Phenological List of Konza Prairie Plants
Common Name	Scientific Name	Observer	Site	1st Bloom	1st Bloom	1st Bloom
		2023	2023	2023	2022	2021
Red or Slippery elm	Ulmus rubra				3/5/22	3/9/21
Siberian elm (intro.)	Ulmus pumila					3/8/21
American elm	Ulmus americana					3/8/21
Wild parsley	Lomatium foeniculaceum				3/19/22	3/20/21
Blue mustard (intro.)	Chorispora tenella					3/27/21
Red-seeded dandelion	Taraxacum erythrospermum				5/14/22	4/5/21
Dandelion (intro.)	Taraxacum officinale				3/26/22	3/27/21
Ground plum	Astragalus crassicarpus				3/28/22	3/18/21
Wedge-leaf draba	Draba cuneifolia				4/12/22	4/10/21
White Whitlow-wort	Draba reptans
Shortpod draba	Draba brachycarpa
Wild pansy, Johnny-jump-up	Viola rafinesquii				5/29/22	4/2/21
Western Rock-jasmine	Androsace occidentalis					4/24/21
Mead's sedge	Carex meadii				4/15/22	3/31/21
Prairie sedge	Carex inops				4/30/22	4/3/21
Redbud	Cercis canadensis				4/12/22	4/4/21
Pussy-toes	Antennaria neglecta				4/12/22	3/27/21
Small bluets	Hedyotis crassifolia
Bushy Wallflower	Erysimum repandum
Wild plum	Prunus americanus				4/19/22	4/3/21
Sandhill plum	Prunus angustifolius
Mouse-ear chickweed	Cerastium brachypodum					4/2/21
Oak sedge	Carex albicans					4/12/21
Heavy sedge	Carex gravida
Prickly ash	Zanthoxylum americanum				4/9/22	4/12/21
Prairie blue violet	Viola pratincola				4/15/22	4/3/21
Downy blue violet	Viola sororia
Slender fumewort	Corydalis micrantha
Cut-leaf toothwort	Cardamine concatenata				5/13/22	4/10/21
Wild strawberry	Fragaria virginiana				5/14/22
Prairie groundsel	Packera plattensis				4/25/22	4/12/21
Virginia pepperweed	Lepidium viriginicum					4/25/21
Box elder	Acer negundo					4/12/21
Hackberry	Celtis occidentalis					4/6/21
Cottonwood	Populus deltoides				4/20/22	4/3/21
Green ash	Fraxinus pennsylvanica					4/24/21
Garlic mustard (intro.)	Alliaria officinalis				4/22/22	4/10/21
Missouri gooseberry	Ribes missouriense				4/21/22	4/10/21
Chinquapin oak	Quercus muehlenbergii				5/7/22	4/24/21
Blue phlox	Phlox divaricata				4/20/22	4/5/21
Prairie or Larkspur violet	Viola pedatifida					4/1/21
Fringed puccoon	Lithospermum incisum				4/21/22	4/8/21
Hoary gromwell	Lithospermum canescens
Dutchman's Breeches	Dicentra cucullaria
White fawn lily	Erythronium albidum					3/31/21
New Jersey tea	Ceanothus herbaceous				5/7/22	4/29/21
Lotus Milkvetch	Astragalus lotiflorus				5/14/22	5/12/21
Missouri milkvetch	Astragalus missouriensis					4/24/21
Violet wood sorrel	Oxalis violacea				5/6/22	4/13/21
Plains wild indigo	Baptisia bracteata				4/28/22	4/22/21
Western buckeye	Aesculus glabra var. arguta				5/3/22	4/28/21
Rose verbena	Glandularia canadensis					3/27/21
White-eyed grass	Sisyrinchium campestre				4/28/22	4/22/21
Dakota verbena	Glandularia bipinnatifida				4/25/22	4/14/21
Watercress (intro.)	Nasturtium officinale				5/7/22	5/10/21
False dandelion	Nothocalais cuspidata				4/24/22	4/14/21
Tansy mustard (intro.)	Descurainia sophia				5/14/22	5/3/21
Erect chervil	Chaerophyllum tainturieri				6/3/22	5/29/21
Fragrant Sumac	Rhus aromatica				4/23/22	4/21/21
Bur oak	Quercus macrocarpa					4/12/21
Bastard toadflax	Comandra umbellata				5/10/22	4/14/21
Naked broomrape	Orobanche uniflora
Carolina anemone	Anemone caroliniana
Philadelphia fleabane	Erigeron philadelphicus				4/30/22	4/24/21
Hop hornbeam	Ostrya virginiana					4/24/21
Blue false indigo	Baptisia australis				5/5/22	5/3/21
Choke cherry	Prunus virginiana					4/28/21
Honeysuckle (intro.)	Lonicera maackii
Old plainsman	Hymenopappus scabiosaeus				5/10/22	5/3/21
Sycamore	Platanus occidentalis
Platte River milk vetch	Astragalus plattensis					5/12/21
Death camas	Zygadenus nuttallii				5/10/22	5/6/21
Daisy fleabane	Erigeron strigosus				5/12/22	5/17/21
Annual fleabane	Erigeron annuus				5/28/22	5/22/21
Indian turnip	Pediomelum esculenta				5/7/22	5/3/21
Dame's Rocket (intro.)	Hesperis matronalis					5/22/21
Golden Alexander	Zizia aurea				5/7/22	5/10/21
American vetch	Vicia americana				5/7/22	4/30/21
White mulberry	Morus alba (intro.)				5/10/22	5/22/21
Waterpod	Ellisia nyctelea
Smallflower buttercup	Ranunculus abortivus				5/7/22
Virginia for-get-me-not	Myosotis verna
Sticky Willie Bedstraw	Galium aparine				5/7/22	5/10/21
Licorice Bedstraw	Galium circaezans				5/7/22
Straw sedge	Carex brevior
Red-foot spike-rush	Eleocharis erythropoda				5/28/22
Flat-stem spike-rush	Eleocharis compressa				5/17/22
Inland rush	Juncus interior					5/10/21
Kentucky blue grass (intro.)	Poa pratensis				5/7/22	5/17/21
Scribner's dichanthelium	Dicanthelium oligosanthes				5/19/22	5/14/21
Wooly dicanthelium	Dicanthelium acuminatum
Pawpaw	Asimina triloba
Downy Hawthorne	Crategus mollis
Black locust	Robinia pseudoacacia
Honey locust	Gleditsia treacanthos				5/17/22
Black walnut	Juglens nigra				5/11/22	5/7/21
Bitternut Hickory	Carya cordiformis
Bicolor wild indigo	Baptisia xbicolor					5/10/21
Pink poppy mallow	Callirhoe alcaeoides				5/13/22	5/10/21
Buffalo grass	Buchloe dactyloides				5/13/22	5/10/21
Bittersweet	Celastrus scandens
Wild raspberry	Rubus occidentalis				5/28/22	5/17/21
High-bush blackberry	Rubus ostryifolius				5/28/22
Wild alfalfa	Psoralea tenuiflora				5/20/22	5/17/21
Spider milkweed	Asclepias viridis				5/10/22	5/10/21
Yarrow	Achillea millefolium				5/13/22	5/10/21
Spiderwort	Tradescantia bracteata				5/17/22	5/10/21
Western marbleseed	Onosmodium molle				5/10/22	5/14/21
Goat's beard (intro.)	Tragopogon dubius				5/23/22	5/17/21
Missouri evening primrose	Oenothera macrocarpa				5/11/22	5/22/21
False indigo	Amorpha fruticosa				5/28/02	5/18/21
Purple poppy mallow	Callirhoe involucrata				5/13/22	5/6/21
Nodding green violet	Hybanthus verticellatus				5/10/22	5/12/21
Nuttall's evolvulus	Evolvulus nuttallianus				5/10/22	5/29/21
Carolina desert chicory	Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
Plains larkspur	Delphinium virescens				5/23/22	5/19/21
Nipple cactus	Escobaria missouriensis				5/19/22	5/26/21
Prairie wild rose	Rosa arkansana				5/14/22	5/11/21
Dwarf dandelion	Krigia caespitosa
Hedge bindweed	Calystegia macounii				5/28/22	5/17/21
Cobaea beardtongue	Penstemon cobaea				5/17/22	5/10/21
Shell-leaf beardtongue	Penstemon grandiflorus				5/20/22	5/14/21
Wild four-o'clock	Mirabilis nyctaginea					5/29/21
Bristly greenbrier	Smilax tamnoides					5/22/21
Riverbank grape	Vitis riparia					6/2/21
Patagonian plantain	Plantago patagonica					6/2/21
Bottlebrush plantain	Plantago aristida
Red-seeded plantain	Plantago rhodosperma				6/2/22
Serrate-leaf evening primrose	Calylophus serrulatus				5/20/22	5/29/21
Fowl manna grass	Glyceria striata					6/12/21
Yucca	Yucca glauca				5/30/22
Monkey flower	Mimulus glabratus				6/17/22	5/10/21
Wild Coffee, Horse gentian	Triosteum perfoliatum
Virginia groundcherry	Physalis virginiana				5/11/22	5/11/21
Prairie groundcherry	Physalis pumila				5/17/22	5/22/21
Indian hemp dogbane	Apocynum cannabinum				5/23/22	5/17/21
Poison hemlock (intro.)	Conium maculatum				6/3/22	5/29/21
Eastern gammagrass	Tripsacum dactyloides				6/2/22	5/29/21
Drooping bulrush	Scirpus pendulus				5/19/22	6/2/21
Green bulrush	Scirpus atrovirens
Sleepy catchfly	Silene antirrhina				6/3/22	5/29/21
Winter bent grass (Tickle)	Agrostis hyemalis
Porcupine grass	Hesperostipa spartea				5/30/22	5/22/21
Carolina cranesbill	Geranium carolinianum					6/6/21
Rough-leaved dogwood	Cornus drummondii				5/30/22	5/28/21
Pale dogwood	Cornus amomum
Catclaw sensitive briar	Schrankia nuttallii				5/19/22	5/28/21
Clammy groundcherry	Physalis heterophylla				6/2/22	5/29/21
Sand bar willow	Salix exigua				5/28/22	6/6/21
Peach leaf willow	Salix amygdaloides				5/28/22
Poison ivy	Toxicodendron radicans					6/12/21
Wooly milkweed	Asclepias lanuginosa
Butterfly milkweed	Asclepias tuberosa				5/30/22	6/2/21
Moth mullein	Verbascum blatteria				5/30/22	6/12/21
Wild onion	Allium canadense				5/28/22	5/29/21
Showy evening primrose	Oenothera speciosa				5/15/22	5/24/21
Wild petunia	Ruellia humilis				5/30/22	5/19/21
Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense				5/30/22	5/29/21
Warty spurge	Euphorbia spathulata				5/28/22	5/29/21
Small skullcap	Scutellaria parvula				5/20/22	5/17/21
June grass	Koeleria pyramidata				5/28/22	5/22/21
Slimpod Venus' looking glass	Triodanus leptocarpa					6/9/21
Limestone Ruellia	Ruellia strepens					6/12/21
Prostrate verbena	Verbena bracteata				5/28/22	5/29/21
Hoary vervain	Verbena stricta				6/7/22	6/9/21
Clasping Venus' looking glass	Triodanus perfoliata					6/6/21
Yellow cress	Rorippa palustris
Dragonroot
Sulfur cinquefoil	Potentilla recta				6/2/22	5/29/21
Rattlesnake fern	Botrychium virginianum
Soft-stem bulrush	Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani				8/6/22
Common three-square bulrush	Schoenoplectus pungens
Grooved flax	Linium sulcatum				6/7/22	6/14/21
Curly-cup gumweed	Grindelia squarrosa				8/1/22	7/17/21
Purple coneflower	Echinacea angustifolia				6/2/22	6/2/21
Ohio Spiderwort	Tradescantia ohiensis					6/6/21
Common milkweed	Asclepias syriaca				6/4/22	6/9/21
Narrow-leaved milkweed	Asclepias stenophylla				6/14/22	6/1/21
Rough false pennyroyal	Hedeoma hispida				6/4/22	5/29/21
Prickly poppy	Argemone polyanthemos				6/8/22	6/6/21
heal	Polygonatum biflorum
Deptford pink (intro.)	Dianthus armeria				6/15/22	6/12/21
Smooth sumac	Rhus glabra					6/10/21
Trumpet Vine	Campsis radicans				6/8/22	6/9/21
Sullivant's milkweed	Asclepias sullivantii				6/5/22
Silverleaf scurfpea	Psoralea agrophylla				5/28/22	WA
American licorice	Glycyrrhiza lepidota				6/17/22
Elderberry	Sambucus canadensis				6/3/22	5/29/21
Virginia Stickseed	Hackelia virginiana				8/6/22	7/18/21
Purple meadow rue	Thalictrum dasycarpum					6/12/21
St. John's-wort	Hypericum perforatum				6/20/22	6/6/21
Purple prairie clover	Dalea purpurea				6/14/22	6/14/21
Yellow cone flower	Ratibida columnifera				6/4/22	6/9/21
Tuberous Indian plantain	Arnoglossum plantagineum				5/12/22	6/12/21
Buffalo gourd	Cucurbita foetidissima				6/17/22	6/25/21
Narrow-leaf bluet	Hedyotis nigricans				6/9/22	6/14/21
Tube penstemon	Penstemon tubaeflorus
Buffalo bur	Solanum rostratum				7/4/22	6/12/21
Narrow-leaved vervain	Verbena simplex				5/12/22	5/17/21
White avens	Geum canadense				6/20/22	6/6/21
Lead plant	Amorpha canescens				6/9/22	5/29/21
Beebalm	Monarda fistulosa				6/17/22	6/24/201
Plains prickly pear cactus	Opuntia macrorhiza					6/17/21
Eastern Wahoo	Euonymus atropurpurea					6/12/21
Winged loosestrife	Lythrum alatum				6/20/22	6/19/21
Fringed loosestrife	Lysimachia ciliate
Tall cinquefoil	Potentilla arguta
Lopseed	Phryma leptostachya					6/12/21
Jimsonweed	Datura stramonium
Antenna plant	Stenosiphon linifolius				7/11/22	7/12/21
Wavy-leaf thistle	Cirsium undulatum				6/20/22	6/17/21
Illinois tickclover	Desmodium illinoense				6/17/22	6/11/21
Flannel mullein (intro.)	Verbascum thapsus				6/20/22	6/21/21
Whorled milkweed	Asclepias verticillata				7/4/22	6/26/21
Western wheat grass	Pascopyrum smithii
White prairie clover	Dalea candidum				6/17/22	6/22/21
Compass plant	Silphium laciniatum				6/20/22	6/14/21
Large-flowered tickclover	Desmodium glutinosum				8/14/22	7/12/21
Annual sunflower	Helianthus annuus				7/11/22	7/4/21
Illinois bundleflower	Desmanthus illinoensis				6/20/22	6/28/21
American germander	Teucrium canadense				6/20/22	6/19/21
Canada wildrye	Elymus canadensis					6/19/21
Hairy wildrye	Elymus villous					7/12/21
Scaleseed	Spermolepis inermis
Flower-of-an-hour	Hibiscus trionum
Northern fog fruit	Phyla americana				8/6/22	7/12/21
Whorled milkwort	Polygala verticilliata					6/12/21
Erect Dayflower	Commelina erecta				8/7/22	7/12/21
Catnip (introduced)	Nepeta cataria				8/7/22	7/17/21
Whole-leaf rosinweed	Silphium integrifolium				6/25/22	6/26/21
White (nettle-leaf) verbena	Verbena urtiicifolia				8/6/22	7/12/21
Blue sage	Salvia azurea				7/23/22	6/19/21
Green milkweed	Asclepias viridiflora				6/20/22	6/26/21
Starry campion	Silene stellata				6/22/22	7/3/21
Velvety gaura	Gaura mollis (parviflora)				8/7/22	7/12/21
White four-o'clock	Mirabilis albida				8/7/22
Narrowleaf four-o'clock	Mirabilis linearis				6/17/22	7/12/21
Cut-leaf evening primrose	Oenothera laciniata
Prickly lettuce	Lactuca serriola				8/14/22	7/31/21
Louisiana lettuce	Lactuca ludoviciana
Canadian lettuce	Lactuca canadesis					7/31/21
Water speedwell	Veronica anagallis-aquatica				8/6/22	5/29/21
Hog peanut	Amphicarpaea bracteata				8/14/22	7/12/21
One-seeded croton	Croton monanthogynus				6/25/22	6/12/21
Side oats grama	Bouteloua curtipendula				7/11/22	7/12/21
Black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta				6/7/22	6/19/21
Pitcher's clematis	Clematis pitcheri
Puncture Vine	Tribulus terrestris
Bush morning glory	Ipomoea leptophylla					7/13/21
Pale seed	Leucospora multifida
Fluxweed	Isanthus brachiatus
Stickleaf	Mentzelia oligosperma					6/14/21
Western ironweed	Vernonia baldwinii				7/11/22	7/12/21
American bellflower	Campanulastrum americanum				7/23/22	7/20/21
Round-headed prairie clover	Dalea multiflora				7/11/22	7/25/21
Long-bearded hawkweed	Hieracium longipilum				7/4/22	7/13/21
Golden aster	Heterotheca canescens				7/23/22	8/23/21
Downy agrimony	Agrimonia pubscens					8/15/21
Purple toothcup	Ammannia coccinea
Lance-leaf sage	Salvia reflexa
Blue verbena	Verbena hastata				8/6/22	7/31/21
Eyebane	Chamaesyce nutans				8/14/22	7/31/21
Clammy weed	Polanisia dodecandra				6/4/22	8/20/21
Missouri goldenrod	Solidago missouriensis				7/29/22	7/28/21
Grayhead prairie coneflower	Ratibida pinnata				7/4/22	7/12/21
Snow-on-the-mountain	Euphorbia marginata				7/23/22	7/13/21
Umbrella sedge	Fuirena simplex
Jerusalem artichoke	Helianthus tuberosus				8/14/22	7/17/21
Tall bush clover	Lespedeza stuevei					8/7/21
Hairy grama	Bouteloua hirsuta					7/25/21
Nine-anther prairie clover	Dalea enneandra
Pokeweed	Phytolacca americana					8/7/21
Blue grama	Bouteloua gracilis
Prairie cordgrass	Spartina pectinata				7/31/22	7/31/21
Wild marigold	Dyssodia papposa				8/26/22
Spring lady's tresses	Spiranthes vernalis				7/31/22	7/31/21
Wooly croton	Croton capitatus				8/20/22
Hairy sunflower	Helianthus hirsutus				7/23/22	7/12/21
Maryland figwort	Scrophularia marilandica
Buckbrush (Coralberry)	Symphoricarpos orbiculatus				8/7/22	7/31/21
Flowering spurge	Euphorbia corollata				5/30/22
Selfheal (intro.)	Prunella vulgaris				8/6/22	7/17/21
Painted spurge	Euphorbia cyathophora
Canada goldenrod	Solidago altissima				8/7/22	7/28/21
Tall thistle	Cirsium altissimum				8/17/22	9/7/21
False boneset	Brickellia eupatorioides				7/14/22	9/7/21
American Bugleweed	Lycopus americanus				8/6/22	7/17/21
Burdock (intro.)	Arctium minus				8/7/22	7/17/21
Chicory (intor.)	Cichorium intybus				8/7/22	7/17/21
Showy tickclover	Desmodium canescens				8/7/22
Panicled tickclover	Desmodium paniculatum				7/11/22	8/12/21
Sessile tickclover	Desmodium sessillifolium				8/6/22	8/7/21
Wild senna	Senna marilandica				8/3/22
Showy partridge pea	Cassia chamaecrestia				7/31/22	8/3/21
Wingstem	Verbesina alternifolia				8/3/22	8/10/21
Big Bluestem	Andropogon gerardii				7/11/22	7/12/21
Switch grass	Panicum virgatum				8/6/22	8/3/21
Button blazing star	Liatris aspera				8/26/22	8/16/21
Maximilian sunflower	Helianthus maximilianii				8/29/22	8/27/21
White snakeroot	Eupatorium rugosum				8/7/22	8/16/21
Common evening primrose	Oenothera villosa				8/14/22	7/31/21
Subcordate water-plantain	Alisma subcordatum				8/6/22	7/31/21
Round-head lespedeza	Lespedeza capitata				8/17/22	8/2/21
Purple top	Tridens flavus				8/7/22	8/16/21
Catnip giant hyssop	Agastache nepetoides
Virginia smartweed	Polygonum virginianum					8/18/21
Late goldenrod	Solidago gigantea
Tall Joe Pye weed	Eupatorium altissimum				8/17/22	8/10/21
Large-flowered gaura	Gaura longiflora
Indian grass	Sorgastrum nutans					8/16/21
Rigid goldenrod	Solidago rigida				8/20/22	8/16/21
Autumn onion	Allium stellatum				8/20/22	9/4/21
Sawtooth sunflower	Helianthus grosseserratus
Ditch stonecrop	Penthorum sedoides					7/17/21
Little bluestem	Schizachyrium scoparius				8/3/22	9/7/21
False sunflower	Heliopsis helianthoides				7/29/22
Queen Ann's lace (intro.)	Daucus carota				8/7/22	7/17/21
Stiff sunflower	Helianthus pauciflorus (rigidus)				7/29/22	1/2/00
Bur cucumber	Sicyos angulatus
Dotted gayfeather	Liatris punctata					8/10/21
Swamp milkweed	Asclepias incarnata
Fine-leaf gerardia	Agalinis densiflora					8/21/21
Rough purple gerardia	Agalinis aspera					8/21/21
Tall dropseed	Sporobolus compositus					9/7/21
Purple love grass	Eragrostis spectabilis					9/7/21
Heath aster	Symphyotrichum ericoides				9/10/22	9/4/21
Showy goldenrod	Solidago speciosa					9/7/21
Drummond's aster	Symphyotrichum drummondii				9/24/22	8/16/21
Purple leaf willow wort
Broomweed	Gutierrezia dracunculoides				8/7/22	7/28/21
Cardinal flower	Lobelia cardinalis				8/6/22	7/31/21
Smooth blue aster	Symphyotrichum laevis					9/13/21
Great blue lobelia	Lobelia siphilitica					9/13/21
Aromatic aster	Symphyotrichum oblongifolium				9/24/22
Silky aster	Symphyotrichum sericeus
Devil's beggar-ticks	Bidens frondosa
Louisianna sagewort	Artemisia ludoviciana				9/10/22
Grass-leaved goldenrod	Euthamia gymnospermoides
Sandbur	Cenchrus longispinus
Nodding beggar-ticks	Bidens cernua					5/29/21
Coreopsis beggar-ticks	Bidens aristosa
Sweet everlasting	Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium				9/25/22
Panicled aster	Symphyotrichum lanceolatum				9/25/22	9/18/21
Hairy aster	Symphyotrichum pilosum					8/23/21
Lady's tresses	Spiranthes cernua				9/25/22	9/18/21
Downy Gentian	Gentiana puberulenta