Mailing Address:
2045 Morse Road,
Building C-3
Columbus, OH 43229-6693
(614) 265-6561

For general information about the
Division of Natural Areas and Preserves,
e-mail your questions here.

Selected Ohio Prairie Species

Anemone canadensis Canada Anemone
Asclepias sullivantii Sullivant's Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Milkweed
Asclepias verticillata Whorled Milkweed
Asclepias viridis Spider Milkweed
Baptisia lactea Prairie False Indigo
Cypripedium candidum White Lady's-slipper
Delphinium exaltatum Tall Larkspur
Dodecatheon meadia Shooting star
Echinacea purpurea Purple Cone Flower
Eryngium yuccifolium Rattlesnake Master 
Filipendula rubra Queen-of-the-Prairie
Hypericum kalmianum Kalm's St. John's-wort
Liatris aspera Rough Blazing-star
Liatris cylindracea Slender Blazing-star
Liatris spicata Spiked Blazing-star
Lithospermum canescens Hoary Puccoon
Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot
Penstemon hirsutus Hairy Beardtongue
Phlox maculata Spotted Phlox
Physostegia virginiana False Dragonhead
Platanthera leucophaea Prairie Fringed Orchid
Potentilla fruticosa Shrubby Cinquefoil 
Ratibida pinnata Gray-headed Coneflower
Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan
Senna hebecarpa Wild Senna
Silene regia Royal Catchfly
Silphium laciniatum Compass Plant
Silphium terebinthinaceum Prairie Dock
Smilacina stellata Starry False Solomon's  Seal
Solidago rigida Stiff Goldenrod