Plant Specie

Photo Credit: Beth Hippert	Wild Bergamot: (Monarda fistulosa) Soil Type: Sand, loam, clay Soil Moisture: Dry to mesic Average Height: 2-4 ft. Sun Exposure: Full to partial sun Bloom Time: July-August Bloom Color: Pink	Photo Credit: Beth Hippert	Butterfly Weed: (Asclepias tuberosa) Soil Type: Sand, loam Soil Moisture: Dry to mesic Average Height: 1-2 ft. Sun Exposure: Full to partial sun Bloom Time: June to July Bloom Color: Orange
Photo Credit: Beth Hippert	Black-Eyed Susan: (Rudbeckia hirta) Soil Type: Loam, sand Soil Moisture: Dry to wet Average Height: 1-3 ft. Sun Exposure: Full to partial sun Bloom Time: July-August Bloom Color: Yellow	Photo Credit: Beth Hippert	Blue Vervain: (Verbena hastata) Soil Type: Peat, sand, clay, loam Soil Moisture: Wet to moist Average Height: 2-4 ft. Sun Exposure: Full to partial sun Habitat: Prairie swales, sedge meadows, floodplains Bloom Time: June-September Bloom Color: Blue
Photo Credit: Itasca SWCD	Rough Blazing Star: (Liatris aspera) Soil Type: Sand, loam Soil Moisture: Dry to mesic Average Height: 2-3 ft. Sun Exposure: Full to partial sun Habitat: Sandy or gravelly prairies & savannas Bloom Time: August-September Bloom Color: Purple	Photo Credit: Beth Hippert	Blue Flag Iris: (Iris versicolor) Soil Type: Peat, Clay, Loam, Sand Soil Moisture: Wet to Aquatic Average Height: 2-4 ft. Sun Exposure: Full to partial sun Habitat: Sedge meadows, floodplains, prairie swales, wet edges Bloom Time: May-July Bloom Color: Blue
Photo Credit: Itasca SWCD	Coreopsis Soil Type: Sand Soil Moisture: Dry to mesic Average Height: 1-3 ft. Sun Exposure: Full to Partial Sun Habitat: Sandy, gravelly prairies Bloom Time: June to July Bloom Color: Yellow	Photo Credit: Itasca SWCD	Fireweed: (Epilobium angustifolium) Soil Type: Loam, sand, clay Soil Moisture: Dry to moist Average Height: 2-4 ft. Sun Exposure: Full to partial sun Habitat: Forest openings, and old fields Bloom Time: July to August Bloom Color: Pink
Photo Credit: Itasca SWCD	Sweetgrass: (Hierochloe odorata) Soil Moisture: Dry to wet Average Height: 1-2 ft. Sun Exposure: Full to partial sun	Photo Credit: Itasca SWCD	Little Bluestem: (Schizachyrium scoparium) Soil Type: Sand, gravel, loam, clay Soil Moisture: Dry to mesic Average Height: 1-1.5 ft. Sun Exposure: Full to partial sun Habitat: Dunes, prairies, savannas, rock outcrops
Photo Credit: Itasca SWCD	Big Bluestem: (Andropogon gerardii) Soil Type: Loam, sandy, peat Soil Moisture: Mesic to wet Average Height: 4-8 ft. Sun Exposure: Full to partial sun Habitat: Prairies, savannas, floodplains

*Plant information from Praire Restorations!

Shrubs

Photo Credit: University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point, William Tans	Am. Mt Ash: Flower:  small white flowers, clusters 3 late spring to early summer. Fruit: Clusters of red, small (1/4 to 3/8 inch in diameter) Form: A small tree up to 40 feet tall	Photo Credit: University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, Merle Black	American Elderberry: (Sambucus canadensis) Soil Moisture: Mesic to wet Average Height: 5-12 ft. Sun Exposure: Full to partial sun
Photo Credit: Beth Hippert	American Hazelnut: (Corylus americana) Soil Moisture: Dry to mesic Average Height: 6-15 ft. Sun Exposure: Full sun to full shade Habitat: Thickets	Photo Credit: University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, Paul Drobot	Bittersweet:
Photo Credit: Itasca SWCD	Black Chokeberry: (Aronia melanocarpa) Soil Moisture: Mesic Average Height: 3-6 ft. Sun Exposure: Full to partial sun		Buffaloberry: Leaf: Alternate, simple, elliptical to ovate, entire margins, 1 to 2 inches long, somewhat thickened dark green above with numerous silvery white scales, silvery white below with red-brown scales. Flower:  flowers both light yellow-green, small (1/6 inch) appearing in early spring. Fruit: A bright red  ripen in mid to late summer Average Height: 6 ft
	Hansen Hedge Rose	Photo Credit: Itasca SWCD	Juneberry: Flower: white  appear in spring just before or with the leaves. Fruit: Red to purple round berry, 1/4 to 3/8 inch in diameter, in small hanging clusters, ripen in early to mid summer. The fruits are edible and may be the best kept secret in the woods. Form: A shrub or small tree up to 40 feet (occasionally much larger) with a narrow crown. (Virginia Tech Natural Resouces)
	Midwest Crab:	Photo Credit: Itasca SWCD	Redosier Dogwood: (Cornus sericea) Soil Moisture: Mesic to wet Average Height: 6-12 ft. Sun Exposure: Full to partial sun

Trees

Photo Credit: University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point, Robert Freckman	American Plum: (Prunus americana Marshall) Soil Moisture: Dry to mesic Average Height: 10-20 ft. Sun Exposure: Full to partial sun	Photo Credit: University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, Merle Black	Bur Oak: (Quercus macrmacrocarpa) Soil Moisture: Dry to mesic Average Height: 60-80 ft. Sun Exposure: Full sun
Photo Credit: University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Kenneth J. Sytsma	Paper Birch: (Betula nigra) Soil Moisture: Mesic to wet Average Height: 50-70 ft. Sun Exposure: Full to partial sun.	Photo Credit: University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, Kenneth J. Sytsma	Red Maple: (acer rubrum) Soil Moisture: Mesic to wet Average Height: 50 to 60 ft. Sun Exposure: Full to partial sun Habitat: Prefers moist acidic soils but very tolerant and adaptable to a wide range of soil types.
Photo Credit: University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, Robert Freckman	Sugar Maple: (Acer sacharum) Soil Type: Loam, sand and clay Soil Moisture: Mesic Average Height: 60 to 75 ft. Sun Exposure: Full sun to full shade

Links

=MN Forestry Association

=MN Forest Stewardship Program

=USDA National Agroforestry Center

=Americanforests.org

=USDA Alternative Farming Systems Information Center

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