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 C.C.*Scientific Name (photographed at College of DuPage)Common Name (photographed elsewhere)
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20Acer negundo
3-Acer platanoides
40
53Acer saccharum
6-
70Amaranthus tuberculatusWater Hemp
87Agalinus tenuifoliaSlender False Foxglove
9-
10-Agrostis albaRed Top
114
12-
137
140Amaranthus hybridusGreen Amaranth
150Ambrosia artemisiifolia
160
179
185
195 Little Bluestem
206
217Thalictrum thalictroides
224
232Apocynum sibiricumHemp Dogbane
246
25-Arctium minus
264Arisaema triphyllum
277
284
298
300
317
321
335 Heath Aster
349 Smooth Blue Aster
354
360
372
3810Symphyotrichum sericeum
393Symphyotrichum lanceolatumPanicled Aster
4010
418
4210 Cream Wild Indigo
43-
445Bidens cernua
455Bidens comosaSwamp Tickseed
461Bidens frondosa
471Bidens vulgataTall Beggar's Ticks
488 Side-oats Grama
490 Wild Mustard
50- Hungarian Brome
51-Bromus japonicus
5210 Prairie Brome
538
5410 Prairie Indian Plantain
553Calamagrostis canadensisBlue Joint Grass
566
575Carex aquatilisLong-bracted Tussock SedgE
584
595Carex stricta
606
61- Spotted Knapweed
62-Cerastium vulgatumMouse-ear Chickweed
63- Lamb's Quarters
64-Chenopodium glaucumOak-leaved Goosefoot
65-
66-
676 Water Hemlock
68- Creeping Thistle
69-
70-
711
726
735
745
751
766Cornus sericea
775Corylus americana
782Crataegus crus-galli
792Cyperus erythrorhizosRed-rooted Sedge
800 Field Nut Sedge
812Cyperus ferruginescensRusty Nut Sedge
821Cyperus strigosus
83-Dactylis glomerata
8410 Leafy Prairie Clover
85-Dalea leporinaFoxtail Dalea
86-
875Cardamine concatenata
884
896 Illinois Tick Trefoil
90-Diplachne acuminataSalt-meadow Grass
916
928
933
940
952 Needle Spike Rush
965Eleocharis palustrisGreat Spike Rush
974
985Elymus villosusSilky Wild Rye
990 Horsetail
1005Eragrostis hypnoidesCreeping Love Grass
1012Erechtites hieraciifolius
1020
1030Erigeron canadensis
1049
1055Erythronium albidum
106-Euonymus europaeusSpindle Tree
1070
1084
1094
1100Eupatorium serotinumLate Boneset
1117
1122
1130Euphorbia maculata
1140Euphorbia supinaCreeping Spurge
115-Lolium arundinaceum
1161Fragaria virginiana
1171Galium aparineAnnual Bedstraw
11810Galium asprellum
1197 Northern Bedstraw
120-Galium verumYellow Bedstraw
1218Gentiana andrewsiiBottle Gentian
1229
1234Geranium maculatum
1242 Rough Avens
12510 Prairie Smoke
126-Glechoma hederaceaGround Ivy
1272
1284Glyceria striataFowl Manna Grass
1295
130-Heleochloa schoenoidesFalse Timothy
131-
1329
13310Helianthus occidentalisWestern Sunflower
1348Helianthus pauciflorus
1355
136-Hemerocallis fulvaOrange Day Lily
137-Hesperis matronalis
1388
1399Hierochloe odorata
1405
1415 Blue Flag Iris
1428
1435
1444
1456Juncus nodosusJoint Rush
1464Juncus torreyiTorrey's Rush
1476Kuhnia eupatorioides
148-
1494
1504Leersia oryzoidesRice Cut Grass
151-Leonurus cardiaca
1520 Common Peppergrass
1536
1548
1556Lippia lanceolataFog Fruit
156-Lonicera japonicaJapanese Honeysuckle
157-
158-
1595
1607 Winged Loosestrife
161-
162- Osage Orange
1630
164- White Sweet Clover
165- Yellow Sweet Clover
1665
1676Mimulus ringensMonkey Flower
1684
169-
170- Catnip
1710
1725Opuntia humifusaPrickly Pear
1730
1741Panicum capillareOld Witch Grass
1755
1768
1772Parthenocissus quinquefolia
1784
1799
1809
181-
182-Phleum pratense
1835
1848
185-Phlox paniculata
1866Phlox pilosaPrairie Phlox
1871 Common Reed
1880
1891Phytolacca americana
1906
191-Plantago lanceolataEnglish Plantain
192- Commmon Plantain
193-Poa pratensisKentucky Blue Grass
1944
1955
1968Polygala senecaSeneca Snake Root
1973
1987Polygonatum pubescensDowny Solomon's Seal
1994
2000
2010Polygonum lapathifoliumHeartease
2026Polygonum punctatumSmartweed
2031Polygonum scandensClimbing False Buckwheat
204-Populus alba
2052
2069
2070Prunella vulgaris
2081Prunus serotina
2095
2105
2116
2125
2138
2148
2157
2166Quercus velutina
2170Ranunculus abortivusSmall Flowered Buttercup
2184
219-Frangula alnus
220-
2211Rhus glabra
2222Toxicodendron radicans
2231
2245Ribes missouriense
2254Rorippa palustris
2265
227-
2287
2293
2302
2311
2329 Sweet Black-eyed Susan
2337
2342Rumex altissimaPale Dock
235-Rumex crispus
2365 Peach-leaved Willow
2371 Sandbar Willow
2381Salix nigra
2391
24010Sanguisorba canadensisAmerican Burnet
241-Saponaria officinalis
2424Scirpus atrovirens
2436Scirpus cyperinus
2444Scirpus fluviatilisRiver Bulrush
2455 Great Bulrush
2465Scutellaria laterifloraMad-cap Skullcap
2476Packera paupercula
248-Setaria faberiiGiant Foxtail
249-Setaria glaucaYellow Foxtail
2505
2515
2525
2535
2543Maianthemum racemosum
2555Maianthemum stellatum
2565Smilax lasioneura
2570Solanum americanumBlack Nightshade
258-
259-Solanum rostratumBuffalo Bur
2601
2613Euthamia graminifolia
2625Solidago juncea
2634Solidago nemoralis
2644
265- Spiny Sow Thistle
266- Common Sow Thistle
2675
2684
26910 Prairie Dropseed
270-Taraxacum officinale
2715Thalictrum dasycarpum
2725
2732
2741Tragopogon pratensis
275-
276-
2775Trillium recurvatum
2781 Narrow-Leaved Cattail
2791Typha latifolia
280-
281- Moth Mullein
282-
2834
2844
2855
286-
2875Viburnum rafinesquianumDowny Arrowwood
288-Vinca minor
2893
2902
291-Xanthium strumariumCocklebur
2923Zanthoxylum americanum
2937
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*C.C. (Coefficients of Conservatism) are from Swink and Wilhelm, Plants of the Chicago Region, 1974 2nd ed., and can be used to calculate Floristic Quality Index. As of 1999 the FQI was about 30. Introduced species are shown in red.
This list is based on the COD natural areas inventory, originally compiled by Professor Kirt in 1995; some Scientific Names have since been updated to reflect the latest taxonomy, as of Nov 23, 2023.
Photos listed under the Scientific Name column were taken at the College of DuPage, those listed under Common Name were taken in other areas in Chicagoland or elsewhere, including my new home in Arizona.


Fauna: 1290 species


Flora: 603 species


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