Publication Number 420-143, October 1996
Table 2. Warm season grasses and perennial forbs for meadow plantings.
| Warm Season Grasses
| |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
|
| |
| Andropogon gerardii Vitman | Big Bluestem |
| Andropogon scoparium Michaux | Little Bluestem |
| Andropogon virginicus L. | Broom Sedge |
| Bouteloua curtipendula (Michaux) Torrey | Side-oats Grama |
| Panicum virgatum L. | Switch Grass |
| Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash. | Indian Grass |
| Tripsacum dactyloides L. | Eastern Gamma Grass |
| Forbs
| |
|---|---|
| Aquilegia canadensis L. | Wild Columbine |
| Asclepias incarnata L. | Swamp Milkweed |
| Asclepias tuberosa L. | Butterfly-weed |
| Aster pilosus Willd. | Frost Aster |
| Aster vimineus Lam. | Small White Aster |
| Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench. | Purple Coneflower |
| Helianthus tomemtosus Michaux | Sunflower |
| Heuchera americana L. | Alumroot |
| Liastris spicata (L.) Willd. | Dense Blazing Star |
| Monarda fistulosa L. | Wild Bergamot |
| Monarda punctata L. | Spotted Horsemint |
| Oenothera fruticosa L. | Sundrops |
| Solidago juncea Aiton | Early Goldenrod |
| Solidago nemoralis Aiton | Grey Goldenrod |
| Solidago speciosa Nuttall | Showy Goldenrod |
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