Dalea candida or Petalostemum candidum (white prairie clover) [Fabaceae or Leguminosae, Bean Family]
Dalea foliosa or Petalostemum foliosum (leafy prairie clover) [Fabaceae or Leguminosae, Bean Family] — Listed as Endangered in Illinois and as Threatened in the United States
Dalea purpurea or Petalostemum purpureum (purple prairie clover) [Fabaceae or Leguminosae, Bean Family]
Daucus carota (Queen Anne's lace or wild carrot) [Apiaceae or Umbelliferae, Carrot Family] — NOT native to Illinois
Desmanthus illinoensis (Illinois mimosa or prairie bundleflower) [Fabaceae or Leguminosae, Bean Family; sometimes separated into the Mimosaceae, Mimosa Family]
Desmodium canadense (showy tick trefoil)
Desmodium illinoense (Illinois tick trefoil) [Fabaceae or Leguminosae, Bean Family]
Dipsacus laciniatus (cut-leaf teasel) [Dipsacaceae, Teasel Family] — NOT native to Illinois
Dipsacus sylvestris or Dipsacus fullonum (common teasel) [Dipsacaceae, Teasel Family] — NOT native to Illinois
Dodecatheon meadia (shooting star) [Primulaceae, Primrose Family]
Doellingeria umbellata or Aster umbellatus (Flat-top Aster) [Asteraceae or Compositae, Sunflower Family]
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Created November 1997; updated 25 October 2004