower – Lobelia cardinalis
Compass Plant – Silphium laciniatum
Culver’s Root – Veronicastrum virginicum
Flowering Spurge – Euphorbia corollata
Foxglove Beard Tongue – Penstemon digitalis
Golden Alexanders – Zizia aurea
Gray-headed Coneflower – Ratibida pinnata
Illinois Bundleflower – Desmanthus illinoensis
Leadplant – Amorpha canescens
Little Bluestem – Schizachyrium scoparium
New England Aster – Aster novae-angliae
Obedient Plant – Physostegia virginiana
Ohio Spiderwort – Tradescantia ohiensis
Oxeye False Sunflower – Heliopsis helianthoides
Pale Purple Coneflower – Echinacea pallida
Partridge Pea – Chamaecrista fasciculata
Pitcher Sage – Salvia azurea |
Prairie Blazing Star – Liatris
pycnostachya
Prairie Coreopsis – Coreopsis palmata
Purple Coneflower – Echinacea purpurea
Purple Prairie Clover – Dalea purpurea
Rattlesnake Master – Eryngium yuccifolium
Rough Blazing Star – Liatris aspera
Rough Dropseed – Sporobolus compositus
(asper)
Round-headed Bushclover – Lespedeza capitata
Royal Catchfly – Silene regia
Sensitive Briar – Mimosa quadrivalvis var. nuttallii
Showy Goldenrod – Solidago speciosa
Showy Tick Trefoil – Desmodium canadense
Sideoats Grama – Bouteloua curtipendula
Slender Lespedeza – Lespedeza virginica
Slender Mountain Mint – Pycnanthemum
tenuifolium
Stiff Goldenrod – Solidago rigida
Virginia Wildrye – Elymus virginicus
White Prairie Clover – Dalea candida
Wild Bergamot – Monarda fistulosa |
Common Name
|
Seeds/Lb
|
Common Name
|
Seeds/Lb
|
Big Bluestem
Black-eyed Susan
Blue Lobelia
Butterfly Milkweed
Cardinal Flower
Compass Plant
Culver’s Root
Flowering Spurge
Foxglove Beard Tongue
Golden Alexanders
Gray-headed Coneflower
Illinois Bundleflower
Leadplant
Little Bluestem
New England Aster
Obedient Plant
Ohio Spiderwort
Oxeye False Sunflower
Pale Purple Coneflower
Partridge Pea |
130,000
1,500,000
7,320,000
7,000
4,800,000
10,600
12,000,000
160,000
2,000,000
176,000
625,000
60,000
123,000
225,000
1,300,000
240,000
128,000
103,900
106,000
50,000 |
Pitcher Sage
Prairie Blazing Star
Prairie Coreopsis
Purple Coneflower
Purple Prairie Clover
Rattlesnake Master
Rough Blazing Star
Rough Dropseed
Round-headed Bushclover
Royal Catchfly
Sensitive Briar
Showy Goldenrod
Showy Tick Trefoil
Sideoats Grama
Slender Lespedeza
Slender Mountain Mint
Stiff Goldenrod
Virginia Wildrye
White Prairie Clover
Wild Bergamot |
149,000
136,000
200,000
115,000
275,000
177,770
191,000
1,500,000
159,000
368,000
38,400
1,675,200
88,000
190,000
160,000
6,048,000
656,000
75,000
292,992
1,200,000 |
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