| Species | Percent of plots | Average cover (% total area) |
| Schizachryium scaparium | 64.6 | 30.49 |
| Bouteloua curtipendula | 62.4 | 13.50 |
| Petalostemum purpureum | 37.1 | 3.41 |
| Panicum spp. | 29.8 | 2.68 |
| Aster azureus | 29.2 | 5.29 |
| Andropogon gerardii | 27.5 | 25.90 |
| Psoralea tenuiflora | 27.5 | 12.24 |
| Solidago nemoralis | 22.5 | 3.14 |
| Melilotus alba | 18.0 | 9.05 |
| Aster ericoides | 16.3 | 9.81 |
| Senecio plattensis | 16.3 | 0.37 |
| Rhus glabra | 15.7 | 27.60 |
| Cornus drummondii | 15.2 | 14.38 |
| Euphorbia corollata | 15.2 | 1.47 |
| Ambrosia artemisiifolia | 14.6 | 12.55 |
| Cassia fasciculata | 14.0 | 4.48 |
| Eupatorium altissimum | 13.5 | 2.74 |
| Aster patens | 12.9 | 2.47 |
| Ruellia humilis | 12.9 | 0.96 |
| Juniperus virginiana | 11.2 | 20.60 |
| Kuhnia eupatorioides | 10.7 | 2.57 |
| Asclepias verticillata | 10.7 | 2.12 |