Oak Savanna Planting Guide For use with Oak Savannas: Characteristics, Restoration, and Long-term Management Author: Thomas D. Brock Latin name Actaea alba Actaea rubra Agastache nepetoides Agastache scrophulariaefolia Agrimonia gryposepala Allium canadense Allium cernuum Amorpha canescens Andropogon gerardii Anemone cylindrica Anemone virginiana Antennaria sp. Aquilegia canadensis Arabis canadensis Aralia racemosa Arnoglossum atriplicifolia Asclepias exaltata Asclepias purpurascens Asclepias syriacum Asclepias tuberosa Asclepias verticillata Asclepias viridiflora Aster ericoides Aster laevis Aster novae-angliae Aster oolentangiensis Aster sagittifolius Aster sericeus Astragalus canadensis Aureolaria grandiflora Baptisia lactea Bouteloua curtipendula Common name White baneberry (doll’s eyes) Red baneberry Yellow giant hyssop Purple hyssop Tall agrimony Wild onion Nodding wild onion Lead-plant Big bluestem Thimbleweed Tall anemone Pussy toes Wild columbine Sickle pod Spikenard Pale Indian plantain Poke milkweed Purple milkweed Common milkweed Butterfly milkweed Whorled milkweed Short green milkweed Heath aster Smooth blue aster New England aster Sky-blue aster Arrow-leaved aster Silky aster Canadian milkvetch Yellow false foxglove White wild indigo Side oats grama Family name (Latin) Ranunculaceae Ranunculaceae Labiatae Labiatae Rosaceae Liliaceae Liliaceae Fabaceae Poaceae Ranunculaceae Ranunculaceae Asteraceae Ranunculaceae Brassicaceae Araliaceae Asteraceae Asclepiadeaceae Asclepiadeaceae Asclepiadeaceae Asclepiadeaceae Asclepiadeaceae Asclepiadeaceae Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae Fabaceae Scrophulariaceae Fabaceae Poaceae Family name (common) Buttercup Buttercup Mint Mint Rose Lily Lily Pea Grass Buttercup Buttercup Sunflower Buttercup Mustard Ginseng Sunflower Milkweed Milkweed Milkweed Milkweed Milkweed Milkweed Sunflower Sunflower Sunflower Sunflower Sunflower Sunflower Pea Figwort Pea Grass (OS) (CS) Page 1 1030(woods) Major No 30% 70% >70% group canopy canopy canopy canopy Dicot X X Dicot X X Dicot X X X Dicot X Dicot X X Monocot X Monocot X X Dicot X X Monocot X X Dicot X X Dicot X X Dicot X X Dicot X X X Dicot X Dicot X X Dicot X Dicot X Dicot X X Dicot X Dicot X X Dicot X Dicot X Dicot X X Dicot X Dicot X Dicot X X Dicot X X Dicot X Dicot X Dicot X X Dicot X X Monocot X X Latin name Bromus kalmii Bromus latiglumis Campanula americana Ceanothus americanus Cirsium altissimum Cirsium discolor Coreopsis palmata Dalea candida Dalea purpureum Desmodium canadense Desmodium glutinosum Desmodium illinoense Dodecatheon meadia Echinacea pallida Elymus hystrix Elymus riparius Elymus villosus Elymus virginicus Erigeron pulchellus Eryngium yuccifolium Eupatorium altissimum Eupatorium maculatum Eupatorium perfoliatum Eupatorium purpureum Eupatorium sessilifolium Euphorbia corollata Festuca subverticillata Gaura biennis Gentiana alba Gentiana andrewsii Gentianella quinquefolia Geum triflorum Hasteola (Cacalia) suaveolens Helenium autumnale Helianthus occidentalis Helianthus pauciflorus Heliopsis helianthoides Heuchera richardsonii Family name Common name (Latin) Prairie brome Poaceae Woodland brome Poaceae Tall bellflower Campanulaceae New Jersey tea Rhamnaceae Woodland thistle Asteraceae Pasture thistle Asteraceae Prairie tickseed Asteraceae White prairie clover Fabaceae Purple prairie clover Fabaceae Showy tick-trefoil Fabaceae Page 2 Pointed tick-trefoil Fabaceae Illinois tick-trefoil Fabaceae Shooting star Primulaceae Pale purple coneflower Asteraceae Bottlebrush grass Poaceae Riverbank wild rye (woodland) Poaceae Silky wild rye Poaceae Virginia wild rye Poaceae Robin’s plantain Asteraceae Rattlesnake master Apiaceae Upland boneset Asteraceae Spotted joe-pye weed Asteraceae Common boneset Asteraceae Purple joe-pye weed Asteraceae Woodland boneset Asteraceae Flowering spurge Euphorbiaceae Nodding fescue Poaceae Gaura Onagraceae Cream gentian Gentianaceae Bottle gentian Gentianaceae Stiff gentian Gentianaceae Prairie smoke Rosaceae Sweet Indian plantain Asteraceae Sneezeweed Asteraceae Western sunflower Asteraceae Showy sunflower Asteraceae False sunflower (ox-eye) Asteraceae Prairie alum-root Saxifragaceae (OS) (CS) 1030(woods) Family name Major No 30% 70% >70% (common) group canopy canopy canopy canopy Grass Monocot X X Grass Monocot X X X Bellflower Dicot X X Buckthorn Dicot X Sunflower Dicot X Sunflower Dicot X Sunflower Dicot X Pea Dicot X X Pea Dicot X X Pea Dicot X X Pea Dicot X Pea Dicot X Primrose Dicot X X Sunflower Dicot X X Grass Monocot X X X Grass Monocot X X X Grass Monocot X Grass Monocot X Sunflower Dicot X Carrot Dicot X X Sunflower Dicot X Sunflower Dicot X Sunflower Dicot X Sunflower Dicot X X Sunflower Dicot X X Spurge Dicot X Grass Monocot X Evening primrose Dicot X Gentian Dicot X Gentian Dicot X Gentian Dicot X Rose Dicot X Sunflower Dicot X Sunflower Dicot X Sunflower Dicot X Sunflower Dicot X Sunflower Dicot X X Saxifrage Dicot X X Page 2 Latin name Hieracium kalmii Hypericum punctatum Koeleria macrantha Kuhnia eupatorioides Lespedeza capitata Liatris aspera Liatris cylindracea Liatris pycnostachya Lilium philadelphicum Linum medium texanum Lobelia cardinalis Lobelia siphilitica Lobelia spicata Lupinus perennis Lysimachia quadrifolia Monarda fistulosa Oenothera biennis Osmorhiza longistylis Parthenium integrifolium Penstemon digitalis Phlox pilosa Polygala senega Polygonatum biflorum Potentilla arguta Prenanthes alba Pycnanthemum virginianum Ratibida pinnata Rosa sp. Rudbeckia hirta Rudbeckia triloba Schizachyrium scoparium Scrophularia marilandica Scutellaria parvula Silphium integrifolium Silphium laciniatum Silphium perfoliatum Silphium terebinthinaceum Sisyrinchium campestre Common name Canada hawkweed Dotted St. John’s wort June grass False boneset Round-headed bush clover Rough blazing star Dwarf blazing star Gay feather Wood lily Small yellow flax Cardinal flower Great blue lobelia Pale spiked lobelia Wild lupine Whorled loosestrife (yellow) Wild bergamot Common evening-primrose Smooth sweet cicely Wild quinine Penstemon Prairie phlox Seneca snakeroot Smooth Solomon’s seal Prairie cinquefoil Lion’s foot Common mountain mint Yellow coneflower Rose Black-eyed Susan Brown-eyed Susan Little bluestem Late figwort Small skullcap Rosinweed Compass plant Cup plant Prairie dock Blue-eyed grass Family name (Latin) Asteraceae Hyperiaceae Poaceae Asteraceae Fabaceae Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae Liliaceae Polygalaceae Lobeliaceae Lobeliaceae Lobeliaceae Fabaceae Primulaceae Labiatae Onagraceae Apiaceae Asteraceae Scrophulariaceae Polemoniaceae Polygalaceae Liliaceae Rosaceae Asteraceae Labiatae Asteraceae Rosaceae Asteraceae Asteraceae Poaceae Scrophulariaceae Labiatae Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae Iridaceae (OS) (CS) 1030(woods) Family name Major No 30% 70% >70% (common) group canopy canopy canopy canopy Sunflower Dicot X St. John’s Wort Dicot X Grass Monocot X Sunflower Dicot X X Pea Dicot X X Sunflower Dicot X X Sunflower Dicot X Sunflower Dicot X Lily Monocot X Milkwort Dicot X Lobelia Dicot X Lobelia Dicot X Lobelia Dicot X Pea Dicot X X Primrose Dicot X Mint Dicot X X Evening primrose Dicot X X Carrot Dicot X Sunflower Dicot X Figwort Dicot X Phlox Dicot X Milkwort Dicot X X Lily Monocot X X Rose Dicot X X Sunflower Dicot X Mint Dicot X Sunflower Dicot X X Rose Dicot X X Sunflower Dicot X X X Sunflower Dicot X X X Grass Monocot X Figwort Dicot X Mint Dicot X Sunflower Dicot X X Sunflower Dicot X Sunflower Dicot X Sunflower Dicot X Iris Monocot X Page 3 Latin name Smilacina racemosa Solidago flexicaulis Solidago missouriensis Solidago nemoralis Solidago rigida Solidago speciosa Solidago ulmifolia Sorghastrum nutans Sphenopolis sp. Sporobolus heterolepis Stipa sp Taenidia integerrima Thalictrum dasycarpum Tradescantia ohiensis Triosteum perfoliatum Verbena hastata Verbena stricta Veronicastrum virginicum Viola pedata Zigadenus elegans Zizia aurea Common name False Solomon’s seal Zig-zag goldenrod Missouri goldenrod Gray goldenrod Stiff goldenrod Showy goldenrod Elm-leaved goldenrod Indian grass Wedge grass Prairie dropseed Needle grass Yellow pimpernel Purple meadow-rue Common spiderwort Tinker’s weed Blue vervain Hoary vervain Culver’s root Bird’s foot violet White camas Golden Alexanders Family name (Latin) Liliaceae Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae Asteraceae Poaceae Poaceae Poaceae Poaceae Apiaceae Ranunculaceae Commelinaceae Caprifoliaceae Verbenaceae Verbenaceae Scrophulariaceae Violaceae Liliaceae Apiaceae Family name (common) Lily Sunflower Sunflower Sunflower Sunflower Sunflower Sunflower Grass Grass Grass Grass Carrot Buttercup Spiderwort Honeysuckle Vervain Vervain Figwort Violet Lily Carrot (OS) (CS) 1030(woods) Major No 30% 70% >70% group canopy canopy canopy canopy Monocot X X Dicot X X X Dicot X X Dicot X X Dicot X X Dicot X X Dicot X X Monocot X X Monocot X Monocot X X Monocot X Dicot X X Dicot X Monocot X X Dicot X X X Dicot X Dicot X X Dicot X X Dicot X Monocot X Dicot X X X Page 4
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