DRAFT DO NOT USE: Chicago Park District Rapid Assessment Species

This list of Plants of Concern was created by Jason Miller, MacConnell Wilson, Rachel Goad of the Chicago Botanic Garden for Chicago Park District and Nature Conservancy Park Stewardship program. These native plants are being identified and tracked as part of an initiative to protect ...more ↓

Illinois bundleflower ¹
Desmanthus illinoensis

bastard toadflax ²
Comandra umbellata

Silvery Cinquefoil
Potentilla argentea argentea

showy tick-trefoil ³
Desmodium canadense

pale purple coneflower ⁴
Echinacea pallida

purple coneflower ⁵
Echinacea purpurea

false rue anemone ⁶
Enemion biternatum

rattlesnake master ⁷
Eryngium yuccifolium

Aunt Lucy ⁸
Ellisia nyctelea

flat-topped goldenrod ⁹
Euthamia graminifolia

large-leaved aster ¹⁰
Eurybia macrophylla

flowering spurge ¹¹
Euphorbia corollata

white avens ¹²
Geum canadense

stickseed ¹³
Hackelia virginiana

Canadian wood nettle ¹⁴
Laportea canadensis

common jewelweed ¹⁵
Impatiens capensis

common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum

round-headed bush clover ¹⁶
Lespedeza capitata

pale-spiked lobelia ¹⁷
Lobelia spicata

Virginia bluebells ¹⁸
Mertensia virginica

common evening-primrose ¹⁷
Oenothera biennis

common yellow woodsorrel ¹⁹
Oxalis stricta

Riddell's goldenrod ⁶
Solidago riddellii

stiff goldenrod
Solidago rigida humile

wild quinine ¹²
Parthenium integrifolium

American pokeweed ²⁰
Phytolacca americana

Jacob's ladder ²¹
Polemonium reptans

common cinquefoil ²²
Potentilla simplex

rough cinquefoil ²³
Potentilla norvegica

Solomon's seal ²⁴
Polygonatum biflorum

grey-headed coneflower ²⁵
Ratibida pinnata

black-eyed Susan ²⁶
Rudbeckia hirta

cutleaf coneflower ²⁷
Rudbeckia laciniata

Brown-eyed Susan ²⁸
Rudbeckia triloba

false Solomon's-seal ¹
Maianthemum racemosum

late goldenrod ²⁹
Solidago altissima altissima

broad-leaved goldenrod ¹²
Solidago flexicaulis

bluestem goldenrod ¹²
Solidago caesia

eastern black nightshade ³⁰
Solanum ptychanthum

early goldenrod ⁶
Solidago juncea

giant goldenrod ³¹
Solidago gigantea

field goldenrod ³²
Solidago nemoralis

white heath aster ³³
Symphyotrichum ericoides

elm-leaved goldenrod ¹⁶
Solidago ulmifolia

smooth blue aster ¹⁶
Symphyotrichum laeve

goat's rue ¹
Tephrosia virginiana

purple meadow-rue ⁴
Thalictrum dasycarpum

Waxy Meadow-rue ³⁴
Thalictrum revolutum

early meadow-rue ³⁵
Thalictrum dioicum

bluejacket ⁴
Tradescantia ohiensis

largeflower bellwort ³⁶
Uvularia grandiflora

Smooth Ironweed ⁴
Vernonia fasciculata

wingstem ³⁷
Verbesina alternifolia

golden Alexander ¹⁶
Zizia aurea

nodding onion ³⁸
Allium cernuum

Wild Garlic ²⁸
Allium canadense

small white leek ¹²
Allium tricoccum

wild sarsaparilla ³⁹
Aralia nudicaulis

Silverweed ⁴⁰
Potentilla anserinoides

Canadian wild ginger ⁴¹
Asarum canadense

marsh marigold ⁴²
Caltha palustris

shooting stars ⁴³
Dodecatheon

prairie alumroot ¹⁶
Heuchera richardsonii

white fawnlily ⁴⁴
Erythronium albidum

Virginia strawberry ⁴⁵
Fragaria virginiana

Virginia waterleaf ¹¹
Hydrophyllum virginianum

Canadian wood betony ¹²
Pedicularis canadensis

American Plantain ⁴⁶
Plantago rugelii

small-flowered buttercup ³⁸
Ranunculus abortivus

broadleaf arrowhead ¹⁰
Sagittaria latifolia

pickerelweed ⁴⁷
Pontederia cordata

bloodroot ⁴⁸
Sanguinaria canadensis

prairie dock ¹⁷
Silphium terebinthinaceum

American beachgrass ⁴⁹
Ammophila breviligulata

compass plant ¹⁷
Silphium laciniatum

eastern skunk cabbage ⁵⁰
Symplocarpus foetidus

big bluestem ⁵¹
Andropogon gerardii

bird's foot violet ⁵²
Viola pedata

Canada wild rye ⁵¹
Elymus canadensis

sideoats grama ⁵¹
Bouteloua curtipendula

Hairy Woodland Brome
Bromus pubescens

Blue-joint Reedgrass
Calamagrostis canadensis langsdorfii

Fowl Mannagrass ¹⁴
Glyceria striata

rice cutgrass ⁵³
Leersia oryzoides

switchgrass
Panicum virgatum

Indiangrass ⁵⁴
Sorghastrum nutans

little bluestem ⁵⁵
Schizachyrium scoparium

hairy sedge ²⁸
Carex hirtifolia

tussock sedge ¹⁷
Carex stricta

prairie dropseed ⁵⁴
Sporobolus heterolepis

Pennsylvania sedge ⁵⁶
Carex pensylvanica

Soft Rush ⁵⁷
Juncus effusus

Baltic Rush ⁸
Juncus balticus

rough horsetail ⁵⁸
Equisetum hyemale

American royal fern
Osmunda regalis spectabilis

sensitive fern ⁵⁹
Onoclea sensibilis

field horsetail ¹⁷
Equisetum arvense

Torrey's rush ⁶⁰
Juncus torreyi

cinnamon fern ⁶¹
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

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DRAFT DO NOT USE: Chicago Park District Rapid Assessment Species

Illinois bundleflower 1 Desmanthus illinoensis

bastard toadflax 2 Comandra umbellata

Silvery Cinquefoil Potentilla argentea argentea

showy tick-trefoil 3 Desmodium canadense

pale purple coneflower 4 Echinacea pallida

purple coneflower 5 Echinacea purpurea

false rue anemone 6 Enemion biternatum

rattlesnake master 7 Eryngium yuccifolium

Aunt Lucy 8 Ellisia nyctelea

flat-topped goldenrod 9 Euthamia graminifolia

large-leaved aster 10 Eurybia macrophylla

flowering spurge 11 Euphorbia corollata

white avens 12 Geum canadense

stickseed 13 Hackelia virginiana

Canadian wood nettle 14 Laportea canadensis

common jewelweed 15 Impatiens capensis

common cowparsnip Heracleum maximum

round-headed bush clover 16 Lespedeza capitata

pale-spiked lobelia 17 Lobelia spicata

Virginia bluebells 18 Mertensia virginica

common evening-primrose 17 Oenothera biennis

common yellow woodsorrel 19 Oxalis stricta

Riddell's goldenrod 6 Solidago riddellii

stiff goldenrod Solidago rigida humile

wild quinine 12 Parthenium integrifolium

American pokeweed 20 Phytolacca americana

Jacob's ladder 21 Polemonium reptans

common cinquefoil 22 Potentilla simplex

rough cinquefoil 23 Potentilla norvegica

Solomon's seal 24 Polygonatum biflorum

grey-headed coneflower 25 Ratibida pinnata

black-eyed Susan 26 Rudbeckia hirta

cutleaf coneflower 27 Rudbeckia laciniata

Brown-eyed Susan 28 Rudbeckia triloba

false Solomon's-seal 1 Maianthemum racemosum

late goldenrod 29 Solidago altissima altissima

broad-leaved goldenrod 12 Solidago flexicaulis

bluestem goldenrod 12 Solidago caesia

eastern black nightshade 30 Solanum ptychanthum

early goldenrod 6 Solidago juncea

giant goldenrod 31 Solidago gigantea

field goldenrod 32 Solidago nemoralis

white heath aster 33 Symphyotrichum ericoides

elm-leaved goldenrod 16 Solidago ulmifolia

smooth blue aster 16 Symphyotrichum laeve

goat's rue 1 Tephrosia virginiana

purple meadow-rue 4 Thalictrum dasycarpum

Waxy Meadow-rue 34 Thalictrum revolutum

early meadow-rue 35 Thalictrum dioicum

bluejacket 4 Tradescantia ohiensis

largeflower bellwort 36 Uvularia grandiflora

Smooth Ironweed 4 Vernonia fasciculata

wingstem 37 Verbesina alternifolia

golden Alexander 16 Zizia aurea

nodding onion 38 Allium cernuum

Wild Garlic 28 Allium canadense

small white leek 12 Allium tricoccum

wild sarsaparilla 39 Aralia nudicaulis

Silverweed 40 Potentilla anserinoides

Canadian wild ginger 41 Asarum canadense

marsh marigold 42 Caltha palustris

shooting stars 43 Dodecatheon

prairie alumroot 16 Heuchera richardsonii

white fawnlily 44 Erythronium albidum

Virginia strawberry 45 Fragaria virginiana

Virginia waterleaf 11 Hydrophyllum virginianum

Canadian wood betony 12 Pedicularis canadensis

American Plantain 46 Plantago rugelii

small-flowered buttercup 38 Ranunculus abortivus

broadleaf arrowhead 10 Sagittaria latifolia

pickerelweed 47 Pontederia cordata

bloodroot 48 Sanguinaria canadensis

prairie dock 17 Silphium terebinthinaceum

American beachgrass 49 Ammophila breviligulata

compass plant 17 Silphium laciniatum

eastern skunk cabbage 50 Symplocarpus foetidus

big bluestem 51 Andropogon gerardii

bird's foot violet 52 Viola pedata

Canada wild rye 51 Elymus canadensis