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Acer
Achillea
Achnatherum
Acroptilon
Agalinis
Agoseris
Agropyron
Alisma
Alismataceae
Allium
Alopecurus
Alyssum
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus
Amaryllidaceae
Ambrosia
Ammannia
Amorpha
Anacardiaceae
Andropogon
Androsace
Anemone
Antennaria
Anthemis
Apiaceae
Apocynaceae
Apocynum
Arabis
Arctium
Argemone
Aristida
Artemisia
Asclepias
Asparagaceae
Asparagus
Asteraceae
Astragalus
Atriplex
Bassia
Bergia
Besseya
Betula
Betulaceae
Bidens
Boechera
Boraginaceae
Bouteloua
Brassica
Brassicaceae
Brickellia
Bromus
Buchloe
Buglossoides
Cactaceae
Calamovilfa
Calochortus
Calystegia
Camelina
Campanulaceae
Cannabaceae
Caprifoliaceae
Capsella
Carex
Caryophyllaceae
Castilleja
Ceanothus
Celastraceae
Celastrus
Celtis
Cenchrus
Centaurea
Cerastium
Ceratocephala
Chamaenerion
Chamaesyce
Chenopodiastrum
Chenopodium
Chorispora
Chrysobotrya
Cirsium
Clematis
Cleomaceae
Collomia
Comandra
Commelinaceae
Conringia
Convolvulaceae
Convolvulus
Conyza
Corydalis
Coryphantha
Crataegus
Crepis
Croton
Cryptantha
Cupressaceae
Cuscuta
Cyclachaena
Cymopterus
Cynoglossum
Cyperaceae
Cyperus
Cystopteridaceae
Cystopteris
Dactylis
Dalea
Dasiphora
Delphinium
Descurainia
Diaperia
Dichanthelium
Dieteria
Distichlis
Draba
Dyssodia
Echinacea
Echinochloa
Echinodorus
Elaeagnaceae
Elaeagnus
Elatinaceae
Eleocharis
Ellisia
Elymus
Engelmannia
Epilobium
Equisetaceae
Equisetum
Eragrostis
Ericameria
Erigeron
Eriogonum
Erodium
Erysimum
Euphorbia
Euphorbiaceae
Evolvulus
Fabaceae
Fraxinus
Fritillaria
Galium
Geraniaceae
Geranium
Glandularia
Glycyrrhiza
Grindelia
Grossulariaceae
Gutierrezia
Hackelia
Halogeton
Hedeoma
Helianthus
Hesperis
Hesperostipa
Heterotheca
Hordeum
Hymenopappus
Hyoscyamus
Ipomoea
Ipomopsis
Iridaceae
Iva
Juncaceae
Juncus
Juniperus
Koeleria
Krascheninnikovia
Lactuca
Lamiaceae
Lappula
Lathyrus
Lepidium
Lesquerella
Leucocrinum
Liatris
Liliaceae
Linaceae
Linaria
Linum
Lithospermum
Loasaceae
Lobelia
Logfia
Lolium
Lomatium
Lotus
Lupinus
Lycium
Lycopus
Lygodesmia
Lythraceae
Machaeranthera
Macrocalyx
Maianthemum
Malva
Malvaceae
Martyniaceae
Medicago
Melanthiaceae
Melilotus
Mentha
Mentzelia
Mertensia
Mirabilis
Monarda
Monolepis
Muhlenbergia
Munroa
Musineon
Myosurus
Nassella
Neomammillaria
Nepeta
Nothocalais
Nyctaginaceae
Oenothera
Oleaceae
Oligoneuron
Onagraceae
Opuntia
Orobanchaceae
Orobanche
Orthocarpus
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis
Oxytropis
Packera
Panicum
Papaveraceae
Parietaria
Paronychia
Parthenocissus
Pascopyrum
Pediomelum
Pennisetum
Penstemon
Peritoma
Persicaria
Phleum
Phlox
Phragmites
Physalis
Physaria
Picradeniopsis
Pinaceae
Pinus
Piptatheropsis
Plagiobothrys
Plantaginaceae
Plantago
Poa
Poaceae
Polanisia
Polemoniaceae
Polygala
Polygalaceae
Polygonaceae
Polygonatum
Polygonum
Populus
Portulaca
Portulacaceae
Potentilla
Primulaceae
Proboscidea
Prunus
Pseudoroegneria
Psoralidium
Pulsatilla
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculus
Ratibida
Rhamnaceae
Rhus
Ribes
Rorippa
Rosa
Rosaceae
Rubiaceae
Rudbeckia
Rumex
Sagittaria
Salicaceae
Salix
Salsola
Salvia
Santalaceae
Sapindaceae
Sarcobataceae
Sarcobatus
Schedonnardus
Schizachne
Schizachyrium
Schoenoplectus
Scirpus
Scrophulariaceae
Scutellaria
Selaginella
Selaginellaceae
Senecio
Setaria
Shepherdia
Sideritis
Silene
Sisymbrium
Sisyrinchium
Smilacaceae
Smilax
Solanaceae
Solanum
Solidago
Sophora
Spartina
Specularia
Sphaeralcea
Sporobolus
Stellaria
Strigosella
Strophostyles
Suaeda
Symphoricarpos
Symphyotrichum
Tamaricaceae
Tamarix
Taraxacum
Tetraneuris
Thelesperma
Thermopsis
Thinopyrum
Thlaspi
Thymelaea
Thymelaeaceae
Townsendia
Toxicodendron
Toxicoscordion
Tradescantia
Tragopogon
Tribulus
Trifolium
Triodanis
Turritis
Typha
Typhaceae
Ulmaceae
Ulmus
Urticaceae
Verbascum
Verbena
Verbenaceae
Vernonia
Veronica
Vicia
Viola
Violaceae
Vitaceae
Vitis
Vulpia
Woodsia
Woodsiaceae
Xanthisma
Xanthium
Yucca
Zigadenus
Zygophyllaceae
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Scientific Name
Common Name
Plant
habit
trees
shrubs
vines / lianas
herbaceous
grass-like
ferns & allies
cactus-like / succulents
aquatic & OBL wetland species
special groups
composites
legumes
milkweeds
mints
spurges
dicots
monocots
longevity
annual or biennial
perennial
armature
unarmed
armed
sap
latex absent (sap clear)
latex present
leaves/twigs aromatic when crushed
without marked odor
clearly odiferous
Leaves
arrangement/phyllotaxy
basal
alternate
opposite
whorled
fascicled/clustered along stem
blade division
all simple
deeply lobed or divided
some or all fully compound
Flower
principal flower color
white or cream
purple
blue
green
yellow
orange
red
pink
brown
inconspicuous
ovaries/pistils per flower
1
2-5
more than 5
Fruit or Cone
fruit consistency at maturity
dry/leathery
fleshy
Badlands National Park Plants
Badlands National Park
Species Count: 526
Alismataceae
Alisma gramineum
Alisma triviale
Echinodorus cordifolius
Sagittaria cuneata
Sagittaria latifolia
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus albus
Amaranthus blitoides
Amaranthus hybridus
Amaranthus retroflexus
Atriplex argentea
Atriplex canescens
Atriplex powellii
Atriplex prostrata
Atriplex suckleyi
Atriplex tridentata
Atriplex x aptera
Bassia scoparia
Blitum capitatum
Blitum nuttallianum
Chenopodiastrum hybridum
Chenopodiastrum simplex
Chenopodium album
Chenopodium berlandieri
Chenopodium desiccatum
Chenopodium incanum
Chenopodium leptophyllum
Chenopodium pratericola
Chenopodium strictum
Chenopodium subglabrum
Halogeton glomeratus
Krascheninnikovia lanata
Oxybasis glauca
Oxybasis rubra
Salsola collina
Salsola kali
Salsola tragus
Suaeda calceoliformis
Amaryllidaceae
Allium drummondii
Allium textile
Anacardiaceae
Rhus aromatica
Rhus trilobata
Toxicodendron rydbergii
Apiaceae
Cymopterus glomeratus
Lomatium dissectum
Lomatium foeniculaceum
Lomatium macrocarpum
Lomatium orientale
Musineon divaricatum
Vesper montanus
Apocynaceae
Apocynum cannabinum
Asclepias pumila
Asclepias speciosa
Asclepias stenophylla
Asclepias verticillata
Asclepias viridiflora
Asparagaceae
Asparagus officinalis
Leucocrinum montanum
Maianthemum stellatum
Polygonatum biflorum
Yucca glauca
Asteraceae
Achillea millefolium
Acroptilon repens
Agoseris glauca
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Ambrosia psilostachya
Ambrosia trifida
Antennaria dimorpha
Antennaria microphylla
Antennaria neglecta
Antennaria parvifolia
Anthemis cotula
Arctium lappa
Artemisia biennis
Artemisia campestris
Artemisia cana
Artemisia dracunculus
Artemisia filifolia
Artemisia frigida
Artemisia longifolia
Bidens cernua
Centaurea cyanus
Centaurea stoebe
Cirsium arvense
Cirsium canescens
Cirsium undulatum
Cirsium vulgare
Conyza canadensis
Conyza ramosissima
Crepis occidentalis
Cyclachaena xanthiifolia
Diaperia prolifera
Dieteria canescens
Dyssodia papposa
Echinacea angustifolia
Echinacea pallida
Engelmannia peristenia
Ericameria parryi
Erigeron annuus
Erigeron bellidiastrum
Erigeron canus
Erigeron compositus
Erigeron pumilus
Erigeron strigosus
Erigeron subtrinervis
Grindelia squarrosa
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Helianthus annuus
Helianthus maximiliani
Helianthus petiolaris
Hymenopappus filifolius
Hymenopappus tenuifolius
Iva axillaris
Lactuca ludoviciana
Lactuca serriola
Liatris punctata
Liatris squarrosa
Logfia arvensis
Lygodesmia juncea
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia
Mulgedium pulchellum
Nothocalais cuspidata
Oligoneuron album
Packera cana
Packera plattensis
Picradeniopsis oppositifolia
Ratibida columnifera
Ratibida tagetes
Rudbeckia hirta
Senecio integerrimus
Senecio riddellii
Solidago
Solidago canadensis
Solidago missouriensis
Solidago mollis
Solidago nemoralis
Solidago velutina
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
Taraxacum officinale
Thelesperma megapotamicum
Townsendia exscapa
Tragopogon dubius
Tragopogon porrifolius
Tragopogon pratensis
Vernonia fasciculata
Xanthisma spinulosum
Xanthium strumarium
Betulaceae
Betula occidentalis
Boraginaceae
Buglossoides arvensis
Cryptantha crassisepala
Cryptantha fendleri
Cryptantha minima
Cynoglossum officinale
Ellisia nyctelea
Hackelia floribunda
Lappula cenchrusoides
Lappula occidentalis
Lappula squarrosa
Lithospermum incisum
Lithospermum molle
Macrocalyx nyctelea
Mertensia lanceolata
Mertensia oblongifolia
Oreocarya celosioides
Oreocarya glomerata
Oreocarya thyrsiflora
Brassicaceae
Alyssum desertorum
Arabis hirsuta
Boechera holboellii
Brassica nigra
Camelina microcarpa
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Chorispora tenella
Conringia orientalis
Descurainia pinnata
Descurainia sophia
Draba nemorosa
Draba reptans
Erysimum cheiranthoides
Erysimum repandum
Hesperis matronalis
Lepidium
Lepidium densiflorum
Lepidium perfoliatum
Lepidium virginicum
Physaria brassicoides
Physaria ludoviciana
Rorippa sinuata
Sisymbrium altissimum
Sisymbrium loeselii
Strigosella africana
Thlaspi arvense
Turritis glabra
Cactaceae
Escobaria missouriensis
Neomammillaria missouriensis
Opuntia fragilis
Opuntia humifusa
Opuntia polyacantha
Opuntia tortispina
Campanulaceae
Lobelia spicata
Specularia leptocarpa
Triodanis leptocarpa
Triodanis perfoliata
Cannabaceae
Celtis occidentalis
Caprifoliaceae
Symphoricarpos albus
Symphoricarpos occidentalis
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
Caryophyllaceae
Cerastium arvense
Paronychia sessiliflora
Silene antirrhina
Stellaria media
Celastraceae
Celastrus scandens
Cleomaceae
Cleomella serrulata
Peritoma serrulatum
Polanisia dodecandra
Commelinaceae
Tradescantia bracteata
Tradescantia occidentalis
Tradescantia virginiana
Convolvulaceae
Calystegia sepium
Convolvulus arvensis
Cuscuta indecora
Evolvulus nuttallianus
Ipomoea leptophylla
Cupressaceae
Juniperus scopulorum
Juniperus virginiana
Cyperaceae
Carex
Carex brevior
Carex duriuscula
Carex filifolia
Carex gravida
Carex pensylvanica
Carex praegracilis
Carex sartwellii
Carex saximontana
Cyperus acuminatus
Eleocharis acicularis
Eleocharis compressa
Eleocharis palustris
Schoenoplectus americanus
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Scirpus atrovirens
Cystopteridaceae
Cystopteris fragilis
Elaeagnaceae
Elaeagnus angustifolia
Shepherdia argentea
Elatinaceae
Bergia texana
Equisetaceae
Equisetum laevigatum
Euphorbiaceae
Chamaesyce
Chamaesyce missurica
Chamaesyce stictospora
Croton texensis
Euphorbia albomarginata
Euphorbia brachycera
Euphorbia glyptosperma
Euphorbia hexagona
Euphorbia maculata
Euphorbia marginata
Euphorbia nutans
Euphorbia serpens
Euphorbia serpillifolia
Euphorbia spathulata
Fabaceae
Amorpha canescens
Amorpha fruticosa
Amorpha nana
Astragalus agrestis
Astragalus barrii
Astragalus bisulcatus
Astragalus canadensis
Astragalus crassicarpus
Astragalus gilviflorus
Astragalus gracilis
Astragalus hyalinus
Astragalus lotiflorus
Astragalus miser
Astragalus missouriensis
Astragalus mollissimus
Astragalus multiflorus
Astragalus plattensis
Astragalus purshii
Astragalus racemosus
Astragalus vexilliflexus
Dalea aurea
Dalea candida
Dalea enneandra
Dalea purpurea
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Ladeania lanceolata
Lathyrus polymorphus
Lupinus pusillus
Medicago falcata
Medicago lupulina
Medicago sativa
Melilotus albus
Melilotus officinalis
Oxytropis campestris
Oxytropis lambertii
Oxytropis sericea
Pediomelum argophyllum
Pediomelum cuspidatum
Pediomelum digitatum
Pediomelum esculentum
Pediomelum tenuiflorum
Sophora nuttalliana
Strophostyles leiosperma
Thermopsis rhombifolia
Trifolium dubium
Trifolium hybridum
Trifolium pratense
Vicia americana
Vicia sativa
Geraniaceae
Erodium cicutarium
Geranium bicknellii
Geranium carolinianum
Grossulariaceae
Chrysobotrya odorata
Ribes americanum
Ribes cereum
Iridaceae
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Juncaceae
Juncus balticus
Juncus effusus
Juncus interior
Lamiaceae
Hedeoma drummondii
Hedeoma hispida
Hedeoma pulegioides
Lycopus americanus
Mentha arvensis
Monarda fistulosa
Nepeta cataria
Salvia reflexa
Scutellaria lateriflora
Sideritis montana
Liliaceae
Calochortus gunnisonii
Calochortus nuttallii
Fritillaria atropurpurea
Linaceae
Linum compactum
Linum rigidum
Loasaceae
Mentzelia decapetala
Mentzelia nuda
Lythraceae
Ammannia coccinea
Malvaceae
Malva neglecta
Malva rotundifolia
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Martyniaceae
Proboscidea louisianica
Melanthiaceae
Zigadenus paniculatus
Nyctaginaceae
Mirabilis albida
Mirabilis linearis
Mirabilis nyctaginea
Oleaceae
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Onagraceae
Epilobium brachycarpum
Oenothera albicaulis
Oenothera biennis
Oenothera cespitosa
Oenothera coronopifolia
Oenothera curtiflora
Oenothera laciniata
Oenothera nuttallii
Oenothera serrulata
Oenothera suffrutescens
Orobanchaceae
Agalinis aspera
Castilleja sessiliflora
Orobanche fasciculata
Orobanche ludoviciana
Orobanche uniflora
Orthocarpus luteus
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis dillenii
Oxalis stricta
Papaveraceae
Argemone polyanthemos
Corydalis micrantha
Pinaceae
Pinus ponderosa
Plantaginaceae
Besseya wyomingensis
Linaria dalmatica
Penstemon albidus
Penstemon angustifolius
Penstemon eriantherus
Penstemon glaber
Penstemon gracilis
Penstemon grandiflorus
Plantago aristata
Plantago elongata
Plantago major
Plantago patagonica
Veronica arvensis
Veronica peregrina
Poaceae
Agropyron cristatum
Alopecurus pratensis
Andropogon gerardi
Andropogon hallii
Aristida
Aristida purpurea
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bouteloua dactyloides
Bouteloua gracilis
Bouteloua hirsuta
Bromus
Bromus inermis
Bromus japonicus
Bromus squarrosus
Bromus tectorum
Calamovilfa longifolia
Cenchrus longispinus
Dactylis glomerata
Dichanthelium oligosanthes
Dichanthelium scribnerianum
Distichlis spicata
Echinochloa crus-galli
Elymus albicans
Elymus canadensis
Elymus caninus
Elymus repens
Elymus trachycaulus
Elymus virginicus
Eragrostis cilianensis
Eriocoma hymenoides
Hesperostipa spartea
Hordeum jubatum
Hordeum pusillum
Koeleria macrantha
Lolium pratense
Muhlenbergia cuspidata
Muhlenbergia racemosa
Munroa squarrosa
Nassella viridula
Panicum capillare
Panicum virgatum
Pascopyrum smithii
Pennisetum glaucum
Phleum pratense
Phragmites australis
Piptatheropsis micrantha
Poa
Poa compressa
Poa palustris
Poa pratensis
Poa secunda
Schedonnardus paniculatus
Schizachne purpurascens
Schizachyrium scoparium
Setaria viridis
Spartina pectinata
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Sporobolus heterolepis
Thinopyrum intermedium
Vulpia octoflora
Polemoniaceae
Collomia linearis
Ipomopsis congesta
Phlox alyssifolia
Phlox andicola
Phlox hoodii
Polygalaceae
Polygala alba
Polygala verticillata
Polygonaceae
Eriogonum annuum
Eriogonum flavum
Eriogonum gordonii
Eriogonum pauciflorum
Eriogonum visheri
Fallopia convolvulus
Persicaria amphibia
Polygonum aviculare
Polygonum ramosissimum
Rumex altissimus
Rumex crispus
Rumex mexicanus
Rumex occidentalis
Rumex stenophyllus
Rumex venosus
Portulacaceae
Portulaca oleracea
Primulaceae
Androsace occidentalis
Ranunculaceae
Anemone canadensis
Anemone caroliniana
Anemone cylindrica
Anemone parviflora
Ceratocephala testiculata
Clematis ligusticifolia
Myosurus minimus
Ranunculus cymbalaria
Ranunculus glaberrimus
Rhamnaceae
Ceanothus herbaceus
Rosaceae
Crataegus succulenta
Dasiphora fruticosa
Potentilla gracilis
Potentilla hippiana
Potentilla pensylvanica
Potentilla recta
Prunus americana
Prunus virginiana
Rosa arkansana
Rosa blanda
Rosa woodsii
Rubiaceae
Galium aparine
Galium boreale
Salicaceae
Salix amygdaloides
Salix exigua
Salix interior
Salix lutea
Salix petiolaris
Santalaceae
Comandra umbellata
Sapindaceae
Acer negundo
Sarcobataceae
Sarcobatus vermiculatus
Scrophulariaceae
Verbascum thapsus
Selaginellaceae
Selaginella densa
Smilacaceae
Smilax herbacea
Solanaceae
Hyoscyamus niger
Lycium barbarum
Physalis heterophylla
Physalis longifolia
Physalis pumila
Physalis virginiana
Solanum ptychanthum
Solanum rostratum
Solanum triflorum
Tamaricaceae
Tamarix chinensis
Tamarix gallica
Tamarix parviflora
Thymelaeaceae
Thymelaea passerina
Typhaceae
Typha angustifolia
Typha latifolia
Ulmaceae
Ulmus americana
Ulmus rubra
Urticaceae
Parietaria pensylvanica
Verbenaceae
Verbena bracteata
Verbena stricta
Violaceae
Viola canadensis
Viola nuttallii
Vitaceae
Parthenocissus inserta
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Vitis riparia
Vitis vulpina
Woodsiaceae
Woodsia oregana
Zygophyllaceae
Tribulus terrestris