Phenological List of Konza Prairie Plants
Common Name Scientific Name Observer Site 1st Bloom 1st Bloom 1st Bloom 1st Bloom 1st Bloom 1st Bloom 1st Bloom 1st Bloom Comments
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Red or Slippery elm Ulmus rubra E.Allen,N.Goulden,A.Baker,V.Wright,KonzaQuest NT 03/21/08 03/10/07 03/01/06 03/04/05 03/13/04 03/15/03 02/23/02 03/23/01  
Siberian elm (intro.) Ulmus pumila V. Wright HQ 03/19/08 03/12/07 03/02/06 03/07/05 03/06/04 03/16/03 03/04/02 03/23/01  
American elm Ulmus americana V. Wright NT 03/19/08 03/10/07 03/01/06 03/04/05 03/06/04 03/15/03 03/06/02 03/23/01  
Eastern Red cedar Juniperus virginiana       03/13/07 03/02/06 03/16/05 03/13/04 03/16/03 03/16/02 03/23/01 no pollen 08
Wild parsley Lomatium foeniculaceum V. Wright THP 03/28/08 03/19/07 03/11/06 03/23/05 03/20/04 03/22/03 03/30/02 03/28/01  
Ground plum Astragalus crassicarpus Docent trainees HQ 04/12/08 03/24/07 03/01/06 03/23/05 03/25/04 03/25/03 03/31/02 04/06/01  
Wedge-leaf draba Draba cuneifolia A. Baker R20A 04/22/08 03/27/07 04/03/06 04/14/05 03/25/04 04/03/03 04/09/02    
Wild pansy, Johnny-jump-up Viola rafinesquii N.Goulden,E.Allen HP 04/19/08 03/24/07 04/03/06 04/04/05 03/25/04 04/03/03 04/09/02 04/15/01  
Mead's sedge Carex meadii V. Wright C1B 04/15/08 03/24/07 04/13/06 04/14/05 03/25/04 04/02/03 04/11/02 04/07/01  
Redbud Cercis canadensis V. Wright SA 04/19/08 03/26/07 04/03/06 04/05/05 04/03/04 04/03/03 04/11/02 04/12/01  
Pussy-toes Antennaria neglecta V. Wright BL 04/15/08 03/24/07 04/07/06 04/04/05 03/25/04 04/05/03 04/13/02 04/08/01  
Small bluets Hedyotis crassifolia N.Goulden,E.Allen HP 04/19/08   04/05/06 04/04/05 03/25/04   04/13/02    
Wild plum Prunus americanus Docent trainees NT 04/19/08 03/26/07 04/03/06 04/07/05 04/03/04 04/01/03 04/13/02 04/13/01  
Prickly ash Zanthoxylum americanum Docent trainees NT 04/19/08 03/31/07 04/07/06 04/09/05 03/27/04 04/05/03 04/13/02 04/14/01  
Prairie blue violet Viola pratincola V. Wright HQ 04/16/08 03/28/07 04/05/06 04/07/05 04/01/04 04/05/03 04/14/02 04/12/01  
Slender fumewort Corydalis micrantha V. Wright HP 04/25/08 03/31/07 04/05/06 04/15/05 04/03/04 04/05/03 04/14/02 04/20/01  
Prairie groundsel Packera plattensis V. Wright SA 04/26/08 04/17/07 04/15/06 04/18/05 04/15/04 04/18/03 04/14/02 04/21/01  
Hackberry Celtis occidentalis Docent trainees NT 04/19/08 03/26/07 04/13/06 04/08/05 03/29/04   04/16/02 04/12/01  
Cottonwood Populus deltoides Docent trainees NT 04/19/08 03/26/07 04/07/06 04/07/05 03/27/04 04/05/03 04/18/02 04/08/01  
Garlic mustard (intro.) Alliaria officinalis Marlatt Elem. 3rd Grade NT 04/23/08 04/20/07 04/07/06 04/14/05 04/08/04 04/18/03 04/18/02 04/20/01  
Missouri gooseberry Ribes missouriense V. Wright NT 04/24/08 03/31/07 04/11/06 04/09/05 04/08/04 04/18/03 04/18/02    
Chinquapin oak Quercus muehlenbergii N.Goulden,E.Allen,K.Hummel NT 04/26/08 04/02/07 04/13/06 04/18/05 04/10/04 04/18/03 04/18/02 04/23/01  
Blue phlox Phlox divaricata V. Wright Geo 04/24/08 04/20/07 04/07/06 04/17/05 04/10/04 04/18/03 04/18/02 04/24/01  
Prairie or Larkspur violet Viola pedatifida E. Allen N1A 04/22/08 03/31/07 04/05/06 04/16/05 04/08/04 04/18/03 04/20/02 04/15/01  
Fringed puccoon Lithospermum incisum Marlatt Elem. 3rd Grade NT 04/23/08 04/02/07 04/11/06 04/14/05 04/16/04 04/13/03 04/20/02 04/22/01  
Dutchman's Breeches Dicentra cucullaria N.Goulden,E.Allen Geo 04/19/08 03/31/07 04/05/06 04/17/05 04/10/05        
White fawn lily Erythronium albidum N.McClanathan,V.Wright SA 04/20/08 04/01/07     04/16/04        
New Jersey tea Ceanothus herbaceous V. Wright N4D 05/09/08 04/26/07 04/17/06 04/19/05 04/19/04 04/18/03 04/20/02 04/27/01 freeze damage 07
Missouri milkvetch Astragalus missouriensis V. Wright THP 04/26/08 04/09/07 04/07/06 04/14/05 04/11/04 04/18/02 04/21/02 04/20/01  
Violet wood sorrel Oxalis violacea A. Humburg HQ 05/02/08 04/26/07 04/15/06 04/18/05 04/16/04 04/18/03 04/21/02 04/26/01 freeze damage07  
Plains wild indigo Baptisia bracteata V. Wright K1B 05/09/08 04/22/07 04/15/06 04/15/05 04/19/04 04/18/03 04/21/02 04/27/01  
Western buckeye Aesculus glabra var. arguta E.Allen, N.Goulden,K.Hummel KL 04/26/08 04/02/07 04/15/06 04/15/05 04/08/04 04/18/03 04/22/02 04/16/01  
Rose verbena Glandularia canadensis E. Allen R1A 05/03/08 04/02/07 04/16/06 04/13/05 04/16/04 04/10/03 04/22/02 04/22/01  
White-eyed grass Sisyrinchium campestre N. McClanathan SA 04/27/08 04/02/07 04/10/06 04/14/05 04/15/04 04/20/03 04/23/02 04/23/01  
Dakota verbena Glandularia bipinnatifida V. Wright SA 04/20/08 04/20/07 04/18/06 04/16/05 04/17/04 04/26/03 04/18/02 04/28/01  
Watercress (intro.) Nasturtium officinale Scotto group BL 05/17/08 05/28/07 04/16/06 04/21/05 04/21/04 04/18/03 04/24/02   swept away KC4/07
False dandelion Microseris cuspidata A. Baker HQ 04/28/08 04/20/07 04/10/06 04/16/05 04/10/04 04/18/03 04/24/02 04/23/01  
Fragrant Sumac Rhus aromatica E. Allen R1A 05/02/08 04/02/07 04/13/06 04/18/05 04/08/04 04/18/03 04/25/02    
Bur oak Quercus macrocarpa N.Goulden,E.Allen,K.Hummel NT 04/26/08 04/02/07 04/15/06 04/16/05 04/10/04 04/18/03 04/27/02 04/23/01  
Bastard toadflax Comandra umbellata Docent trainees K1A 05/10/08 04/20/07 04/19/06 04/14/05 04/19/04 04/22/03 04/28/02 04/29/01  
Carolina anemone Anemone caroliniana Goddard High School HP 04/30/08         04/10/03   04/29/01  
Philadelphia fleabane Erigeron philadelphicus Docent trainees KC 05/10/08 04/20/07 04/16/06 04/21/05 04/20/04        
Blue false indigo Baptisia australis Docent trainees KC 05/10/08 05/04/07 04/29/06 04/25/05 04/27/04 05/03/03 04/29/02 04/29/01  
Choke cherry Prunus virginiana V. Wright KL 05/08/08 04/20/07 04/19/06            
Honeysuckle (intro.) Lonicera maackii Docent trainees SA 05/17/08   04/24/06 05/07/05   05/03/03 05/01/02 05/03/01  
Old plainsman Hymenopappus scabiosaeus Docent trainees SA 05/17/08 05/04/07 05/01/06 04/29/05 05/04/04 05/03/03 05/03/02 05/02/01  
Death camas Zygadenus nuttallii A. Humburg NT 05/13/08 05/02/07 05/06/06 05/08/05 05/04/04 05/05/03 05/03/02 05/03/01  
Daisy fleabane Erigeron strigosus Scotto group BL 05/17/08 05/04/07 04/29/06 05/07/05 05/01/04 04/25/04 05/04/02 05/02/01  
Annual fleabane Erigeron annuus Docent trainees HQB 05/24/08 05/30/07 05/23/06 05/07/05 05/01/04        
Indian turnip Pediomelum esculenta Docent trainees KC 05/10/08 05/16/07 04/26/06 04/23/05 05/01/04 05/03/03 05/04/02 05/03/01 frost 07
Dame's Rocket (intro.) Hesperis matronalis V. Wright HQB 05/08/08 04/24/07              
Golden Alexander Zizia aurea Docent trainees SA 05/17/08 04/27/07 05/06/06 05/08/05 05/01/04 05/17/03 05/04/02 05/21/01  
American vetch Vicia americana V. Wright HQB 05/09/08 04/25/07 04/19/06 04/16/05 04/27/04 05/17/03 05/18/02 04/27/01  
Kentucky blue grass (intro.) Poa pratensis N.Goulden, E.Allen KL 05/12/08 05/04/07 04/29/06 04/29/05          
Scribner's dichanthelium Dicanthelium oligosanthes A. Humburg K1A 05/22/08 05/08/07              
Downy Hawthorne Crategus molle N. Goulden HH 05/20/08   04/29/06 04/28/05   04/25/03     frost 07
Black locust Robinia pseudoacacia V. Wright HH 05/19/08   04/29/06     05/03/03 05/07/02 05/03/01 frost 05
Honey locust Gleditsia treacanthos Docent trainees N1B 05/24/08         05/14/03     frost 05
Black walnut Juglens nigra N.Goulden, E.Allen HH 05/24/08   05/06/06 05/15/05   05/14/03      
Pink poppy mallow Callirhoe alcaeoides Docent trainees SA 05/17/08 05/13/07 05/01/06 05/15/05 05/01/04 05/17/03 05/07/02 05/10/01  
Buffalo grass Buchloe dactyloides V. Wright HQ 05/17/08 05/10/07 05/06/06 05/07/05 05/01/04 05/10/03 05/07/02 05/10/01  
Bittersweet Celastrus scandens Docent trainees HQB 05/24/08   05/21/06 05/28/05 05/14/04        
Wild raspberry Rubus occidentalis Docent trainees HQB 05/24/08 05/04/07 05/06/06 05/08/05   05/10/03 05/11/02 05/08/01  
High-bush blackberry Rubus ostryifolius Docent trainees N2B 05/24/08   05/16/06   05/15/04        
Wild alfalfa Psoralea tenuiflora N.Goulden, E.Allen K1A 05/24/08 05/16/07 05/10/06 05/22/05 05/12/04 05/15/03 05/11/02 05/09/01  
Spider milkweed Asclepias viridis A.Baker, V.Wright BL 05/19/08 05/11/07 05/06/06 05/15/05 05/08/04 05/07/03 05/11/02 05/10/01  
Yarrow Achillea millefolium A. Baker BL 05/19/08 05/10/07 05/06/06 05/10/05 05/01/04 05/03/03 05/11/02 05/10/01  
Spiderwort Tradescantia bracteata A. Humburg NT 05/13/08 05/12/07 05/27/06 05/21/05 05/15/04 05/18/03 05/11/02 05/16/01  
Spiderwort Tradescantia ohiensis       06/02/07 05/27/06 05/28/05 05/26/04 05/17/03 05/11/02 05/16/01  
Western marbleseed Onosmodium molle A. Humburg THP 05/20/08 05/10/07 05/06/06 05/15/05 05/12/04 05/10/03 05/13/02 05/12/01  
Goat's beard (intro.) Tragopogon dubius V. Wright KL 05/23/08 05/13/07 05/06/06 05/07/05 05/12/04 04/26/03 05/14/02 05/08/01  
Missouri evening primrose Oenothera macrocarpa Bluemont Elementary NT 05/20/08 05/13/07 04/29/06 05/10/05 05/08/04 04/18/03 05/14/02 05/10/01  
False indigo Amorpha fruticosa V. Wright HQ 05/23/08 05/26/07 05/01/06 05/14/05 05/08/04 05/17/03 05/18/02 05/09/01  
Purple poppy mallow Callirhoe involucrata Docent trainees SA 05/17/08 05/16/07 05/07/06 05/15/05 05/03/04 05/10/03 05/18/02 05/12/01  
Nodding green violet Hybanthus verticellatus A. Humburg K1A 05/22/08 05/13/07 05/01/06 04/29/05 05/11/04 05/14/03 05/18/02 05/12/01  
Nuttall's evolvulus Evolvulus nuttallianus A. Humburg K1A 05/20/08 05/19/07 05/21/06 05/21/05 05/12/04 05/14/03 05/18/02 05/12/01  
Plains larkspur Delphinium virescens E.Allen, N.Goulden R1A 05/26/08 05/16/07 05/21/06 05/27/05 05/12/04 05/21/03 05/18/02 05/16/01  
Nipple cactus Escobaria missouriensis Virginia Native Plant Soc. N1B 06/05/08 05/30/07 05/21/06 05/15/05 05/16/04 05/17/03   05/19/01  
Prairie wild rose Rosa arkansana N. Goulden NT 05/23/08 05/13/07 05/06/06 05/10/05 05/11/04 05/10/03 05/19/02 05/08/01  
Hedge bindweed Calystegia macounii V. Wright KL 05/27/08 05/18/07 05/15/06 05/21/05 05/12/04 05/14/03 05/20/02    
Cobaea beardtongue Penstemon cobaea A. Humburg K1A 05/20/08 05/13/07 05/13/06 05/19/21 05/12/04 05/15/03 05/21/02 05/06/01  
Shell-leaf beardtongue Penstemon grandiflorus Docent trainees N20A 05/24/08 05/12/07 05/06/06 05/14/05 05/11/04 05/10/03 05/26/02 05/12/01  
Wild four-o'clock Mirabilis nyctaginea V. Wright HQ 05/19/08 05/24/07 05/15/06 05/25/05 05/06/04 05/14/03 05/26/02 05/12/01  
Bristly greenbrier Smilax tamnoides N.Goulden, E.Allen NT 05/24/08                
Riverbank grape Vitis riparia N.Goulden, E.Allen NT 05/24/08                
Patagonian plantain Plantago patagonica Docent refresher HP 06/04/08 05/18/07 05/16/06 05/29/05 05/02/04 05/17/03 05/26/02 05/19/01  
Serrate-leaf evening primrose Calylophus serrulatus Docent refresher WL 06/04/08 05/19/07 05/16/06 05/28/05 05/12/04 05/17/03 05/26/02 05/25/01  
Yucca Yucca glauca E. Allen KC 05/30/08 05/19/07 05/23/06 05/30/05 05/16/04 05/21/03 05/26/02 05/25/01  
Monkey flower Mimulus glabratus JunctionCity HS R20A 04/28/08 05/10/07 05/14/06            
Wild Coffee, Horse gentian Triosteum perfoliatum N.Goulden, E.Allen K1A 05/24/08 05/19/07 05/14/06 05/21/05 05/15/04        
Virginia groundcherry Physalis virginiana Docent refresher WL 06/04/08 05 24 07 05/16/06 06/04/05 05/22/04 05/15/03 05/27/02 05/12/01  
Prairie groundcherry Physalis pumila Bluemont Elementary NT 05/20/08 05/12/07 05/13/06 05/21/05 05/12/04 05/14/03      
Indian hemp dogbane Apocynum cannabinum N.Goulden, E.Allen NT 05/24/08 05/19/07 05/16/06 05/21/05 05/15/04 05/17/03 05/27/02 05/13/01  
Poison hemlock (intro.) Conium maculatum N.Goulden, E.Allen HH 05/24/08 05/30/07 05/22/06 05/27/05 05/20/04 05/25/03 05/27/02 05/18/01  
Eastern gammagrass Tripsacum dactyloides Docent trainees HQ/HP 05/24/08 05/24/07 05/06/06 05/28/05 05/27/04 05/24/03 05/27/02 05/18/01  
Rough-leaved dogwood Cornus drummondii B. Sousa R20A 04/30/08 05/21/07 05/21/06 05/23/05 05/20/04 05/24/03 05/30/02 05/18/01  
Catclaw sensitive briar Schrankia nuttallii N.Goulden, E.Allen K1A 05/24/08 05/19/07 05/23/06 05/28/05 05/14/04 05/26/03 05/30/02 05/19/01 rebloom 9/13/06
Clammy groundcherry Physalis heterophylla Docent refresher WL 06/04/08 05/24/07 05/29/06 05/28/05 05/29/04 05/17/03 06/05/02 06/08/01  
Poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans Virginia Native Plant Soc. N1A 06/05/08     06/04/05 05/29/04   05/31/02    
Butterfly milkweed Asclepias tuberosa V. Wright KL 06/02/08 05/28/07 05/24/06 05/28/05 05/22/04 05/21/03 05/31/02 05/20/01  
Moth mullein Verbascum blatteria C&L.Gann, S.Smith N2B 06/01/08 05 21 07 05/27/06 05/28/05 05/20/04 05/31/03 05/31/02 05/25/01  
Wild onion Allium canadense V. Wright HQ 06/02/08 05/14/07 05/28/06 05/29/05 05/24/04 06/01/03 05/26/02 06/09/01  
Showy evening primrose Oenothera speciosa E.Allen BH 05/27/08 05/24/07 05/21/06 05/21/05 05/12/04 05/18/03 06/01/02 05/18/01  
Wild petunia Ruellia humilis V. Wright SA 06/09/08 06/07/07 06/01/06 06/12/05 05/26/04 05/31/03 06/01/02 05/21/01  
Carolina horsenettle Solanum carolinense Docent refresher WL 06/04/08 05/28/07 05/23/06 06/04/05 05/22/04 06/02/03 06/01/02 05/25/01  
Small skullcap Scutellaria parvula A. Humburg THP 05/20/08 05/24/07 05/22/06 05/21/05   06/07/03 06/01/02    
June grass Koeleria pyramidata C&L.Gann, S.Smith N1B 06/01/08 05/16/07 05/23/06 05/21/05 05/22/04 05/31/03 06/01/02 06/02/01  
Slimpod Venus' looking glass Triodanus leptocarpa Teachers Workshop HP 06/17/08 05/28/07 05/29/06 05/28/05 05/26/04 05/31/03 06/01/02 06/06/01  
Limestone Ruellia Ruellia strepens E.Allen, N. Goulden NT 06/28/08 05/30/07 05/28/06 06/11/05 05/18/04        
Prostrate verbena Verbena bracteata Docent refresher HQ 06/04/08 06/12/07 05/27/06            
Hoary vervain Verbena stricta V. Wright KL 06/15/06 05/31/07 05/28/06 05/28/05 05/27/04 06/07/03 06/02/02 06/02/01  
Clasping Venus' looking glass Triodanus perfoliata A. Baker HP 06/16/08 05/28/07 06/01/06 06/04/05 05/27/04 06/02/03 06/02/02 06/06/01  
Sulfur cinquefoil Potentilla recta Docent refresher HP 06/04/08 05/28/07 06/02/06 06/09/05     06/02/02    
Grooved flax Linium sulcatum Teachers Workshop BH 06/16/08 05/28/07 05/27/06 06/04/05 05/26/04 05/31/03 06/02/02 06/08/01  
Curly-cup gumweed Grindelia squarrosa V. Wright N20A 07/31/08 08/02/07 05/21/06 08/06/05 05/31/04 05/31/03 06/03/02 08/03/01  
Purple coneflower      Echinacea angustifolia Wildflower Walk WL 06/08/08 05/26/07 05/28/06 05/29/05 05/22/04 05/25/03 06/04/02 05/25/01  
Common milkweed Asclepias syriaca E.Allen, N.Goulden HQC 06/07/08 05/31/07 05/31/06 06/07/05 05/26/04 06/07/03 06/05/02 05/28/01  
Narrow-leaved milkweed Asclepias stenophylla Docent refresher WL 06/04/08 05/28/07 06/05/06 06/11/05 05/29/04 06/10/03 06/05/02 06/10/01  
Prickly poppy Argemone polyanthemos V. Wright HQ 06/03/08 05/27/07 05/31/06 05/30/05 05/29/04 06/07/03 06/07/02 06/02/01  
Solomon's seal Polygonatum biflorum E. Allen WL 05/31/08 05/28/07 05/31/06 06/04/05     &nb