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Photos listed under the Species column were taken at the Russell Kirt Prairie, College of DuPage,
those listed under Common Name were taken in other natural areas near DuPage county, Illinois.
This list is based on the COD natural areas inventory,
originally compiled by Professor Kirt.
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| C.C.* | Species (photographed at College of DuPage) | Common Name (photographed elsewhere) | |
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| VELVET LEAF |
| 2 | 0 | Acer negundo |
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| 3 | - | Acer platanoides |
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| 4 | 0 |
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| 5 | 3 | Acer saccharum |
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| 6 | - |
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| 7 | 0 | Acnida altissima | WATER HEMP |
| 8 | 7 | Agalinus tenuifolia | SLENDER FALSE FOXGLOVE |
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| 10 | - | Agrostis alba | RED TOP |
| 11 | 4 |
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| 12 | - |
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| 13 | 7 |
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| 14 | 0 | Amaranthus hybridus | GREEN AMARANTH |
| 15 | 0 |
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| 16 | 0 |
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| 17 | 9 |
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| 18 | 5 |
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| 19 | 5 |
| LITTLE BLUESTEM |
| 20 | 6 |
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| 21 | 7 |
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| 22 | 4 |
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| 23 | 2 | Apocynum sibiricum | DOGBANE |
| 24 | 6 |
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| 25 | - | Arctium minus |
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| 26 | 4 | Arisaema triphyllum |
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| 27 | 7 |
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| 28 | 4 |
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| 29 | 8 |
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| 30 | 0 |
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| 31 | 7 |
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| 32 | 1 |
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| 33 | 5 |
| HEATH ASTER |
| 34 | 9 |
| SMOOTH BLUE ASTER |
| 35 | 4 |
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| 36 | 0 |
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| 37 | 2 |
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| 38 | 10 | Aster sericeus |
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| 39 | 3 | Aster simplex | PANICLED ASTER |
| 40 | 10 |
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| 41 | 8 |
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| 42 | 10 |
| CREAM WILD INDIGO |
| 43 | - |
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| 44 | 5 | Bidens cernua |
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| 45 | 5 | Bidens comosa | SWAMP TICKSEED |
| 46 | 1 | Bidens frondosa |
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| 47 | 1 | Bidens vulgata | TALL BEGGAR'S TICKS |
| 48 | 8 |
| SIDE-OATS GRAMA |
| 49 | 0 |
| CHARLOCK |
| 50 | - |
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| 51 | - | Bromus japonicus |
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| 52 | 10 |
| PRAIRIE BROME |
| 53 | 8 |
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| 54 | 10 |
| PRAIRIE INDIAN PLANTAIN |
| 55 | 3 | Calamagrostis canadensis | BLUE JOINT GRASS |
| 56 | 6 |
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| 57 | 5 | Carex aquatilis altior | LONG-BRACTED TUSSOCK SEDGE |
| 58 | 4 |
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| 59 | 5 | Carex stricta |
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| 60 | 6 |
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| 61 | - |
| SPOTTED KNAPWEED |
| 62 | - | Cerastium vulgatum | MOUSE-EAR CHICKWEED |
| 63 | - |
| LAMB'S QUARTERS |
| 64 | - | Chenopodium glaucum | OAK-LEAVED GOOSEFOOT |
| 65 | - |
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| 66 | - |
| CHICORY |
| 67 | 6 |
| WATER HEMLOCK |
| 68 | - |
| FIELD THISTLE |
| 69 | - |
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| 70 | - |
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| 71 | 1 |
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| 72 | 6 |
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| 73 | 5 |
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| 74 | 5 |
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| 75 | 1 |
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| 76 | 6 |
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| 77 | 5 | Corylus americana |
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| 78 | 2 | Crataegus crus-galli |
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| 79 | 2 | Cyperus erythrorhizos | RED-ROOTED SEDGE |
| 80 | 0 |
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| 81 | 2 | Cyperus ferruginescens | RUSTY NUT SEDGE |
| 82 | 1 | Cyperus strigosus | LONG-SCALED NUT SEDGE |
| 83 | - | Dactylis glomerata |
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| 84 | 10 |
| LEAFY PRAIRIE CLOVER |
| 85 | - | Dalea leporina | FOXTAIL DALEA |
| 86 | - |
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| 87 | 5 | Dentaria laciniata |
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| 88 | 4 |
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| 89 | 6 |
| ILLINOIS TICK TREFOIL |
| 90 | - | Diplachne acuminata | SALT-MEADOW GRASS |
| 91 | 6 |
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| 92 | 8 |
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| 93 | 3 |
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| 94 | 0 |
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| 95 | 2 | Eleocharis acicularis | NEEDLE SPIKE RUSH |
| 96 | 5 | Eleocharis palustris | GREAT SPIKE RUSH |
| 97 | 4 |
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| 98 | 5 | Elymus villosus | SILKY WILD RYE |
| 99 | 0 |
| HORSETAIL |
| 100 | 5 | Eragrostis hypnoides | CREEPING LOVE GRASS |
| 101 | 2 | Erechtites hieracifolia |
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| 102 | 0 |
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| 103 | 0 | Erigeron canadensis |
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| 104 | 9 |
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| 105 | 5 | Erythronium albidum |
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| 106 | - | Euonymus europaeus | SPINDLE TREE |
| 107 | 0 |
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| 108 | 4 |
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| 109 | 4 |
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| 110 | 7 |
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| 111 | 0 | Eupatorium serotinum | LATE BONESET |
| 112 | 2 |
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| 113 | 0 | Euphorbia maculata |
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| 114 | 0 | Euphorbia supina | CREEPING SPURGE |
| 115 | - | Festuca elatior |
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| 116 | 1 | Fragaria virginiana |
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| 117 | 1 | Galium aparine | ANNUAL BEDSTRAW |
| 118 | 10 | Galium asprellum |
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| 119 | 7 |
| NORTHERN BEDSTRAW |
| 120 | - | Galium verum | YELLOW BEDSTRAW |
| 121 | 8 | Gentiana andrewsii | BOTTLE GENTIAN |
| 122 | 9 |
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| 123 | 4 | Geranium maculatum |
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| 124 | 2 |
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| 125 | 10 |
| PRAIRIE SMOKE |
| 126 | - | Glechoma hederacea | GROUND IVY |
| 127 | 2 |
| HONEY LOCUST |
| 128 | 4 | Glyceria striata | FOWL MANNA GRASS |
| 129 | 5 |
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| 130 | - | Heleochloa schoenoides | FALSE TIMOTHY |
| 131 | - |
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| 132 | 9 |
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| 133 | 10 | Helianthus occidentalis | WESTERN SUNFLOWER |
| 134 | 8 | Helianthus rigidus |
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| 135 | 5 |
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| 136 | - | Hemerocallis fulva | ORANGE DAY LILY |
| 137 | - | Hesperis matronalis |
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| 138 | 8 |
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| 139 | 9 | Hierochloe odorata |
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| 140 | 5 |
| BOTTLEBRUSH GRASS |
| 141 | 5 |
| BLUE FLAG IRIS |
| 142 | 8 | Isopyrum biternatum |
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| 143 | 5 |
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| 144 | 4 | Juncus dudleyi |
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| 145 | 6 | Juncus nodosus | JOINT RUSH |
| 146 | 4 | Juncus torreyi | TORREY'S RUSH |
| 147 | 6 | Kuhnia eupatorioides |
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| 148 | - |
| PRICKLY LETTUCE |
| 149 | 4 |
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| 150 | 4 | Leersia oryzoides | RICE CUT GRASS |
| 151 | - | Leonurus cardiaca | MOTHERWORT |
| 152 | 0 |
| COMMON PEPPERGRASS |
| 153 | 6 |
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| 154 | 8 |
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| 155 | 6 | Lippia lanceolata | FOG FRUIT |
| 156 | - | Lonicera japonica | JAPANESE HONEYSUCKLE |
| 157 | - |
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| 158 | - |
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| 159 | 5 |
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| 160 | 7 |
| WINGED LOOSESTRIFE |
| 161 | - |
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| 162 | - |
| OSAGE ORANGE |
| 163 | 0 |
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| 164 | - |
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| 165 | - |
| YELLOW SWEET CLOVER |
| 166 | 5 |
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| 167 | 6 | Mimulus ringens | MONKEY FLOWER |
| 168 | 4 |
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| 169 | - |
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| 170 | - |
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| 171 | 0 |
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| 172 | 5 | Opuntia humifusa | PRICKLY PEAR |
| 173 | 0 |
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| 174 | 1 | Panicum capillare | OLD WITCH GRASS |
| 175 | 5 |
| SWITCH GRASS |
| 176 | 8 |
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| 177 | 2 | Parthenocissus quinquefolia |
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| 178 | 4 |
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| 179 | 9 |
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| 180 | 9 |
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| 181 | - |
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| 182 | - | Phleum pratense | TIMOTHY |
| 183 | 5 |
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| 184 | 8 |
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| 185 | - | Phlox paniculata | GARDEN PHLOX |
| 186 | 6 | Phlox pilosa | PRAIRIE PHLOX |
| 187 | 1 | Phragmites australis |
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| 188 | 0 |
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| 189 | 1 | Phytolacca americana |
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| 190 | 6 |
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| 191 | - | Plantago lanceolata | ENGLISH PLANTAIN |
| 192 | - |
| COMMMON PLANTAIN |
| 193 | - | Poa pratensis | KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS |
| 194 | 4 |
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| 195 | 5 |
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| 196 | 8 | Polygala seneca | SENECA SNAKE ROOT |
| 197 | 3 |
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| 198 | 7 | Polygonatum pubescens | DOWNY SOLOMON'S SEAL |
| 199 | 4 | Polygonum amphipium stipulaceum | WATER KNOTWEED |
| 200 | 0 | Polygonum lapathifolium | HEARTEASE |
| 201 | 0 |
| PENNSYLVANIA KNOTWEED |
| 202 | 6 | Polygonum punctatum | SMARTWEED |
| 203 | 1 | Polygonum scandens | CLIMBING FALSE BUCKWHEAT |
| 204 | - | Populus alba |
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| 205 | 2 |
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| 206 | 9 |
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| 207 | 0 | Prunella vulgaris lanceolata |
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| 208 | 1 | Prunus serotina |
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| 209 | 5 |
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| 210 | 5 |
| WHITE OAK |
| 211 | 6 |
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| 212 | 5 |
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| 213 | 8 |
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| 214 | 8 |
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| 215 | 7 |
| RED OAK |
| 216 | 6 | Quercus velutina |
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| 217 | 0 | Ranunculus abortivus | SMALL FLOWERED BUTTERCUP |
| 218 | 4 |
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| 219 | - |
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| 220 | - | Rhamnus frangula |
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| 221 | 1 | Rhus glabra |
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| 222 | 2 | Rhus radicans |
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| 223 | 1 |
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| 224 | 5 | Ribes missouriense | WILD GOOSEBERRY |
| 225 | 4 | Rorippa palustris fernaldiana |
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| 226 | 5 |
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| 227 | - |
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| 228 | 7 |
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| 229 | 3 |
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| 230 | 2 |
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| 231 | 1 |
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| 232 | 9 |
| SWEET BLACK-EYED SUSAN |
| 233 | 7 |
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| 234 | 2 | Rumex altissima | PALE DOCK |
| 235 | - |
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| 236 | 5 |
| PEACH-LEAVED WILLOW |
| 237 | 1 |
| SANDBAR WILLOW |
| 238 | 1 | Salix nigra |
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| 239 | 1 |
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| 240 | 10 | Sanguisorba canadensis | AMERICAN BURNET |
| 241 | - | Saponaria officinalis |
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| 242 | 4 |
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| 243 | 6 | Scirpus cyperinus |
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| 244 | 4 | Scirpus fluviatilis | RIVER BULRUSH |
| 245 | 5 |
| GREAT BULRUSH |
| 246 | 5 | Scutellaria lateriflora | MAD-CAP SKULLCAP |
| 247 | 6 | Senecio pauperculus |
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| 248 | - | Setaria faberii | GIANT FOXTAIL |
| 249 | - | Setaria glauca | YELLOW FOXTAIL |
| 250 | 5 |
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| 251 | 5 |
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| 252 | 5 |
| CUP PLANT |
| 253 | 5 |
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| 254 | 3 | Smilacina racemosa |
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| 255 | 5 | Smilacina stellata |
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| 256 | 5 | Smilax lasioneura |
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| 257 | 0 | Solanum americanum | BLACK NIGHTSHADE |
| 258 | - |
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| 259 | - | Solanum rostratum | BUFFALO BUR |
| 260 | 1 |
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| 261 | 3 | Solidago graminifolia nuttallii | GRASS-LEAVED GOLDENROD |
| 262 | 5 |
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| 263 | 4 | Solidago nemoralis |
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| 264 | 4 |
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| 265 | - |
| SPINY SOW THISTLE |
| 266 | - |
| COMMON SOW THISTLE |
| 267 | 5 |
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| 268 | 4 |
| PRAIRIE CORD GRASS |
| 269 | 10 |
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| 270 | - |
| COMMON DANDELION |
| 271 | 5 |
| PURPLE MEADOW RUE |
| 272 | 5 |
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| 273 | 2 |
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| 274 | 1 | Tragopogon pratensis |
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| 275 | - |
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| 276 | - |
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| 277 | 5 | Trillium recurvatum |
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| 278 | 1 |
| NARROW-LEAVED CATTAIL |
| 279 | 1 | Typha latifolia |
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| 280 | - | Ulmus pumila | SIBERIAN ELM |
| 281 | - |
| MOTH MULLEIN |
| 282 | - |
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| 283 | 4 |
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| 284 | 4 |
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| 285 | 5 |
| WHITE VERVAIN |
| 286 | - |
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| 287 | 5 | Viburnum rafinesquianum | DOWNY ARROWWOOD |
| 288 | - | Vinca minor | PERIWINKLE |
| 289 | 3 | Viola sororia |
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| 290 | 2 |
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| 291 | - | Xanthium strumarium | COCKLEBUR |
| 292 | 3 | Zanthoxylum americanum |
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| 293 | 7 |
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