Chicago Ridge Prairie CHICAGO RIDGE PRAIRIE - 1981 FLORISTIC QUALITY DATA NATIVE 92.0% ADVENTIVE 8.0% 149 NATIVE SPECIES 3 Tree 1.9% 0 Tree 0.0% 162 Total Species 3 Shrub 1.9% 0 Shrub 0.0% 5.79 NATIVE MEAN 0 W-Vine 0.0% 0 W-Vine 0.0% 5.32 W/Adventives 0 H-Vine 0.0% 0 H-Vine 0.0% 70.62 NATIVE INDEX 109 P-Forb 67.3% 7 P-Forb 4.3% 67.73 W/Adventives 2 B-Forb 1.2% 2 B-Forb 1.2% 0.3 NATIVE WETNESS 10 A-Forb 6.2% 0 A-Forb 0.0% 0.6 W/Adventives 14 P-Grass 8.6% 3 P-Grass 1.9% AVG: 0 A-Grass 0.0% 1 A-Grass 0.6% 6 P-Sedge 3.7% 0 P-Sedge 0.0% 0 A-Sedge 0.0% 0 A-Sedge 0.0% 2 Cryptogam 1.2% ACRONYM CC SCIENTIFIC NAME CW WETNESS PHYSIOG COMMON NAME N/A ACENEG 0 Acer negundo -2 FACW- Nt TREE BOX ELDER N ACESAI 0 Acer saccharinum -3 FACW Nt TREE SILVER MAPLE N ACHMIL * ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM 3 FACU Ad P-FORB YARROW A AGRALA * AGROSTIS ALBA -3 FACW Ad P-GRASS REDTOP A ALLCER 6 Allium cernuum 5 UPL Nt P-FORB NODDING WILD ONION N AMBARE 0 Ambrosia artemisiifolia elatior 3 FACU Nt A-FORB COMMON RAGWEED N AMBTRI 0 Ambrosia trifida -1 FAC+ Nt A-FORB GIANT RAGWEED N AMOCAN 10 Amorpha canescens 5 UPL Nt SHRUB LEAD PLANT N ANDGER 4 Andropogon gerardii 1 FAC- Nt P-GRASS BIG BLUESTEM GRASS N ANDSCO 5 Andropogon scoparius 4 FACU- Nt P-GRASS LITTLE BLUESTEM GRASS N ANECYL 2 Anemone cylindrica 5 UPL Nt P-FORB THIMBLEWEED N ANTNEG 6 Antennaria neglecta 5 UPL Nt A-FORB CAT'S FOOT N ANTPLA 6 Antennaria plantaginifolia 5 UPL Nt P-FORB PUSSY TOES N APOAND 5 Apocynum androsaemifolium 5 UPL Nt P-FORB SPREADING DOGBANE N APOCAN 4 Apocynum cannabinum 0 FAC Nt P-FORB INDIAN HEMP N APOSIB 2 Apocynum sibiricum -1 FAC+ Nt P-FORB INDIAN HEMP N ARIOLI * ARISTIDA OLIGANTHA 5 UPL Ad A-GRASS PLAINS THREE-AWN GRASS A ASCHIR 10 Asclepias hirtella 5 UPL Nt P-FORB TALL GREEN MILKWEED N ASCINC 4 Asclepias incarnata -5 OBL Nt P-FORB SWAMP MILKWEED N ASCPUR 10 Asclepias purpurascens 3 FACU Nt P-FORB PURPLE MILKWEED N ASCSUL 10 Asclepias sullivantii 5 UPL Nt P-FORB PRAIRIE MILKWEED N ASCSYR 0 Asclepias syriaca 5 UPL Nt P-FORB COMMON MILKWEED N 1981 Data Page 1 Chicago Ridge Prairie ASCTUB 10 Asclepias tuberosa 5 UPL Nt P-FORB BUTTERFLY WEED N ASCVER 1 Asclepias verticillata 5 UPL Nt P-FORB WHORLED MILKWEED N ASCVIR 10 Asclepias viridiflora 5 UPL Nt P-FORB SHORT GREEN MILKWEED N ASPOFF * ASPARAGUS OFFICINALIS 3 FACU Ad P-FORB ASPARAGUS A ASTERI 5 Aster ericoides 4 FACU- Nt P-FORB HEATH ASTER N ASTNOV 4 Aster novae-angliae -3 FACW Nt P-FORB NEW ENGLAND ASTER N ASTPIL 1 Aster pilosus 4 FACU+ Nt P-FORB HAIRY ASTER N ASTPTA 10 Aster ptarmicoides 5 UPL Nt P-FORB STIFF ASTER N ASTPUS 6 Aster puniceus -5 OBL Nt P-FORB SWAMP ASTER N BAPLEA 8 Baptisia leucantha 3 FACU Nt P-FORB WHITE WILD INDIGO N BIDCOR 8 Bidens coronata -5 OBL Nt A-FORB TALL SWAMP MARIGOLD N BIDPOL 3 Bidens polylepis -3 FACW Nt A-FORB BUR MARIGOLD N BLECIL 10 Blephilia ciliata 5 UPL Nt P-FORB OHIO HORSE MINT N BROKAL 10 Bromus kalmii 0 FAC Nt P-GRASS PRAIRIE BROME N CACTUB 10 Cacalia tuberosa 0 FAC Nt P-FORB PRAIRIE INDIAN PLANTAIN N CALCAN 3 Calamagrostis canadensis -5 OBL Nt P-GRASS BLUE JOINT GRASS N CAMAPA 7 Campanula aparinoides -5 OBL Nt P-FORB MARSH BELLFLOWER N CASCOC 10 Castilleja coccinea 0 FAC Nt A-FORB INDIAN PAINT BRUSH N CICMAC 6 Cicuta maculata -5 OBL Nt P-FORB WATER HEMLOCK N CIRARV * CIRSIUM ARVENSE 3 FACU Ad P-FORB FIELD THISTLE A CIRDIS 2 Cirsium discolor 5 UPL Nt B-FORB PASTURE THISTLE N CIRHIL 10 Cirsium hillii 5 UPL Nt P-FORB PRAIRIE THISTLE N CIRVUL * CIRSIUM VULGARE 4 FACU- Ad B-FORB BULL THISTLE A CLAVIR 2 Claytonia virginica 3 FACU Nt P-FORB SPRING BEAUTY N COMRIC 7 Comandra richardsiana 3 FACU Nt P-FORB FALSE TOADFLAX N CONSPI 10 Convolvulus spithamaeus 5 UPL Nt P-FORB LOW BINDWEED N CORPAL 8 Coreopsis palmata 5 UPL Nt P-FORB PRAIRIE COREOPSIS N CXBUXB 8 Carex buxbaumii -5 OBL Nt P-SEDGE DARK-SCALED FEN SEDGE N CXSTRI 5 Carex stricta -5 OBL Nt P-SEDGE MEADOW SEDGE N CXTETA 9 Carex tetanica -3 FACW Nt P-SEDGE RUNNING PRAIRIE SEDGE N CXUMBE 10 Carex umbellata 5 UPL Nt P-SEDGE LAX SAND SEDGE N CYPCAN 10 Cypripedium candidum -5 OBL Nt P-FORB WHITE LADY'S SLIPPER N DESCAS 10 Desmodium canescens 5 UPL Nt P-FORB HOARY TICK TREFOIL N DESILS 3 Desmanthus illinoensis 1 FAC- Nt P-FORB ILLINOIS SENSITIVE PLANT N DODMEA 6 Dodecatheon meadia 4 FACU- Nt P-FORB SHOOTING STAR N ELECOM 5 Eleocharis compressa -5 [OBL] Nt P-SEDGE FLAT-STEMMED SPIKE RUSH N ELYCAN 4 Elymus canadensis 1 FAC- Nt P-GRASS CANADA WILD RYE N EQUARV 0 Equisetum arvense 0 FAC CRYPTOGAM HORSETAIL N EQUHYA 4 Equisetum hyemale affine -2 FACW- CRYPTOGAM TALL SCOURING RUSH N ERIPHI 4 Erigeron philadelphicus -3 FACW Nt P-FORB MARSH FLEABANE N ERYYUC 9 Eryngium yuccifolium -1 FAC+ Nt P-FORB RATTLESNAKE MASTER N EUPALT 0 Eupatorium altissimum 3 FACU Nt P-FORB TALL BONESET N EUPCOR 2 Euphorbia corollata 5 UPL Nt P-FORB FLOWERING SPURGE N 1981 Data Page 2 Chicago Ridge Prairie EUPMAM 5 Eupatorium maculatum -5 OBL Nt P-FORB SPOTTED JOE PYE WEED N EUPPER 6 Eupatorium perfoliatum -5 [OBL] Nt P-FORB COMMON BONESET N FRAVIR 1 Fragaria virginiana 1 FAC- Nt P-FORB WILD STRAWBERRY N GALBOR 7 Galium boreale 0 FAC Nt P-FORB NORTHERN BEDSTRAW N GALOBT 5 Galium obtusum -5 [OBL] Nt P-FORB WILD MADDER N GENAND 7 Gentiana andrewsii -3 FACW Nt P-FORB CLOSED GENTIAN N GENQUO 8 Gentiana quinquefolia occidentalis 0 FAC Nt A-FORB STIFF GENTIAN N GERTEN 7 Gerardia tenuifolia -3 FACW Nt A-FORB SLENDER FALSE FOXGLOVE N HELAUT 5 Helenium autumnale -4 FACW+ Nt P-FORB SNEEZEWEED N HELGRO 2 Helianthus grosseserratus -2 FACW- Nt P-FORB SAWTOOTH SUNFLOWER N HELMOL 9 Helianthus mollis 5 UPL Nt P-FORB DOWNY SUNFLOWER N HELOCC 10 Helianthus occidentalis 4 FACU- Nt P-FORB WESTERN SUNFLOWER N HYPHIR 10 Hypoxis hirsuta 0 FAC Nt P-FORB YELLOW STAR GRASS N HYPPER * HYPERICUM PERFORATUM 5 UPL Ad P-FORB COMMON ST. JOHN'S WORT A IRIVIS 5 Iris virginica shrevei -5 OBL Nt P-FORB BLUE FLAG N KOECRI 7 Koeleria cristata 5 UPL Nt P-GRASS JUNE GRASS N KRIBIF 7 Krigia biflora 3 FACU Nt P-FORB FALSE DANDELION N LIAASP 6 Liatris aspera 5 UPL Nt P-FORB ROUGH BLAZING STAR N LIASPI 6 Liatris spicata -3 [FACW] Nt P-FORB MARSH BLAZING STAR N LILMIC 6 Lilium michiganense -1 FAC+ Nt P-FORB TURK'S CAP LILY N LITCAN 6 Lithospermum canescens 5 UPL Nt P-FORB HOARY PUCCOON N LOBSIP 6 Lobelia siphilitica -4 FACW+ Nt P-FORB GREAT BLUE LOBELIA N LOBSPL 6 Lobelia spicata leptostachya 0 FAC Nt P-FORB N LYCAME 5 Lycopus americanus -5 OBL Nt P-FORB COMMON WATER HOREHOUND N LYSCIL 4 Lysimachia ciliata -3 FACW Nt P-FORB FRINGED LOOSESTRIFE N LYSQUR 9 Lysimachia quadriflora -5 OBL Nt P-FORB NARROW-LEAVED LOOSESTRIFE N LYTALA 7 Lythrum alatum -5 OBL Nt P-FORB WINGED LOOSESTRIFE N MONFIS 4 Monarda fistulosa 3 FACU Nt P-FORB WILD BERGAMOT N OENBIE 1 Oenothera biennis 3 FACU Nt B-FORB COMMON EVENING PRIMROSE N OXAVIO 10 Oxalis violacea 5 UPL Nt P-FORB VIOLET WOOD SORREL N OXYRIG 7 Oxypolis rigidior -5 OBL Nt P-FORB COWBANE N PANAGR 5 Panicum agrostoides -3 FACW Nt P-GRASS MUNRO GRASS N PANLEI 10 Panicum leibergii 2 FACU+ Nt P-GRASS PRAIRIE PANIC GRASS N PANVIR 5 Panicum virgatum -1 FAC+ Nt P-GRASS SWITCH GRASS N PARINT 7 Parthenium integrifolium 5 UPL Nt P-FORB WILD QUININE N PEDCAN 10 Pedicularis canadensis 2 FACU+ Nt P-FORB WOOD BETONY N PENPAL 10 Penstemon pallidus 5 UPL Nt P-FORB PALE BEARD TONGUE N PETCAN 10 Petalostemum candidum 5 UPL Nt P-FORB WHITE PRAIRIE CLOVER N PETPUR 9 Petalostemum purpureum 5 UPL Nt P-FORB PURPLE PRAIRIE CLOVER N PHAARU 0 Phalaris arundinacea -4 FACW+ Nt P-GRASS REED CANARY GRASS N PHLPIL 6 Phlox pilosa 1 FAC- Nt P-FORB PRAIRIE PHLOX N PHYHET 3 Physalis heterophylla 5 UPL Nt P-FORB CLAMMY GROUND CHERRY N PHYVIS 7 Physostegia virginiana speciosa -3 FACW Nt P-FORB SHOWY FALSE DRAGONHEAD N 1981 Data Page 3 Chicago Ridge Prairie POAPRA * POA PRATENSIS 1 FAC- Ad P-GRASS KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS A POLVEI 5 Polygala verticillata isocycla 5 UPL Nt A-FORB WHORLED MILKWORT N POPDEL 2 Populus deltoides -1 FAC+ Nt TREE COTTONWOOD POPLAR N PRERAC 8 Prenanthes racemosa -3 FACW Nt P-FORB GLAUCOUS WHITE LETTUCE N PSOTEN 10 Psoralea tenuiflora 5 UPL Nt P-FORB SCURFY PEA N PYCTEN 8 Pycnanthemum tenuifolium 0 FAC Nt P-FORB SLENDER MOUNTAIN MINT N PYCVIR 5 Pycnanthemum virginianum -4 FACW+ Nt P-FORB COMMON MOUNTAIN MINT N RANSCE 6 Ranunculus sceleratus -5 OBL Nt A-FORB CURSED BUTTERCUP N RATCOL * RATIBIDA COLUMNIFERA 5 UPL Ad P-FORB LONG-HEADED CONEFLOWER A RATPIN 4 Ratibida pinnata 5 UPL Nt P-FORB YELLOW CONEFLOWER N ROSCAR 5 Rosa carolina 4 FACU- Nt SHRUB PASTURE ROSE N RUDHIR 1 Rudbeckia hirta 3 FACU Nt P-FORB BLACK-EYED SUSAN N SAGLAT 4 Sagittaria latifolia -5 OBL Nt P-FORB COMMON ARROWHEAD N SALINT 1 Salix interior -5 OBL Nt SHRUB SANDBAR WILLOW N SAPOFF * SAPONARIA OFFICINALIS 3 FACU Ad P-FORB BOUNCING BET A SATARK 10 Satureja arkansana -3 FACW Nt P-FORB LOW CALAMINT N SAXPEN 8 Saxifraga pensylvanica -5 OBL Nt P-FORB SWAMP SAXIFRAGE N SCILIN 4 Scirpus lineatus -5 OBL Nt P-SEDGE RED BULRUSH N SCUPAA 10 Scutellaria parvula 3 FACU Nt P-FORB SMALL SKULLCAP N SENPAB 6 Senecio pauperculus balsamitae -1 FAC+ Nt P-FORB BALSAM RAGWORT N SILCSE * SILENE CSEREI 5 UPL Ad B-FORB GLAUCOUS CAMPION A SILINT 5 Silphium integrifolium 5 UPL Nt P-FORB ROSIN WEED N SILLAC 5 Silphium laciniatum 4 [FACU-] Nt P-FORB COMPASS PLANT N SILTER 5 Silphium terebinthinaceum 1 [FAC-] Nt P-FORB PRAIRIE DOCK N SISALB 7 Sisyrinchium albidum 3 FACU Nt P-FORB COMMON BLUE-EYED GRASS N SIUSUA 7 Sium suave -5 OBL Nt P-FORB WATER PARSNIP N SMISTE 5 Smilacina stellata 1 FAC- Nt P-FORB STARRY FALSE SOLOMON'S SEAL N SOLALT 1 Solidago altissima 3 FACU Nt P-FORB TALL GOLDENROD N SOLGIG 3 Solidago gigantea -3 FACW Nt P-FORB LATE GOLDENROD N SOLGRM 4 Solidago