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Kansas Perennials
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Plant Search Results (Records 334)
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Common Family | Plant Type | Plant Height | Flower Color | Plant Origin | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achillea millefolium | Western Yarrow | Aster | Herb | 2.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 5 |
| Agastache nepetoides | Yellow Giant Hyssop | Mint | Herb | 6.0 feet | Yellow /Cream | Kansas Native | 4 |
| Ageratina altissima | White Snakeroot | Aster | Herb | 3.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 8 |
| Agrimonia parviflora | Smallflower Agrimony | Rose | Herb | 3.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Agrimonia pubescens | Downy Agrimony | Rose | Herb | 2.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Agrimonia rostellata | Woodland Agrimony | Rose | Herb | 2.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 6 |
| Allium canadense | Canada Onion | Lily | Herb | 0.8 feet | White | Kansas Native | 2 |
| Allium vineale | Field Garlic | Lily | Herb | 3.0 feet | Green | U.S. Introduction | 1 |
| Ambrosia psilostachya | Western Ragweed | Aster | Herb | 2.0 feet | Green | Kansas Native | 7 |
| Amphicarpaea bracteata | Hog Peanut | Bean | Herb | 3.0 feet | Violet | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Anemone canadensis | Canada Anemone | Buttercup | Herb | 0.5 feet | White | Kansas Native | 11 |
| Anemone caroliniana | Carolina Anemone | Buttercup | Herb | 0.5 feet | Violet | Kansas Native | 6 |
| Anemone virginiana | Tall Anemone | Buttercup | Herb | 3.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 4 |
| Antennaria neglecta | Field Pussytoes | Aster | Herb | 0.8 feet | White | Kansas Native | 6 |
| Antennaria plantaginifolia | Plantain-leaf pussytoes | Aster | Herb | 1.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 7 |
| Aplectrum hyemale | puttyroot | Orchid | Herb | 1.0 feet | Pink /Brown | Kansas Native | 4 |
| Apocynum cannabinum | Hemp Dogbane | Dogbane | Herb | 3.5 feet | White | Kansas Native | 4 |
| Aquilegia canadensis | Red Columbine | Buttercup | Herb | 2.0 feet | Red /Pink | Kansas Native | 7 |
| Arisaema dracontium | Green Dragon | Arum | Herb | 2.0 feet | Green | Kansas Native | 5 |
| Arisaema triphyllum | Jack in the Pulpit | Arum | Herb | 2.0 feet | Green | Kansas Native | 4 |
| Arnoglossum atriplicifolium | Pale Indian Plantain | Aster | Herb | 3.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 4 |
| Arnoglossum plantagineum | Tuberous Indian Plantain | Aster | Herb | 3.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 6 |
| Artemisia ludoviciana | White Sage | Aster | Herb | 3.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 6 |
| Asarum canadense | Canada Wild Ginger | Birthwort | Herb | 0.5 feet | Violet /Brown | Kansas Native | 5 |
| Asclepias amplexicaulis | Bluntleaf Milkweed | Milkweed | Herb | 3.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 6 |
| Asclepias hirtella | Tall Green Milkweed | Milkweed | Herb | 3.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 8 |
| Asclepias incarnata | Swamp Milkweed | Milkweed | Herb | 5.0 feet | Red /Pink | Kansas Native | 5 |
| Asclepias lanuginosa | Woolly Milkweed | Milkweed | Herb | 0.5 feet | White /Green | Kansas Native | 15 |
| Asclepias meadii | Mead's Milkweed | Milkweed | Herb | 3.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Asclepias purpurascens | Purple Milkweed | Milkweed | Herb | 3.0 feet | Violet | Kansas Native | 10 |
| Asclepias stenophylla | Narrowleaf Milkweed | Milkweed | Herb | 2.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 6 |
| Asclepias sullivantii | Smooth Milkweed | Milkweed | Herb | 3.0 feet | Red /Pink | Kansas Native | 9 |
| Asclepias syriaca | Common Milkweed | Milkweed | Herb | 4.0 feet | Lavender /Pink | Kansas Native | 9 |
| Asclepias tuberosa | Butterfly Milkweed | Milkweed | Herb | 2.5 feet | Orange /Red | Kansas Native | 9 |
| Asclepias verticillata | Whorled Milkweed | Milkweed | Herb | 2.5 feet | White | Kansas Native | 8 |
| Asclepias viridiflora | Green Milkweed | Milkweed | Herb | 2.0 feet | Green | Kansas Native | 9 |
| Asclepias viridis | Green Antelopehorn | Milkweed | Herb | 2.0 feet | Green /Violet | Kansas Native | 12 |
| Asparagus officinalis | Asparagus | Lily | Herb | 3.0 feet | Green | U.S. Introduction | 6 |
| Asplenium platyneuron | Ebony Spleenwort | Spleenwort | Herb | 1.0 feet | Green | Kansas Native | 0 |
| Aster drummondii | Drummond's Aster | Aster | Herb | 3.0 feet | Lavender /Pink | Kansas Native | 4 |
| Aster ericoides | Heath Aster | Aster | Herb | 2.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 2 |
| Aster laevis | Smooth blue aster | Aster | Herb | 4.0 feet | Blue /Lavender | Kansas Native | 10 |
| Aster lanceolatus | Lanceleaf Aster | Aster | Herb | 3.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 6 |
| Aster novae-angliae | New England Aster | Aster | Herb | 4.0 feet | Blue /Violet | Kansas Native | 4 |
| Aster oblongifolius | Aromatic Aster | Aster | Herb | 0.8 feet | Violet /Lavender | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Aster oolentangiensis | Sky Blue Aster | Aster | Herb | 3.0 feet | Blue /Lavender | Kansas Native | 4 |
| Aster pilosus | Hairy Aster | Aster | Herb | 3.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Aster praealtus | Willowleaf Aster | Aster | Herb | 4.0 feet | Blue | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Aster sericeus | Silky Aster | Aster | Herb | 1.0 feet | Violet /Lavender | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Astragalus canadensis | Canada Milkvetch | Bean | Herb | 4.0 feet | Yellow /Cream | Kansas Native | 8 |
| Astragalus crassicarpus | Ground Plum Milkvetch | Bean | Herb | 0.5 feet | Violet | Kansas Native | 9 |
| Bacopa rotundifolia | Disk Leaf Water Hyssop | Plantain | Herb | 0.1 feet | White /Yellow | Kansas Native | 7 |
| Baptisia alba | White Wild Indigo | Bean | Herb | 5.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 9 |
| Baptisia australis | Blue Wild Indigo | Bean | Herb | 3.0 feet | Blue | Kansas Native | 5 |
| Baptisia bracteata | Cream Wild Indigo | Bean | Herb | 2.5 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 5 |
| Berula erecta | Cut Leaf Water Parsnip | Parsley | Herb | 1.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 0 |
| Boehmeria cylindrica | Bog Hemp | Nettle | Herb | 3.0 feet | Green | Kansas Native | 6 |
| Botrychium dissectum | Dissected Grape Fern | Adder's Tongue | Herb | 1.0 feet | Green | Kansas Native | 4 |
| Botrychium virginianum | Rattlesnake Fern | Adder's Tongue | Herb | 1.0 feet | Green | Kansas Native | 8 |
| Callirhoe alcaeoides | Pink Poppy Mallow | Mallow | Herb | 2.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 4 |
| Callirhoe involucrata | Purple Poppy Mallow | Mallow | Herb | 0.5 feet | Violet | Kansas Native | 6 |
| Calylophus serrulatus | Toothed Evening Primrose | Evening Primrose | Herb | 2.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 6 |
| Calystegia macounii | Macoun's Hedge Bindweed | Morning Glory | Herb | 5.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 8 |
| Camassia angusta | Wild Hyacinth | Lily | Herb | 1.5 feet | Blue | Kansas Native | 9 |
| Camassia scilloides | Wild Hyacinth | Lily | Herb | 1.5 feet | Blue | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Cardamine bulbosa | Bulbous Bittercress | Mustard | Herb | 1.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 1 |
| Cardamine concatenata | Cutleaf Toothwort | Mustard | Herb | 1.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 5 |
| Cassia marilandica | Maryland Senna | Bean | Herb | 5.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 10 |
| Cerastium fontanum | Common Mouse-ear Chickweed | Pink | Herb | 0.5 feet | Green | U.S. Introduction | 4 |
| Cichorium intybus | Chicory | Aster | Herb | 4.0 feet | Blue | U.S. Introduction | 8 |
| Circaea lutetiana | Enchanter's Nightshade | Evening Primrose | Herb | 2.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 0 |
| Claytonia virginica | Spring Beauty | Purslane | Herb | 0.5 feet | White /Lavender | Kansas Native | 8 |
| Comandra umbellata | Bastard Toadflax | Sandalwood | Herb | 1.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 5 |
| Conoclinium coelestinum | Blue Mistflower | Aster | Herb | 2.0 feet | Blue | Kansas Native | 2 |
| Corallorhiza odontorhiza | Fall Coralroot Orchid | Orchid | Herb | 1.0 feet | Green | Kansas Native | 0 |
| Coreopsis grandiflora | Big Flower Coreopsis | Aster | Herb | 3.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Coreopsis palmata | Finger Coreopsis | Aster | Herb | 2.5 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 4 |
| Coreopsis tripteris | Tall Coreopsis | Aster | Herb | 5.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Cryptotaenia canadensis | Canadian Honewort | Parsley | Herb | 3.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 9 |
| Cypripedium pubescens | Yellow Lady's Slipper | Orchid | Herb | 1.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 16 |
| Cystopteris protrusa | Southern Bladder Fern | Wood Fern | Herb | 1.0 feet | Green | Kansas Native | 2 |
| Dalea candida | white prairie clover | Bean | Herb | 3.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 11 |
| Dalea multiflora | Roundhead Prairie Clover | Bean | Herb | 1.5 feet | White | Kansas Native | 10 |
| Dalea purpurea | Purple Prairie Clover | Bean | Herb | 1.5 feet | Violet | Kansas Native | 5 |
| Delphinium tricorne | Rock Larkspur | Buttercup | Herb | 2.0 feet | Blue | Kansas Native | 5 |
| Delphinium virescens | Plains Larkspur | Buttercup | Herb | 3.0 feet | White /Lavender | Kansas Native | 7 |
| Desmanthus illinoensis | Illinois Bundle Flower | Bean | Herb | 5.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 6 |
| Desmodium canadense | Showy Ticktrefoil | Bean | Herb | 3.0 feet | Violet | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Desmodium canescens | Hoary Ticktrefoil | Bean | Herb | 3.0 feet | Violet | Kansas Native | 2 |
| Desmodium cuspidatum | Largebract Ticktrefoil | Bean | Herb | 5.0 feet | Violet | Kansas Native | 5 |
| Desmodium glutinosum | Pointed-leaf Ticktrefoil | Bean | Herb | 5.0 feet | Violet | Kansas Native | 1 |
| Desmodium illinoense | Illinois Ticktrefoil | Bean | Herb | 5.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 5 |
| Desmodium paniculatum | Panicled Ticktrefoil | Bean | Herb | 5.0 feet | Violet | Kansas Native | 1 |
| Desmodium sessilifolium | Sessile-leaved Ticktrefoil | Bean | Herb | 5.0 feet | Violet | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Dicentra cucullaria | Dutchman's Breeches | Fumitory | Herb | 1.0 feet | Violet | Kansas Native | 17 |
| Dryopteris marginalis | marginal wood fern | Wood Fern | Herb | 1.0 feet | Green | Kansas Native | 1 |
| Duchesnea indica | Indian strawberry | Rose | Herb | 0.5 feet | Yellow | U.S. Introduction | 1 |
| Echinacea angustifolia | Blacksamson Coneflower | Aster | Herb | 2.0 feet | Red | Kansas Native | 5 |
| Echinacea atrorubens | Topeka Coneflower | Aster | Herb | 3.0 feet | Red /Pink | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Echinacea pallida | Pale Coneflower | Aster | Herb | 3.0 feet | Violet /Pink | Kansas Native | 11 |
| Echinacea purpurea | Eastern Purple Coneflower | Aster | Herb | 3.0 feet | Violet /Pink | Kansas Introduction | 6 |
| Epilobium coloratum | Purpleleaf Willowherb | Evening Primrose | Herb | 3.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 0 |
| Equisetum arvense | field horsetail | Horsetail | Herb | 1.0 feet | Green | Kansas Native | 1 |
| Equisetum hyemale | common scouring-rush | Horsetail | Herb | 2.0 feet | Green | Kansas Native | 4 |
| Equisetum laevigatum | smooth scouring-rush | Horsetail | Herb | 2.0 feet | Green | Kansas Native | 0 |
| Erigeron philadelphicus | Philadelphia Fleabane | Aster | Herb | 2.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 6 |
| Eryngium yuccifolium | Rattlesnake Master | Parsley | Herb | 4.0 feet | White /Green | Kansas Native | 9 |
| Erythronium albidum | White Fawn Lily | Lily | Herb | 0.5 feet | White | Kansas Native | 7 |
| Erythronium mesochoreum | Midland Fawn Lily | Lily | Herb | 0.5 feet | White | Kansas Native | 5 |
| Eupatorium altissimum | Tall Boneset | Aster | Herb | 5.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 4 |
| Eupatorium maculatum | Spotted Joe-Pye Weed | Aster | Herb | 7.0 feet | Violet /Pink | Kansas Native | 2 |
| Eupatorium perfoliatum | Common Boneset | Aster | Herb | 3.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Eupatorium purpureum | Sweet Joe-Pye | Aster | Herb | 5.0 feet | Violet /Pink | Kansas Native | 5 |
| Euphorbia corollata | Flowering Spurge | Spurge | Herb | 3.5 feet | White | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Euthamia gymnospermoides | Grass Leaved Goldenrod | Aster | Herb | 3.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Evolvulus nuttallianus | silver wild morningglory | Morning Glory | Herb | 0.5 feet | Pink /Violet | Kansas Native | 6 |
| Filipendula rubra | Queen of the prairie | Rose | Herb | 3.0 feet | Pink | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Fragaria virginiana | Wild Strawberry | Rose | Herb | 0.5 feet | White | Kansas Native | 8 |
| Galium circaezans | Forest Bedstraw | Coffee | Herb | 0.6 feet | White | Kansas Native | 7 |
| Galium concinnum | Shining Bedstraw | Coffee | Herb | 2.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 0 |
| Galium obtusum | Bluntleaf Bedstraw | Coffee | Herb | 2.0 feet | Green | Kansas Native | 5 |
| Galium triflorum | Fragrant Bedstraw | Coffee | Herb | 2.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 5 |
| Gentiana alba | White Gentian | Gentian | Herb | 1.5 feet | White | Kansas Native | 4 |
| Gentiana puberulenta | Downy Gentian | Gentian | Herb | 1.5 feet | Violet | Kansas Native | 4 |
| Geranium maculatum | Spotted Geranium | Geranium | Herb | 1.0 feet | Red | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Geum canadense | White Avens | Rose | Herb | 3.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 5 |
| Geum vernum | Spring Avens | Rose | Herb | 3.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 0 |
| Glandularia bipinnatifida | Dakota Verbena | Vervain | Herb | 0.5 feet | Violet /Lavender | Kansas Native | 9 |
| Glandularia canadensis | Rose Verbena | Vervain | Herb | 0.5 feet | Violet /Lavender | Kansas Native | 6 |
| Glechoma hederacea | Ground Ivy | Mint | Herb | 0.5 feet | Violet | U.S. Introduction | 11 |
| Glycyrrhiza lepidota | Wild Licorice | Bean | Herb | 3.0 feet | Green | Kansas Native | 0 |
| Hedyotis nigricans | Narrowleaf Bluets | Coffee | Herb | 1.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 8 |
| Helenium autumnale | Sneezeweed | Aster | Herb | 3.5 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 7 |
| Helianthus grosseserratus | Sawtooth Sunflower | Aster | Herb | 8.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 5 |
| Helianthus hirsutus | Hairy Sunflower | Aster | Herb | 4.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 7 |
| Helianthus maximilianii | Maximilian Sunflower | Aster | Herb | 7.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 4 |
| Helianthus mollis | Ashy Sunflower | Aster | Herb | 5.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 6 |
| Helianthus rigidus | Stiff Sunflower | Aster | Herb | 5.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 4 |
| Helianthus salicifolius | Willow Leaf Sunflower | Aster | Herb | 7.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 5 |
| Helianthus tuberosus | Jerusalem artichoke | Aster | Herb | 8.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 5 |
| Heliopsis helianthoides | False Sunflower | Aster | Herb | 4.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 4 |
| Hemerocallis fulva | Orange Day Lily | Lily | Herb | 3.0 feet | Orange /Yellow | U.S. Introduction | 5 |
| Heuchera richardsonii | Alumroot | Saxifrage | Herb | 3.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 0 |
| Hibiscus laevis | Halberdleaf Rosemallow | Mallow | Herb | 1.0 feet | Red | Kansas Native | 2 |
| Hibiscus moscheutos | Crimsoneyed Rosemallow | Mallow | Herb | 1.0 feet | Red | Kansas Native | 5 |
| Hieracium longipilum | Long-bearded Hawkweed | Aster | Herb | 4.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 4 |
| Hybanthus verticillatus | Nodding Green Violet | Violet | Herb | 0.5 feet | White /Violet | Kansas Native | 10 |
| Hydrocotyle ranunculoides | Floating Pennyroyal | Parsley | Herb | 0.1 feet | White | Kansas Native | 8 |
| Hydrophyllum virginianum | Virginia Waterleaf | Waterleaf | Herb | 1.0 feet | Lavender /White | Kansas Native | 7 |
| Hypericum perforatum | Common St Johnswort | St. Johns | Herb | 3.0 feet | Yellow | U.S. Introduction | 5 |
| Hypericum punctatum | Spotted St. John's-wort | St. Johns | Herb | 1.5 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Hypericum sphaerocarpum | Roundfruit St. John's-wort | St. Johns | Herb | 1.5 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 0 |
| Hypoxis hirsuta | Yellow Stargrass | Amaryllis | Herb | 0.6 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 8 |
| Iris pumila | Dwarf bearded Iris | Iris | Herb | 0.5 feet | Blue /Violet | U.S. Introduction | 4 |
| Iris virginica | Viriginia iris | Iris | Herb | 4.0 feet | Blue /Violet | Kansas Native | 2 |
| Isopyrum biternatum | False Rue Anemone | Buttercup | Herb | 1.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Justicia americana | American Water Willow | Acanthus | Herb | 4.0 feet | White /Pink | Kansas Native | 0 |
| Kuhnia eupatorioides | False Boneset | Aster | Herb | 3.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 6 |
| Laportea canadensis | Canada Wood Nettle | Nettle | Herb | 4.0 feet | Green | Kansas Native | 6 |
| Lepidium draba | Whitetop | Mustard | Herb | 0.1 feet | White | U.S. Introduction | 10 |
| Lespedeza capitata | Round-headed Bush Clover | Bean | Herb | 4.0 feet | White /Green | Kansas Native | 4 |
| Lespedeza cuneata | Chinese Lespedeza | Bean | Herb | 1.0 feet | White | U.S. Introduction | 4 |
| Lespedeza violacea | Violet Lespedeza | Bean | Herb | 1.0 feet | Violet | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Lespedeza virginica | Slender Bush Clover | Bean | Herb | 3.0 feet | Violet | Kansas Native | 0 |
| Leucanthemum vulgare | Oxeye Daisy | Aster | Herb | 3.0 feet | White | U.S. Introduction | 0 |
| Liatris aspera | Button Gayfeather | Aster | Herb | 3.0 feet | Violet /Lavender | Kansas Native | 4 |
| Liatris mucronata | Eastern Dotted Gayfeather | Aster | Herb | 2.0 feet | Violet /Lavender | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Liatris punctata | Dotted Gayfeather | Aster | Herb | 2.0 feet | Violet | Kansas Native | 4 |
| Liatris pycnostachya | Thickspike Gayfeather | Aster | Herb | 4.0 feet | Violet /Lavender | Kansas Native | 7 |
| Liatris squarrosa | Scaly Gayfeather | Aster | Herb | 1.0 feet | Violet | Kansas Native | 2 |
| Lilium michiganense | Michigan Lily | Lily | Herb | 3.0 feet | Orange /Red | Kansas Native | 11 |
| Linum perenne | Blue Flax | Flax | Herb | 2.0 feet | Blue | U.S. Introduction | 8 |
| Liparis loeselii | Loesel's twayblade | Orchid | Herb | 1.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 19 |
| Lithospermum canescens | Hoary Puccoon | Borage | Herb | 1.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 8 |
| Lithospermum incisum | Fringed Puccoon | Borage | Herb | 0.8 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 9 |
| Lithospermum latifolium | American Stoneseed | Borage | Herb | 1.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 2 |
| Lobelia cardinalis | Cardinal Flower | Bellflower | Herb | 3.0 feet | Red | Kansas Native | 11 |
| Lobelia siphilitica | Great Blue Lobelia | Bellflower | Herb | 3.0 feet | Blue | Kansas Native | 5 |
| Lobelia spicata | Pale Spike Lobelia | Bellflower | Herb | 2.0 feet | Blue | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Lomatium foeniculaceum | Desert Biscuitroot | Parsley | Herb | 0.5 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 6 |
| Lotus corniculatus | Birds Foot Trefoil | Bean | Herb | 1.0 feet | Yellow | U.S. Introduction | 8 |
| Ludwigia alternifolia | Seedbox | Evening Primrose | Herb | 2.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 6 |
| Ludwigia peploides | Water Primrose | Evening Primrose | Herb | 1.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 8 |
| Lycopus americanus | American Bugleweed | Mint | Herb | 2.0 feet | Violet | Kansas Native | 6 |
| Lysimachia ciliata | Fringed Loosestrife | Primrose | Herb | 3.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 4 |
| Lythrum alatum | Winged Loosestrife | Loosestrife | Herb | 3.0 feet | Violet | Kansas Native | 2 |
| Lythrum salicaria | PurpleLoosestrife | Loosestrife | Herb | 5.0 feet | Violet | U.S. Introduction | 5 |
| Marrubium vulgare | Horehound | Mint | Herb | 3.0 feet | White /Pink | U.S. Introduction | 8 |
| Medicago sativa | Alfalfa | Bean | Herb | 2.0 feet | Violet /White | U.S. Introduction | 9 |
| Melanthium virginicum | Virginia Bunchflower | Lily | Herb | 6.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 6 |
| Mentha arvensis | Field Mint | Mint | Herb | 4.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 8 |
| Mertensia virginica | Virginia bluebells | Borage | Herb | 2.0 feet | Blue | Kansas Native | 5 |
| Microseris cuspidata | False Dandelion | Aster | Herb | 0.5 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Mimulus alatus | Winged Monkeyflower | Figwort | Herb | 3.0 feet | Blue /Violet | Kansas Native | 16 |
| Mimulus glabratus | Roundleaf Monkeyflower | Figwort | Herb | 1.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 8 |
| Mimulus ringens | Alleghany Monkeyflower | Figwort | Herb | 3.0 feet | Blue /Violet | Kansas Native | 7 |
| Mirabilis albida | White Four-O'clock | Four-o'clock | Herb | 3.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 10 |
| Mirabilis hirsuta | Hairy Four O'clock | Four-o'clock | Herb | 3.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 0 |
| Mirabilis nyctaginea | Wild Four-O'clock | Four-o'clock | Herb | 3.0 feet | Violet | Kansas Native | 2 |
| Monarda fistulosa | Mint-leaf Beebalm | Mint | Herb | 3.0 feet | Violet /Lavender | Kansas Native | 10 |
| Muscari botryoides | Common Grape Hyacinth | Lily | Herb | 0.6 feet | Blue /White | U.S. Introduction | 6 |
| Muscari neglectum | Starch Grape Hyacinth | Lily | Herb | 0.6 feet | Blue /Violet | U.S. Introduction | 0 |
| Nasturtium officinale | Common Watercress | Mustard | Herb | 1.0 feet | White | U.S. Introduction | 6 |
| Nelumbo lutea | American Lotus | Indian Lotus | Herb | 3.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 13 |
| Nepeta cataria | Catnip | Mint | Herb | 3.0 feet | White | U.S. Introduction | 3 |
| Nothoscordum bivalve | False Garlic | Lily | Herb | 0.8 feet | White | Kansas Native | 5 |
| Oenothera macrocarpa | Missouri evening primrose | Evening Primrose | Herb | 0.8 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 6 |
| Oenothera speciosa | Showy Evening Primrose | Evening Primrose | Herb | 2.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 7 |
| Onosmodium molle | Western Marbleseed | Borage | Herb | 2.0 feet | Green /White | Kansas Native | 6 |
| Ophioglossum engelmannii | Adders Tongue Fern | Adder's Tongue | Herb | 0.3 feet | Green | Kansas Native | 5 |
| Opuntia macrorhiza | Prickly Pear | Cactus | Herb | 0.5 feet | White | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Ornithogalum umbellatum | Star of Bethlehem | Lily | Herb | 1.0 feet | White /Green | U.S. Introduction | 4 |
| Osmorhiza longistylis | Anise Root | Parsley | Herb | 3.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 5 |
| Oxalis corniculata | Creeping Wood Sorrel | Wood Sorrel | Herb | 0.5 feet | Yellow | U.S. Introduction | 4 |
| Oxalis dillenii | Gray-green Wood Sorrel | Wood Sorrel | Herb | 0.5 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 8 |
| Oxalis stricta | Upright Yellow Wood Sorrel | Wood Sorrel | Herb | 0.5 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 0 |
| Oxalis violacea | Violet Wood Sorrel | Wood Sorrel | Herb | 0.5 feet | Red | Kansas Native | 4 |
| Packera obovata | round-leaf ragwort | Aster | Herb | 2.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Packera plattensis | Prairie Ragwort | Aster | Herb | 1.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 9 |
| Parthenium hispidum | Wild Quinine | Aster | Herb | 2.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 0 |
| Pedicularis canadensis | Common Lousewort | Figwort | Herb | 0.5 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 4 |
| Penstemon buckleyi | Buckley Beardtongue | Figwort | Herb | 3.0 feet | Pink | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Penstemon cobaea | Showy Beardtongue | Figwort | Herb | 2.0 feet | White /Pink | Kansas Native | 8 |
| Penstemon digitalis | Foxglove Beardtongue | Figwort | Herb | 2.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 5 |
| Penstemon grandiflorus | Large-flower beardtongue | Figwort | Herb | 3.0 feet | Pink /Violet | Kansas Native | 9 |
| Penstemon tubiflorus | Tube Beardtongue | Figwort | Herb | 3.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 8 |
| Penthorum sedoides | Ditch Stonecrop | Penthorum | Herb | 2.5 feet | White | Kansas Native | 9 |
| Persicaria amphibia | Swamp Smartweed | Buckwheat | Herb | 4.0 feet | Green | Kansas Native | 5 |
| Persicaria punctata | Dotted Smartweed | Buckwheat | Herb | 3.0 feet | Green | Kansas Native | 5 |
| Phlox divaricata | Blue Phlox | Phlox | Herb | 2.0 feet | Blue /Lavender | Kansas Native | 6 |
| Phlox pilosa | Prairie Phlox | Phlox | Herb | 1.5 feet | Red | Kansas Native | 6 |
| Phryma leptostachya | American Lopseed | Vervain | Herb | 3.0 feet | Violet | Kansas Native | 9 |
| Phyla lanceolata | Lanceleaf Fogfruit | Vervain | Herb | 1.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 7 |
| Physalis heterophylla | Clammy Ground Cherry | Nightshade | Herb | 1.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 1 |
| Physalis longifolia | Long Leaf Ground Cherry | Nightshade | Herb | 1.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 7 |
| Physalis pumila | Prairie Ground Cherry | Nightshade | Herb | 2.0 feet | Violet | Kansas Native | 5 |
| Physalis virginiana | Virginia Ground Cherry | Nightshade | Herb | 1.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 0 |
| Physostegia virginiana | Obedient Plant | Mint | Herb | 4.0 feet | Violet /Pink | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Phytolacca americana | Pokeberry | Pokeweed | Herb | 3.0 feet | Green | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Plantago rugelii | Blackseed Plantain | Plantain | Herb | 1.0 feet | Green | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Platanthera praeclara | Prairie Fringed Orchid | Orchid | Herb | 2.5 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 4 |
| Podophyllum peltatum | May Apple | Barberry | Herb | 2.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 8 |
| Polygonatum biflorum | Solomon's Seal | Lily | Herb | 4.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 4 |
| Polygonum hydropiperoides | Mild Water Pepper Smartweed | Buckwheat | Herb | 3.0 feet | Green | Kansas Native | 4 |
| Polygonum scandens | Climbing False Buckwheat | Buckwheat | Herb | 3.0 feet | Green | Kansas Native | 0 |
| Polygonum virginianum | Virginia Knotweed | Buckwheat | Herb | 3.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 6 |
| Polytaenia nuttallii | Prairie Parsley | Parsley | Herb | 3.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Potentilla argentea | Silver Cinquefoil | Rose | Herb | 0.2 feet | Yellow | U.S. Introduction | 7 |
| Potentilla arguta | Tall Cinquefoil | Rose | Herb | 3.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Potentilla recta | Sulphur Cinquefoil | Rose | Herb | 2.0 feet | Yellow | U.S. Introduction | 4 |
| Potentilla simplex | Common Cinquefoil | Rose | Herb | 3.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Prenanthes aspera | Rough Rattlesnake Root | Aster | Herb | 4.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 4 |
| Prunella vulgaris | Common Selfheal | Mint | Herb | 1.0 feet | Violet | Kansas Native | 5 |
| Psoralea argophylla | Silverleaf Scurfpea | Bean | Herb | 2.0 feet | Violet | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Psoralea esculenta | Prairie Turnip | Bean | Herb | 1.0 feet | Violet | Kansas Native | 7 |
| Psoralea tenuiflora | Slim Flower Scufpea | Bean | Herb | 2.0 feet | Violet | Kansas Native | 2 |
| Pycnanthemum tenuifolium | Slender Mountain Mint | Mint | Herb | 2.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 5 |
| Pycnanthemum verticillatum | hairy mountain mint | Mint | Herb | 2.5 feet | White | Kansas Native | 1 |
| Pycnanthemum virginianum | Virginia mountain mint | Mint | Herb | 3.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 4 |
| Ranunculus repens | Creeping Buttercup | Buttercup | Herb | 1.0 feet | Yellow | U.S. Introduction | 0 |
| Ratibida columnifera | Prairie Coneflower | Aster | Herb | 3.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 4 |
| Ratibida pinnata | Gray-headed Coneflower | Aster | Herb | 4.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 5 |
| Rudbeckia laciniata | Cutleaf Coneflower | Aster | Herb | 5.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 10 |
| Rudbeckia subtomentosa | Sweet Coneflower | Aster | Herb | 4.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Rudbeckia triloba | Brown-eyed Susan | Aster | Herb | 3.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 4 |
| Ruellia humilis | Prairie Petunia | Acanthus | Herb | 0.8 feet | Violet /Lavender | Kansas Native | 10 |
| Ruellia strepens | Woodland Petunia | Acanthus | Herb | 3.0 feet | Violet | Kansas Native | 5 |
| Rumex acetosella | Sheep Sorrrel | Buckwheat | Herb | 1.0 feet | Green | U.S. Introduction | 4 |
| Rumex altissimus | Pale Dock | Buckwheat | Herb | 3.0 feet | Green | Kansas Native | 2 |
| Rumex crispus | Curled Dock | Buckwheat | Herb | 3.0 feet | Green | U.S. Introduction | 3 |
| Rumex patientia | Patience Dock | Buckwheat | Herb | 3.0 feet | Green | U.S. Introduction | 0 |
| Sagittaria brevirostra | Short Beak Arrowhead | Water Plantain | Herb | 3.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 9 |
| Sagittaria latifolia | Broad Leaf Arrowhead | Water Plantain | Herb | 3.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 2 |
| Salvia azureus | Blue Sage | Mint | Herb | 4.0 feet | Blue | Kansas Native | 2 |
| Sanguinaria canadensis | Bloodroot | Poppy | Herb | 0.5 feet | White | Kansas Native | 9 |
| Sanicula odorata | Fragrant Sanicle | Parsley | Herb | 3.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 7 |
| Saponaria officinalis | Bouncingbet | Pink | Herb | 1.0 feet | Pink /White | Kansas Introduction | 6 |
| Schrankia nuttalli | Sensitive Briar | Bean | Herb | 1.0 feet | Red | Kansas Native | 7 |
| Scrophularia marilandica | Maryland Figwort | Figwort | Herb | 7.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 8 |
| Scutellaria lateriflora | side-flower skullcap | Mint | Herb | 4.0 feet | Blue | Kansas Native | 5 |
| Scutellaria parvula | Small Skullcap | Mint | Herb | 1.0 feet | Violet | Kansas Native | 5 |
| Securigera varia | Common Crown Vetch | Bean | Herb | 3.0 feet | Violet | U.S. Introduction | 6 |
| Senecio pseudaureus | Falsegold Groundsel | Aster | Herb | 2.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 0 |
| Silene stellata | Starry Campion | Pink | Herb | 3.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Silphium integrifolium | Wholeleaf Rosinweed | Aster | Herb | 5.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 8 |
| Silphium laciniatum | Compass Plant | Aster | Herb | 8.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 10 |
| Silphium perfoliatum | Cup Plant | Aster | Herb | 8.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 6 |
| Sisyrinchium campestre | White-eyed Grass | Iris | Herb | 1.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 8 |
| Smilacina racemosa | False Solomons Seal | Lily | Herb | 2.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Solanum carolinense | Carolina Horse Nettle | Nightshade | Herb | 2.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 9 |
| Solidago canadensis | Canada Goldenrod | Aster | Herb | 6.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 8 |
| Solidago gigantea | Giant Goldenrod | Aster | Herb | 6.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 7 |
| Solidago missouriensis | Missouri Goldenrod | Aster | Herb | 2.5 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 2 |
| Solidago nemoralis | Gray Goldenrod | Aster | Herb | 2.5 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 6 |
| Solidago petiolaris | Downy Goldenrod | Aster | Herb | 3.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Solidago rigida | Stiff Goldenrod | Aster | Herb | 4.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 9 |
| Solidago speciosa | Showywand Goldenrod | Aster | Herb | 3.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 4 |
| Solidago ulmifolia | Elmleaf Goldenrod | Aster | Herb | 3.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 7 |
| Spiranthes cernua | Nodding Lady's Tresses | Orchid | Herb | 2.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 4 |
| Spiranthes lacera | Slender Lady's Tresses | Orchid | Herb | 2.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 0 |
| Spiranthes magnicamporum | Great Plains Lady's Tresses | Orchid | Herb | 2.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 9 |
| Spiranthes vernalis | Spring Lady's Tresses | Orchid | Herb | 2.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 8 |
| Stachys tenuifolia | Slenderleaf Betony | Mint | Herb | 3.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 8 |
| Taraxacum erythrospermum | Red Seeded Dandelion | Aster | Herb | 1.0 feet | Yellow | U.S. Introduction | 6 |
| Taraxacum officinale | Common Dandelion | Aster | Herb | 1.0 feet | Yellow | U.S. Introduction | 8 |
| Teucrium canadense | Germander | Mint | Herb | 3.0 feet | Violet | Kansas Native | 4 |
| Thalictrum dasycarpum | Purple Meadowrue | Buttercup | Herb | 2.0 feet | Violet | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Tradescantia bracteata | Bracted Spiderwort | Spiderwort | Herb | 1.5 feet | Blue | Kansas Native | 17 |
| Tradescantia ohiensis | Ohio Spiderwort | Spiderwort | Herb | 3.0 feet | Blue /Violet | Kansas Native | 10 |
| Tradescantia tharpii | Tharp's Spiderwort | Spiderwort | Herb | 1.0 feet | Blue /Violet | Kansas Native | 6 |
| Tragia betonicifolia | Betony Noseburn | Spurge | Herb | 1.0 feet | Green | Kansas Native | 0 |
| Tragia ramosa | Catnip Noseburn | Spurge | Herb | 1.0 feet | Green | Kansas Native | 6 |
| Trifolium pratense | Red Clover | Bean | Herb | 1.0 feet | Red | U.S. Introduction | 7 |
| Trifolium repens | White Clover | Bean | Herb | 1.0 feet | White | U.S. Introduction | 7 |
| Triosteum perfoliatum | Horse Gentian | Honeysuckle | Herb | 3.0 feet | Green | Kansas Native | 2 |
| Urtica dioica | Stinging Nettle | Nettle | Herb | 3.0 feet | Green | Kansas Native | 4 |
| Uvularia grandiflora | Large Flower Bellwort | Lily | Herb | 1.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 1 |
| Verbena hastata | Blue Verbena | Vervain | Herb | 5.0 feet | Blue /Violet | Kansas Native | 12 |
| Verbena simplex | Narrowleaf Verbena | Vervain | Herb | 1.0 feet | White /Lavender | Kansas Native | 4 |
| Verbena stricta | Woolly Verbena | Vervain | Herb | 3.0 feet | Violet /Lavender | Kansas Native | 5 |
| Verbena urticifolia | White Verbena | Vervain | Herb | 3.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 7 |
| Verbesina alternifolia | Wingstem | Aster | Herb | 6.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 10 |
| Vernonia baldwinii | Baldwin Ironweed | Aster | Herb | 4.0 feet | Violet | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Vernonia fasciculata | Western Ironweed | Aster | Herb | 5.0 feet | Violet | Kansas Native | 0 |
| Veronica anagallis-aquatica | Blue Water Speedwell | Figwort | Herb | 2.0 feet | Blue /White | U.S. Introduction | 6 |
| Veronicastrum virginicum | Culver's Root | Figwort | Herb | 4.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 5 |
| Vicia americana | American Vetch | Bean | Herb | 1.0 feet | Blue /Violet | Kansas Native | 4 |
| Viola pedatifida | Prairie Violet | Violet | Herb | 0.5 feet | Violet | Kansas Native | 3 |
| Viola pubescens | Yellow Violet | Violet | Herb | 0.6 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 1 |
| Viola sororia | Common Blue Violet | Violet | Herb | 0.5 feet | Blue | Kansas Native | 7 |
| Viola striata | Striped Cream Violet | Violet | Herb | 0.5 feet | Blue | Kansas Introduction | 4 |
| Yucca filamentosa | Yucca | Agave | Herb | 6.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 2 |
| Zigadenus nuttallii | Nuttall's Death Cama | Lily | Herb | 2.0 feet | White | Kansas Native | 2 |
| Zizia aurea | Golden Alexanders | Parsley | Herb | 3.0 feet | Yellow | Kansas Native | 9 |
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