| West Virginia Wildlife Plant List |
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| Grasses No. Common Name Scientific Name Benefitting Species Origin (See NOTE A) (See NOTE B) (See NOTE C) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Redtop Grass Agrostis alba W N 2 Sweet Vernal Grass Anthoxanthum odoratum W N 3 Buffalo Grass Buchloe dactyloides ? A 4 Side-Oats Grama Bouteloua curtipendula ? A 5 Blue Grama Bouteloua gracilis ? A 6 Little Bluestem Andropogon scoparius ? N 7 Big Bluestem/Turkey Foot Andropogon gerardia ? N 8 Indian Grass Sorghastrum nutans ? N 9 Switchgrass Panicum virgatum ? N 10 Eastern Gamagrass Trypsacum dactyloides ? N 11 Virginia Wild Rye Elymus virginicus ? N --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Flowers No. Common Name Scientific Name Benefitting Species Origin (See NOTE A) (See NOTE B) (See NOTE C) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Pussytoes Antennaria spp. W N 2 Lupine Lupinus perennis W N 3 Painted Cup/Indian Paintbrush Castilleja coccinea W N 4 Penstemon/Beardstongue Penstemon spp. W N 5 Prairie Rose Rosa setigera W, R, B, T N 6 Jewelweed Impatiens spp. W N 7 Aster Aster spp. W N & E spp. 8 Whorled Loosestrife Lysimachia quadrifolia W N 9 Oxeye Daisy Chrysanthemum leucanthemum W N 10 Buttercup Rananunculus spp. W N & E spp. 11 Fleabane Erigeron spp. W N 12 Wild Geranium Geranium maculatum W N 13 Blackeyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta ? N 14 Balm Monarda spp. ? N 15 Plains Coreopsis/ Golden Coreopsis Coreopsis tinctoria ? N 16 Spiked Gayfeather/ Gayfeathers Liatrus spicata ? N 17 Blue Flax/Prairie Flax Linum lewisii ? N 18 Ox-Eye/ False Sunflower Heliopsis helianthoides ? N 19 Coneflower Ratibida spp. ? A 20 Blanketflower Gaillardia spp. ? A --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| (NOTE B : W= Whitetail Deer, R= Cottontail Rabbit, B= Upland Game Birds, T= Eastern Wild Turkey) |
| (NOTE A : spp.= any of several species within the genus) |
| (NOTE C : N= Native, E= Exotic A=Adventive) |