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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
236
24-Arctium minus
254Arisaema triphyllum
267
274
288
290
307
311
325 Heath Aster
339 Smooth Blue Aster
344
350
362
3710Symphyotrichum sericeum
383Symphyotrichum lanceolatumPanicled Aster
3910
408
4110 Cream Wild Indigo
42-
435Bidens cernua
445Bidens comosaSwamp Tickseed
451Bidens frondosa
461Bidens vulgataTall Beggar's Ticks
478 Side-oats Grama
480 Charlock
49- Hungarian Brome
50-Bromus japonicus
5110 Prairie Brome
528
5310 Prairie Indian Plantain
543Calamagrostis canadensisBlue Joint Grass
556
565Carex aquatilisLong-bracted Tussock SedgE
574
585Carex stricta
596
60- Spotted Knapweed
61-Cerastium vulgatumMouse-ear Chickweed
62- Lamb's Quarters
63-Chenopodium glaucumOak-leaved Goosefoot
64-
65-
666 Water Hemlock
67- Creeping Thistle
68-
69-
701
716
725
735
741
756Cornus sericea
765Corylus americana
772Crataegus crus-galli
782Cyperus erythrorhizosRed-rooted Sedge
790 Field Nut Sedge
802Cyperus ferruginescensRusty Nut Sedge
811Cyperus strigosus
82-Dactylis glomerata
8310 Leafy Prairie Clover
84-Dalea leporinaFoxtail Dalea
85-
865Cardamine concatenata
874
886 Illinois Tick Trefoil
89-Diplachne acuminataSalt-meadow Grass
906
918
923Echinacea purpurea
930
942 Needle Spike Rush
955Eleocharis palustrisGreat Spike Rush
964
975Elymus villosusSilky Wild Rye
980 Horsetail
995Eragrostis hypnoidesCreeping Love Grass
1002Erechtites hieraciifolius
1010
1020Erigeron canadensis
1039
1045Erythronium albidum
105-Euonymus europaeusSpindle Tree
1060
1074
1084
1090Eupatorium serotinumLate Boneset
1107
1112
1120Euphorbia maculata
1130Euphorbia supinaCreeping Spurge
114-Lolium arundinaceum
1151Fragaria virginiana
1161Galium aparineAnnual Bedstraw
11710Galium asprellum
1187 Northern Bedstraw
119-Galium verumYellow Bedstraw
1208Gentiana andrewsiiBottle Gentian
1219
1224Geranium maculatum
1232 Rough Avens
12410 Prairie Smoke
125-Glechoma hederaceaGround Ivy
1262
1274Glyceria striataFowl Manna Grass
1285
129-Heleochloa schoenoidesFalse Timothy
130-
1319
13210Helianthus occidentalisWestern Sunflower
1338Helianthus pauciflorus
1345
135-Hemerocallis fulvaOrange Day Lily
136-Hesperis matronalis
1378
1389Hierochloe odorata
1395
1405 Blue Flag Iris
1418
1425
1434
1446Juncus nodosusJoint Rush
1454Juncus torreyiTorrey's Rush
1466Kuhnia eupatorioides
147-
1484
1494Leersia oryzoidesRice Cut Grass
150-Leonurus cardiaca
1510 Common Peppergrass
1526
1538
1546Lippia lanceolataFog Fruit
155-Lonicera japonicaJapanese Honeysuckle
156-
157-
1585
1597 Winged Loosestrife
160-
161- Osage Orange
1620
163- White Sweet Clover
164- Yellow Sweet Clover
1655
1666Mimulus ringensMonkey Flower
1674
168-
169- Catnip
1700
1715Opuntia humifusaPrickly Pear
1720
1731Panicum capillareOld Witch Grass
1745
1758
1762Parthenocissus quinquefolia
1774
1789
1799
180-
  • Reed Canary Grass (1 photo)
181-Phleum pratense
1825
1838
184-Phlox paniculata
1856Phlox pilosaPrairie Phlox
1861 Common Reed
1870
1881Phytolacca americana
1896
190-Plantago lanceolataEnglish Plantain
191- Commmon Plantain
192-Poa pratensisKentucky Blue Grass
1934
1945
1958Polygala senecaSeneca Snake Root
1963
1977Polygonatum pubescensDowny Solomon's Seal
1984
  • Persicaria amphibia (1 photo)
1990
2000Polygonum lapathifoliumHeartease
2016Polygonum punctatumSmartweed
2021Polygonum scandensClimbing False Buckwheat
203-Populus alba
2042
2059
2060Prunella vulgaris
2071Prunus serotina
2085
2095
2106
2115
2128
2138
2147
2156Quercus velutina
2160Ranunculus abortivusSmall Flowered Buttercup
2174
218-Frangula alnus
219-
2201Rhus glabra
2212Toxicodendron radicans
2221
2235Ribes missouriense
2244Rorippa palustris
2255
226-
2277
2283
2292
2301
2319 Sweet Black-eyed Susan
2327
2332Rumex altissimaPale Dock
234-Rumex crispus
2355 Peach-leaved Willow
2361 Sandbar Willow
2371Salix nigra
2381
23910Sanguisorba canadensisAmerican Burnet
240-Saponaria officinalis
2414Scirpus atrovirens
2426Scirpus cyperinus
2434Scirpus fluviatilisRiver Bulrush
2445 Great Bulrush
2455Scutellaria laterifloraMad-cap Skullcap
2466Packera paupercula
247-Setaria faberiiGiant Foxtail
248-Setaria glaucaYellow Foxtail
2495
2505
2515
2525
2533Maianthemum racemosum
2545Maianthemum stellatum
2555Smilax lasioneura
2560Solanum americanumBlack Nightshade
257-
258-Solanum rostratumBuffalo Bur
2591
2603Euthamia graminifolia
2615Solidago juncea
2624Solidago nemoralis
2634
264- Spiny Sow Thistle
265- Common Sow Thistle
2665
2674
26810 Prairie Dropseed
269-Taraxacum officinale
2705Thalictrum dasycarpum
2715
2722
2731Tragopogon pratensis
274-
275-
2765Trillium recurvatum
2771 Narrow-Leaved Cattail
2781Typha latifolia
279-
280- Moth Mullein
281-
2824
2834
2845
285-
2865Viburnum rafinesquianumDowny Arrowwood
287-Vinca minor
2883
2892
290-Xanthium strumariumCocklebur
2913Zanthoxylum americanum
2927
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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 Sep 23, 2024.
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: 1438 species


Flora: 628 species


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