University of Wisconsin-Madison

Prairie

PictureCommon NameScientific NamePlant NameGarden Name
Plant name: American Blue Vervain Verbena hastata American Blue VervainVerbena hastata American Blue Vervain
Verbena hastata 		Prairie
Plant name: Beebalm Monarda didyma BeebalmMonarda didyma Beebalm
Monarda didyma 		Prairie
Plant name: Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardii cv. Blackhawks Big BluestemAndropogon gerardii cv. Blackhawks Big Bluestem
Andropogon gerardii cv. Blackhawks 		Prairie
Big Smile Tulip Tulipa cv. Big Smile Big Smile Tulip
Tulipa cv. Big Smile 		Prairie
Plant name: Cupplant Silphium perfoliatum CupplantSilphium perfoliatum Cupplant
Silphium perfoliatum 		Prairie
Fox Sedge Carex vulpinoidea Fox Sedge
Carex vulpinoidea 		Prairie
Plant name: Goldenrod Solidago rigida Goldenrod Solidago rigida Goldenrod
Solidago rigida 		Prairie
Plant name: Hoary Vervain Verbena stricta Hoary Vervain Verbena stricta Hoary Vervain
Verbena stricta 		Prairie
Plant name: Indian Grass Sorghastrum nutans Indian GrassSorghastrum nutans Indian Grass
Sorghastrum nutans 		Prairie
Plant name: Leadplant Amorpha canescens LeadplantAmorpha canescens Leadplant
Amorpha canescens 		Prairie
Plant name: Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium 		Prairie
Plant name: New England Aster Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England AsterSymphyotrichum novae-angliae New England Aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 		Prairie
Plant name: Rattlesnake Master Eryngium yuccafolium cv. Rattlesnake Master Rattlesnake MasterEryngium yuccafolium cv. Rattlesnake Master Rattlesnake Master
Eryngium yuccafolium cv. Rattlesnake Master 		Prairie
Rijnveld Daffodil Narcissus cv. Rijnvelds Early Sensation Rijnveld Daffodil
Narcissus cv. Rijnvelds Early Sensation 		Prairie
Plant name: Royal Catchfly Silene regia Royal Catchfly Silene regia Royal Catchfly
Silene regia 		Prairie
Plant name: Showy Goldenrod Solidago speciosa Showy Goldenrod Solidago speciosa Showy Goldenrod
Solidago speciosa 		Prairie
Plant name: Smooth Oxeye Heliopsis helianthoides Smooth OxeyeHeliopsis helianthoides Smooth Oxeye
Heliopsis helianthoides 		Prairie
Plant name: White False Indigo Baptisia leucantha White False IndigoBaptisia leucantha White False Indigo
Baptisia leucantha 		Prairie
Plant name: Wild Bergamot Monarda fistulosa Wild BergamotMonarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot
Monarda fistulosa 		Prairie
Plant name: Wild Senna Cassia hebecarpa Wild SennaCassia hebecarpa Wild Senna
Cassia hebecarpa 		Prairie
Yellow Cheerfulness DaffodilNarcissus cv. Yellow Cheerfulness Yellow Cheerfulness Daffodil
Narcissus cv. Yellow Cheerfulness 		Prairie