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 ↓

honey locust ¹
Gleditsia triacanthos

Kentucky coffeetree ²
Gymnocladus dioicus

leadplant ³
Amorpha canescens

desert false indigo ⁴
Amorpha fruticosa

partridge pea ⁵
Chamaecrista fasciculata

white wild indigo
Baptisia alba

purple prairie clover ⁶
Dalea purpurea

Illinois bundleflower ⁷
Desmanthus illinoensis

showy tick-trefoil ⁸
Desmodium canadense

round-headed bush clover ⁹
Lespedeza capitata

goat's rue ⁷
Tephrosia virginiana

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DRAFT DO NOT USE: Chicago Park District Rapid Assessment Species

honey locust 1 Gleditsia triacanthos

Kentucky coffeetree 2 Gymnocladus dioicus

leadplant 3 Amorpha canescens

desert false indigo 4 Amorpha fruticosa

partridge pea 5 Chamaecrista fasciculata

white wild indigo Baptisia alba

purple prairie clover 6 Dalea purpurea

Illinois bundleflower 7 Desmanthus illinoensis

showy tick-trefoil 8 Desmodium canadense

round-headed bush clover 9 Lespedeza capitata

goat's rue 7 Tephrosia virginiana