Russell R. Kirt Prairie Plant Gallery, College of DuPage

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Photos listed under the Species column were taken at COD, those listed under the Common Name column were taken in other natural areas near DuPage county, Illinois.
 C-ValueSpecies (photographed at COD)Common Name (photographed elsewhere)
1- VELVET LEAF
20Acer negundo
3-Acer platanoides
40Acer saccharinum
  • SILVER MAPLE (4 photos)
53Acer saccharum
6- YARROW
70Acnida altissimaWATER HEMP
87Agalinus tenuifoliaSLENDER FALSE FOXGLOVE
9-
10-Agrostis albaRED TOP
114
  • COMMON WATER PLANTAIN (1 photo)
12-
137
  • NODDING WILD ONION (1 photo)
140Amaranthus hybridusGREEN AMARANTH
150
  • COMMON RAGWEED (2 photos) (1 with insects)
160 GIANT RAGWEED
179 LEAD PLANT
185
195 LITTLE BLUESTEM
206
  • Anemone cylindrica (1 photo)
217Anemonella thalictroides
224 DOGBANE
232Apocynum sibiricumDOGBANE
246Aquilegia canadensis
25-Arctium minus
264Arisaema triphyllum
277Asarum canadense
284
298
  • PRAIRIE MILKWEED (1 photo)
300
  • COMMON MILKWEED (1 photo)
    • 2007_08_31 Miscellaneous COMMON MILKWEED Stylommatophora
317
  • BUTTERFLY MILKWEED (1 photo)
321
  • WHORLED MILKWEED (1 photo)
335 HEATH ASTER
349 SMOOTH BLUE ASTER
354 NEW ENGLAND ASTER
360
  • HAIRY ASTER (1 photo)
372
  • Aster sagittifolius drummondii (2 photos)
3810Aster sericeus
  • SILKY ASTER (1 photo)
393Aster simplexPANICLED ASTER
4010
  • CANADIAN MILK VETCH (1 photo)
418
  • WHITE WILD INDIGO (1 photo)
4210 CREAM WILD INDIGO
43-Barbarea vulgaris
445Bidens cernua
  • NODDING BUR MARIGOLD (1 photo)
455Bidens comosaSWAMP TICKSEED
461Bidens frondosa
  • COMMON BEGGAR'S TICKS (1 photo)
471Bidens vulgataTALL BEGGAR'S TICKS
488 SIDE-OATS GRAMA
490Brassica kaberCHARLOCK
50-
51-Bromus japonicus
5210Bromus kalmiiPRAIRIE BROME
538Cacalia atriplicifolia
  • PALE INDIAN PLANTAIN (1 photo)
5410 PRAIRIE INDIAN PLANTAIN
553Calamagrostis canadensisBLUE JOINT GRASS
566
575Carex aquatilis altiorLONG-BRACTED TUSSOCK SEDGE
584
  • CRESTED OVAL SEDGE (1 photo)
595Carex stricta
  • COMMON TUSSOCK SEDGE (1 photo)
606 NEW JERSEY TEA
61- SPOTTED KNAPWEED
62-Cerastium vulgatumMOUSE-EAR CHICKWEED
63-Chenopodium albumLAMB'S QUARTERS
64-Chenopodium glaucumOAK-LEAVED GOOSEFOOT
65-
  • Chrysanthemum leucanthemum pinnatifidum (1 photo)
66- CHICORY
676 WATER HEMLOCK
68-Cirsium arvenseFIELD THISTLE
69-Cirsium vulgare
70-
  • FIELD BINDWEED (1 photo)
711 HEDGE BINDWEED
726 PRAIRIE COREOPSIS
735
745 SILKY DOGWOOD
751
766Cornus stolonifera
775Corylus americana
  • AMERICAN HAZELNUT (1 photo)
782Crataegus crus-galliCOCKSPUR HAWTHORN
792Cyperus erythrorhizosRED-ROOTED SEDGE
800
812Cyperus ferruginescensRUSTY NUT SEDGE
821Cyperus strigosusLONG-SCALED NUT SEDGE
83-Dactylis glomerata
8410 LEAFY PRAIRIE CLOVER
85-Dalea leporinaFOXTAIL DALEA
86-
  • QUEEN ANNE'S LACE (2 photos)
    • 2007_09_11 Classroom Critters QUEEN ANNE'S LACE Bee
    • 2007_09_11 Classroom Critters QUEEN ANNE'S LACE Bee
875Dentaria laciniata
884
  • SHOWY TICK TREFOIL (1 photo)
896Desmodium illinoenseILLINOIS TICK TREFOIL
90-Diplachne acuminataSALT-MEADOW GRASS
916Dodecatheon meadia
928
933Echinacea purpurea
  • BROAD-LEAVED PURPLE CONEFLOWER (1 photo)
940Echinochloa crusgalli
952Eleocharis acicularisNEEDLE SPIKE RUSH
965Eleocharis palustrisGREAT SPIKE RUSH
974
  • CANADA WILD RYE (1 photo)
985Elymus villosusSILKY WILD RYE
990 HORSETAIL
1005Eragrostis hypnoidesCREEPING LOVE GRASS
1012Erechtites hieracifolia
1020
  • ANNUAL FLEABANE (1 photo)
1030Erigeron canadensisHORSEWEED
1049
  • RATTLESNAKE MASTER (1 photo)
1055Erythronium albidum
106-Euonymus europaeusSPINDLE TREE
1070
1084Eupatorium maculatum
  • SPOTTED JOE PYE WEED (2 photos) (1 with insects)
1094
1107
1110Eupatorium serotinumLATE BONESET
1122Euphorbia corollata
  • FLOWERING SPURGE (1 photo)
1130Euphorbia maculata
1140Euphorbia supinaCREEPING SPURGE
115-Festuca elatior
1161Fragaria virginianaWILD STRAWBERRY
1171Galium aparineANNUAL BEDSTRAW
11810Galium asprellum
  • ROUGH BEDSTRAW (1 photo)
1197 NORTHERN BEDSTRAW
120-Galium verumYELLOW BEDSTRAW
1218Gentiana andrewsiiBOTTLE GENTIAN
1229
1234Geranium maculatum
1242
12510 PRAIRIE SMOKE
126-Glechoma hederaceaGROUND IVY
1272 HONEY LOCUST
1284Glyceria striataFOWL MANNA GRASS
1295
130-Heleochloa schoenoidesFALSE TIMOTHY
131-
  • GARDEN SUNFLOWER (1 photo)
1329
13310Helianthus occidentalisWESTERN SUNFLOWER
1348Helianthus rigidus
  • PRAIRIE SUNFLOWER (1 photo)
1355
136-Hemerocallis fulvaORANGE DAY LILY
137-Hesperis matronalis
1388 ALUM ROOT
1399Hierochloe odorata
  • VANILLA GRASS (1 photo)
1405Hystrix patulaBOTTLEBRUSH GRASS
1415 BLUE FLAG IRIS
1428Isopyrum biternatum
1435
1444Juncus dudleyi
1456Juncus nodosusJOINT RUSH
1464Juncus torreyiTORREY'S RUSH
1476Kuhnia eupatorioides
  • FALSE BONESET (1 photo)
148- PRICKLY LETTUCE
1494
1504Leersia oryzoidesRICE CUT GRASS
151-Leonurus cardiacaMOTHERWORT
1520 COMMON PEPPERGRASS
1536
  • ROUGH BLAZING STAR (1 photo)
1548
1556Lippia lanceolataFOG FRUIT
156-Lonicera japonicaJAPANESE HONEYSUCKLE
157- AMUR HONEYSUCKLE
158-
1595
1607 WINGED LOOSESTRIFE
161-
  • PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE (1 photo)
162-Maclura pomiferaOSAGE ORANGE
1630Medicago lupulina
  • BLACK MEDIC (1 photo)
164-Melilotus alba
  • WHITE SWEET CLOVER (1 photo)
165- YELLOW SWEET CLOVER
1665Mertensia virginica
1676Mimulus ringensMONKEY FLOWER
1684
  • WILD BERGAMOT (2 photos) (1 with insects)
169-
170-
1710
  • COMMON EVENING PRIMROSE (1 photo)
1725Opuntia humifusaPRICKLY PEAR
1730 TALL WOOD SORREL
1741Panicum capillareOLD WITCH GRASS
1755 SWITCH GRASS
1768
1772Parthenocissus quinquefoliaVIRGINIA CREEPER
1784
  • FOXGLOVE BEARD TONGUE (1 photo)
1799
  • WHITE PRAIRIE CLOVER (1 photo)
1809
  • PURPLE PRAIRIE CLOVER (2 photos)
181- REED CANARY GRASS
182-Phleum pratenseTIMOTHY
1835Phlox divaricata
1848
185-Phlox paniculataGARDEN PHLOX
1866Phlox pilosaPRAIRIE PHLOX
1871Phragmites australisCOMMON REED
1880 TALL GROUND CHERRY
1891Phytolacca americana
1906
191-Plantago lanceolataENGLISH PLANTAIN
192- COMMMON PLANTAIN
193-Poa pratensisKENTUCKY BLUE GRASS
1944Podophyllum peltatum
1955Polemonium reptans
1968Polygala senecaSENECA SNAKE ROOT
1973Polygonatum canaliculatumSMOOTH SOLOMAN'S SEAL
1987Polygonatum pubescensDOWNY SOLOMON'S SEAL
1994Polygonum amphipium stipulaceumWATER KNOTWEED
2000Polygonum lapathifoliumHEARTEASE
2010 PENNSYLVANIA KNOTWEED
2026Polygonum punctatumSMARTWEED
2031Polygonum scandensCLIMBING FALSE BUCKWHEAT
204-Populus alba
2052
2069
2070Prunella vulgaris lanceolata
2081Prunus serotina
2095
2105 WHITE OAK
2116
2125
  • BUR OAK (1 photo) (1 with insects)
    • 2007_06_25 Schulenberg Periodical Cicada Brood XIII egg_slits
2138 CHINQUAPIN OAK
2148
2157 RED OAK
2166Quercus velutina
2170Ranunculus abortivusSMALL FLOWERED BUTTERCUP
2184
  • YELLOW CONEFLOWER (1 photo)
    • 2009_07_09 West Chicago Prairie YELLOW CONEFLOWER Elateridae
219- COMMON BUCKTHORN
220-Rhamnus frangula
  • GLOSSY BUCKTHORN (1 photo)
2211Rhus glabra
2222Rhus radicans
2231
  • STAGHORN SUMAC (1 photo) (1 with insects)
    • 2007_06_22 Rivwewalk Periodical Cicada Brood XIII
2245Ribes missourienseWILD GOOSEBERRY
2254Rorippa palustris fernaldiana
2265
  • EARLY WILD ROSE (1 photo)
227- MULTIFLORA ROSE
2287
2293
2302 BLACK RASPBERRY
2311
2329 SWEET BLACK-EYED SUSAN
2337Ruellia humilis
2342Rumex altissimaPALE DOCK
235-
2365 PEACH-LEAVED WILLOW
2371 SANDBAR WILLOW
2381Salix nigra
2391 ELDERBERRY
24010Sanguisorba canadensisAMERICAN BURNET
241-Saponaria officinalisBOUNCING BET
2424
2436Scirpus cyperinus
2444Scirpus fluviatilisRIVER BULRUSH
2455 GREAT BULRUSH
2465Scutellaria laterifloraMAD-CAP SKULLCAP
2476Senecio pauperculus
248-Setaria faberiiGIANT FOXTAIL
249-Setaria glaucaYELLOW FOXTAIL
2505 ROSINWEED
2515
2525 CUP PLANT
2535
2543Smilacina racemosa
2555Smilacina stellata
2565Smilax lasioneura
  • COMMON CARRION FLOWER (1 photo)
2570Solanum americanumBLACK NIGHTSHADE
258-
  • BITTERSWEET NIGHTSHADE (1 photo)
259-Solanum rostratumBUFFALO BUR
2601
  • TALL GOLDENROD (1 photo) (1 with insects)
2613Solidago graminifolia nuttalliiGRASS-LEAVED GOLDENROD
2625Solidago juncea
2634Solidago nemoralis
2644
265-Sonchus asperSPINY SOW THISTLE
266- COMMON SOW THISTLE
2675
2684 PRAIRIE CORD GRASS
26910 PRAIRIE DROPSEED
270-
  • Taraxacum officinale (1 photo)
COMMON DANDELION
2715 PURPLE MEADOW RUE
2725Tilia americana
  • AMERICAN LINDEN (1 photo)
2732 COMMON SPIDERWORT
2741Tragopogon pratensisCOMMON GOAT'S BEARD
275-
  • RED CLOVER (1 photo) (1 with insects)
276-Trifolium repensWHITE CLOVER
2775Trillium recurvatum
2781 NARROW-LEAVED CATTAIL
2791Typha latifolia
280-Ulmus pumilaSIBERIAN ELM
281- MOTH MULLEIN
282-
2834
2844
2855Verbena urticifoliaWHITE VERVAIN
286-
  • EUROPEAN HIGHBUSH CRANBERRY (1 photo)
2875Viburnum rafinesquianumDOWNY ARROWWOOD
288-Vinca minorPERIWINKLE
2893Viola sororia
2902
  • RIVERBANK GRAPE (1 photo)
291-Xanthium strumariumCOCKLEBUR
2923Xanthoxylum americanum
2937
  • GOLDEN ALEXANDERS (1 photo)
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*Nomenclature and coefficients of conservatism are from Plants of the Chicago Region,4th ed.
Introduced species in red.
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Compiled by Peter Chen
Feb 4, 2012