Sun Garden

Plants grow through photosynthesis, a process where carbohydrates are synthesized from carbon dioxide and water using chlorophyll and light from the sun as an energy source. Most forms of photosynthesis release oxygen as a byproduct.

22471A Acorus calamus NGN A NP
Acorus americanus
Sweet Flag
22473A Agastache scrophulariiefolia ngn A NP
Agastache scrophulariifolia
Purple Giant Hyssop
22474A Alisma subcordatum
Alisma subcordatum
Common Water Plantain
22475A Allium canadense NGN A NP
Allium canadense
Wild Garlic, Wild Onion
Allium cernuum
Allium cernuum
Nodding Wild Onion
22477A Amorpha canescens ngn A NP
Amorpha canescens
Lead Plant
22479A Andropogon gerardii NGN A NP
Andropogon gerardii
Big Bluestem
22799A Anemone canadensis NGN A NP
Anemone canadensis
Meadow Anemone
22481A Anemone cylindrica ngn A NP
Anemone cylindrica
Thimbleweed
Aralia racemosa
Aralia racemosa
Spikenard
Asclepias incarnata 1
Asclepias incarnata
Rose (Swamp) Milkweed
22487A Asclepias syriaca NGN B NP
Asclepias syriaca
Common Milkweed
22488B Asclepias tuberosa NGN B NP
Asclepias tuberosa
Butterfly Weed
22489A Asclepias verticillata NGN A NP
Asclepias verticillata
Whorled Milkweed
Baptisia alba var macrophylla
Baptisia alba var. macrophylla
White Wild Indigo
Baptisia leucophaea 1
Baptisia leucophaea (bracteata var. leucophaea)
Cream Wild Indigo
22667A Schoenoplectus fluviatilis
Bolboschoenus fluviatilis
River Bulrush
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bouteloua curtipendula
Side-oats Grama
22514A Calamagrostis canadensis NGN A NP
Calamagrostis canadensis
Blue Joint Grass
22842A Camassia scilloides
Camassia scilloides
Wild Hyacinth
22515A Campanula americana NGN A NP
Campanulastrum americanum
Tall Bellflower
22517A Carex annectens A
Carex annectens
Yellow Fox Sedge
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Carex aquatilis
Water Sedge
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Carex atherodes
Hairy-leaved Lake Sedge
22519A Carex bebbii NGN A NP
Carex bebbii
Bebb's Oval Sedge
22520A Carex bicknellii NGN A NP
Carex bicknellii
Copper-shouldered Oval Sedge
22522A Carex brevior NGN A NP
Carex brevior
Plains Oval Sedge
22532A Carex bromoides NGN A NP
Carex bromoides
Brome Hummock Sedge
22534A Carex cephalophora NGN A NP
Carex cephalophora
Short-headed Bracted Sedge
22533A Carex comosa NGN A NP
Carex comosa
Bristly Sedge
22523A Carex crinita A NP
Carex crinita
Fringed Sedge
22524A Carex cristatella NGN A NP
Carex cristatella
Crested Oval Sedge
22527A Carex frankii
Carex frankii
Bristly Cattail Sedge
22531A Carex hystericina NGN A NP
Carex hystericina
Porcupine Sedge
22537A Carex lacustris NGN A NP
Carex lacustris
Common Lake Sedge
22540B Carex muskingumensis NGN B NP
Carex muskingumensis
Palm Sedge

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