Latin Name

Common Name

Family

Abundance

Habitat

Life Form

Status

Acalypha rhomboidea

rhombic copperleaf

Euphorbiaceae

C

open

annual

Acer negundo

boxelder

Aceraceae

S

forest

canopy tree

Acer saccharinum

sugar maple

Aceraceae

S

forest

canopy tree

Achillea millfolium

yarrow

Asteraceae

C

prairie

perennial herb

Agalinis tenuifolia

common agalinis

Scrophulariaceae

U

prairie

annual

Agrimonia gryposepala

common agrimony

Rosaceae

S

forest

perennial herb

Agrimonia paviflora

many-flowered agrimony

Rosaceae

C

prairie

perennial herb

Agrostis gigantea

redtop

Poaceae

S/E

open

graminoid

Agrostis stolonifera var stolonifera1

bent grass

Poaceae

S

prairie

graminoid

Ambrosia artemisiifolia

common ragweed

Asteraceae

A

open

annual

Ambrosia psilostachya

western ragweed

Asteraceae

A

prairie

perennial herb

Ambrosia trifida

giant ragweed

Asteraceae

C

open

annual

Amorpha canescens

lead plant

Fabaceae

C

prairie

perennial herb

Andropogon gerardii

big bluestem

Poaceae

A

prairie

graminoid

Anemone canadensis

Canada anemone

Ranunculaceae

S

prairie

perennial herb

Anemone cylindrica

thimbleweed

Ranunculaceae

C

prairie

perennial herb

Anenonn virginiana

tall anemome thimbleweed

Ranunculaceae

U

forest

perennial herb

Antennaria neglecta

field pussy toes

Asteraceae

S

prairie

perennial herb

Apocynum cannabinum

Indian hemp

Apocynaceae

U

general

perennial herb

Apios americana

ground-nut

Fabaceae

S

general

vine

Artemisia ludoviciana

white sage

Asteraceae

C

prairie

perennial herb

Asclepias purpurascens

purple milkweed

Asclepiadaceae

U

prairie

perennial herb

Asclepias syriaca

common milkweed

Asclepiadaceae

C

prairie

perennial herb

Asclepias tuberosa

butterfly milkweed

Asclepiadaceae

C

prairie

perennial herb

Asclepias verticillata

whorled milkweed

Asclepiadaceae

S

prairie

perennial herb

Aster cordifolius

commn blue heart-leaved aster

Asteraceae

S

forest

perennial herb

Aster ericodes

"frost weed, squarrose white aster"

Asteraceae

C

prairie

perennial herb

Aster cf laevis

smooth blue aster

Asteraceae

U

prairie

perennial herb

Aster lateriflonis

side-flowered aster

Asteraceae

S

general

perennial herb

Aster novae-angliae

New England aster

Asteraceae

U

prairie

perennial herb

Aster oolentangiensis

sky blue aster

Asteraceae

S

prairie

perennial herb

Aster cf pilosus

hairy aster

Asteraceae

C

prairie

perennial herb

Baptista alba

wild white indigo

Fabaceae

C

open

perennial herb

Baptisia bracteata

cream wild indigo

Fabaceae

S

prairie

perennial herb

Barbarea vulgans

winter cress

Brassicaceae

A/E

open

biennial or perennial

Bidens cernua

bur-marigold

Asteraceae

S

prairie

annual

Bidens connata

purple stem begger’s tick

Asteraceae

S

open

annual

Bidens coronata

tickseed sunflower

Asteracae

S

prairie

annual or biennial

Botrychium virginianum

rattlesnake fern

Ophioglossaceae

U

forest

fern

Bouteloua curtipendula

sideoats grama

Poaceae

C

prairie

graminoid

Bromus japonicus

Japanese brome

Poaceae

S/E

open

graminoid

Bromus tectorum

downy chess

Poaceae

C/E

open

graminoid

Cacelia atriplicifolia

pale Indian plantain

Asteraceae

U

prairie

perennial herb

Calamagrostis stricta subsp inexpansa1

reed-grass

Poaoeae

S

prairie

graminoid

Campanula americana

tall bellflower

Campanulaceae

U

forest

annual

Carex bicknellii

Bicknell’s sedge

Cyperaceae

C

prairie

graminold

Catex blanda

woodland sedge

Cyperaceae

C

forest

graminoid

Carex brevior

few headed straw sedge

Cyperaceae

C

prairie

graminoid

Carex cephalophora

capitate sedge

Cyperaceae

C

forest

graminoid

Carex conjuncta

soft fox sedge

Cyperaceae

S

prairie

graminoid

Carex ctistatella

crested sedge

Cyperaceae

C

prairie

graminoid

Carex gravida

heavy sedge

Cyperaceae

C

general

graminoid

Carex jamesii

Jame’s sedge

Cyperaceaa

S

forest

graminoid

Carex leavenworthii

Leavenworth’s sedge

Cyperaceae

C

prairie

graminoid

Carex pellita

woolly sedge

Cyperaceae

U

prairie

graminoid

Carex meadii

Mead’s sedge

Cyperaceae

U

prairie

graminold

Carex molesta

repulsive sedge

Cyperaceae

C

prairie

graminoid

cf Carex scoparia

crested sedge

Cyperaceae

C

prairie

graminoid

Carex shortiana

Short’s sedge

Cyperaceae

S

prairie

graminoid

Carex sparganioides

bur reed sedge

Cyperaceae

C

forest

graminoid

Carex stipata

awl fruited sedge

Cyperaceae

S

prairie

graminoid

Carex stricta

tussock sedge

Cyperaceae

C

prairie

graminoid

Carex tribuloides

blunt broom sedge

Cyperaceae

S

prairie

graminoid

Carex trichocarpa

hairy fruited sedge

Cyperaceae

U

prairie

graminoid

Carex vulpinoidea

fox sedge

Cyperaceae

C

prairie

graminoid

Ceanothus herbaceus

red root

Rhamnaceae

S

prairie

shrub

Celastrus scandens

bittersweet

Celastraceae

S

forest

vine

Celtis occidentalis

hackberry

Ulmaceae

S

forest

canopy tree

Cerastium nutans

chickweed

Caryophyllaceae

S

open

annual

Chamaecrista fasciculata

partridge pea

Caesalpiniaceae

A

prairie

annual

Cirsium arvense

Canada thistle

Asteraceae

S/E

open

perennial herb

Comandra umbellata

bastard toadflax

Santalaceae

S

prairie

perennial herb

Conyza canadensis

horse weed

Asteraceae

S

open

annual

Coreopsis palmata

finger coreopsis

Asteraceae

S

prairie

perennial herb

Carnus rugosa

round-leaved dogwood

Cornaceae

A

forest

subcanopy tree

Corylus americana

American hazel nut

Betulaceae

U

forest

shrub

Ctyptotaenia canadensis

honewort

Apiaceae

S

forest

perennial herb

Cyperus strigosus

false nutsedge

Cyperaceae

C

prairie

graminoid

Dactylis glomerata

orchard grass

Poaceae

C/E

open

graminoid

Dalea candida

white prairie clover

Fabaceae

C

prairie

perennial herb

Dalea purpurea

purple prairie clover

Fabaceae

C

prairie

perennial herb

Daucus carota

wild carrot

Apiaceae

C/E

open

biennial

Delphinium tricorne

dwarf larkspur

Ranunculaceae

C

forest

perennial herb

Desmodium canadense

Canada tickclover

Fabaceae

S

prairie

perennial herb

Desmodium illinoense

Illinois tick trefoil

Fabaceae

U

prairie

perennial herb

Dianthus ameria

Deptford pink

Caryophyllaceae

S/E

prairie

annual or biennial

Dicanthelium acuminatum

panic grass

Poaceae

C

prairie

graminoid

Dicanthelium oligosanthes

Scribner’s dicanthelium

Poaceae

C

prairie

graminoid

Echinacea pallida

pale purple coneflower

Asteracem

S

prairie

perennial herb

Elaeagnus umbellata

autumn olive

Elaeagnaceae

U/E

open

shrub

Eleocharis palustris

pale spike rush

Cyperaceae

C

prairie

graminoid

Elymus canadensis

Canada wild rye

Poaceae

S

prairie

graminoid

Elymus virginicus

Virginia wild rye

Poaceae

S

prairie

graminoid

Equisetum arvense

field horsetail

Equisetaceae

C

open

fern

Equisetum laevigatum

smooth scouring rush

Equisetaceae

S

prairie

fern

Eragrostis spectabilis

purple lovegrass

Poaceae

S

prairie

graminoid

Erechtites hieraciifolia

fireweed

Asteraceae

S

open

annual

Erigeron annuus

annual fleabane

Asteraceae

S

open

annual

Erigeron strigosus

daisy fleabane

Asteraceae

S

open

annual

Eryngium yuccifolium

rattlenake master

Apiaceae

S

prairie

perennial herb

Eupatorium altissimum

tall boneset

Asteraceae

S

prairie

perennial herb

Eupatorium perfoliatum

boneset

Asteraceae

C

prairie

perennial herb

Eupatorium purpureum

purple node joe pye weed

Asteraceae

S

forest

perennial herb

Eupatorium rugosum

white snakeroot

Asteraceae

C

forest

perennial herb

Euphorbia corollata

flowering spurge

Euphorbiaceae

C

prairie

perennial herb

Euthamia graminifolia

commom fIat-topped goldenrod

Asteraceae

C

prairie

perennial herb

Festuca paradoxa1

fescue

Poaceae

S

prairie

graminoid

Festuca subverticillata

nodding fescue

Poaceae

S

forest

graminoid

Fragaria virginana

wild strawberry

Roseceae

C

prairie

perennial herb

Fraxinus americana

white ash

Oleaceae

U

forest

canopy tree seedling

Galium aparine

cleavers

Rubiaceae

C

forest

annual

Galium circaezans

wild licorice

Rubiaceae

S

forest

perennial herb

Galium concinnum

shining bedstraw

Rubiaceae

S

forest

perennial herb

Galium obtusum

bluntleaf bedstraw

Rubiaceae

S

prairie

perennial herb

Galium triflorum

sweet-scented bedstraw

Rubiaceae

S

forest

perennial herb

Gaura biennis

biennial gaura

Onagraceae

U

prairie

biennial

Gentiana andrewsii

bottle gentian

Gentianaceae

S

prairie

perennial herb

Gentiana puberulenta

downy gentian

Gentianaceae

S

prairie

perennial herb

Geum canadensis

white avens

Rosaceae

A

forest

perennial herb

Gleditsia tdacanthos

honey locust

Caesalpiniaceae

S

forest

canopy tree seedling

Glyceria striata

fowl manna grass

Poaceae

C

prairie

graminoid

Gnaphalium obtusifolium

fragrant everlasting

Asteraceae

U

prairie

perennial herb

Hackelia virginiana

"stickseed, beggar’s lice"

Boraginaceae

S

forest

biennial

Halianthus grosseseratus

saw tooth sunflower

Asteraceae

A

prairie

perennial herb

Heliopsis helianthoides

ox-eye

Asteraceae

C

prairie

perennial herb

Heuchera richardsonii

alumroot

Saxifragaceae

S

prairie

perennial herb

Hypericum punctatum

spotted St. John’s wort

Hypericaceae

U

prairie

perennial herb

Hypoxis hirsuta

common star grass

Liliaceae

S

prairie

perennial herb

Juglans nigra

black walnut

Juglandaceae

U

forest

canopy tree seedling

Juncus tenuis

path rush

Juncaceae

C

general

graminoid

Juniperus wrginianum

eastern red cedar

Cupressaacae

S

forest

caonpy tree

Kuhnia eupatoroides

false boneset

Asteraceae

A

prairie

perennial herb

Lactuca canadensis

tall lettuce

Asteraceae

S

general

biennial

Lactuca floridana

florida lettuce

Asteraceae

C

forest

annual or biennial

Lactuce ludovciana

prairie lettuce

Asteraceae

S

prairie

perennial herb

Laportia canadensis

wood nettle

Urticaceae

U

forest

biennial or

perennial herb

Leersia virginica

white grass

Poaceae

S

prairie

graminoid

Lepidium campestre

field peppergrass

Brassicaceae

S/E

open

annual or biennial

Lespedeza capitata

bush clover

Fabaceae

S

prairie

perennial herb

Linum sulcatum

grooved yellow flax

Linaceae

U

prairie

perennial

Lilium michiganense

Turk’s cap lily

Liliaceae

U

prairie

perennial herb

Lithospermum canescens

hoary puccoon

Boraginaceae

C

prairie

perennial herb

Lobelia siphilitica

great lobelia

Campanulaceae

C

prairie

perennial herb

Lobelia spicata

spiked lobelia

Campanulaceae

S

prairie

perennial herb

Lonicera species

Morrow’s honeysuckle

Caprifoliaceae

U/E

forest

shrub

Ludwigia alternifolia

seedbox

Onagraceae

S

prairie

perennial herb

Lycopus americana

American bugleweed

Lamiaceae

C

prairie

perennial herb

Lysimachia ciliata

fringed loosestrife

Primulaceae

S

prairie

perennial herb

Lythrum alatum

winged loosestrife

Lythraceae

S

prairie

perennial herb

Maclura pomifera

osage orange

Moraceae

C/E

open

subcanopy tree

Melilotus officinalis

yellow sweet clover

Fabaceae

S/E

open

biennial

Morus alba

white mulberry

Moraceae

C/E

open

subcanopy tree

Monarda fistulosa

wild bergamot

Lamiaceae

A

prairie

perennial herb

Muhlenbergia frondosa

muhly

Poaceae

S

forest

graminoid

"Muhlenbetgia race, psa"

marsh muhly

Poaceae

S

prairie

graminoid

Nepeta cataria

cat nip

Lamiaceae

U/E

open

perennial

Oenothera biennis

common evening primrose

Onegraceae

U

prairie

biennial

Onosmodium molle

western false gromwell

Boraginaceae

U

prairie

perennial herb

Osmorhiza species

bland sweet cicely

Apiaceae

S

forest

perennial herb

Oxalis dillenii

southern yellow wood sorrel

Oxalidaceae

C

open

perennial herb

Oxalis violacea

violet wood sorrel

Oxalidaceae

C

prairie

perennial

Panicum virgatum

switch grass

Poaceae

S

prairie

graminoid

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Virginia creeper

Vitaceae

C

forest

vine

Pastinaca sativa

wild parsnip

Apiaceae

A/E

open

biennial

Penthorum sedoides

ditch stonecrop

Saxifragaceae

U

general

perennial herb

stream area

Phalaris arundinacea

reed canary grass

Poaceae

C

general

graminoid

Phleum prataense

timothy

Poaceae

C/E

open

graminoid

Phryma leptostachya

lopseed

Verbenaceae

S

forest

perennial herb

Physalis virginiana

ground cherry

Solanaceae

U

prairie

perennial herb

Pilea pumila

clearweed

Urticaceae

S

forest

annual

Plantago aristata

bracted plantain

Plantaginaceae

S

open

annual

Plantago rugelii

American plantain

Plantaginaceae

S

open

perennial herb

Poa compressa

Canada blue grass

Poaceae

C/E

open

graminoid

Poa pretensis

Kentucky blue grass

Poaceae

A/E

open

graminoid

Polygonum lapathifolium

pale smartweed

Polygonaceae

S

open

annual

Polygonum punctatum

water smartweed

Polygonaceae

A

prairie

annual or perennial

Polygonum persicaria

lady’s thumb

Polygonaceae

S/E

open

annual

Polygonum scandens

false buckwheat

Polygonaceae

U

forest

perennial herb

Populus deltoides

cottonwood

Salicaceae

S

forest

canopy tree

Potentilla arguta

tall cinquefoil

Rosaceae

C

prairie

perennial herb

Potentilla simplex

old field cinquefoil

Rosaceae

C

general

perennial herb

Prenanthes aspera

prairie lettuce

Asteraceae

U

prairie

perennial herb

Prunella vulgaris

seff heal

Lamiaceae

S

forest

perennial herb

Prunus americana

wild plum

Rosaceae

C

general

subcanopy tree

Prunus serotina

black cherry

Rosaceae

U

forest

canopy tree

Prunus virginiana

choke cherry

Rosaoeae

U

forest

shrub

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

slender mountain mint

Lamiaceae

A

prairie

perennial herb

Quercus velutina

black oak

Fagaceae

U

forest

canopy tree sapling

Ranunculus abortivus

small-flowered crowfoot

Ranunculaceae

S

general

biennial or perennial

Ratibida pinnata

grayhead coneflower

Asteraceae

S

prairie

perennial herb

Rhamnus lanceolata

lance-leaved buckthorn

Rhamnaceae

U

prairie

shrub

Rhus glabra

smooth sumac

Anacardiaceae

A

prairie

subcanopy tree

Ribes species

gooseberry

Grossulariaceae

S

forest

shrub

Rosa arkansana

dwarf prairie rose

Rosaceae

C

prairie

shrub

Rosa carolina2

pasture rose

Rosaceae

C

prairie

shrub

Rosa multiiflora

multiflora rose

Rosaceae

C/E

open

shrub

Rubus ablatus

raspberry

Rosaceae

A

general

shrub

Rudbeckia hirta

black-eyed susan

Asteraceae

C

prairie

biennial or perennial

Ruellia humilis

wild petunia

Acanthaceae

S

prairie

perennial herb

Salix erioephala

diamond willow

Salicaceae

C

stream

shrub

Salix nigra

black willow

Salicaceae

C

stream

canopy tree

Sambucus canadensis

common elderberry

Caprifoliaceae

C

forest

shrub

Sanicula canadensis

Canada snakeroot

Apiaceae

C

forest

perennial herb

Schizachyrium scoparius

little bluestem

Poaceae

A

prairie

graminoid

Scirpus atrovirens

dark green bulrush

Cyperaceae

C

prairie

graminoid

Scutellaria leonardii

skullcap

Lamiaceae

S

prairie

perennial herb

Senecio pauperculus

balsam groundsel

Asteraceae

S

prairie

perennial herb

Setaria glauca

yellow foxtail

Poaceae

U/E

open

graminoid

Silene latifolia

white campion

Caryophyllaceae

U/E

open

"annual, biennial"

or perennial

Silene stellata

starry campion

Caryophyllaceae

S

forest

perennial herb

Silene vulgaris

bladder campion

Caryophyllaceae

S/E

open

perennial herb

Silphium integrifolium

rosin weed

Asteraceae

S

prairie

perennial herb

Silphium laciniatum

compass plant

Asteraceae

S

prairie

perennial herb

Silphium perfoliatum

cup plant

Asteraceae

S

prairie

perennial herb

Sisyrinchium campestre

blue eyed grass

Iridaceae

C

prairie

perennial herb

Smilax hispida

bristly greenbriar

Smilacaceae

C

forest

vine

Solanum dulcamara

nightshade

Solanaceae

S/E

open

perennial herb

Solidago canadensis

common goldenrod

Asteraceae

A

prairie

perennial herb

Solidago nemoralis

field goldenrod

Asteraceae

S

prairie

perennial herb

Solidago rigida

stiff goldenrod

Asteraceae

S

prairie

perennial herb

Solidago speciosa

showy goldenrod

Asteraceae

S

prairie

perennial herb

Solidago ulmifolia

elm-leaved goldenrod

Asteraceae

S

forest

perennial herb

Sorghastrum nutans

Indian grass

Poaceae

S

prairie

graminoid

Sphenopholis obtusata1

wedge grass

Poaceae

S

prairie

graminoid

Sporobolus cryptandrus

sand dropseed

Poaceae

S

prairie

graminoid

Sporobolus heierolepis

prairie dropseed

Poaceae

S

prairie

graminoid

Stachys palustris

hedge nettle

Lamiaceae

C

prairie

perennial herb

Stipa spartea

porcupine grass

Poaceae

S

prairie

graminoid

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

coralberry

Caprifoliaoeae

A

forest

shrub

Taraxacum officinale

common dandelion

Asteraceae

S/E

open

perennial herb

Teucrium canadense

American germander

Lamiaceae

A

general

perennial herb

Thlaspi arvense

penny cress

Brassicaceae

U/E

open

annual

Toxicodendron radicans

poison ivy

Anacardiaceae

C

general

vine

Tradescantia bracteata

sticky spiderwort

Commelinaceae

S

prairie

perennial herb

Tragopogon dubius

goat’s beard

Asteraceae

S/E

open

biennial

Trifolium repens

white clover

Fabaceae

C/E

open

perennial herb

Triosteum perfoliatum

horse gentian

Caprifoliaceae

S

general

perennial herb

Ulmus americana

American elm

Ulmaceae

C

forest

canopy tree

Ulmus rubra

slippery elm

Ulmaceae

S

forest

canopy tree

Ulmus species

elm species

Ulmaceae

S

forest

canopy tree seedling

Urtica dioica

stinging nettle

Urticaceae

C

forest

perennial herb

Verbascum thapsus

common mullein

Scrophulariaceae

S/E

open

biennial

Verbena hastata

common vervain

Verbenaceae

S

open

perennial herb

Verbena stricta

hoary vervain

Verbonaceae

S

open

perennial herb

Verbena urticifolia

natfle-leaved vervain

Verbonaceae

S

general

perennial herb

Vernonia baldwinii

western ironweed

Asteraceae

C

prairie

perennial herb

Veronicastrum virginicum

Culver’s root

Scrophulariaceae

S

prairie

perennial herb

Viola cf pedata

bird’s foot violet

Violaceae

S

prairie