ACRONYM IA CofC SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME PHYSIOGNOMY W Wet FAMILY MO CofC Chicago ILL CofC Native Non Native Williams Prairie Preserve July 2011 ACENEG 0 Acer negundo Box elder TREE -2 FACW- ACERACEAE 1 0 1 1 ACHMIL 0 Achillea millefolium lanulosa Western yarrow P-FORB 3 FACU ASTERACEAE 4 2 AGATEN 4 Agalinis tenuifolia Slender false foxglove A-FORB -3 FACW SCROPHULARIACEAE 7 5 3 AGRRER * AGROPYRON REPENS Quack grass P-GRASS 3 FACU POACEAE 1 AGRSMS 2 Agropyron smithii Western wheatgrass P-GRASS 2 FACU+ POACEAE 0 4 AGRGIG * AGROSTIS GIGANTEA Redtop P-GRASS POACEAE 2 AGRHYE 4 Agrostis hyemalis Ticklegrass P-GRASS 1 FAC- POACEAE 3 1 2 5 ALIPLA 3 Alisma plantago-aquatica Water plantain P-FORB -5 OBL ALISMATACEAE 2 6 AMARET * AMARANTHUS RETROFLEXUS Pigweed (redroot?) A-FORB 2 FACU+ AMARANTHACEAE 3 AMBART 0 Ambrosia artemisiifolia Common ragweed A-FORB 3 FACU ASTERACEAE 0 0 7 AMBTRI 0 Ambrosia trifida Giant ragweed A-FORB -1 FAC+ ASTERACEAE 0 0 0 8 AMOCAN 8 Amorpha canescens Lead plant SHRUB 5 UPL FABACEAE 8 9 8 9 AMOFRF 5 Amorpha fruticosa Indigo bush, false indigo SHRUB -4 FACW+ FABACEAE 5 6 6 10 ANDGER 4 Andropogon gerardii Big bluestem P-GRASS 1 FAC- POACEAE 5 5 5 11 ANECAN 2 Anemone canadensis Canada anemone P-FORB -3 FACW RANUNCULACEAE 7 4 4 12 ANEVIR 4 Anemone virginiana Tall anemone P-FORB 5 UPL RANUNCULACEAE 4 5 4 13 ANTNEG 2 Antennaria neglecta Pussytoes P-FORB 5 UPL ASTERACEAE 4 4 4 14 ANTCOT * ANTHEMIS COTULA Dog fennel A-FORB 3 FACU ASTERACEAE 4 APIAME 4 Apios americana Ground-nut H-VINE -3 FACW FABACEAE 6 7 3 15 APOCAN 1 Apocynum cannabinum Indian hemp P-FORB 0 FAC APOCYNACEAE 3 4 2 16 APOSIB 1 Apocynum sibiricum Indian hemp P-FORB -1 FAC+ APOCYNACEAE 2 2 2 17 ARTCAC 4 Artemisia campestris caudata Western sagewort B-FORB ASTERACEAE 4 18 ARTLUD 2 Artemisia ludoviciana White sage P-FORB 5 UPL ASTERACEAE 3 2 19 ARTSER 10 Artemisia serrata Saw-toothed sagebrush P-FORB 5 UPL ASTERACEAE 10 10 20 ASCHIR 5 Asclepias hirtella Tall green milkweed P-FORB 5 UPL ASCLEPIADACEAE 4 10 6 21 ASCINC 4 Asclepias incarnata Swamp milkweed P-FORB -5 OBL ASCLEPIADACEAE 5 4 4 22 ASCSYR 0 Asclepias syriaca Common milkweed P-FORB 5 UPL ASCLEPIADACEAE 0 0 0 23 ASCTUB 6 Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly weed P-FORB 5 UPL ASCLEPIADACEAE 5 7 5 24 ASCVER 0 Asclepias verticillata Whorled milkweed P-FORB 5 UPL ASCLEPIADACEAE 2 1 1 25 ASTERI 3 Aster ericoides Heath aster, frost weed P-FORB 4 FACU- ASTERACEAE 4 5 4 26 ASTPIL 0 Aster pilosus Hairy aster P-FORB 4 FACU- ASTERACEAE 0 0 0 29 ASTPUN 5 Aster puniceus Swamp aster P-FORB -5 OBL ASTERACEAE 10 8 7 30 ASTUMB 6 Aster umbellatus Flat-topped aster, white aster P-FORB -3 FACW ASTERACEAE 9 8 31 AVESAT * AVENA SATIVA Cult oats A-GRASS 5 UPL POACEAE 5 BAPLAC 6 Baptisia lactea White wild indigo P-FORB 3 FACU FABACEAE 6 32 BARVUL * BARBAREA VULGARIS Yellow rocket B-FORB 0 FAC BRASSICACEAE 6 BIDCER 2 Bidens cernua Nodding bur marigold A-FORB -5 OBL ASTERACEAE 5 5 2 33 BIDPOL 3 Bidens polylepis Bur Marigold (bearded beggar ticks) A-FORB -3 FACW ASTERACEAE 1 3 BIDVUL 1 Bidens vulgata Tall beggar-ticks A-FORB -3 FACW ASTERACEAE 3 1 0 34 BOECYC 5 Boehmeria cylindrica Bog hemp P-FORB -5 OBL URTICACEAE 4 2 3 35 BROINE * BROMUS INERMIS Smooth brome P-GRASS 5 UPL POACEAE 8 BROJAP * BROMUS JAPONICUS Japanese brome A-GRASS 3 FACU POACEAE 9 BROTEC * BROMUS TECTORUM Downy chess (cheatgrass) A-GRASS 5 UPL POACEAE 10 CACPLA 7 Cacalia plantaginea Prairie Indian plaintain P-FORB 0 FAC ASTERACEAE 10 10 36 CALCAN 5 Calamagrostis canadensis Bluejoint P-GRASS -5 OBL POACEAE 6 3 3 37 CALPAL 8 Caltha palustris Marsh marigold P-FORB -5 OBL RANUNCULACEAE 10 5 7 38 CALSEP 0 Calystegia sepium American bindweed P-FORB 0 FAC CONVOLVULACEAE 1 39 CAMAPA 10 Campanula aparinoides Marsh bellflower P-FORB -5 OBL CAMPANULACEAE 10 8 8 40 CANSAT * CANNABIS SATIVA Hemp, marijuana A-FORB 0 FAC MORACEAE 11 CAPBUR * CAPSELLA BURSA-PASTORIS Shepherd's purse A-FORB 1 FAC- BRASSICACEAE 12 CARBUL 6 Cardamine bulbosa Spring cress P-FORB -5 OBL BRASSICACEAE 6 6 5 41 CARNUT * CARDUUS NUTANS Musk thistle B-FORB 5 UPL ASTERACEAE 13 CXANNX 6 Carex annectens xanthocarpa Large yellow fox sedge P-SEDGE -3 FACW CYPERACEAE 4 7 3 42 CXBICK 10 Carex bicknellii Bicknell's sedge P-SEDGE 1 FAC- CYPERACEAE 8 10 8 43 CXBLAN 2 Carex blanda Common wood sedge P-SEDGE 0 FAC CYPERACEAE 3 1 2 44 CXBREV 4 Carex brevior Plains oval sedge P-SEDGE 0 FAC CYPERACEAE 4 4 4 45 CXBUXB 8 Carex buxbaumii Dark-scaled sedge P-SEDGE -5 OBL CYPERACEAE 10 9 9 46 CXCONO 10 Carex conoidea Prairie gray sedge P-SEDGE -5 OBL CYPERACEAE 10 10 10 47 CXCRAE 8 Carex crawei Early fen sedge P-SEDGE -5 OBL CYPERACEAE 10 10 7 48 CXCRIS 5 Carex cristatella Crested oval sedge P-SEDGE -4 FACW+ CYPERACEAE 4 4 3 49 CXEMOR 6 Carex emoryi Riverbank sedge P-SEDGE -5 OBL CYPERACEAE 6 6 6 50 CXFEST 8 Carex festucacea Fescue oval sedge P-SEDGE 0 FAC CYPERACEAE 6 8 6 51 CXGRVG 1 Carex gravida Long-awned bracted sedge P-SEDGE 5 UPL CYPERACEAE 7 4 4 52 CXHAYD 5 Carex haydenii Long-scaled tussock sedge P-SEDGE -5 OBL CYPERACEAE 10 6 7 53 CXINTE 7 Carex interior Prairie star sedge P-SEDGE -5 OBL CYPERACEAE 10 10 8 54 CXMEAD 9 Carex meadii Mead's stiff sedge P-SEDGE 0 FAC CYPERACEAE 5 9 6 56 CXMOLE 2 Carex molesta Field oval sedge P-SEDGE 0 FAC CYPERACEAE 4 2 2 57 CXNORM 5 Carex normalis Spreading oval sedge P-SEDGE -3 FACW CYPERACEAE 4 5 4 58 CXPRAI 10 Carex prairea Fen panicled sedge P-SEDGE -5 OBL CYPERACEAE 10 10 59 CXSART 7 Carex sartwellii Running marsh sedge P-SEDGE -5 OBL CYPERACEAE 10 6 5 60 CXSCOP 5 Carex scoparia Lance-fruited oval sedge P-SEDGE -3 FACW CYPERACEAE 4 7 5 61 CXSTIP 5 Carex stipata Common fox sedge P-SEDGE -5 OBL CYPERACEAE 4 3 2 62 CXSTRC 6 Carex stricta Common tussock sedge P-SEDGE -5 OBL CYPERACEAE 5 5 63 CXVULP 3 Carex vulpinoidea Brown fox sedge P-SEDGE -5 OBL CYPERACEAE 4 2 3 64 CEAAME 8 Ceanothus americanus pitcheri New Jersey tea SHRUB 5 UPL RHAMNACEAE 6 8 65 CENLON 0 Cenchrus longispinus Sandbur A-GRASS 5 UPL POACEAE 0 0 0 66 CHAMIN * CHAENORRHINUM MINUS Dwarf snapdragon A-FORB 5 UPL SCROPHULARIACEAE 14 CHAFAS 1 Chamaecrista fasciculata Partridge pea FABACEAE 67 CICMAC 7 Cicuta maculata Water Hemlock B-FORB -5 OBL APIACEAE 5 6 4 68 CIRALT 4 Cirsium altissimum Tall thistle P-FORB 5 UPL ASTERACEAE 4 6 3 69 CIRARV * CIRSIUM ARVENSE Canada thistle P-FORB 3 FACU ASTERACEAE 16 CIRDIS 1 Cirsium discolor Field thistle B-FORB 5 UPL ASTERACEAE 3 3 70 CIRVUL * CIRSIUM VULGARE Bull thistle B-FORB 4 FACU- ASTERACEAE 17 COMUMB 6 Comandra umbellata Bastard toadflax P-FORB 3 FACU SANTALACEAE 7 6 71 CONARV * CONVOLVULUS ARVENSIS Creeping Jenny P-FORB 5 UPL CONVOLVULACEAE 18 CONCAN 0 Conyza canadensis Horseweed, mule tail A-FORB 1 FAC- ASTERACEAE 0 72 CORAMO 6 Cornus amomum obliqua Silky dogwood SHRUB FACW+ CORNACEAE 10 73 CORDRU 6 Cornus drummondii Rough-leaved dogwood SHRUB 0 FAC CORNACEAE 1 2 2 74 CORFOE 1 Cornus foemina racemosa Gray dogwood SHRUB FACW- CORNACEAE 7 75 CORAME 3 Corylus americana Hazelnut SHRUB 0 FAC BETULACEAE 2 5 4 77 CRYCAN 4 Cryptotaenia canadensis Honewort P-FORB 0 FAC APIACEAE 2 2 1 78 CUSGLO 6 Cuscuta glomerata Rope dodder A-FORB 0 FAC CONVOLVULACEAE 5 7 6 79 CYPESC 0 Cyperus esculentus Yellow nut grass P-SEDGE -3 FACW CYPERACEAE 1 0 0 80 CYPSCH 5 Cyperus schweinitzii Rough sand sedge P-SEDGE 2 FACU+ CYPERACEAE 6 5 5 81 DACGLO * DACTYLIS GLOMERATA Orchard grass P-GRASS 3 FACU POACEAE 19 DALCAN 10 Dalea candida White prairie clover P-FORB 5 UPL FABACEAE 9 82 DALPUR 8 Dalea purpurea Purple prairie clover P-FORB 5 UPL FABACEAE 8 83 DATSTS * DATURA STRAMONIUM Jimsonweed A-FORB 5 UPL SOLANACEAE 20 DESCAD 6 Desmodium canadense Showy tick-trefoil P-FORB 1 FAC- FABACEAE 4 4 5 84 DICACU 3 Dichanthelium acuminatum Panic grass P-GRASS FAC POACEAE 85 DIGISC * DIGITARIA ISCHAEMUM Smooth crabgrass A-GRASS 3 FACU POACEAE 21 DODMEA 7 Dodecatheon meadia Shooting star P-FORB 4 FACU- PRIMULACEAE 5 6 6 87 ECHPAL 7 Echinacea pallida Pale coneflower P-FORB 5 UPL ASTERACEAE 7 8 7 88 ECHCRU * ECHINOCHLOA CRUSGALLI Barnyard grass A-GRASS -3 FACW POACEAE 0 22 ECLALB 0 Eclipta alba Yerbo-de-Tajo A-FORB -3 FACW ASTERACEAE 3 89 ELECOM 7 Eleocharis compressa (flatstem spikerush) P-SEDGE -5 OBL CYPERACEAE 6 8 ELEERY 4 Eleocharis erythropoda Red-rooted spike rush P-SEDGE -5 OBL CYPERACEAE 2 3 90 ELETEN 8 Eleocharis tenuis Slender spike rush P-SEDGE FACW CYPERACEAE 10 91 ELEWOL 10 Eleocharis wolfii Wolf's spike rush P-SEDGE -5 OBL CYPERACEAE 10 10 9 92 ELLNYC 1 Ellisia nyctelea Waterpod, wild tomato A-FORB -1 FAC+ HYDROPHYLLACEAE 1 2 1 93 ELYCAN 5 Elymus canadensis Canada wild rye P-GRASS 1 FAC- POACEAE 10 4 4 94 ELYVIR 3 Elymus virginicus Virginia wild rye P-GRASS -2 FACW- POACEAE 4 4 4 95 EPICOL 3 Epilobium coloratum Cinnamon willowherb P-FORB -5 OBL ONAGRACEAE 6 3 3 96 EQUARV 0 Equisetum arvense Common horsetail FERN 0 FAC EQUISETACEAE 1 0 0 97 ERACIL * ERAGROSTIS CILIANENSIS Stinkgrass A-GRASS 3 FACU POACEAE 23 ERAPEC 0 Eragrostis pectinacea Small love grass A-GRASS 0 FAC POACEAE 0 0 0 98 ERASPE 2 Eragrostis spectabilis Purple lovegrass P-GRASS 5 UPL POACEAE 3 3 3 99 EREHIE 0 Erechtites hieracifolia Fireweed A-FORB 3 FACU ASTERACEAE 2 2 2 100 ERIANN 0 Erigeron annuus Annual fleabane B-FORB 1 FAC- ASTERACEAE 1 0 1 101 ERISTR 2 Erigeron strigosus Daisy fleabane P-FORB 1 FAC- ASTERACEAE 3 5 2 102 ERIANG 8 Eriophorum angustifolium Tall cotton-grass P-SEDGE -5 OBL CYPERACEAE 10 10 103 ERYYUC 8 Eryngium yuccifolium Rattlesnake master P-FORB -1 FAC+ APIACEAE 8 9 7 104 EUPMAM 5 Eupatorium maculatum Spotted Joe-pye-weed P-FORB -5 OBL ASTERACEAE 10 4 5 105 EUPPER 6 Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset P-FORB -4 FACW+ ASTERACEAE