I thought it wise to get a list of the species that have been seeded in the restoration down somewhere other than a scrap of notebook paper, so here it is. First there is a list of the 99 species that have been gathered (mostly by me but with significant help from Ben Lardy and a few others) and spread over the field. In addition, and listed after, are the species that were seeded by the district to fulfill the CRP contract and a group of species that were purchased in small amounts. Identification was easy in most cases, but in a few cases my poor botanical skills mean that my ID was a guess at the species level. After the common and scientific names of the species that I gathered there is a number that is an indicator of the amount gathered. The code is: 1 = a lot, enough to provide a large contribution to the restored prairie, 2 = a moderate amount, enough to see throughout the restoration if establishment is good, 3 = a small amount, but still enough to establish new species scattered across the field, and 4 = a very small amount which I hope to see somewhere in the restoration eventually. The ratings are extremely subjective, but still give an idea of what was available and where I concentrated my energies.

Species list: Gathered

1. Black Samson Echinacea angustifolia 1
2. Dotted Gayfeather Liatris punctata 1
3. Leadplant Amorpha canescens 1
4. Stiff Sunflower Helianthus pauciflorus 1
5. Prairie Cinquefoil Drymocallis arguta 1
6. Porcupine Grass Heterostipa spartea 1
7. Blanketflower Gaillardia aristata 1
8. Purple Prairie Clover Dalea purpurea 1
9. American Licorice Glycyrrhiza lepidota 1
10. Slender Penstemon Penstemon gracilis 1
11. White Penstemon Penstemon albidus 1
12. False Boneset Brickellia eupatoroides 2
13. Groundplum Astragalus crassicarpus 2
14. Slender Milkvetch Astragalus flexuosus 2
15. Canada Milkvetch Astragalus canadensis 2
16. Tall Dropseed Sporobolus heterolepis 2
17. Cudleaf Sagewort Artemisia ludoviciana 2
18. Maximillian Sunflower Helianthus maximilliani 2
19. Golden Alexander Zizia aurea 2
20. Pasqueflower Anemone patens 2
21. Prairie Onion Allium stellatum 2
22. Early Figwort Scrophularia lanceolata 2
23. Rough Blazingstar Liatris aspera 2
24. Hoary Vervain Verbena stricta 2
25. Prairie Rose Rosa arkansana 2
26. Stiff Goldenrod Oligoneuron rigida 2
27. Old Field Goldenrod Solidago nemoralis 2
28. Heath Aster Symphyotrichum ericoides 2
29. Silky Aster Symphyotrichum sericeum 2
30. Hairy Goldaster Heterotheca villosa 2
31. Prairie Smoke Geum triflorum 2
32. Alumroot Heuchera richardsonii 2
33. Whorled Milkweed Asclepias verticillata 2
34. Canada Anemone Anemone canadensis 2
35. Aromatic Aster Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 2
36. Wild Bergamot Monarda fistulosa 3
37. Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata 3
38. Prairie Turnip Pediomelum esculentum 3
39. Downy Painted Cup Castilleja sessiflora 3
40. Meadow Rue Thalictrum dasycarpum 3
41. Northern Bedstraw Galium boreale 3
42. Showy Tick Trefoil Desmodium canadense 3
43. Downy Gentian Gentiana puberulenta 3
44. Prairie Larkspur Delphinium virescens 3
45. Standing Milkvetch Astragalus adsurgens 3
46. Pennsylvania cinquefoil Potentilla pennsylvanica 3
47. Prairie Ragwort Packera plattensis 3
48. Thimbleweed Anemone cylindrica 3
49. Fringed Sagewort Artemisia frigida 3
50. Prairie Sandreed Calamovilfa longifolia 3
51. Grooved Yellow Flax Linum sulcatum 3
52. Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca 3
53. Missouri Goldenrod Solidago missouriensis 3
54. Canada Goldenrod Solidago canadensis 3
55. False Sunflower Helianthus helianthoides 3
56. Yarrow Achillea millefolium 3
57. Joe Pye Weed Eutrochium maculatum 3
58. White Prairie Clover Dalea candida 3
59. Wood Betony Pedicularis canadensis 3
60. Indian Grass Sorghastrum nutans 3
61. Prairie Cordgrass Spartina pectinata 3
62. Textile Onion Allium textile 3
63. Field Pussytoes Antennaria neglecta 3
64. Sawtooth Sunflower Helianthus grosserserratus 3
65. Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardii 3
66. Sideoats Grama Bouteloua curtipendula 3
67. Blue Grama Bouteloua gracilis 3
68. Black Eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta 3
69. Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium 3
70. Green Needlegrass Nassela viridula 4
71. False Toadflax Comandra umbellata 4
72. Green Milkweed Asclepias viridiflora 4
73. Prairie Jungrass Koelaria macrantha 4
74. Silver Leaf Scurfpea Pediomelum argophyllum 4
75. False Gromwell Onosmodium molle 4
76. Unknown Rush Juncus sp. 4
77. Prairie Blazing Star Liatris pycnostachya 4
78. Meadow Blazing Star Liatris ligustylis 4
79. White Deathcamas Zigadenus elegans 4
80. Blue Eyed Grass Sisyrhinchium campestre 4
81. Prairie Violet Viola pedatifida 4
82. Rattlesnake Root Prenanthes racemosa 4
83. Yellow Avens Bidens cernua 4
84. Bottle Gentian Gentiana andrewsii 4
85. Blue Vervain Verbena hastata 4
86. Chickweed Cerastium arvense 4
87. White Milkwort Polygala alba 4
88. Plains Muhly Muhlenbergia cuspidata 4
89. Panicgrass Dichanthelium oligosanthes 4
90. American Vetch Vicia americana 4
91. Switchgrass Panicum virgatum 4
92. Sun Sedge Carex inops 4
93. Threadleaf Sedge Carex duriuscula 4
94. Wild Four O’ Clock Nyctaginea mirabilis 4
95. Prairie lettuce Lactuca biennis 4
96. Idaho Biscuitroot Lomatium orientale 4
97. Scarlet Gaura Gaura coccinea 4
98. Evening Primrose Oenothera biennis 4
99. Yellow Coneflower Ratibida hirta 4

Species in the original CRP seeding, not also gathered and listed above, and seed bought (mostly in very small amounts) and spread with gathered seed over the past two years.

1. Needle and Thread Heterostipa comata
2. Slender Wheatgrass Elymus trachycaulus
3. Western Wheatgrass Pascopyrum smithii
4. Canada Wildrye Elymus canadensis
5. Dudley’s Rush Juncus dudleyi
6. Large Beardtongue Penstemon grandiflorus
7. Showy Partridgepea Chamaechrista fasciculata
8. Grayhead Coneflower Ratibida pinnata
9. New England Aster Symphyotricum novae-angliae
10. Sneezeweed Helenium autumnale
11. Illinois Bundleflower Desmodium illinoensis
12. Fox Sedge Carex vulpinoides
13. Kalms Brome Bromus kalmii
14. Plains Bluegrass Poa arida
15. Hairgrass Deschampia sp.
16. Marsh Muhly Muhlenbergia glomerata
17. Compass Plant Silphium laciniatum
18. Pale Spiked Lobelia Lobelia spicata
19. Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum
20. Creamy Milkvetch Astragalus racemosus
21. Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa
22. Culver’s Root Veronicastrum virginicum
23. Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum virginiatum
24. Western Spiderwort Tradescantia occidentalis
25. Nodding Onion Allium cernuum
26. Canada Onion Allium canadense
27. Wild Mint Mentha arvensis
28. Sullivant’s Milkweed Asclepias sullivantii
29. Purple Giant Hyssop Agastache scrophulariifolia
30. Marsh Betony Pedicularis lanceolata
31. False Aster Boltonia asteroides
32. Flat-topped Aster Doellingaria umbellata
33. Heart Leafed Golden Alexander Zizia aptera
34. Prairie Aster Symphyotrichum turbinellum
35. Heart-leafed aster Symphyotrichum cordifolium
36. Sky Blue Aster Symphyotrichum oolentangiense
37. Marsh Muhly Muhlenbergia racemosa
38. Prairie Sunflower Helianthus petiolaris
39. American Sloughgrass Beckmannia syzigachne
40. Sweetgrass Hierchloe odorata
41. Bluejoint Calamagrostis canadensis
42. Wood Lily Lilium philadelphicum
43. Great Blue Lobelia Lobelia siphilitica
44. Prairie Coreopsis Coreopsis palmata
45. Virginia Ryegrass Elymus virginicus
46. Rough Dropseed Sporobolus compositus

So, that adds up to 145 species. I think I’m missing 1-2 species found or bought in very small amounts, but all the major players are here. I haven’t started a list of species found in the restoration yet, but will next summer. It’s gonna be fun.