Friesner Herbarium

The Butler Prairie

The Butler University Prairie combines elements of several different prairie types in its planting design. The west half of the prairie was sown with a mixture of tall grasses, while the east half was sown with a mix of shorter grass species. In time the forbs will spread throughout the entire prairie. The Prairie is home to many beautiful spring and summer blooming plants. Begin your search by clicking on the "Prairie Species Search" button to the left.  To search for other species of these types of plants that have been observed in Marion County, go to Marion County Flora Search.

Photographs were taken by Marcia Moore, Friesner Herbarium, and may not be used, except for educational purposes, without first obtaining permission. Information about the plants obtained from Tallgrass Prairie Wildflowers, text by Doug Ladd, published in cooperation with The Nature Conservancy, 1995; Prairie Plants of the Midwest: Identification and Ecology, Russel R. Kirt, Stipes Publishing, L.L.C., 1995; Field Guide to Indiana Wildflowers, Kay Yatskievych, Indiana University Press, 2000; and Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada, 2nd Ed., Henry A. Gleason & Arthur Cronquist, published by the New York Botanical Garden, 1991.

 

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Ambrosia trifida Ambrosia trifida Common Name: Great ragweed; giant ragweed
Andropogon gerardi Andropogon gerardi Common Name: Big bluestem
Asclepias incarnata Asclepias incarnata Common Name: Swamp milkweed
Asclepias syriaca Asclepias syriaca Common Name: Common milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa Asclepias tuberosa Common Name: Butterfly milkweed
Baptisia alba Baptisia alba Common Name: White wild indigo
Baptisia leucophaea Baptisia leucophaea Common Name: Longbract wild indigo
Campsis radicans Campsis radicans Common Name: Trumpet creeper
Cichorium intybus Cichorium intybus Common Name: Chicory
Cirsium arvense Cirsium arvense Common Name: Canada thistle
Coreopsis palmata Coreopsis palmata Common Name: Stiff tickseed
Dalea candida Dalea candida Common Name: White prairie clover
Dalea purpurea Dalea purpurea Common Name: Purple prairie clover
Daucus carota Daucus carota Common Name: Queen's Anne's lace
Desmodium canadense Desmodium canadense Common Name: Showy ticktrefoil
Echinacea pallida Echinacea pallida Common Name: Pale purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea Echinacea purpurea Common Name: Eastern purple coneflower
Elymus canadensis Elymus canadensis Common Name: Canada wildrye
Erigeron annuus Erigeron annuus Common Name: Eastern daisy fleabane
Eryngium yuccifolium Eryngium yuccifolium Common Name: Rattlesnake master
Euphorbia corollata Euphorbia corollata Common Name: Flowering spurge
Filipendula rubra Filipendula rubra Common Name: Queen-of-the-prairie
Helianthus occidentalis Helianthus occidentalis Common Name: Fewleaf sunflower
Helianthus tuberosus Helianthus tuberosus Common Name: Jerusalem artichoke
Heliopsis helianthoides Heliopsis helianthoides Common Name: Smooth oxeye
Lespedeza capitata Lespedeza capitata Common Name: Roundhead Lespedeza
Liatris pycnostachya Liatris pycnostachya Common Name: Prairie blazing star
Monarda fistulosa Monarda fistulosa Common Name: Wild bergamot
Oenothera biennis Oenothera biennis Common Name: Common evening primrose
Oligoneuron rigidum var. rigidum (Solidago rigida) Oligoneuron rigidum var. rigidum (Solidago rigida) Common Name: Stiff goldenrod
Panicum virgatum Panicum virgatum Common Name: Switchgrass
Penstemon digitalis Penstemon digitalis Common Name: Talus slope penstemon
Physotegia virginiana Physotegia virginiana Common Name: Obedient plant
Potentilla arguta Potentilla arguta Common Name: Tall cinquefoil
Ratibida pinnata Ratibida pinnata Common Name: Yellow coneflower
Rosa carolina Rosa carolina Common Name: Carolina rose
Rudbeckia hirta Rudbeckia hirta Common Name: Blackeyed Susan
Rumex crispus Rumex crispus Common Name: Curly dock
Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium Common Name: Little bluestem
Silene regia Silene regia Common Name: Royal catchfly
Silphium laciniatum Silphium laciniatum Common Name: Compass plant
Silphium terebinthinaceum Silphium terebinthinaceum Common Name: Prairie rosinweed, prairie dock
Solidago canadensis Solidago canadensis Common Name: Canada goldenrod
Sorghastrum nutans Sorghastrum nutans Common Name: Indiangrass
Symphyotrichum ericoides var. ericoides Symphyotrichum ericoides var. ericoides Common Name: White heath aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Common Name: New England aster
Symphyotrichum oolentangiense var. oolentangiense Symphyotrichum oolentangiense var. oolentangiense Common Name: Skyblue aster
Tradescantia ohiensis Tradescantia ohiensis Common Name: Bluejacket, spiderwort
Zizia aptera Zizia aptera Common Name: Golden Alexander