Native Plants of Shortline Railroad Prairie

Scientific name	Common name	Plant family	Origin	CC
Ambrosia artemisiifolia	Common Ragweed	Asteraceae	Native	0
Ambrosia trifida	Giant Ragweed	Asteraceae	Native	0
Amorpha canescens	Lead Plant	Fabaceae	Native	8
Andropogon gerardii	Big Bluestem	Poaceae	Native	5
Asclepias sullivantii	Sullivant's Milkweed	Asclepiadaceae	Native	7
Asclepias verticillata	Horsetail Milkweed	Asclepiadaceae	Native	1
Aster azureus	Azure Aster	Asteraceae	Native	7
Aster ericoides	Heath Aster	Asteraceae	Native	4
Aster novae-angliae	New England Aster	Asteraceae	Native	4
Aster pilosus	Hairy-Aster	Asteraceae	Native	0
Calamagrostis canadensis	Blue Joint Grass	Poaceae	Native	3
Ceanothus americanus	New Jersey Tea	Rhamnaceae	Native	6
Comandra richardsiana	Bastard Toadflax	Santalaceae	Native	7
Coreopsis tripteris	Tall Tickseed	Asteraceae	Native	5
Desmodium illinoense	Illinois Tick Trefoil	Fabaceae	Native	6
Elymus canadensis	Canadian Wild Rye	Poaceae	Native	4
Elymus virginicus	Virginia Wild Rye	Poaceae	Native	4
Eryngium yuccifolium	Rattlesnake Master	Apiaceae	Native	9
Euphorbia corollata	Flowering Spruge	Euphorbiaceae	Native	2
Euthamia graminifolia	Grass-leaved Goldenrod	Asteraceae	Native	3
Fragaria virginiana	Wild Strawberry	Rosaceae	Native	1
Gaura biennis	Butterfly-weed	Onagraceae	Native	2
Helianthus grosseserratus	Sawtooth sunflower	Asteraceae	Native	2
Iris shrevii	Wild Iris	Iridaceae	Native	5
Lespedeza capitata	Round-headed Bush Clover	Fabaceae	Native	4
Lithospermum canescens	Hoary Puccoon	Boraginaceae	Native	8
Lysimachia lanceolata	Lance-leafed Loosestrife	Primulaceae	Native	7
Lythrum alatum	Winged Loosestrife	Lythraceae	Native	7
Monarda fistulosa	Wild Bergamot	Lamiaceae	Native	4
Panicum virgatum	Switch Grass	Poaceae	Native	5
Parthenium integrifolium	Wild Quinine	Asteraceae	Native	8
Phlox pilosa	Prairie Phlox	Polemoniaceae	Native	7
Physostegia virginiana	Obedient Plant	Lamiaceae	Native	6
Polytenia nutallii	Prairie Parsley	Apiaceae	Native	8
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium	Slender Mountain Mint	Lamiaceae	Native	7
Ratibida pinnata	Drooping Coneflower	Asteraceae	Native	4
Rosa carolina	Pasture Rose	Rosaceae	Native	4
Ruellia humilis	Wild Petunia	Acanthaceae	Native	7
Silphium integrifolium	Rosinweed	Asteraceae	Native	5
Silphium laciniatum	Compass Plant	Asteraceae	Native	5
Silphium terebinthinaceum	Prairie Dock	Asteraceae	Native	5
Sium suave	Water Parsnip	Apiaceae	Native	5
Solidago altissima	Tall Goldenrod	Asteraceae	Native	1
Solidago rigida	Rigid Goldenrod	Asteraceae	Native	4
Spartina pectinata	Prairie Cord Grass	Poaceae	Native	4
Tradescantia ohiensis	Common Spiderwort	Commelinaceae	Native	3
Vernonia gigantea	Tall Ironweed	Asteraceae	Native	4
Veronicastrum virginicum	Culver's Root	Scrophulariaceae	Native	6
Viola pedatifida	Prairie Violet	Violaceae	Native	9
Zizia aurea	Golden Alexanders	Apiaceae	Native	7

This list was taken from an unpublished list of native plants of Shortline Railroad Prairie on file with Grand Prairie Friends. 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.

HOME > > STEWARDSHIP > > PLACES WE PROTECT > > SHORTLINE RAILROAD

updated: January 10, 2002
www: www.prairienet.org/gpf
email: gpf@prairienet.org