This research program was initiated in 1999 as part of an SDSU Agricultural Experiment Station funded program in the laboratory of Dr. R. Neil Reese. This project is designed to provide research and educational opportunities to students interested in conservation and utilization of native plant species, as well as encourage the use of native plants by small family farmers as alternative crops in South Dakota.
- To locate a plant by the Native American name, or common name use the search box in the left side-bar.
- A glossary of terms used in this collection can be found here.
- Some items contain supplemental images documenting the life cycle of the plant.
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Liatris punctata
R. Neil Reese
Liatris punctata is a(n) perennial herbaceous, which grows 1 dm to 8 dm in height. This species is commonly found prairie and native pastures, dry, open uplands, especially in loose soils from Michigan to Arkansas to New Mexico. The leaves are alternate, linear. Liatris punctata has pink purple flowers that bloom from July to October.
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Linum perenne
R. Neil Reese
Linum perenne is a(n) perennial herbaceous, which grows 2 dm to 8 dm in height. This species is commonly found hills and eroded banks over the northern plains, prairies and rocky, open fields in moist well-drained soil. The leaves are linear to linear-lanceolate. Linum perenne has white blue flowers that bloom from May to August.
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Lygodesmia juncea
R. Neil Reese
Lygodesmia juncea is a(n) perennial herb, which grows 10 cm to 50 cm in height. This species is commonly found from low to mid elevations throught th Black Hills area. It is also found in dry grasslands, sagebrush steppes, and open pine woodland areas. The leaves are sparse, narrow, and tapered to the tip. The lower ones are linear, reduced, and scale-like upward. Lygodesmia juncea has pink to lavender, sometimes whitish, flowers that bloom from June to August.
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Mentha arvensis
R. Neil Reese
Square stems and opposite leaves. Flowers in clusters in the axils of the upper leaves
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Monarda fistulosa
R. Neil Reese
Monarda fistulosa is a(n) perennial herbaceous, which grows 3 dm to 12 dm in height. This species is commonly found prairie hillsides, pastures, roadsides, stream banks, and rocky soil in Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, and South Dakota. The leaves are opposite. Monarda fistulosa has white lavender flowers that bloom from June to September.
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Pediomelum argophyllum
R. Neil Reese
Synonym:Psoralea argophylla, Psoralea collina, Psoralidium argophyllum
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Pediomelum esculentum
R. Neil Reese
Synonym:Psoralea argophylla, Psoralea collina, Psoralidium argophyllum
