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 C.C.*Scientific Name (photographed at College of DuPage)Common Name (photographed elsewhere)
1-
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
  • Honey Locust
    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 Aug 02, 2025.
    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.


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    Flora: 649 species

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