COD Natural Areas Plant Species Inventory A list of plant species found at College of DuPage natural areas. Click link for photo.
| Classification | Common Name |
|---|---|
| Abutilon theophrasti | VELVET LEAF |
| Acer negundo | BOX ELDER |
| Acer platanoides | NORWAY MAPLE |
| Acer saccharinum | SILVER MAPLE |
| Acer saccharum | SUGAR MAPLE |
| Achillea millefolium | YARROW |
| Acnida altissima | WATER HEMP |
| Agalinus tenuifolia | SLENDER FALSE FOXGLOVE |
| Agropyron repens | QUACK GRASS |
| Agrostis alba | RED TOP |
| Alisma subcordatum | COMMON WATER PLANTAIN |
| Alliaria petiolata | GARLIC MUSTARD |
| Allium canadense | WILD GARLIC |
| Allium cernuum | NODDING WILD ONION |
| Allium tricoccum var. burdickii | WILD LEEK |
| Amaranthus hybridus | GREEN AMARANTH |
| Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior | COMMON RAGWEED |
| Ambrosia trifida | GIANT RAGWEED |
| Amorpha canescens | LEAD PLANT |
| Andropogon gerardii | BIG BLUESTEM |
| Anemone cylindrica | THIMBLEWEED |
| Anemonella thalictroides | RUE ANEMONE |
| Apocynum cannabinum | DOGBANE |
| Apocynum sibiricum | DOGBANE |
| Aquilegia canadensis | WILD COLUMBINE |
| Arctium minus | BURDOCK |
| Arisaema triphyllum | JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT |
| Asarum canadense | WILD GINGER |
| Asclepias incarnata | SWAMP MILKWEED |
| Asclepias sullivantii | PRAIRIE MILKWEED |
| Asclepias syriaca | COMMON MILKWEED |
| Asclepias tuberosa | BUTTERFLY MILKWEED |
| Asclepias verticillata | WHORLED MILKWEED |
| Aster ericoides | HEATH ASTER |
| Aster laevis | SMOOTH BLUE ASTER |
| Aster novae-angliae | NEW ENGLAND ASTER |
| Aster pilosus | HAIRY ASTER |
| Aster sagittifolius var. drummondii | DRUMMOND'S ASTER |
| Aster sericeus | SILKY ASTER |
| Aster simplex | PANICLED ASTER |
| Astragalus canadensis | CANADIAN MILK VETCH |
| Baptisia australis | BLUE WILD INDIGO |
| Baptisia leucantha | WHITE WILD INDIGO |
| Baptisia leucophaea | CREAM WILD INDIGO |
| Barbarea vulgaris | YELLOW ROCKET |
| Bidens cernua | NODDING BUR MARIGOLD |
| Bidens comosa | SWAMP TICKSEED |
| Bidens frondosa | COMMON BEGGAR'S TICKS |
| Bidens vulgata | TALL BEGGAR'S TICKS |
| Bouteloua curtipendula | SIDE-OATS GRAMA |
| Brassica kaber | CHARLOCK |
| Bromus inermis | HUNGARIAN BROME |
| Bromus japonicus | JAPANESE CHESS |
| Bromus kalmii | PRAIRIE BROME |
| Cacalia atriplicifolia | PALE INDIAN PLANTAIN |
| Cacalia plantaginea | PRAIRIE INDIAN PLANTAIN |
| Calamagrostis canadensis | BLUE JOINT GRASS |
| Camassia scilloides | WILD HYACINTH |
| Carex aquatilis var. altior | LONG-BRACTED TUSSOCK SEDGE |
| Carex bicknellii | COPPER-SHOULDERED OVAL SEDGE |
| Carex cristatella | CRESTED OVAL SEDGE |
| Carex stricta | COMMON TUSSOCK SEDGE |
| Ceanothus americanus | NEW JERSEY TEA |
| Centaurea maculosa | SPOTTED KNAPWEED |
| Cerastium vulgatum | MOUSE-EAR CHICKWEED |
| Chenopodium album | LAMB'S QUARTERS |
| Chenopodium glaucum | OAK-LEAVED GOOSEFOOT |
| Chrysanthemum leucanthemum var. pinnatifidum | OX-EYE DAISY |
| Cichorium intybus | CHICORY |
| Cicuta maculata | WATER HEMLOCK |
| Circaea lutetiana var. canadensis | ENCHANTER'S NIGHTSHADE |
| Cirsium arvense | FIELD THISTLE |
| Cirsium vulgare | BULL THISTLE |
| Comandra umbellata | FALSE TOADFLAX |
| Convallaria majalis | LILY OF THE VALLEY |
| Convolvulus arvensis | FIELD BINDWEED |
| Convolvulus sepium | HEDGE BINDWEED |
| Convolvulus arvensis | FIELD BINDWEED |
| Convolvulus sepium | HEDGE BINDWEED |
| Coreopsis palmata | PRAIRIE COREOPSIS |
| Coreopsis tripteris | TALL COREOPSIS |
| Cornus obliqua | BLUE-FRUITED DOGWOOD |
| Coreopsis tripteris | TALL COREOPSIS |
| Cornus obliqua | BLUE-FRUITED DOGWOOD |
| Cornus racemosa | GRAY DOGWOOD |
| Cornus stolonifera | RED-OSIER DOGWOOD |
| Corylus americana | AMERICAN HAZELNUT |
| Crataegus crus-galli | COCKSPUR HAWTHORN |
| Cyperus erythrorhizos | RED-ROOTED SEDGE |
| Cyperus esculentus | FIELD NUT SEDGE |
| Cyperus ferruginescens | RUSTY NUT SEDGE |
| Cyperus strigosus | LONG-SCALED NUT SEDGE |
| Dalea candida | WHITE PRAIRIE CLOVER |
| Dalea foliosa | LEAFY PRAIRIE CLOVER |
| Dalea leporina | FOXTAIL DALEA |
| Dalea purpurea | PURPLE PRAIRIE CLOVER |
| Daucus carota | QUEEN ANNE'S LACE |
| Desmanthus illinoensis | ILLINOIS BUNDLE FLOWER |
| Desmodium canadense | SHOWY TICK TREFOIL |
| Desmodium illinoense | ILLINOIS TICK TREFOIL |
| Diplachne acuminata | SALT-MEADOW GRASS |
| Dodecatheon meadia | SHOOTING STAR |
| Echinacea pallida | PURPLE CONEFLOWER |
| Echinacea purpurea | BROAD-LEAVED PURPLE CONEFLOWER |
| Echinochloa crusgalli | BARNYARD GRASS |
| Eleocharis acicularis | NEEDLE SPIKE RUSH |
| Eleocharis palustris | GREAT SPIKE RUSH |
| Elymus canadensis | CANADA WILD RYE |
| Equisetum arvense | HORSETAIL |
| Eragrostis hypnoides | CREEPING LOVE GRASS |
| Erechtites hieracifolia | FIREWEED |
| Erigeron annuus | ANNUAL FLEABANE |
| Erigeron canadensis | HORSEWEED |
| Eryngium yuccifolium | RATTLESNAKE MASTER |
| Erythronium albidum | WHITE TROUT LILY |
| Euonymus europaeus | SPINDLE TREE |
| Eupatorium altissimum | TALL BONESET |
| Eupatorium maculatum | SPOTTED JOE PYE WEED |
| Eupatorium perfoliatum | COMMON BONESET |
| Eupatorium purpureum | PURPLE JOE PYE WEED |
| Eupatorium serotinum | LATE BONESET |
| Euphorbia corollata | FLOWERING SPURGE |
| Euphorbia maculata | NODDING SPURGE |
| Euphorbia supina | CREEPING SPURGE |
| Festuca elatior | MEADOW FESCUE |
| Fragaria virginana | WILD STRAWBERRY |
| Galium aparine | ANNUAL BEDSTRAW |
| Galium asprellum | ROUGH BEDSTRAW |
| Galium boreale | NORTHERN BEDSTRAW |
| Galium verum | YELLOW BEDSTRAW |
| Gentiana andrewsii | BOTTLE GENTIAN |
| Gentiana flavida | CREAM GENTIAN |
| Geranium maculatum | WILD GERANIUM |
| Geum laciniatum var. trichocarpum | ROUGH AVENS |
| Geum triflorum | PRAIRIE SMOKE |
| Glechoma hederacea | GROUND IVY |
| Gleditsia triacanthos | HONEY LOCUST |
| Helenium autumnale | SNEEZE WEED |
| Heleochloa schoenoides | FALSE TIMOTHY |
| Helianthus annuus | GARDEN SUNFLOWER |
| Helianthus mollis | DOWNY SUNFLOWER |
| Helianthus occidentalis | WESTERN SUNFLOWER |
| Helianthus rigidus | PRAIRIE SUNFLOWER |
| Heliopsis helianthoides | FALSE SUNFLOWER |
| Hemerocallis fulva | ORANGE DAY LILY |
| Hesperis matronalis | DAME'S ROCKET |
| Heuchera richardsonii | ALUM ROOT |
| Hibiscus trionum | FLOWER-OF-AN-HOUR |
| Hierochloe odorata | VANILLA GRASS |
| Hypericum perforatum | COMMON ST. JOHN'S WORT |
| Hystrix patula | BOTTLEBRUSH GRASS |
| Iris virginica var. shrevei | BLUE FLAG IRIS |
| Isopyrum biternatum | FALSE RUE ANEMONE |
| Juglans nigra | BLACK WALNUT |
| Juncus dudleyi | DUDLEY'S RUSH |
| Juncus nodosus | JOINT RUSH |
| Juncus torreyi | TORREY'S RUSH |
| Juniperus virginiana | RED CEDAR |
| Kuhnia eupatorioides | FALSE BONESET |
| Lactuca serriola | PRICKLY LETTUCE |
| Lespedeza capitata | ROUND-HEADED BUSH CLOVER |
| Leersia oryzoides | RICE CUT GRASS |
| Leonurus cardiaca | MOTHERWORT |
| Lepidium virginicum | COMMON PEPPERGRASS |
| Liatris aspera | ROUGH BLAZING STAR |
| Liatris pycnostachya | PRAIRIE BLAZING STAR |
| Lippia lanceolata | FOG FRUIT |
| Lobelia siphilitica | GREAT BLUE LOBELIA |
| Lonicera japonica | JAPANESE HONEYSUCKLE |
| Lonicera maackii | AMUR HONEYSUCKLE |
| Lychnis alba | WHITE CAMPION |
| Lycopus americanus | COMMON WATER HOREHOUND |
| Lythrum alatum | WINGED LOOSESTRIFE |
| Lythrum salicaria | PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE |
| Maclura pomifera | OSAGE ORANGE |
| Medicago lupulina | BLACK MEDIC |
| Melilotus alba | WHITE SWEET CLOVER |
| Melilotus officinalis | YELLOW SWEET CLOVER |
| Mertensia virginica | VIRGINIA BLUEBELLS |
| Mimulus ringens | MONKEY FLOWER |
| Monarda fistulosa | WILD BERGAMOT |
| Morus alba | WHITE MULBERRY |
| Nepeta cataria | CATNIP |
| Oenothera biennis | COMMON EVENING PRIMROSE |
| Opuntia humifusa | PRICKLY PEAR |
| Oxalis europaea | TALL WOOD SORREL |
| Panicum capillare | OLD WITCH GRASS |
| Panicum virgatum | SWITCH GRASS |
| Parthenium integrifolium | WILD QUININE |
| Parthenocissus quinquefolia | VIRGINIA CREEPER |
| Penthorum sedoides | DITCH STONECROP |
| Penstemon digitalis | FOXGLOVE BEARD TONGUE |
| Phalaris arundinacea | REED CANARY GRASS |
| Phleum pratense | TIMOTHY |
| Phlox glaberrima interior | MARSH PHLOX |
| Phlox paniculata | GARDEN PHLOX |
| Phlox pilosa | PRAIRIE PHLOX |
| Phragmites australis | COMMON REED |
| Physalis subglabrata | TALL GROUND CHERRY |
| Phytolacca americana | POKEWEED |
| Physostegia virginiana | FALSE DRAGONHEAD |
| Plantago lanceolata | ENGLISH PLANTAIN |
| Plantago major | COMMMON PLANTAIN |
| Poa pratensis | KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS |
| Podophyllum peltatum | MAY APPLE |
| Polemonium reptans | JACOB'S LADDER |
| Polygala seneca | SENECA SNAKE ROOT |
| Polygonatum canaliculatum | SMOOTH SOLOMAN'S SEAL |
| Polygonatum pubescens | DOWNY SOLOMON'S SEAL |
| Polygonum amphipium var. stipulaceum | WATER KNOTWEED |
| Polygonum lapathifolium | HEARTEASE |
| Polygonum penylvanicum | PENNSYLVANIA KNOTWEED |
| Polygonum punctatum | SMARTWEED |
| Polygonum scandens | CLIMBING FALSE BUCKWHEAT |
| Populus alba | WHITE POPLAR |
| Populus deltoides | COTTONWOOD |
| Potentilla arguta | PRAIRIE CINQUEFOIL |
| Potentilla norvegica | NORWAY CINQUEFOIL |
| Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata | SELF HEAL |
| Prunus serotina | BLACK CHERRY |
| Pycnanthemum virginianum | COMMON MOUNTAIN MINT |
| Quercus alba | WHITE OAK |
| Quercus bicolor | SWAMP WHITE OAK |
| Quercus macrocarpa | BUR OAK |
| Quercus muhlenbergii | CHINQUAPIN OAK |
| Quercus palustris | PIN OAK |
| Quercus rubra | RED OAK |
| Quercus velutina | BLACK OAK |
| Ranunculus abortivus | SMALL FLOWERED BUTTERCUP |
| Ranunculus pensylvanicus | BRISTLY BUTTERCUP |
| Ratibida pinnata | YELLOW CONEFLOWER |
| Rhamnus cathartica | COMMON BUCKTHORN |
| Rhamnus frangula | GLOSSY BUCKTHORN |
| Rhus glabra | SMOOTH SUMAC |
| Rhus radicans | POISON IVY |
| Rhus typhina | STAGHORN SUMAC |
| Ribes missouriense | WILD GOOSEBERRY |
| Rorippa palustris var. fernaldiana | MARSH CRESS |
| Rosa blanda | WILD ROSE |
| Rosa multiflora | MULTIFLORA ROSE |
| Rosa setigera | ILLINOIS ROSE |
| Rubus allegheniensis | COMMON BLACKBERRY |
| Rubus occidentalis | BLACK RASPBERRY |
| Rudbeckia hirta | BLACK-EYED SUSAN |
| Rudbeckia subtomentosa | SWEET BLACK-EYED SUSAN |
| Ruellia humilis | WILD PETUNIA |
| Rumex altissimus | PALE DOCK |
| Rumex crispus | CURLY DOCK |
| Salix amygdaloides | PEACH-LEAVED WILLOW |
| Salix interior | SANDBAR WILLOW |
| Salix nigra | BLACK WILLOW |
| Sambucus canadensis | ELDERBERRY |
| Sanguisorba canadensis | AMERICAN BURNET |
| Saponaria officinalis | BOUNCING BET |
| Schizachyrium scoparium | LITTLE BLUESTEM |
| Scirpus atrovirens | DARK GREEN RUSH |
| Scirpus cyperinus | WOOL GRASS |
| Scirpus fluviatilis | RIVER BULRUSH |
| Scirpus validus creber | GREAT BULRUSH |
| Scutellaria lateriflora | MAD-CAP SKULLCAP |
| Senecio pauperculus | BALSAM RAGWORT |
| Setaria faberii | GIANT FOXTAIL |
| Setaria glauca | YELLOW FOXTAIL |
| Silphium integrifolium | ROSINWEED |
| Silphium laciniatum | COMPASS PLANT |
| Silphium perfoliatum | CUP PLANT |
| Silphium terebinthinaceum | PRAIRIE DOCK |
| Smilacina racemosa | FEATHERY FALSE SOLOMON'S SEAL |
| Smilacina stellata | STARRY SOLOMON'S SEAL |
| Smilax lasioneura | COMMON CARRION FLOWER |
| Solanum americanum | BLACK NIGHTSHADE |
| Solanum dulcamara | BITTERSWEET NIGHTSHADE |
| Solanum rostratum | BUFFALO BUR |
| Solidago altissima | TALL GOLDENROD |
| Solidago graminifolia var. nuttallii | GRASS-LEAVED GOLDENROD |
| Solidago juncea | EARLY GOLDENROD |
| Solidago nemoralis | OLD-FIELD GOLDENROD |
| Solidago rigida | STIFF GOLDENROD |
| Sonchus asper | SPINY SOW THISTLE |
| Sonchus uliginosus | COMMON SOW THISTLE |
| Sorghastrum nutans | INDIAN GRASS |
| Spartina pectinata | PRAIRIE CORD GRASS |
| Sporobolus heterolepis | PRAIRIE DROPSEED |
| Stipa spartea | PORCUPINE GRASS |
| Taraxacum officinale | COMMON DANDELION |
| Teucrium canadense | GERMANDER |
| Thalictrum dasycarpum | PURPLE MEADOW RUE |
| Tilia americana | AMERICAN LINDEN |
| Tradescantia ohiensis | COMMON SPIDERWORT |
| Tragopogon pratensis | COMMON GOAT'S BEARD |
| Trifolium pratense | RED CLOVER |
| Trifolium repens | WHITE CLOVER |
| Trillium recurvatum | RED TRILLIUM |
| Typha angustifolia | NARROW-LEAVED CATTAIL |
| Typha latifolia | COMMON CATTAIL |
| Ulmus pumila | SIBERIAN ELM |
| Verbascum blattaria | MOTH MULLEIN |
| Verbascum thapsus | COMMON MULLEIN |
| Verbena hastata | BLUE VERVAIN |
| Verbena stricta | HOARY VERVAIN |
| Verbena urticifolia | WHITE VERVAIN |
| Vernonia fasciculata | COMMON IRONWEED |
| Veronicastrum virginicum | CULVER'S ROOT |
| Viburnum opulus | EUROPEAN HIGHBUSH CRANBERRY |
| Viburnum rafinesquianum | DOWNY ARROWWOOD |
| Vinca minor | PERIWINKLE |
| Viola sororia | COMMON BLUE VIOLET |
| Vitis riparia | RIVERBANK GRAPE |
| Xanthium strumarium | COCKLEBUR |
| Xanthoxylum americanum | PRICKLY ASH |
| Zizea aurea | GOLDEN ALEXANDERS |
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