Herbaceous Plants, Lab 2: Native Wetland/ Moist Meadow Perennials

Alisma subcordatum, American water plantain, Alismataceae

complex panicle, distinct form, good for bog gardens, obligate, 2-4’ tall, 4-5'“ long ovate leaves, long stalks

Amsonia tabernaemontana, willow amsonia, Apocynaceae

long cigar shaped seed pods, lanceolate shiny leaves, white milky sap

Azolla caroliniana, eastern mosquito fern, Salvinaceae

forms a mat on the water’s surface, mosquito prevention, reproduces asexually

Eryngium yuccifolium, rattlesnake master, Apiaceae

dried spikey seed pods, 3-4’, wide margined bristles on foliage

Euthamia graminifolia, flat-top golden rod, Asteraceae

flat topped yellow cymes, thin grass-like lanceolate leaves, vigorous grower

Filipendula rubra, queen-of-the-prairie, Rosaceae

pinnately compound serrated leaves, persisting leaves, sad looking, eaten by Japanese beetles

Gentiana andrewsii, closed bottle gentian, Gentianaceae

five petals fuse to form a cone-shaped corolla, flower appears to remain as seed pod, not deer resistant, caged, ovate lanceolate leaves, parallel venation, clump forming

Liatris spicata ‘Alba’, blazing-star ‘Alba’, Asteraceae

spiraling, winding habit, simple linear foliage, glabrous to sparsely hairy leaves, spike shaped inflorscence

Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red’, beardtongue ‘Husker Red’, Plantaginaceae

red-hued foliage, dried seed pods remain, elliptical to oblong clasping leaves

Physostegia virginiana, obedient plant, Lamiaceae

square stems, sharply serrated leaves, flowers ‘obediently’ bend

Rudbeckia fulgida, black-eyed Susan, Asteraceae

sand papery leaves, lanceolate dentate margined foliage, 3 distinct veins, yellow ray flowers

Rudbeckia laciniata, cutleaf coneflower, Asteraceae

drooping habit, persisting seed pods, yellow disk flowers, deeply 3-7 lobed serrated leaves