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1994 Midwest Oak Savanna Conferences

MIDWEST OAK ECOSYSTEMS RECOVERY PLAN

DRAFT - September 1994


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APPENDIX A

ATTACHMENT 7: Plants and Animals of Sand Savannas of Indiana

Characteristic Woody Species Characteristic Herbaceous Species
Ceanothus americanus
Corylus americana
Gaylussacia baccata
Prunus serotina
Quercus alba
Quercus velutina
Rhus carolina
Rubus spp.
Sassafras albidum
Vaccinium angustifolium
Vaccinium vacillans
Amorpha canescens / Lead plant
Andropogon gerardii / Big bluestem
Andropogon scopariu / Little bluestem
Antennaria plantaginifolia
Asclepias amplexicaulis
Asclepia tuberos
/ Butterfly weed
Asclepias verticillata
Aster linariifolius
Carex pennsylvanica
/ Penn sedge
Cassia nictitans
Coreopsis palmata
Cyperus filiculmis
Euphorbia corollata
/ Flowering spurge
Helianthus occidentalis
Koeleria cristata
Lespedeza capitat
Liatris aspera
Lithospermum croceum
Lupinus perennis
Monarda punctata
/ Wild bergamot
Phlox bifida
Polygala sanguinea
Pteridium aquilinum
Solidago speciosa
Stipa spartea
Tephrosia virginiana
Viola pedata
 

 

 

Vascular plants considered endangered, threatened or rare:

Endangered:
  • Aralia hispida bristly sarsparilla
  • Corydalis sempervirens / Pink corydalis
  • Linum intercursum / flax
  • Talimum rugospermum / Fame flower
Threatened:
  • Arabis glabra / Toward mustard
  • Linum sulcatum / Yellow flax

 

Rare:
  • Aster sericeus / silky aster
  • Baptisia leucophaea / Crea white indigo
  • Comptonia peregrina / Sweet fern

 

     
Butterfly species:
  • Callophyrus irus / Frosted elfin
  • Euchloe olympia / Olympia marblewing
  • Hesperia metea / Cobweb skipper
  • Hesperia sassacus / Indian skipper

 

Reptiles:
  • Cnemidophorus sexlineatus / Six-lined race runner
  • Coluber constrictor flaviventris / Blue racer
  • Ophisaurus attenuatus attenuatus / Western slender glass lizard
  • Pituophis melanoleucus / Bull snake
  • Terrapene ornata / Ornate box turtle
  • Thamnophis proximu / Western ribbon snake
Mammals:
  • Geomys bursarius / Plains pocket gopher
  • Procyon lotor / Raccoon
  • Sciurus niger / Fox squirrel
  • Spermophilus franklinii / Franklin's ground squirrel
  • Sylvilagus floridanus / Cottontail rabbitt
  • Taxidea taxus / Badger

 

 

 

 
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