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Cave Hill RNA Plant List Cave Hill RNA Flora Shawnee National Forest, Illinois Surveyor: Steven Olson 1986-87. Appendix Item IV of the Cave Hill Research Natural Area, Shawnee National Forest Establishment Record 1990. Unpublished report on file at Vienna Administrative Office. Updated by Sue Lietz, Northern Research Station and Elizabeth Shimp, Shawnee National Forest December 2014. Appendix Item IV. List of plants collected in the Cave Hill Research Natural Area and vicinity. Nomenclature follows USDA, NRCS PLANTS database [accessed December 2014]. R = collected in RNA * = Saline County Record Scientific name Common name Former Scientific name Trees (Dicots) Acer rubrum Red maple Acer saccharinum Silver maple R Acer saccharum Sugar maple R Amelanchier arborea Common serviceberry R Asimina triloba Pawpaw Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam R Carya glabra Pignut hickory * Carya laciniosa Shellbark hickory R Carya ovalis Red hickory R Carya ovata Shagbark hickory R Carya texana Black hickory Celtis laevigata Sugarberry R Celtis occidentalis Common hackberry R Cercis canadensis Eastern redbud R Cornus drummondii Roughleaf dogwood R Cornus florida Flowering dogwood Crataegus crus-galli Cockspur hawthorn * Crataegus engelmannii Englemann’s hawthorn * Crataegus mollis Downy hawthorn R Diospyros virginiana Common persimmon R * Elaeagnus umbellata Autumn olive Fraxinus americana White ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green ash R Gleditsia triacanthos Honeylocust Ilex decidua Possumhaw Juglans nigra Black walnut R Juniperus virginiana Eastern redcedar Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum R * Liriodendron tulipifera Tuliptree 1 Plant List Cave Hill RNA, Shawnee National Forest, IL Cave Hill RNA Flora Shawnee National Forest, Illinois Scientific name Common name Former Scientific name Trees (Dicots) R Morus rubra Red mulberry R Nyssa sylvatica Blackgum R Ostrya virginiana Hophornbeam * Pinus echinata Shortleaf pine * Pinus strobus Eastern white pine Platanus occidentalis American sycamore Populus deltoides Eastern cottonwood R Prunus serotina Black cherry R Quercus alba White oak R Quercus coccinea Scarlet oak Quercus falcata Southern red oak * Quercus lyrata Overcup oak Quercus macrocarpa Bur oak R Quercus marilandica Blackjack oak * Quercus michauxii Swamp chestnut oak R Quercus montana Chestnut oak Quercus prinus * Quercus pagoda Cherrybark oak Quercus palustris Pin oak R Quercus prinoides Dwarf chinquapin oak R Quercus rubra Northern red oak Quercus shumardii Shumard's oak R Quercus stellata Post oak R Quercus velutina Black oak R Rhus copallinum Winged sumac Rhus copallina R Rhus glabra Smooth sumac Robinia pseudoacacia Black locust Salix nigra Black willow R Sassafras albidum Sassafras R Staphylea trifolia American bladdernut Staphylea trifoliata Taxodium distichum Bald cypress R Ulmus alata Winged elm Ulmus americana American elm Ulmus rubra Slippery elm Shrubs (Dicots) * Amorpha fruticosa False indigo bush Cephalanthus occidentalis Common buttonbush Corylus americana American hazelnut * Dirca palustris Eastern leatherwood 2 Plant List Cave Hill RNA, Shawnee National Forest, IL Cave Hill RNA Flora Shawnee National Forest, Illinois Scientific name Common name Former Scientific name Shrubs (Dicots) Forestiera acuminata Eastern swampprivet R Hydrangea arborescens Wild hydrangea R Hypericum hypericoides St. Andrew's cross Hypericum stragulum R * Lindera benzoin Northern spicebush R Rosa carolina Carolina rose * Rosa multiflora Multiflora rose R Rosa setigera Climbing rose * Rubus flagellaris Northern dewberry Rubus enslenii Rubus pensilvanicus Pennsylvania dewberry R Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Coralberry R Vaccinium arboreum Farkleberry R Vaccinium pallidum Blue Ridge blueberry Vines (Dicots and Monocots) R Ampelopsis cordata Heartleaf peppervine Amphicarpaea bracteata American hogpeanut Amphicarpa bracteata * Apios americana Groundnut Calystegia sepium Hedge false bindweed R Campsis radicans Trumpet creeper * Celastrus orbiculatus Oriental bittersweet R * Celastrus scandens American bittersweet Cocculus carolinus Carolina coralbead R Dioscorea villosa Wild yam R Lonicera japonica Japanese honeysuckle * Matelea obliqua Climbing milkvine Menispermum canadense Common moonseed R Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper R Passiflora lutea Yellow passionflower Potentilla simplex Common cinquefoil * Sicyos angulatus Oneseed bur cucumber R Smilax glauca Cat greenbrier * Smilax pulverulenta Downy carrionflower Smilax tamnoides Bristly greenbrier Smilax hispida * Trachelospermum difforme Climbing dogbane R Vitis aestivalis Summer grape * Vitis cinerea Graybark grape Other Dicots (forb/herb/subshrub) R Acalypha gracilens Slender threeseed mercury 3 Plant List Cave Hill RNA, Shawnee National Forest, IL Cave Hill RNA Flora Shawnee National Forest, Illinois Scientific name Common name Former Scientific name Other Dicots (forb/herb/subshrub) R Acalypha rhomboidea Common threeseed mercury R Achillea millefolium Common yarrow R Agalinis tenuifolia Slenderleaf false foxglove Agalinis besseyana R Ageratina altissima White snakeroot Eupatorium rugosum R Agrimonia parviflora Harvestlice R Agrimonia pubescens Soft agrimony R Agrimonia rostellata Beaked agrimony Amaranthus retroflexus Redroot amaranth R Ambrosia artemisiifolia Annual ragweed Ambrosia bidentata Lanceleaf ragweed R Ambrosia trifida Great ragweed * Ammannia coccinea Valley redstem Amsonia tabernaemontana Eastern bluestar R Anemone virginiana Tall thimbleweed R Antennaria plantaginifolia Woman’s tobacco R Apocynum cannabinum Indianhemp R Aquilegia canadensis Red columbine R Arabis canadensis Sicklepod Arabis laevigata Smooth rockcress R Aristolochia serpentaria Virginia snakeroot R Arnoglossum atriplicifolium Pale Indian plantain Cacalia atriplicifolia Asclepias hirtella Green milkweed Asclepias incarnata Swamp milkweed * Asclepias perennis Aquatic milkweed Asclepias quadrifolia Fourleaf milkweed Asclepias syriaca Common milkweed Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly milkweed R Asclepias variegata Redring milkweed Asclepias verticillata Whorled milkweed * Asclepias viridiflora Green comet milkweed R Aureolaria flava Smooth yellow false foxglove Baptisia alba Largeleaf wild indigo Baptisia lactea Bidens aristosa Bearded beggarticks * Bidens coronata Crowned beggarticks R Boehmeria cylindrica Smallspike false nettle Boltonia asteroides White doll’s daisy Campanulastrum americanum American bellflower Campanula americana R Cardamine concatenata Cutleaf toothwort Dentaria laciniata Cardamine hirsuta Hairy bittercress 4 Plant List Cave Hill RNA, Shawnee National Forest, IL Cave Hill RNA Flora Shawnee National Forest, Illinois Scientific name Common name Former Scientific name Other Dicots (forb/herb/subshrub) R Cardamine parviflora Sand bittercress R Chamaecrista fasciculata Partridge pea Cassia fasciculata R Chamaecrista nictitans Sensitive partridge pea Cassia nictitans Chamaesyce maculata Spotted sandmat Chamaesyce supina Chenopodium album Lambsquarters Cichorium intybus Chicory Broadleaf enchanter's R Circaea lutetiana nightshade R Cirsium carolinianum Soft thistle R Cirsium discolor Field thistle R Claytonia virginica Virginia springbeauty R Clitoria mariana Atlantic pigeonwings R Conyza canadensis Canadian horseweed Coreopsis tripteris Tall tickseed R Corydalis flavula Yellow fumewort Croton capitatus Hogwort R Croton michauxii Michaux's croton Crotonopsis elliptica Croton monanthogynus Prairie tea R Cryptotaenia candensis Canadian honewort Cunila origanoides Common dittany Cuphea viscosissima Blue waxweed * Cuscuta gronovii Scaldweed Cuscuta pentagona Fiveangled dodder Cuscuta campestris * Cuscuta polygonorum Smartweed dodder Cynanchum laeve Honeyvine Cynoglossum virginianum Wild comfrey R Dalea candida White prairie clover Datura stramonium Jimsonweed Daucus carota Queen Anne’s lace Desmanthus illinoensis Illinois bundleflower R * Desmodium canescens Hoary ticktrefoil Desmodium ciliare Hairy small-leaf ticktrefoil R Desmodium glutinosum Pointedleaf ticktrefoil R Desmodium nudiflorum Nakedflower ticktrefoil R Desmodium paniculatum Panicledleaf ticktrefoil Dianthus armeria Deptford pink R Dicentra cucullaria Dutchman’s breeches R Diodia teres Poorjoe R Dodecatheon meadia Pride of Ohio 5 Plant List Cave Hill RNA, Shawnee National Forest, IL Cave Hill RNA Flora Shawnee National Forest, Illinois Scientific name Common name Former Scientific name Other Dicots (forb/herb/subshrub) R Draba brachycarpa Shortpod draba Eclipta prostrata False daisy R * Enemion biternatum eastern false rue anemone Isopyrum biternatum R Erechtites hieraciifolius American burnweed R Erigeron annuus Eastern daisy fleabane R * Erigeron philadelphicus Philadelphia fleabane Erigeron strigosus Prairie fleabane Eupatorium coelestinum Blue mistflower R Eupatorium serotinum Lateflowering thoroughwort R Euphorbia corollata Flowering spruge Euphorbia dentata Toothed spruge Poinsettia dentata * Euphorbia spathulata Warty spruge Euphorbia obtusata Euthamia graminifolia Flat-top goldenrod Eutrochium fistulosum Trumpetweed Eupatorium fistulosum R * Galactia regularis Eastern milkpea R Galium circaezans Licorice bedstraw Galium concinnum Shining bedstraw R Galium pilosum Hairy bedstraw * Galium trifidum Threepetal bedstraw R Geum canadense White avens R Geum vernum Spring avens R Gillenia stipulata American ipecac Porteranthus stipulatus * Glycine max Soybean Gnaphalium Gnaphalium purpurea Spoonleaf purple everlasting purpureum Hedeoma pulegioides American false pennyroyal Helenium flexuosum Purplehead sneezeweed * Helianthus annuus Common sunflower * Helianthus
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