Plants of Tomlinson Cemetery Nature Preserve

Scientific name	Common name	Plant family	Origin	CC
Achillea millefolium	Common Yarrow	Asteraceae	Introduced	-
Allium canadense	Wild Onion	Liliaceae	Native	2
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
Apocynum sibiricum	Indian Hemp	Apocynaceae	Native	2
Arctium minus	Common Burdock	Asteraceae	Introduced	-
Asclepias syriaca	Common Milkweed	Asclepiadaceae	Native	0
Aster sagittifolius	Arrow-leaved Aster	Asteraceae	Native	4
Bromus secalinus	Chess	Poaceae	Introduced	-
Calystegia sepium	American Bindweed	Convolvulaceae	Native	1
Barbarea vulgaris	Yellow Rocket	Brasicaceae	Introduced	-
Carex bicknellii	Prairie Sedge	Cyperaceae	Native	8
Carex cephalophora	Sedge	Cyperaceae	Native	3
Carex davisii	Sedge	Cyperaceae	Native	3
Carex meadii	Sedge	Cyperaceae	Native	6
Camassia scilloides	Wild Hyacinth	Liliaceae	Native	7
Ceanothus americanus	New Jersey Tea	Rhamnaceae	Native	8
Cirsium sp.	Thistle	Asteraceae
Corylus americana	Hazelnut	Corylaceae	Native	4
Daucus carota	Queen Anne's Lace	Apiaceae	Introduced	-
Desmodium sp.	Tick Trefoil	Fabaceae
Dodecatheon media	Shooting Star	Primulaceae	Native	6
Erigeron annuus	Daisy Fleabane	Asteraceae	Native	0
Euphorbia corollata	Flowering Spruge	Euphorbiaceae	Native	2
Fragaria virginiana	Wild Strawberry	Rosaceae	Native	1
Galium asprellum	Rough Bedstraw	Rubiaceae	Native	7
Geranium maculatum	Wild Geranium	Geraniaceae	Native	4
Geum canadense	White Avens	Rosaceae	Native	2
Gleditsia triacanthos	Honey Locust	Caesalpiniaceae	Native	2
Helianthus rigidus	Prairie Sunflower	Asteraceae	Native	6
Helianthus sp.	Sunflower	Asteraceae
Lactuca sp.	Wild Lettuce	Asteraceae
Lepidium campestre	Peppercress	Brassicaceae	Introduced	-
Lilium lancifolium	Tiger Lily	Liliaceae	Introduced	-
Medicago lupulina	Black Medic	Fabaceae	Introduced	-
Melilotus alba	White Sweet Clover	Fabaceae	Introduced	-
Menispermum canadense	Canada Moonseed	Menispermaceae	Native	4
Monarda fistulosa	Wild Bergamot	Lamiaceae	Native	4
Nepeta cataria	Catnip	Brassicaceae	Introduced	-
Oenothera biennis	Common Evening Primrose	Onagraceae	Native	1
Oxalis dilenii	Common Wood Sorrel	Oxalidaceae	Native	0
Panicum oligosanthes var scribnerianum	Scribner's Panic Grass	Poaceae	Native	3
Panicum virgatum	Switch Grass	Poaceae	Native	4
Parthenium integrifolium	Wild Quinine	Asteraceae	Native	8
Physalis sp.	Ground Cherry	Solanaceae
Poa compressa	Canada Bluegrass	Poaceae	Introduced	-
Polygonum biflorum	Smartweed	Polygonaceae
Prunus serotina	Black Cherry	Rosaceae	Native	1
Quercus imbricaria	Shingle Oak	Fagaceae	Native	2
Quercus macrocarpa	Burr Oak	Fagaceae	Native	5
Rosa carolina	Pasture Rose	Rosaceae	Native	4
Rubus sp.	Blackberry	Rosaceae
Rudbeckia sp.	Black-Eyed Susan	Asteraceae
Salix humulis	Prairie Willow	Salicaceae	Native	5
Sambucus canadensis	Common Elder	Caprifoliaceae	Native	2
Schizachyrium scoparium	Little Bluestem	Poaceae	Native	5
Scrophularia marilandica	Late Figwort	Scrophulariaceae	Native	4
Silene antirrhina	Sleepy Catchfly	Caryophyllaceae	Native	1
Silene stellata	Starry Campion	Caryophyllaceae	Native	6
Silphium perforatum	Cup Plant	Asteraceae	Native	4
Smilacina stellata	False Solomon's Seal	Liliaceae	Native	5
Smilax lasioneruon	Common Carrion Flower	Smilacaceae	Native	4
Solanum caroliniense	Buffalo Bur	Solanaceae	Native	0
Stipa spartea	Porcupine Grass	Poaceae	Native	6
Taraxacum officinale	Dandelion	Asteraceae	Introduced	-
Thalictrum dasycarpum	Smooth Meadow Rue	Ranunculaceae	Native	5
Toxicodendron radicans	Poison Ivy	Anacardiaceae	Native	1
Tradescantia ohiensis	Common Spiderwort	Commelinaceae	Native	3
Tragopogon pratensis	Common Goat's Beard	Asteraceae	Introduced	-
Trifolium pratense	Red Clover	Fabaceae	Introduced	-
Triodanis perfoliata	Venus Looking Glass	Campanulaceae	Native	2
Verbena sp.	Vervain	Verbenaceae
Viola pratincola	Common Blue Violet	Violaceae	Native	1
Vitis sp.	Grape	Vitaceae
Yucca flaccida	Yucca	Liliaceae	Introduced	-

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