Plants of Loda Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve

Scientific name	Common name	Plant family	Origin	CC
Acalypha gracilens	Slender Mercury	Euphorbiaceae	Native	4
Achillea millefolium	Common Yarrow	Asteraceae	Introduced	-
Allium canadense	Wild Onion	Liliaceae	Native	2
Ambrosia artemisiifolia	Common Ragweed	Asteraceae	Native	0
Amorpha canescens	Lead Plant	Fabaceae	Native	8
Andropogon gerardii	Big Bluestem	Poaceae	Native	5
Apocynum sibiricum	Indian Hemp	Apocynaceae	Native	2
Asclepias sullivantii	Sullivant’s Milkweed	Asclepiadaceae	Native	7
Asclepias syriaca	Common Milkweed	Asclepiadaceae	Native	0
Asclepias tuberosa ssp. interior	Butterfly Milkweed	Asclepiadaceae	Native	5
Asclepias verticillata	Horsetail Milkweed	Asclepiadaceae	Native	1
Asparagus officinalis	Wild Asparagus	Liliaceae	Introduced	-
Aster novae-angliae	New England Aster	Asteraceae	Native	4
Aster pilosus	Hairy-Aster	Asteraceae	Native	0
Baptisia lactea	White Wild Indigo	Fabaceae	Native	6
Baptisia leucophaea	Cream Wild Indigo	Fabaceae	Native	9
Blephilia ciliata	Ohio Horse Mint	Lamiaceae	Native	10
Cacalia plantaginea	Prairie Indian Plantain	Asteraceae	Native	10
Calystegia sepium	American Bindweed	Convolvulaceae	Native	1
Carex annectens	Sedge	Cyperaceae	Native	5
Carex bicknellii	Prairie Sedge	Cyperaceae	Native	10
Carex granularis	Sedge	Cyperaceae	Native	4
Carex meadii	Sedge	Cyperaceae	Native	9
Carex molesta	Sedge	Cyperaceae	Native	2
Cassia fasciculata	Partridge Pea	Fabaceae	Native	5
Ceanothus americanus	New Jersey Tea	Rhamnaceae	Native	6
Chamaesyce maculata	Nodding Spurge	Euphorbiaceae	Native	0
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum	Ox-eye Daisy	Asteraceae	Introduced	-
Cichorium intybus	Chicory	Asteraceae	Introduced	-
Cirsium discolor	Field Thistle	Asteraceae	Native	2
Claytonia virginica	Spring Beauty	Portulacaceae	Native	2
Cornus drummondii	Rough-leaved Dogwood	Cornaceae	Native	2
Daucus carota	Queen Anne’s Lace	Apiaceae	Introduced	-
Desmodium canadense	Showy Tick Trefoil	Fabaceae	Native	4
Dipsacus laciniatus	Cut-leaf Teasel	Dipsacaceae	Introduced	-
Dipsacus sylvestris	Common Teasel	Dipsacaceae	Introduced	-
Dodecatheon media	Shooting Star	Primulaceae	Native	6
Erigeron annuus	Daisy Fleabane	Asteraceae	Native	0
Eryngium yuccifolium	Rattlesnake Master	Apiaceae	Native	9
Eupatorium serotinum	Late Boneset	Asteraceae	Native	0
Euphorbia corollata	Flowering Spruge	Euphorbiaceae	Native	2
Fragaria virginiana	Wild Strawberry	Rosaceae	Native	1
Gaura biennis	Butterfly-weed	Onagraceae	Native	2
Glandularia canadensis	Rose Vervain	Verbenaceae	Native	7
Helianthus grosseserratus	Sawtooth sunflower	Asteraceae	Native	2
Hemerocallis fulva	Orange Day Lily	Amaryllidaceae	Introduced	-
Hedyotis purpurea	Broad-leaved Bluets	Rubiaceae	Native	10
Hypericum perforatum	Commons St. John’s Wort	Hypericaceae	Introduced	-
Hypericum sphaerocarpum	Round-fruited St. John’s Wort	Hypericaceae	Native	7
Hypoxis hirsuta	Yellow Star Grass	Liliaceae	Native	9
Juncus interior	Inland Rush	Juncaceae	Native	6
Lactuca canadensis	Wild Lettuce	Asteraceae	Native	2
Lespedeza capitata	Round-headed Bush Clover	Fabaceae	Native	4
Liatris pycnostachya	Prairie Blazing-star	Asteraceae	Native	8
Lobelia spicata	Spiked Lobelia	Campanulaceae	Native	6
Lysimachia nummularia	Moneywort	Primulaceae	Introduced	-
Lythrum alatum	Winged Loosestrife	Lythraceae	Native	7
Malus ioensis	Iowa Crab	Rosaceae	Native	3
Medicago lupulina	Black Medic	Fabaceae	Introduced	-
Melilotus alba	White Sweet Clover	Fabaceae	Introduced	-
Monarda fistulosa	Wild Bergamot	Lamiaceae	Native	4
Oenothera pilosella	Prairie Sundrops	Onagraceae	Native	10
Panicum virgatum	Switch Grass	Poaceae	Native	5
Pastinaca sativa	Wild Parsnip	Apiaceae	Introduced	-
Perideridia americana	Thicket parsley	Apiaceae	Native	8
Petalostemum purpureum	Purple Prairie Clover	Fabaceae	Native	9
Phleum pratense	Timothy	Poaceae	Introduced	-
Phlox glaberrima subsp. interior	Smooth Phlox	Polemoniaceae	Native	8
Phlox pilosa	Prairie Phlox	Polemoniaceae	Native	7
Physalis heterophylla	Clammy Ground Cherry	Solanaceae	Native	3
Physalis subglabrata	Tall Ground Cherry	Solanaceae	Native	0
Prunella vulgaris	Self Heal	Lamiaceae	Native	0
Prunus americana	Wild Plum	Rosaceae	Native	5
Prunus serotina	Black Cherry	Rosaceae	Native	1
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium	Slender Mountain Mint	Lamiaceae	Native	7
Pycnanthemum virginianum	Common Mountain Mint	Lamiaceae	Native	5
Ratibida pinnata	Drooping Coneflower	Asteraceae	Native	4
Rosa carolina	Pasture Rose	Rosaceae	Native	4
Rudbeckia hirta	Black-eyed Susan	Asteraceae	Native	1
Rudbeckia triloba	Brown-eyed Susan	Asteraceae	Native	3
Ruellia humilis	Wild Petunia	Acanthaceae	Native	7
Rumex crispus	Curly Dock	Polygonaceae	Introduced	-
Schizachyrium scoparium	Little Bluestem	Poaceae	Native	5
Scirpus pendulus	Red bulrush	Cyperaceae	Native	4
Setaria glauca	Yellow Foxtail	Poaceae	Introduced	-
Silphium integrifolium	Rosinweed	Asteraceae	Native	5
Silphium laciniatum	Compass Plant	Asteraceae	Native	5
Silphium terebinthinaceum	Prairie Dock	Asteraceae	Native	5
Sisyrinchium albidum	Common Blue-eyed Grass	Iridaceae	Native	7
Solanum carolinense	Horse Nettle	Solanaceae	Native	0
Solidago canadensis	Tall Goldenrod	Asteraceae	Native	1
Solidago juncea	Early Goldenrod	Asteraceae	Native	5
Solidago nemoralis	Field Goldenrod	Asteraceae	Native	4
Solidago rigida	Rigid Goldenrod	Asteraceae	Native	4
Sorghastrum nutans	Indian Grass	Poaceae	Native	5
Spartina pectinata	Prairie Cord Grass	Poaceae	Native	4
Sporobolus heterolepis	Prairie Dropseed	Poaceae	Native	10
Thaspium barbinode	Hairy Meadow Parsnip	Apiaceae	Native	8
Toxicodendron radicans	Poison Ivy	Anacardiaceae	Native	1
Tragopogon dubius	Sand Goat’s Beard	Asteraceae	Introduced	-
Tragopogon pratensis	Common Goat’s Beard	Asteraceae	Introduced	-
Trifolium pratense	Red Clover	Fabaceae	Introduced	-
Viola pedatifida	Prairie Violet	Violaceae	Native	9
Viola soraria	Woolly Blue Violet	Violaceae	Native	3
Vitis riparia	Riverbank Grape	Vitaceae	Native	2
Zizia aurea	Golden Alexanders	Apiaceae	Native	7

This list was taken from an unpublished list of native plants of Loda Cemetery Prairie on file with the Illinois Natural History Survey. Common and Latin names follow Mohlenbrock, R. H. 1986. Guide to the Vascular Flora of Illinois. Coefficients of conservatism (CC values) were taken from J. B. Taft, et al. 1997. Floristic Quality Assesment for Vegetation in Illinois: A Method for Assessing Vegetation Integrity. Erigenia, 15:3-95.

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