A Boundary Waters Compendium
The Swanson Party BWCA Pages
Arrowhead Plants - G-K
Species collected from the counties of Cook, Lake, and St. Louis, in Northeastern Minnesota, as reported by the University of Minnesota Herbarium.
- Ordered by Botanical Name (Genus species)
- Number of specimens for each species in SP column
- Plant Type column codes:
- A - Aquatic
- F - Ferns and fern allies
- G - Grass
- H - Herbaceous
- S - Shrub
- T - Tree
- V - Vine
- X - Exotic (an introduced species)
- Species links are to plant commentaries at this site, where available, or to additional information at government or university web sites.
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| Botanical Name | Common Name | Type | SP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galeopsis tetrahit Galinsoga quadriradiata (StL) Galium aparine (StL, Lake) Galium asprellum Galium boreale Galium labradoricum (StL) Galium obtusum (StL, Cook) Galium tinctorium Galium trifidum Galium triflorum Galium verum (StL) Gaultheria hispidula Gaultheria procumbens Gentiana andrewsii (StL) Gentiana rubricaulis Geocaulon lividum (Cook) Geranium bicknellii Geranium carolinianum (StL) Geranium maculatum (StL, Lake) Geum aleppicum Geum canadense (StL) Geum laciniatum (StL) Geum macrophyllum Geum rivale (StL, Cook) Geum triflorum (Lake) Glechoma hederacea (StL) Glyceria borealis Glyceria canadensis Glyceria grandis Glyceria striata Glycyrrhiza lepidota (StL) Gnaphalium macounii Gnaphalium obtusifolium (StL) Gnaphalium uliginosum Goodyera pubescens (StL) Goodyera repens Goodyera tesselata Gratiola neglecta (StL, Cook) Grindelia squarrosa (StL) Gymnocarpium dryopteris Gymnocarpium jessoense (Lake, Cook) Gymnocarpium robertianum (StL, Lake) Gymnocarpium x brittonianum (Lake, Cook) |
Brittlestem Hempnettle Shaggysoldier Stickywilly Bedstraw Rough Bedstraw Northern Bedstraw Northern Bog Bedstraw Bluntleaf Bedstraw Stiff Marsh Bedstraw Threepetal Bedstraw Fragrant Bedstraw Yellow Spring Bedstraw Creeping Snowberry Wintergreen Closed Bottle Gentian Closed Gentian False Toadflax Bicknell's Geranium Carolina Geranium Spotted Geranium Yellow Avens White Avens Rough Avens Longleaf Avens Purple Avens Prairie Smoke Ground Ivy (Creeping Charley) Northern Mannagrass Rattlesnake Mannagrass American Mannagrass Fowl Mannagrass American Licorice Cudweed Rabbit Tobacco Marsh Cudweed Downy Rattlesnake Plantain Lesser Rattlesnake Plantain Checkered Rattlesnake Plantain Clammy Hedgehyssop Great Plains Resinweed Oak Fern Asian Oak Fern Northern Oak Fern Oak Fern |
H H H H H H H H H H H S S H H H H H H H H H H H H V G G G G H H H H H H H H H F F F F |
28 2 6 31 35 8 3 31 37 61 1 54 39 9 20 3 51 4 2 45 4 3 13 14 1 7 33 38 31 47 5 8 2 23 1 58 30 16 6 69 10 2 5 |
| Botanical Name | Common Name | Type | SP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Habenaria clavellata Habenaria dilatata Habenaria hookeri Habenaria hyperborea Habenaria lacera Habenaria obtusata Habenaria orbiculata Habenaria psycodes Habenaria viridis Hackelia deflexa (StL, Cook) Halenia deflexa Hedeoma hispidum (StL) Hedyotis longifolia (StL, Lake) Helenium autumnale (StL) Helianthemum bicknellii (StL, Lake) Helianthus annuus (StL) Helianthus giganteus Helianthus grosseserratus (StL, Lake) Helianthus maximilianii Helianthus pauciflorus Helianthus petiolaris (StL) Helianthus tuberosus (StL) Heliopsis helianthoides (StL, Lake) Heracleum lanatum Hesperis matronalis (StL, Lake) Heuchera richardsonii Hieracium aurantiacum Hieracium caespitosum (StL) Hieracium floribundum (Lake) Hieracium kalmii Hieracium lachenalii (StL) Hieracium pilosella (StL) Hieracium piloselloides (StL, Cook) Hieracium scabrum Hieracium umbellatum Hierochloe odorata Hippuris vulgaris Hordeum jubatum Hudsonia tomentosa (StL) Humulus lupulus (StL, Lake) Huperzia appalachiana Huperzia appalachiana x lucidula Huperzia appalachiana x selago Huperzia lucidula Huperzia porophila (Lake) Huperzia selago Huperzia x buttersii Hydrophyllum virginianum (StL) Hypericum boreale Hypericum ellipticum Hypericum majus Hypericum perforatum (StL, Lake) Hypericum pyramidatum (StL) |
Green Woodland Orchid Scentbottle Orchid Hooker's Orchid Northern Green Orchid Green Fringed Orchid Blunt Bog Orchid Large Roundleaved Orchid Lesser Purple Fringed Orchid Longbract Frog Orchid Stickseed American Spurred Gentian Rough False Pennyroyal Canadian Summer Bluet Common Sneezeweed Hoary Frostweed Common Sunflower Giant Sunflower Sawtooth Sunflower Maximilian Sunflower Stiff Sunflower Prairie Sunflower Jerusalem Artichoke Smooth Oxeye Cow Parsnip Dames Rocket Alumroot Orange Hawkweed Madow Hawkweed Yellow Devil Hawkweed Kalm's Hawkweed Common Hawkweed Mouseear Hawkweed Tall Hawkweed Rough Hawkweed Narrowleaf Hawkweed Sweet Grass Common Marestail Foxtail Barley Woolly Beachheather Common Hops Appalachian Clubmoss Hybrid Clubmoss Hybrid Clubmoss Shining Clubmoss Rock Clubmoss Fir Clubmoss Butters' Clubmoss Virginia Waterleaf Northern St. John's Wort Pale St. John's Wort Large St. John's Wort Common St. John's Wort St. John's Wort |
H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H XH H XH H H H H H H H H G A G S V F F F F F F F H H H H XH H |
6 6 28 58 39 39 26 30 18 9 57 3 33 2 2 2 52 4 27 17 3 5 11 18 2 46 15 3 1 47 1 8 2 32 11 14 19 11 8 7 5 11 3 47 1 17 16 5 11 15 50 6 4 |
| Botanical Name | Common Name | Type | SP |
|---|---|---|---|
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Ilex
verticillata (StL, Lake) |
Winterberry Holly |
S H XH H F F H |
24 41 7 65 55 14 3 |
| Botanical Name | Common Name | Type | SP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juglans cinerea (StL) Juglans nigra (Lake) Juncus alpinoarticulatus Juncus arcticus Juncus brevicaudatus Juncus bufonius Juncus canadensis (StL, Lake) Juncus effusus Juncus filiformis Juncus greenei (StL) Juncus nodosus Juncus pelocarpus Juncus stygius (StL) Juncus tenuis Juncus torreyi (StL) Juncus vaseyi Juncus x gracilescens (StL, Lake) Juniperus communis Juniperus horizontalis Juniperus virginiana (StL) |
Butternut Black Walnut Northern Green Rush Arctic Rush Narrow Panicle Rush Toad Rush Canada Rush Common Rush Thread Rush Greene's Rush Jointed Rush Brown Fruited Rush Rush Slender Rush Torrey Rush Rush Rush Common Juniper Juniper Eastern Red Cedar |
T T A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A S S T |
1 1 22 25 71 22 3 34 25 3 24 27 1 58 7 16 3 58 12 1 |
| Botanical Name | Common Name | Type | SP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalmia
polifolia Kochia scoparia (StL Koeleria pyramidata (StL) |
Bog Laurel Common Kochia Koeleria |
S XH G |
46 1 2 |
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