On a recent trip to the NPG, City naturalist Paul Mutch assisted in the identification of species between Munroe and Kimberley. The following is the list of these species.


Native species:
Andropogon gerardii - Big bluestem - most common
Andropogon scoparius - Little bluestem – most common
Asclepias verticillata - Whorled milkweed
Rosa spp. - Rose (prairie rose)
Hordeum jubatum - Foxtail barley
Potentilla norvegica - Rough cinquefoil – closer to trail
Spartina pectinata - Prairie cord grass
Symphoricarpos occidentalis - Western snowberry - shrub
Stipa viridula - Green needle grass
Non-indigenous
Bromus inermis - Smooth brome – very abundant
Agropyron repens - Quackgrass - very abundant
Cirsium arvense - Canada thistle - and other thistle species
Lolium perenne - Perennial rye grass, Common darnel
Taraxacum officinale - Dandelion
Rumex crispus - Curled dock
Vicia cracca - Tufted vetch – pull this
Trifolium pratense - Red clover
Linaria vulgaris - Butter-and-eggs – pull this
Medicago lupulina - Black medick - pull this develops clusters of black seeds
Medicago sativa - Alfalfa
Phalaris arundinacea - Reed canary grass – very invasive
Polygonum spp. - Smartweed