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Photo of prairie showing big bluestem leaves and flowering stalks

Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardii

Photo of blackberry lily showing open and spent flowers and developing fruits.

Blackberry Lily

Iris domestica (formerly Belamcanda chinensis)

Photo of blue-eyed grass flower closeup

Blue-Eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium campestre

Caucasian bluestem seed head

Caucasian Bluestem

Bothriochloa bladhii

Invasive

Photo of a celestial lily, or prairie pleatleaf iris, in bloom.

Celestial Lily

Nemastylis geminiflora

Deptfort pink blooming in an open area

Deptford Pink

Dianthus armeria

Photo of dwarf spiderwort flower clusters

Dwarf Spiderwort (Wild Crocus)

Tradescantia longipes

Photo of eastern gama grass flowering plant

Eastern Gama Grass

Tripsacum dactyloides

Photo of false garlic flowers

False Garlic

Nothoscordum bivalve

Photo of field milkwort flowerheads.

Field Milkwort

Polygala sanguinea

Photo of tall goldenrod plant with flowers

Goldenrods

Solidago spp. (23 species in Missouri)

Photo of several big bluestem seed heads against a blue sky.

Grasses

All true grasses (species in the grass family).

Photo of Indian grass flower head in bloom

Indian Grass

Sorghastrum nutans

Photo of Indian paintbrush flowers

Indian Paintbrush

Castilleja coccinea

Photo of Johnson grass flower clusters

Johnson Grass

Sorghum halepense

Invasive

Photo of little bluestem mature seed head

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

Closeup of single flowerhead of a New World aster with yellow disk florets and lavender ray florets

New World Asters (American Asters)

Symphyotrichum spp. (formerly Aster spp.)

Photo of dense stand of prairie blazing star or gayfeather at Pawnee Prairie

Prairie Blazing Star (Gayfeather)

Liatris pycnostachya

Edible

Photo of prairie milkweed plant in flower.

Prairie Milkweed (Tall Green Milkweed)

Asclepias hirtella

Photo of purple prairie clover, closeup of flowerhead

Purple Prairie Clover

Dalea purpurea (formerly Petalostemon purpureum)

Photo of rattlesnake master flower heads side view

Rattlesnake Master

Eryngium yuccifolium

Closeup side view of rough blazing star flowerhead

Rough Blazing Star (Rough Gayfeather)

Liatris aspera

Edible

Photo of eastern woodland sedge plant growing among leaf litter.

Sedges

Carex, Schoenoplectus, Scirpus, and other genera

Photo of sideoats grama, closeup on floral spikes showing orange anthers.

Sideoats Grama

Bouteloua curtipendula

Photo of common gerardia plant with flowers

Slender False Foxglove

Agalinis tenuifolia (formerly Gerardia tenuifolia)

Photo of slender mountain mint flowers

Slender Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

Edible

Photo of smooth spiderwort flowers being visited by beelike syrphid flies

Smooth Spiderwort

Tradescantia ohiensis

Edible

Photo of tall fescue plants

Tall Fescue

Festuca arundinacea

Invasive

White upland aster goldenrod inflorescence in a prairie

Upland White Goldenrod

Solidago ptermicoides (formerly Aster ptarmicoides)

Photo of white heath aster flowers

White Heath Aster

Symphyotrichum pilosum (formerly Aster pilosus)

Whorled milkweed flowers.

Whorled Milkweed (Horsetail Milkweed)

Asclepias verticillata

Photo of wild hyacinth flower cluster

Wild Hyacinth

Camassia scilloides

Edible

Photo of pink wild onion flower clusters

Wild Onion

Allium stellatum

Edible

Photo of yellow bluestem plant

Yellow Bluestem

Bothriochloa ischaemum

Invasive

Photo of yellow star grass plant with flowers

Yellow Star Grass

Hypoxis hirsuta

Photo of soapweed, a type of yucca

Yuccas (Spanish Bayonet; Soapweed)

Yucca smalliana, Y. glauca, and Y. arkansana

Edible