Plants of Prospect Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve

Scientific name	Common name	Plant family	Origin	CC
Acalypha gracilens	Slender Mercury	Euphorbiaceae	Native	7
Acer saccharinum	Silver Maple	Aceraceae	Native	0
Achillea millefolium	Common Yarrow	Asteraceae	Introduced	-
Ambrosia artemisiifolia	Common Ragweed	Asteraceae	Native	0
Amorpha canescens	Lead Plant	Fabaceae	Native	8
Andropogon gerardii	Big Bluestem	Poaceae	Native	5
Anemone cylindrica	Thimbleweed	Ranunculaceae	Native	8
Antennaria neglecta	Pussytoes	Asteraceae	Native	4
Apocynum sibiricum	Indian Hemp	Apocynaceae	Native	2
Arctium minus	Common Burdock	Asteraceae	Introduced	-
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 ericoides	Heath Aster	Asteraceae	Native	4
Aster laevis	Smooth Aster	Asteraceae	Native	8
Aster novae-angliae	New England Aster	Asteraceae	Native	4
Aster pilosus	Hairy-Aster	Asteraceae	Native	0
Baptisia leucophaea	Cream Wild Indigo	Fabaceae	Native	10
Bromus inermis	Smooth Brome	Poaceae	Introduced	-
Calystegia sepium	American Bindweed	Convolvulaceae	Native	1
Campsis radicans	Trumpet Creeper	Bignoniaceae	Introduced	-
Carex bicknellii	Prairie Sedge	Cyperaceae	Native	10
Carex meadii	Sedge	Cyperaceae	Native	9
Carex normalis	Sedge	Cyperaceae	Native	5
Carex tenera	Sedge	Cyperaceae	Native	8
Carex vulpinoidea	Fox Sedge	Cyperaceae	Native	2
Ceanothus americanus	New Jersey Tea	Rhamnaceae	Native	6
Cerastium vulgatum	Mouse-Eared Chickweed	Caryophyllaceae	Introduced	-
Cirsium discolor	Field Thistle	Asteraceae	Native	2
Claytonia virginica	Spring Beauty	Portulacaceae	Native	2
Comandra richardsiana	Bastard Toadflax	Santalaceae	Native	7
Convallaria majalis	Lily-of-the-valley	Liliaceae	Introduced	-
Coreopsis tripteris	Tall Tickseed	Asteraceae	Native	5
Crataegus sp.	Hawthorn	Rosaceae	Native	-
Crotalaria sagittalis	Rattlebox	Fabaceae	Native	7
Daucus carota	Queen Anne's Lace	Apiaceae	Introduced	-
Desmodium canadense	Showy Tick Trefoil	Fabaceae	Native	4
Desmodium illinoense	Illinois Tick Trefoil	Fabaceae	Native	6
Echinacea pallida	Pale Coneflower	Asteraceae	Native	8
Eleocharis ellipitca	Spike Rush	Cyperaceae	Native	8
Eleocharis verrucosa	Spike Rush	Cyperaceae	Native	10
Elymus canadensis	Canadian Wild Rye	Poaceae	Native	4
Elymus virginicus	Virginia Wild Rye	Poaceae	Native	4
Erigeron annuus	Daisy Fleabane	Asteraceae	Native	0
Erigeron strigosus	Daisy Fleabane	Asteraceae	Native	5
Eryngium yuccifolium	Rattlesnake Master	Apiaceae	Native	9
Euphorbia corollata	Flowering Spruge	Euphorbiaceae	Native	2
Euphorbia cyparissias	Cypress Spurge	Euphorbiaceae	Introduced	-
Fragaria virginiana	Wild Strawberry	Rosaceae	Native	1
Gaura biennis	Butterfly-weed	Onagraceae	Native	2
Gentiana puberulenta	Downy Gentian	Gentianaceae	Native	10
Helianthus grosseserratus	Sawtooth sunflower	Asteraceae	Native	2
Helianthus mollis	Downy Sunflower	Asteraceae	Native	9
Heliopsis helianthoides	False Sunflower	Asteraceae	Native	5
Hemerocallis fulva	Orange Day Lily	Amaryllidaceae	Introduced	-
Hypoxis hirsuta	Yellow Star Grass	Liliaceae	Native	9
Iris germanica	Garden Iris	Iridaceae	Introduced	-
Juniperus virginiana	Red Cedar	Cupressaceae	Native	2
Kuhnia eupatorioides	False Boneset	Asteraceae	Native	6
Lactuca canadensis	Wild Lettuce	Asteraceae	Native	2
Lespedeza capitata	Round-headed Bush Clover	Fabaceae	Native	4
Lithospermum canescens	Hoary Puccoon	Boraginaceae	Native	8
Lobelia spicata	Spiked Lobelia	Campanulaceae	Native	6
Lonicera japonica	Japanese Honeysuckle	Caprifoliaceae	Introduced	-
Lonicera tartarica	Tartarian Honeysuckle	Caprifoliaceae	Introduced	-
Lysimachia lanceolata	Lance-leafed Loosestrife	Primulaceae	Native	7
Melilotus alba	White Sweet Clover	Fabaceae	Introduced	-
Monarda fistulosa	Wild Bergamot	Lamiaceae	Native	4
Morus alba	White Mulberry	Moraceae	Introduced	-
Oenothera biennis	Common Evening Primrose	Onagraceae	Native	0
Ornithogalum umbellatum	Star of Bethlehem	Liliaceae	Introduced	-
Oxalis violacea	Violet Wood Sorrel	Oxalidaceae	Native	9
Panicum praecocius	Panic grass	Poaceae	Native	10
Panicum virgatum	Switch Grass	Poaceae	Native	5
Parthenium integrifolium	Wild Quinine, American Feverfew	Asteraceae	Native	8
Parthenocissus quinquefolius	Virginia Creeper	Vitaceae	Native	2
Pastinaca sativa	Wild Parsnip	Apiaceae	Introduced	-
Pedicularis canadensis	Lousewort	Scrophulariaceae	Native	9
Petalostemum purpureum	Purple Prairie Clover	Fabaceae	Native	9
Phleum pratense	Timothy	Poaceae	Introduced	-
Phlox pilosa	Prairie Phlox	Polemoniaceae	Native	7
Physalis virginiana	Lance-leaved Ground Cherry	Solanaceae	Native	4
Physostegia virginiana	False Dragonhead, Obedient Plant	Lamiaceae	Native	6
Poa compressa	Canada Bluegrass	Poaceae	Introduced	-
Poa pratensis	Kentucky Bluegrass	Poaceae	Introduced	-
Polygonatum commutatum	Solomon's Seal	Liliaceae	Native	3
Populus alba	White Popular	Salicaceae	Introduced	-
Potentilla arguta	Prairie Cinquefoil	Rosaceae	Native	9
Potentilla simplex	Common Cinquefoil	Rosaceae	Native	4
Prenanthes aspera	Rough White Lettuce	Asteraceae	Native	8
Prunella vulgaris	Self Heal	Lamiaceae	Native	0
Prunus serotina	Black Cherry	Rosaceae	Native	1
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium	Slender Mountain Mint	Lamiaceae	Native	7
Pycnanthemum virginianum	Common Mountain Mint	Lamiaceae	Native	5
Quercus velutina	Black Oak	Fagaceae	Native	5
Ratibida pinnata	Drooping Coneflower	Asteraceae	Native	4
Rosa carolina	Pasture Rose	Rosaceae	Native	4
Rosa multiflora	Multiflora Rose	Rosaceae	Introduced	-
Rubus alleghaniensis	Blackberry	Rosaceae	Native	3
Ruellia humilis	Wild Petunia	Acanthaceae	Native	7
Schizachyrium scoparium	Little Bluestem	Poaceae	Native	5
Scutellaria parvula	Small Skullcap	Lamiaceae	Native	10
Sedum purpureum	Live-forever	Crassulaceae	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
Solidago altissima	Tall Goldenrod	Asteraceae	Native	1
Solidago nemoralis	Field Goldenrod	Asteraceae	Native	4
Solidago rigida	Rigid Goldenrod	Asteraceae	Native	4
Sorghastrum nutans	Indian Grass	Poaceae	Native	5
Spiraea prunifolia	Bridal-Wreath	Rosaceae	Introduced	-
Sporobolus asper	Rough Dropseed	Poaceae	Native	3
Sporobolus heterolepis	Prairie Dropseed	Poaceae	Native	10
Stipa spartea	Porcupine Grass	Poaceae	Native	7
Syringa vulgaris	Common lilac	Oleaceae	Introduced	-
Taraxacum officinale	Dandelion	Asteraceae	Introduced	-
Toxicodendron radicans	Poison Ivy	Anacardiaceae	Native	1
Tragopogon pratensis	Common Goat's Beard	Asteraceae	Introduced	-
Trifolium campestre	Low Hop Clover	Fabaceae	Introduced	-
Trifolium pratense	Red Clover	Fabaceae	Introduced	-
Ulmus rubra	Slippery Elm	Ulmaceae	Native	4
Viburnum lantana	Wayfaring Tree	Caprifoliaceae	Introduced	-
Viburnum opulus	European Highbush Cranberry	Caprifoliaceae	Introduced	-
Vinca minor	Common Periwinkle	Apocynaceae	Introduced	-
Viola pedatifida	Prairie Violet	Violaceae	Native	9
Vitis riparia	Riverbank Grape	Vitaceae	Native	2
Yucca flaccida	Yucca	Liliaceae	Introduced	-
Zizia aurea	Golden Alexanders	Apiaceae	Native	7

This list was taken from an unpublished list of native plants of Prospect 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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