Forbs
Table of Contents
The Species Production Guides for forbs (wildflowers) provide specific information about growing each of these species for seed production, based primarily on experience in growing them at the Tallgrass Prairie Center. The reference section in each guide provides links to other information sources. If you have information about producing seed of these species that you are willing to share, please feel free to contact us.
Scroll the list (alphabetized by scientific name) or press ctrl-f (or command-f) to search for any name in this page.
A printable file (pdf) is also provided on each species page for those needing a print version.
We will continue to add new species guides as they are completed.
Anemone cylindrica / candle anemone
Anemone virginiana / tall thimbleweed
Asclepias syriaca / common milkweed
Chelone glabra / white turtlehead
Coreopsis tripteris / tall tickseed
Potentilla arguta / tall cinquefoil
Euphorbia corollata / flowering spurge
Euthamia graminifolia / flat-top goldentop
Gentiana alba / plain gentian
Helianthus pauciflorus / stiff sunflower
Hypericum ascyron / great St. Johnswort
Liatris ligulistylis / Rocky Mountain blazing star
Monarda fistulosa / wild bergamot
Oligoneuron riddellii / Riddell's goldenrod
Parthenium integrifolium / wild quinine
Prunella vulgaris ssp. lanceolata / lance selfheal
Pycnanthemum verticillatum var. pilosum / whorled mountainmint
Silphium integrifolium / wholeleaf rosinweed
Solidago missouriensis / Missouri goldenrod
Symphyotrichum laeve / smooth blue aster
Symphyotrichum oolentangiense / skyblue aster
Symphyotrichum praealtum / willowleaf aster
Vernonia baldwinii / Baldwin's ironweed
Vernonia fasciculata / prairie ironweed
Zizia aurea / golden zizia

