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Appendix 7. Chicago Park District Rapid Assessment Species 1
Chicago Park District Rapid Assessment Species
Jason Miller, MacConnell Wilson, Mallory Rasky, Rachel Goad
Plants of Concern, Chicago Botanic Garden version 2 8/2018
Purpose: This guide is a companion to the Natural Areas Rapid Assessment for the Chicago Park District as developed by Plants of Concern
at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
Species included:
The species represented here are only those included in the assessment – this is not a comprehensive guide to species found in any
natural area. Rather, this guide presents only those species that monitors collecting data for the rapid assessment will need to focus
on. Future versions will also include species descriptions.
Habitat grids:
To provide more information about where plants are found, we created grids that indicate their moisture and light preferences.
Preferences were taken from habitat notes in the Flora of the Chicago Region (2017) and our own experience. Blue shades indicate
moisture preference, while brown/yellow shades indicate sun/shade preference. Colors filled in for a given species indicate the
range over which the species may grow.
Additional Resources: Many resources are available to help you identify unknown species. We recommend: Newcomb (1989)
Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide; Kurz (2004) Illinois Wildflowers; Brown (1992) Grasses: An Identification Guide; Wilhelm and
Rericha (2017) Flora of the Chicago Region
Wet (e.g., wet woodland, fen, seep)
Shaded (e.g., woodland)
Dry (e.g., gravel hill prairie)
Full sun (e.g., prairie)
Mesic (includes wet-mesic to dry-mesic)
Partly shaded (e.g., savanna, open woodland)
Appendix 7. Chicago Park District Rapid Assessment Species 2
Tree Species: Opposite Leaves
1 Acer negundo
Box Elder
2 Acer rubrum
Red Maple
3 Acer saccharinum
Silver Maple
4 Acer saccharum
Sugar Maple
Tree Species: Alternate Leaves
5 Fraxinus lanceolata
Green Ash
6 Staphylea trifolia
Bladdernut
7 Celtis occidentalis
Hackberry
8 Juglans nigra
Black Walnut
9 Populus deltoides
Cottonwood
10 Prunus americana
Wild Plum
11 Prunus serotina
Black Cherry
12 Prunus virginiana
Choke Cherry
13 Quercus alba
White Oak
14 Quercus bicolor
Swamp White Oak
15 Quercus imbricaria
Shingle Oak
16 Quercus macrocarpa
Bur Oak
17 Quercus rubra
Red Oak
18 Quercus velutina
Black Oak
Appendix 7. Chicago Park District Rapid Assessment Species 3
Tree Species: Compound Leaves
19 Tilia americana
American Linden
20 Ulmus americana
American Elm
21 Gleditsia triacanthos
Honey Locust
22 Gymnocladus dioicus
Kentucky Coffee Tree
Vine Species
23 Zanthoxylum americanum
Prickly Ash
24 Lonicera reticulata
Grape Honeysuckle
25 Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Virginia Creeper
26 Toxicodendron radicans
Poison Ivy
Shrub
Species: Opposite Leaves
27 Vitis riparia
Riverbank Grape
28 Cephalanthus occidentalis
Buttonbush
29 Cornus racemosa
Grey Dogwood
30 Cornus sericea
Red Sticks
Shrub
Species: Compound
Alternate Leaves
31 Sambucus canadensis
Elderberry
32 Viburnum lentago
Nannyberry
33 Amorpha canescens
Lead Plant
34 Amorpha fruticosa
Indigo Bush
Appendix 7. Chicago Park District Rapid Assessment Species 4
35 Dasiphora fruticosa
Shrubby Cinquefoil
36 Rhus aromatica
Fragrant Sumac
37 Rhus glabra
Smooth Sumac
38 Rhus typhina
Staghorn sumac
39 Rosa carolina
Carolina Rose
Shrub
Species: Alternate Simple
Leaves
40 Rosa setigera sp.
Downy Illinois Rose
41 Rubus occidentalis
Black Raspberry
42 Carpinus caroliniana subsp.
virginiana
Blue Beech
43 Corylus americana
American Hazelnut
44 Hamamelis virginiana
Witchhazel
45 Ostrya virginiana
Hop Hornbeam
46 Salix humilis
Prairie Willow
47 Salix interior
Sandbar Willow
48 Salix myricoides
Blue-Leaved Willow
Herbaceous
Species: Opposite or
Whorled Leaves
49 Salix nigra
Black Willow
50 Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Common Ragweed
51 Ambrosia trifida
Giant Ragweed
52 Anemone virginiana
Tall Thimbleweed
Appendix 7. Chicago Park District Rapid Assessment Species 5
53 Anemonella thalictroides
Rue Anemone
54 Asclepias syriaca
Common Milkweed
55 Asclepias verticillata
Whorled Milkweed
56 Boehmeria cylindrica
Swamp False Nettle
57 Circaea canadensis
Enchanter’s Nightshade
58 Claytonia virginica
Spring Beauty
59 Coreopsis palmata
Prairie Coreopsis
60 Coreopsis tripteris
Tall Coreopsis
61 Eupatorium altissimum
Tall Boneset
62 Eupatorium serotinum
Late Boneset
63 Eutrochium purpureum
Purple Joe Pye Weed
64 Galium aparine
Wild Velcro
65 Helianthus grosseserratus
Sawtooth Sunflower
66 Helianthus mollis
Downy Sunflower
67 Helianthus occidentalis
Western Sunflower
68 Hypericum punctatum
Spotted St. Johns Wort
69 Lilium michiganense
Michigan Lily
70 Phlox divaricata
Woodland Phlox
71 Physostegia virginiana
Obedient Plant
72 Pilea pumila
Clearweed
Appendix 7. Chicago Park District Rapid Assessment Species 6
73 Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Slender Mountain Mint
74 Pycnanthemum virginianum
Mountain Mint
75 Silene antirrhina
Sleepy Catchfly
76 Silphium integrifolium
Rosinweed
77 Silphium perfoliatum
Cup Plant
Herbaceous
Species: Alternate Leaves
78 Teucrium canadense
Canadian Germander
79 Verbena stricta
Hoary Vervain
80 Verbena urticifolia
White Vervain
81 Veronicastrum virginicum
Culver’s Root
82 Acalypha rhomboidea
Three-Seeded Mercury
83 Agrimonia gryposepala
Tall Agrimony
84 Aquilegia canadensis
Wild Columbine
86 Arisaema triphyllum
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
87 Arnoglossum atriplicifolium
Pale Indian Plantain
88 Artemisia campestris subsp.
Beach Wormwood
Beach Wormwood
89 Asclepias tuberosa
Butterfly Milkweed
90 Baptisia lactea
White Wild Indigo
91 Cicuta maculata
Water Hemlock
92 Cirsium discolor
Pasture Thistle
Appendix 7. Chicago Park District Rapid Assessment Species 7
93 Comandra umbellata
Bastard Toadflax
94 Cycloloma atriplicfolium
Winged Pigweed
95 Dalea purpurea
Purple Prairie Clover
96 Desmanthus illinoensis
Illinois Bundleflower
97 Drymocallis arguta
Prairie Cinquefoil
98 Echinacea pallida
Pale Purple Coneflower
99 Echinacea purpurea
Broad-Leaved Coneflower
100 Ellisia nyctelea
Aunt Lucy
101 Enemion biternatum
False Rue Anemone
102 Eryngium yuccifolium
Rattlesnake Master
103 Euphorbia corollata
Flowering Spurge
104 Eurybia macrophylla
Big-Leaf Aster
105 Euthamia graminifolia sp.
Grass-Leaved Goldenrod
106 Geum canadense
White Avens
107 Hackelia virginiana
Stickseed
108 Heracleum maximum
Cow Parsnip
109 Impatiens capensis
Orange Jewelweed
110 111 Lespedeza capitata
Round-Headed Bush Clover
112 Lobelia spicata
Pale Spiked Lobelia
Appendix 7. Chicago Park District Rapid Assessment Species 8
113 Mertensia virginica
Virginia Bluebells
114 Oenothera biennis
Common Evening Primrose
115 Oligoneuron riddellii
Riddell’s Goldenrod
116 Oligoneuron rigidum
Stiff Goldenrod
117 Oxalis stricta
Common Yellow Oxalis
118 Parthenium integrifolium
Wild Quinine
119 Phytolacca americana
Pokeweed
120 Polemonium reptans
Jacob’s Ladder
121 Potentilla norvegica
Rough Cinquefoil
122 Potentilla simplex
Common Cinquefoil
123 Ratibida pinnata
Yellow Coneflower
124 Rudbeckia hirta
Black-Eyed Susan
125 Rudbeckia triloba
Brown-Eyed Susan
126 Smilacina racemosa
False Solomon’s Seal
127 Solanum ptycanthum
Black Nightshade
128 Solidago altissima
Tall Goldenrod
129 Solidago caesia
Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod
130 Solidago flexicaulis
Zig-Zag Goldenrod
131 Solidago gigantea
Late Goldenrod
132 Solidago juncea
Early Goldenrod
Appendix 7. Chicago Park District Rapid Assessment Species 9
133 Solidago nemoralis
Old-Field Goldenrod
134 Solidago ulmifolia
Elm-Leaved Goldenrod
135 Symphyotrichum ericoides
Heath Aster
136 Symphyotrichum laeve
Smooth Blue Aster
137 Symphyotrichum shortii
Short’s Aster
138 Tephrosia virginiana
Goat’s Rue
139 Thalictrum dioicum
Early Meadow Rue
140 Tradescatia ohiensis
Common Spiderwort
141 Uvularia granidflora
Bellwort
142 Verbesina alternifolia
Wingstem
Herbaceous
Species: Basal Leaves
143 Vernonia fasciculata
Smooth Ironweed
144 Zizia aurea
Golden Alexanders
145 Allium canadense
Wild Garlic
146 Allium cernuum
Nodding Onion
147 Allium tricoccum
Wild Leek
148 Aralia nudicaulis
Wild Sarsaparilla
149 Argentina anserina
Silverweed Cinquefoil
150 Caltha palustris
Marsh Marigold
151 Dodecatheon media
Shooting Star
Appendix 7. Chicago Park District Rapid Assessment Species 10
152 Erythronium albidum
White Trout Lily
153 Fragaria virginiana
Wild Strawberry
154 Heuchera richardsonii
Prairie Alum Root
155 Hydrophyllum virginianum
Virginia Waterleaf
156 Pedicularis canadensis
Wood Betony
157 Plantago rugelii
Red-Stalked Plantain
158 Pontederia cordata
Pickerel Weed
159 Ranunuculus abortivus
Small-Flowered Buttercup
160 Sagittaria latifolia
Common Arrowhead
161 Sanguinaria canadensis
Bloodroot
Graminoid
Species: Grasses
162 Silphium laciniatum
Compass Plant
163 Silphium terebinthinaceum
Prairie Dock
164 Symplocarpus foetidus
Skunk Cabbage
165 Viola pedata var. lineariloba
Birds’ Foot Violet
166 Ammophila breviligulata
Marram Grass
167 Andropogon gerardii
Big Bluestem
168 Bouteloua curtipendula
Side-Oats Grama
169 Bromus pubescens
Woodland Brome
170 Calamagrostis canadensis
Blue Joint Grass
Appendix 7. Chicago Park District Rapid Assessment Species 11
171 Calamovilfa longifolia magna
Prairie Sandreed
172 Elymus canadensis
Canada Wild Rye
173 Glyceria striata
Fowl Manna Grass
174 Leersia oryzoides
Rice Cut Grass
175 Panicum virgatum
Switch Grass
Graminoid
Species: Grasses, Sedges,
and Rushes
176 Schizachyrium scoparium
Little Bluestem
177 Sorghastrum nutans
Indian Grass
178 Sporobolus heterolepis
Prairie Dropseed
179 Carex hirtifolia
Hairy Sedge
Ferns and
Fern Allies
180 Carex pensylvanica
Pennsylvania Sedge
181 Carex stricta
Common Tussock Sedge
182 Juncus balticus
Lake Shore Rush
183 Juncus effusus
Common Rush
184 Equisetum arvense
Horsetail
185 Equisetum hyemale
Tall Scouring Rush
186 Onoclea sensibilis
Sensitive Fern
187 Osmunda spectabilis
Royal Fern
188 Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
Cinnamon Fern
Appendix 7. Chicago Park District Rapid Assessment Species 12
Photo credits: Aarongunnar, www.inaturalist.org: 3a, 58, 151a, 166, 170a
Alan Cressler, www.wildflower.org: 138a, 165, 184
Andrew Cannazzaro, www.inaturalist.org: 163a
Anna Braum: 10, 41, 81,
Anne Parsons, www.inaturalist.org: 64a
Arebee, www.inaturalist.org: 118
Bcarroscia, www.inaturlist.org: 49a
Ben_montgomery, www.inaturalist.org: 124
Bob O’Kennon, www.inaturalist.org: 169
Bonnie L. Harper, www.wildflowers.org: 175, 178
Botanic Wanderer, www.inaturalist.org: 175b
Brenda K. Loveless, www.wildflower.org: 142
Carlos G Velazco-Marcias, www.inaturalist.org: 119
Carolyn Fannon, www.wildflowers.org: 167a, 167b
Cdmar10, www.inaturalist.org: 99
Charleen, www.inaturalist.org: 147
Chicago Botanic Garden: 163
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org: 63a
ColinDJones, www.inaturalist.org: 116
Daniel Newberry, www.inaturalist.org: 108
Davecz2, www.inaturalist.org: 121b
David McDermott, www.inaturalist.org: 176
Debbie Johnson, www.inaturalist.org: 100a
Donald Cameron, https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org: 50
Donna Pomeory, www.inaturalist.org: 33a
Dwayne Estes, www.inaturalist.org: 107, 129a
Edgarallenhoope, www.inaturalist.org: 29a
Erika Mitchell, www.inaturalist.org: 128, 132a
Erin Faulkner, www.inaturalist.org: 103a
Evan Barker, www.inaturalist.org: 54,
Evan Raskin, www.inaturalist.org: 60a, 128b
Frank Mayfield, www.inaturalist.org: 76a
Godutchbaby, www.inaturlist.org: 84
Greg Lasley, www.inaturalist.org: 36
Guyincognito, www.inaturalist.org: 121a
Illinoisbotanizer, www.inaturalist.org: 157
J. Berard, www.inaturalist.org: 2a,
Jason Hollinger, www.inaturlist.org: 86
Jason Miller (POC): 1a, 4a, 7, 8a, 9, 13, 13a, 18b, 23, 23a, 26, 27,
27a, 33, 35, 42a, 45a, 48, 48a, 49, 60, 61a, 64, 64a, 66, 66a, 75, 78,
82a, 84a, 90a, 91b, 126, 133a, 164, 165a, 175a, 182, 183, 187,
187a
Jason Travis Watanabe Medaris, www.inaturalist.org: 119a
Jeff Skrentny, www.inaturalist.org, 88
Jeremy Barker, www.inaturalist.org: 179a
Jessie Lincoln, www.inaturalist.org: 134
Joe Bartok, www.inaturalist.org: 6a, 47
Joe Walewski, www.inaturalist.org: 181
John Hilty, Illinois Wildflowers: 15, 15a, 40, 57, 71b, 73a, 76,
128a, 132b, 170
John and Jane Balaban: 24a
Jokurtz, www.inaturalist.org: 48b
Joseph A. Marcus, www.wildflowers.org: 168b
Julie Makin, www.wildflower.org: 142a
Kate Gudmundson, www.inaturalist.org: 149
KatieLMiller, www.inaturalist.org: 51, 52b
Kathy Cox, www.inaturalist.org: 62
Katy Chayka, Minnesota Wildflowers: 1, 3, 4, 5, 9a, 11a, 12, 14, 16,
17, 18, 20, 21, 31, 34a, 37, 38, 50a, 52, 52a, 59a, 61, 65, 65a, 67,
67a, 69, 70a, 74, 77, 77a, 79a, 83a, 86a, 89, 89a, 90b, 91, 91a, 93,
93a, 94, 94a, 95, 97, 97a, 100, 101, 101a, 102, 103, 104, 104a, 105,
106, 109a, 112, 112a, 115, 116a, 116b, 120a, 122b, 123a, 124a, 125,
127, 130a, 134a, 135, 136, 136a, 141, 141a, 143a, 144a, 147a, 151,
155, 156a, 159, 159a, 160a, 161, 161a, 168a, 172a, 176a, 176b,
179b, 180, 180a, 181a, 186, 188, 188a,
Keely Dunham, www.inaturalist.org: 129
Kelly Fuerstenberg, www.inaturalist.org: 57a
Leanne Wallis, www.inaturalist.org: 181b
Libby_orcutt, www.inaturalist.org: 117
Lindsey Smith, www.inaturalist.org: 122
Luma, www.inaturalist.org: 114
MacConnell Wilson (POC): 22a, 29, 82a, 109
Mallory Rasky (POC): 24, 47a, 138, 171, 171a, 184, 184a
Mattblamac, www.inaturlist.org: 44
Mark Kluge, www.inaturalist.org: 59, 88a, 92, 92a, 98, 133, 166a,
169a, 173a
Marsh Maiden, www.inaturalist.org: 116
Meghan Cassidy, www.inaturalist.org: 21a,
Mike B, www.inaturalist.org: 140
Minnesota Wildflowers: 19, 174a, 174b
Minnette Marr, www.inaturalist.org: 75
Molanic, www.inaturalist.org: 120
Morgan Stickrod, www.inaturalist.org: 39a
Patrick Alexander, www.iNaturalist.org: 35a
Pat Deacon, www.inaturalist.org, 162a
Paul Tavares, www.inaturalist.org: 153
Pauline Singleton, www.inaturlist.org: 31a, 90a
Peter Dziuk, Minnesota Wildflowers: 2, 6, 7a, 8, 10a, 11, 12, 13a,
14a, 16a, 17a, 18a, 20a, 21b, 22, 24a, 25, 28, 28a, 30, 30a, 31b, 32,
32a, 34, 37b, 38a, 41a, 41b, 42, 43, 45, 53, 63, 68, 68a, 70, 72, 72a,
74a, 75a, 75b, 78a, 79, 80, 80a, 80b, 81a, 82, 83, 95a, 96, 96a, 96b,
98a, 99a, 102a, 106a, 107a, 113a, 115a, 118a, 121, 123, 125a, 127a,
132, 135a, 135b, 136a, 138a, 139a, 143, 146, 146a, 148a, 154, 155a,
156, 158, 158a, 163, 167, 168, 172, 173, 174, 174a, 179, 183a, 184a
Plantcollector, www.inaturalist.org: 87
Rachel Goad (POC): 47, 47a, 55, 56, 69a, 90, 109, 123a, 186
Reuven Martin, www.inaturalist.org: 43a
Robby Deans, www.inaturalist.org: 73
Rob Curtis, www.inaturalist.org: 30a, 48a, 71, 71a, 131a, 150, 182a
Rob Hannawacker, www.inaturalist.org: 15a, 162
R.W. Smith, www.wildflower.org: 131, 144, 145a, 177
Sally and Andy Wasowski, www.wildflowers.org: 46, 183
Sarah Rall, www.inaturalist.org: 62a
Sedge, www.inaturalist.org: 29a
Shannon McLaughlin, www.inaturlist.org: 55a
Sheri, www.inaturalist.org: 36a
Tara Bauman, www.inaturalist.org: 151b
Thesnaguy, www.inaturalist.org: 148
Tom Preney, www.inaturalist.org: 111
Vannesa Voelker, www.inaturalist.org: 87a
Wendy Cass, www.inaturlist.org: 39
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