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Common Name
|
Latin Name
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Blooming Season
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Color of Flower
|
Attractive to Butterflies
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Attractive to Birds
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| Nodding Pink Onion | Allium cernuum |
July - August
|
Pink
|
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| Wild Columbine | Aquilegia canadensis |
April - June
|
Red/Yellow
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Common Milkweed | Asclepias syriaca |
June - August
|
Pink
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Butterfly Milkweed | Asclepias tuberosa |
June - August
|
Orange
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Smooth Aster | Aster laevis |
August - October
|
Pink
|
Yes
|
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| New England Aster | Aster nova-angliae |
August - October
|
Purple
|
Yes
|
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| Sand Coreopsis | Coreopsis lanceolata |
May - August
|
Yellow
|
Yes
|
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| Canada Tick Trefoil | Desmodium canadense |
July - August
|
Purple
|
Yes
|
|
| Prairie Tick Trefoil | Desmodium illinoensis |
July - August
|
Purple
|
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| Purple Coneflower | Echinacea purpurea |
July - September
|
Purple
|
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| Western Sunflower | Helianthus occidentalis |
July - September
|
Yellow
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Round-headed Bushclover | Lespedeza capitata |
August - September
|
Green
|
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| Rough Blazing Star | Liatris aspera |
July - October
|
Purple
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Wild Lupine | Lupinus perennis |
May - July
|
Blue
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Bergamot | Monarda fistulosa |
July - September
|
Pink
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Dotted Mint | Monarda punctata |
July - September
|
Lavender
|
Yes
|
|
| Foxglove Beardtongue | Penstemon digitalis |
June - July
|
White
|
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| Yellow Coneflower | Ratibida pinnata |
July - September
|
Yellow
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Black-eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta |
June - October
|
Yellow
|
Yes
|
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| Prairie Dock | Silphium terebinthinaceum |
July - September
|
Yellow
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Old-field Goldenrod | Solidago nemoralis |
August - October
|
Yellow
|
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| Stiff Goldenrod | Solidago rigida |
August - October
|
Yellow
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Ohio Spiderwort | Tradescantia ohioensis |
May - July
|
Purple
|
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| Hoary Vervain | Verbena stricta |
June - September
|
Pink
|
Yes
|
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| Missouri Ironweed | Vernonia missurica |
July - October
|
Purple
|
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Grass Species |
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| Little Bluestem | Andropogon scoparium |
Two to three feet in height. Red-brown in fall with
white-tufted seed heads.
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| Indian Grass | Sorgastum nutans |
Approximately 3' tall, leaves blue-green in color. Flower
heads 6-10" long, yellow or bright bronze in color, bloom in September.
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| Switch Grass | Panicum virgatum |
Plants turn yellow-orange in September. With one seed
at the end of each branch, the seedheads give the plant a triangular
outline.
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| Plains Oval Sedge | Carex brevior | Triangular stem, seedhead tight cluster at termination of stem. | |||
| Northern Dropseed |
Sporobulus heterolepis |
Long, very narrow leaves grow in tufts. Flowers are pinkish brown or black in color and have a pungent, waxy aroma. | |||
Sources:
Indiana Wildflower Guide. http://xtacy.lib.indiana.edu/dliup1/index2.html
Managing Michigan's Wildlife: A Landowner's Guide. Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Michigan United Conservation Clubs. http://www.dnr.state.mi.us/wildlife/landowners_guide/index.html
