rare and showy plants of the chicago region and the habitats that support them
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Rare and Showy Plants of the Chicago Region and the
Habitats That Support ThemChristopher David Benda
Montrose Beach Dunes
CHRISTOPHER DAVID BENDA
Visiting Plant Ecologist IL Natural History Survey
Instructor, Flora of Southern Illinois Southern Illinois University
Instructor, Tree Identification and Ecology The Morton Arboretum
PresidentIllinois Native Plant Society
Technical Expert ConsultantIllinois Endangered Species Protection Board
Somme Woods
Beach (Foredune)
Illinois Beach Nature Preserve
Marram Grass (Ammophila breviligulata), IL-E
Seaside Spurge (Chamaesyce polygonifolia), IL-E
Sea Rocket (Cakile edentula), IL-T
Pitcher’s Thistle (Cirsium pitcheri), Fed-T, IL-T
Trailing Juniper (Juniperus horizontalis), IL-E
Illinois Beach Nature Preserve
Kalm’s St. Johnswort (Hypericum kalmianum), IL-E
Bog
Volo Bog Nature Preserve
Water Arum (Calla palustris), IL-E
Snake-mouth Orchid (Pogonia ophioglossoides), IL-E
Leatherleaf (Chamaedaphne calyculata), IL-T
Dolomite Cliff
Sagawau Canyon Nature Preserve
Bird’s Eye Primrose (Primula mistassinica), IL-E
Dolomite Prairie
Lockport Prairie Nature Preserve
Leafy Prairie Clover (Dalea foliosa), Fed-E, IL-E
Quillwort (Isoetes butleri), IL-E
Lakeside Daisy (Tetraneuris herbacea), Fed-T, IL-E
Leafy Prairie Clover (Dalea foliosa)
Slender Sandwort (Minuartia patula), IL-T
Car0lina Anemone (Anemone caroliniana)
Fens and Seeps
Watersmeet Woods
Fens and Seeps
Bluff Spring Fen Nature Preserve
Fens and Seeps
Lake in the Hills Fen Nature Preserve
False Asphodel (Tofieldia glutinosa), IL-T
White Turtlehead (Chelone glabra)
Lesser Fringed Gentian (Gentianopsis virgata)
Kalm’s Lobelia (Lobelia kalmii)
Grass-of-Parnassus (Parnassia glauca)
Marsh
Illinois Beach Nature Preserve
Marsh Speedwell (Veronica scutellata), IL-T
Scarlet Smartweed (Persicaria coccinea)
Northern Flatwoods
Potawatomi Woods
Cousin It Sedge (Carex bromoides), IL-T
Purple Fringed Orchid (Platanthera psycodes), IL-E
Prairie
Palatine Prairie Nature Preserve
Mead’s Milkweed (Asclepias meadii), Fed-T, IL-E
Queen-of-the-Prairie (Filipendula rubra), IL-E
Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid (Platanthera leucophea), Fed-E. IL-E
Royal Catchfly (Silene regia), IL-E
Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea)
Prairie Gentian (Gentiana puberulenta)
Prairie Lily (Lilium philadelphicum)
Prairie Sundrops (Oenothera perennis), IL-T
Eared Foxglove (Tomanthera auriculata), IL-T
Sand Prairie
Illinois Beach Nature Preserve
Yellow Fringed Orchid (Platanthera ciliaris), IL-E
Meadow Beauty (Rhexia virginica)
Bird’s-foot Violet (Viola pedata)
Oklahoma Grass Pink Orchid (Calopogon oklahomensis), IL-E
Grass Pink Orchid (Calopogon tuberosus), IL-E
Calopogon oklahomensis vs. tuberosus)
White Lady Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium candidum), IL-T
Savanna
Baker’s Lake
Oval-leaved Milkweed (Asclepias ovalifolia), IL-E
Sweet Fern (Comptonia peregrina), IL-E
Pale Vetchling (Lathyrus ochroleucus), IL-T
Savanna Blazing Star (Liatris scariosa var. nieuwlandii), IL-T
Woodland
Cap Sauer’s Nature Preserve
Yellow Lady Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium pubescens)
Bishop’s Cap (Mitella diphylla)
American Columbo (Frasera caroliniensis)
American Columbo (Frasera caroliniensis)
Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis)
Indian Pipe (Monotropa uniflora)
Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa), IL-E
American Spikenard (Aralia racemosa)
Kankakee Mallow (Iliamna remota), IL-E
Illinois Botanizer