genus	species	common names	height	comments	forb/grass	rating
Allium	cernuum	nodding onion	1-2 ft	mod moist soil	grass-like leaves	***
Allium	stellatum	prairie onion	1-2 ft	mod dry soil	grass-like leaves	***
Anemone	canadensis	Canada anemone	1-2 ft	mod moist soil	forb
Anemone	patens	pasque flower	0.5 ft	spring ephemeral, dry soil	forb	***
Antennaria	neglecta	prairie pussytoes	4 in	dry soils, little competition	forb
Antennaria	plantanginifolia	pussytoes	1 ft	dry soils, basal lvs w/flower stalk	forb
Aquilegia	canadensis	columbine	1-2 ft	flower stalk may add 1 ft, mod dry soil	forb	***
Asarum	canadense	wild ginger	6 in	woodland/savanna spp.	forb
Asclepias	verticillata	whorled milkweed	1-2 ft	dry soils	forb	*
Aster	oblongifolius	aromatic aster	1-2 ft	dry soils	forb	***
Aster	macrophyllus	big leaved aster	1 ft	savanna/woodland species	forb
Aster	sericeus	silky aster	1-2 ft	loved by rabbits	forb	***
Aster	ptarmicoides	upland white aster	1-2 ft	dry soils	forb	**
Astragalus	crassicarpus	ground plum	6-15 in	dry soils	forb	*
Bouteola	gracilis	blue grama grass	1-2 ft	tuft w/toothbrush-topped flower stalk, dry soils	tuft grass	***
Bouteola	hirsuta	hairy grama grass	4-12 in	similar to B. gracilis (above), shorter, dry soils	tuft grass	***
Buchloe	dactyloides	buffalo grass	3-8 in	needs extremely well drained soils, slopes	grass
Callirhoe	involucrata	purple poppy mallow	6 in	dry soils, magenta flowers, spreading habit	forb	***
Campanula	rotundifolia	harebells	0.5 -2 ft	dry soils	forb	***
Carex	rosea	curly-styled wood sedge	1 ft	mod dry soil, needs some shade	grass-like leaves
Carex	ebunea	ivory sedge	4-12 in	very dry soil	grass-like leaves
Carex	pensylvanica	Pennsylvania sedge, oak sedge	6-12"	mod dry soil, common in savannas	grass-like leaves
Coreopsis	palmata	prairie coreopsis	1-2 ft	mod dry soil	forb	*
Dodecatheon	meadia	shooting stars	0.5 ft	flower stalk adds another ft, mod moist soil	forb	***
Gaura	coccinea	scarlet gaura	1-2 ft	mod dry soil	forb
Gentiana	flavida	cream gentian	1-2 ft	mod moist soil	forb	***
Geranium	maculatum	wild geranium	1 ft	flowers add another ft, mod dry soil	forb	***
Geum	triflorum	prairie smoke	1 ft	flowers add another ft, mod moist-dry soil	forb	***
Heuchera	richardsonii	prairie alum root	1 ft	flower stalks add another ft, flwrs not showy	forb
Juncus	tenuis	path rush	0.5-1 ft	mod moist to dry soil	grass-like leaves
Koeleria	cristata	June grass	2 ft	dry sandy soils	tuft grass
Liatris	punctata	dotted blazing star	1-2 ft	dry soils	forb	***
Liatris	squarrosa	scaly blazing star	1-2 ft	dry soils	forb	***
Lupinus	perennis	wild lupine	1-2 ft	sandy dry soil	forb
Mertensia	virginica	Virginia bluebells	1-2 ft	spring ephemeral	forb
Monarda	punctata	spotted bee balm	1-2 ft	biennial, dry soil	forb
Oenothera	macrocarpa	MO evening primrose	1 ft	very dry soil	forb	***
Penstemon	grandiflorus	large flowered beardtongue	2 ft	tolerates extremely dry soils	forb	***
Petalostemum	purpureum	purple prairie clover	1-2+ ft	dry soils	forb	***
Phlox	pilosa	prairie phlox	1-2 ft	dry soils	forb	***
Phlox	divaricata	wild blue phlox	1-2 ft	woodland/savanna spp.	forb
Potentilla	arguta	prairie cinquefoil	1-2 ft	flower stalks add another ft, flwrs not showy	forb
Psoralea	esculenta	prairie turnip	1-2 ft	dry soils	forb
Ruellia	humilis	wild petunia	1 ft	dry soils, late spring emergence	forb	****
Sisyrinchium	campestre	blue-eyed grass, prairie bl. e. gr	0.5-1 ft	very similar to S. angustifolium	grass-like leaves	***
Tephrosia	virginiana	goat's rue	1-2 ft	legume, pink vetch-like flwrs, dry, sandy soil	forb
Tradescantia	bracteata	prairie spiderwort	1 ft	dry soils	grass-like leaves
Tradescantia	occidentalis	western spiderwort	1-2 ft	dry soils	grass-like leaves
Viola	pedata	bird's foot violet	0.5-1 ft	dry soil	forb	***
Viola	palmata	early blue violet	0.5-1 ft	mod dry soils	forb	***
Viola	pedatifida	prairie violet	0.5-1 ft	mod dry soils	forb	***
Zizia	aurea	golden alexanders	1-3 ft	yellow dill-like flower, mod moist soil	forb
Zizia	aptera	heart leaved alexanders	1-3 ft	mod moist soil