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COMMON NAME
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SPECIES
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FAMILY
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ORIGIN
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COMMENTS
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| PTERIDOPHYTES (FERNS & ALLIES) | ||||
| Bracken fern | Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn var. latiusculum (Desv.) Underw. ex Heller | Dennstaedtiaceae | native | |
| Bulblet bladder fern | Cystopteris bulbifera (L.) Bernh. | Aspleniaceae | native | Rocky bluffs and outcrops. |
| Christmas fern | Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott | Aspleniaceae | native | |
| Common horsetail | Equisetum arvense L. | Equisetaceae | native | Stream bank, sandy floodplain opening. |
| Creeping fragile fern | Cystopteris protrusa (Weath.) Blasdell | Aspleniaceae | native | |
| Dissected grape fern | Botrychium dissectum Sprengel f. dissectum | Ophioglossaceae | native | Both forms usually found together. |
| Ebony spleenwort | Asplenium platyneuron (L.) Oakes ex DC. | Aspleniaceae | native | Sandy open woods and thickets. |
| Goldies fern | Dryopteris goldiana (Hooker) Gray | Aspleniaceae | native | |
| Interrupted fern | Osmunda claytoniana L. | Osmundaceae | native | Nice, large stands locally. |
| Maidenhair fern | Adiantum pedatum L. | Adiantaceae | native | |
| Narrow-leaved spleenwort | Athyrium pycnocarpon (Sprengel) Tidestrom [=Diplazium pycnocarpon (Sprengel) Broun] | Aspleniaceae | native | Lower slopes of rocky bluffs in rich soil, also along streams. Proposed as a special concern species in 1998. |
| Northern lady fern | Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth var.angustum (Willd.) Moore | Aspleniaceae | native | |
| Oblique grape fern | Botrychium dissectum Sprengel f. obliquuum (Muhl.) Fern. | Ophioglossaceae | native | Both forms usually found together. |
| Ostrich fern | Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todaro var. pensyvanica (Willd.) Morton | Aspleniaceae | native | Also growing in opening under electrical transmission lines. |
| Rattlesnake fern | Botrychium virginianum (L.) Sw. | Ophioglossaceae | native | |
| Scouring-rush | Equisetum hyemale L. var. affine (Engelm.) A.A. Eaton | Equisetaceae | native | Alluvial woods, riparian. |
| Sensitive fern | Onoclea sensibilis L. | Aspleniaceae | native | |
| Silvery spleenwort | Athyrium thelypterioides (Michx.) Desv. [=Deparia acrostichoides (Sw.) M. Kato ined.] | Aspleniaceae | native | Rich, wooded slopes. |
| Smooth cliff-brake | Pellaea glabella Mett. ex Kuhn | Adiantaceae | native | Infrequent, steep rock outcroppings, exposed rock in prarie/savanna area. |
| Spinulose wood fern | Dryopteris carthusiana (Vill.) H.P. Fuchs [=D. spinulosa (O.F. Muell.) Watt] | Aspleniaceae | native | Base of bluff with northern orientation, rich woodland. |
| Walking fern | Asplenium rhizophyllum L. [=Camptosorus rhizophyllus (L.) Link] | Aspleniaceae | native | Very common on rocky bluffs and rock outcroppings. |
| GYMNOSPERMS (CONIFERS) | ||||
| American yew | Taxus canadensis Marsh. | Taxaceae | native | Limited to the rims of the larger bluffs where it is locally common. |
| Red cedar | Juniperus virginiana L. | Cupressaceae | native | |
| ANGIOSPERMS: DICOTYLEDONS | ||||
| Agrimony | Agrimonia gryposepala Wallr. | Rosaceae | native | Open woods, Shrubby areas. |
| Alternate-leaved dogwood | Cornus alternifolia L. f. | Cornaceae | native | |
| Alumroot | Heuchera richardsonii R. Br. | Saxifragaceae | native | Open, southern-oriented bluff, prairie/savanna area. |
| Amaranth | Amaranthus rudis Sauer | Amaranthaceae | native | Riparian (sandbars). |
| American elm | Ulmus americana L. | Ulmaceae | native | |
| Anise root | Osmorhiza longistylis (Torrey) DC. | Apiaceae | native | |
| Appendaged waterleaf | Hydrophyllum appendiculatum Michx. | Hydrophyllaceae | native | Northern oriented slopes, under rock outcrops in rich, moist soil. |
| Aromatic aster | Aster oblongifolius Nutt. | Asteraceae | native | Open woods, bluff with southern orientation. |
| Autumn olive | Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. | Elaeagnaceae | e. Asia | Sandy open soil under power lines, bluff tops, woodland edges; infrequent. |
| Basswood | Tilia americana L. | Tiliaceae | native | |
| Beggar-ticks | Bidens frondosa L. | Asteraceae | native | Riparian. |
| Beggar-ticks | Bidens connata Muhl. ex Willd. | Asteraceae | native | Sandbars and mudflats. |
| Big-tooth aspen | Populus grandidentata Michx. | Salicaceae | native | Wooded slope by prairie/savanna. |
| Bindweed | Calystegia sepium (L.) R. Br. | Convolvulaceae | native | Usually in moist open alluvial soil. |
| Bird's-foot trefoil | Lotus corniculatus L. | Fabaceae | Europe | Disturbed openings, pastures. |
| Bishop's cap | Mitella diphylla L. | Saxifragaceae | native | Common on the larger rock bluffs |
| Bitter cress | Cardamine penslyvanica Muhl. ex Willd. | Brassicaceae | native | Riparian. |
| Bitternut hickory | Carya cordiformis (Wang.) K. Koch | Juglandaceae | native | |
| Black ash | Fraxinus nigra Marsh. | Oleaceae | native | Base and lower slopes of bluffs. |
| Black nightshade | Solanum americanum P. Miller | Solanaceae | native | Disturbed soil, riparian.. |
| Black oak | Quercus velutina Lam. | Fagaceae | native | Uplands. |
| Black raspberry | Rubus occidentalis L. | Rosaceae | native | |
| Black snakeroot | Sanicula canadensis L. | Apiaceae | native | |
| Black walnut | Juglans nigra L. | Juglandaceae | native | |
| Black willow | Salix nigra Marsh. | Salicaceae | native | Alluvial woodland. |
| Blackberry | Rubus allegheniensis Porter ex Bailey | Rosaceae | native | Open ground under electric transmission lines. |
| Black-eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta L. | Asteraceae | native | Pastured openings in woodland, and prairie/savanna area. |
| Bladdernut | Staphylea trifolia L. | Staphyleaceae | native | Locally common, forming thickets on rocky slopes and bluffs. |
| Bloodroot | Sanguinaria canadensis L. | Papaveraceae | native | |
| Blue beech | Carpinus caroliniana Walter | Betulaceae | native | Infrequent to locally common. |
| Blue cohosh | Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. | Berberidaceae | native | Rich woodland, also under electric transmission line. |
| Blue lettuce | Lactuca floridana (L.) Gaertner | Asteraceae | native | Woodland edges. |
| Blue Verbain | Verbena hastata L. | Verbenaceae | native | Alluvium. |
| Blue wood aster | Aster cordifolius L. [=A.cordifolius L. var. sagittifolius (Wedem. ex Willd.) A.G. Jones] | Asteraceae | native | Upland woods and bluffs. |
| Bog hemp | Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. | Urticaceae | native | |
| Bouncing bet | Saponaria officinalis L. | Caryophyllaceae | Eurasia cult. | Sandy, disturbed soil. |
| Box elder | Acer negundo L. | Aceraceae | native | |
| Brown-eyed Susan | Rudbeckia triloba L. | Asteraceae | native | |
| Buckhorn or English plantain | Plantago lanceolata L. | Plantaginaceae | Eurasia | Disturbed sandy soil. |
| Bull thistle | Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Tenore | Asteraceae | Eurasia | Open ground under electric transmission lines. |
| Bur marigold | Bidens cernua L. | Asteraceae | native | Riparian. |
| Bur oak | Quercus macrocarpa Michx. | Fagaceae | native | Uplands. |
| Burdock | Arctium minus Bernh. | Asteraceae | Eurasia | Open disturbed sandy soil, riparian.. |
| Butternut | Juglans cinerea L. | Juglandaceae | native | |
| Canada anemone | Anemone canadensis L. | Ranunculaceae | native | Moist soil. |
| Canada thistle | Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. | Asteraceae | Eurasia | Open ground under electric transmission lines. |
| Carpet weed | Mollugo verticillata L. | Aizoaceae | Trop. Amer. | Moist, disturbed sand. |
| Chervil | Chaerophyllum procumbens (L.) Crantz | Apiaceae | native | Occasional to abundant especially on alluvial soil. |
| Chinquapin or chestnut oak | Quercus muhlenbergii Engelm. | Fagaceae | native | On upper portion of bluffs with southern exposure. |
| Choke cherry | Prunus virginiana L. | Rosaceae | native | |
| Clammy ground cherry | Physalis heterophylla Nees | Solanaceae | native | Sandy, deserted agr. ground. |
| Clammy-weed | Polanisia dodecandra (L.) DC. | Capparaceae | native | Disturbed sandy soil. |
| Clearweed | Pilea pumila (L.) Gray | Urticaceae | native | |
| Cleavers | Galium aparine L. | Rubiaceae | native | |
| Cockspur hawthorn | Crataegus crus-galli L. | Rosaceae | native | Alluvial woodland |
| Columbine | Aquilegia canadensis L. | Ranunculaceae | native | Usually on rock outcrops. |
| Common blue violet | Viola pratincola Greene | Violaceae | native | Woodland openings. |
| Common chickweed | Stellaria media (L.) Vill. | Caryophyllaceae | native | Areas disturbed by moving water |
| Common cinquefoil | Potentilla simplex Michx. | Rosaceae | native | Sandy pastured areas and prairie/savanna area. |
| Common dodder | Cuscuta gronovii Willd. | Convolvulaceae | native | Alluvial woods, growing on Laportea canadensis. |
| Common milkweed | Asclepias syriaca L. | Asclepiadaceae | native | Open areas of light disturbance. |
| Common mullein | Verbascum thapsus L. | Scrophulariaceae | Europe | Rare on rock outcrop, and old field. |
| Common plantain | Plantago rugelii Dcne. | Plantaginaceae | native | |
| Common ragweed | Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. | Asteraceae | native | |
| Common smartweed | Polygonum hydropiper L. | Polygonaceae | native | Woodland. |
| Common snakeroot | Sanicula gregaria Bickn. | Apiaceae | native | |
| Common sow thistle | Sonchus oleraceus L. | Asteraceae | Europe | Opening for electric transmission lines. |
| Common stitchwort | Stellaria graminea L. | Caryophyllaceae | Europe | Quite common in floodplain pastures with no canopy, less common in woodland edge. |
| Compass plant | Silphium laciniatum L. | Asteraceae | native | Relict prairie. |
| Cottonwood | Populus deltoides Bartram ex Marsh. | Salicaceae | native | Alluvial floodplain. |
| Cranesbill | Geranium carolinianum L. | Geraniaceae | native | Sandy pastured open areas. |
| Creeping Charlie | Glechoma hederacea L. | Lamiaceae | Eurasia | Areas of disturbance, riparian. |
| Culver's root | Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw. | Scrophulariaceae | native | Open woods. |
| Cup plant | Silphium perfoliatum L. | Asteraceae | native | Alluvial soil |
| Curly dock | Rumex crispus L. | Polygonaceae | Europe | Sandy pastures. |
| Cursed crowfoot | Ranunculus sceleratus L. | Ranunculaceae | native | Riparian. |
| Cut-leaf evening-primrose | Oenothera laciniata Hill | Onagraceae | native | Disturbed sandy soil. |
| Daisy fleabane | Erigeron strigosus Muhl. ex Willd. | Asteraceae | native | Openings |
| Dame's rocket | Hesperis matronalis L. | Brassicaceae | Eurasia | Quite frequent on edges of flood plain and some moist alluvial openings where it has established itself quite nicely.. |
| Dandelion | Taraxacum officinale Weber | Asteraceae | Eurasia | |
| Deptford pink | Dianthus armeria L. | Caryophyllaceae | Europe | Open areas in sandy soil. |
| Dewberry | Rubus steelei L.H. Bailey | Rosaceae | native | Rocky prairie remnant, prairie/savanna area. |
| Dock | Rumex mexicanus Meisner | Polygonaceae | native | Open area, with prairie grasses under transmission line. |
| Dock-leaved smartweed | Polygonum lapathifolium L. | Polygonaceae | native | Riparian. |
| Dodder | Cuscuta cuspidata Engelm. | Convolvulaceae | native | Alluvial woods, growing on Aster ontarionis. |
| Dodder | Cuscuta indecora Choisy | Convolvulaceae | native | Listed as special concern by Iowa DNR. Sandy soil on high river terrace. Growing on Solidago, Ambrosia trifida, etc. |
| Dutchman's breeches | Dicentra cucullaria (L.) Bernh. | Papaveraceae | native | |
| Elderberry | Sambucus canadensis L. | Caprifoliaceae | native | |
| Elm-leaved goldenrod | Solidago ulmifolia Muhl. ex Willd. | Asteraceae | native | |
| Enchanter's nightshade | Circaea lutetiana L. ssp. canadensis (L.) Ascherson & Magnus | Onagraceae | native | |
| Everlasting | Gnaphalium obtusifolium L. | Asteraceae | native | Sandy openings. |
| False buckwheat | Polygonum scandens L. | Polygonaceae | native | Woodland edges. |
| False dandelion | Krigia biflora (Walter) Blake | Asteraceae | native | Open, southern-oriented bluff, prairie/savanna area. |
| False dragonhead | Physostegia parviflora Nutt. ex Gray | Lamiaceae | native | Riparian. |
| False gromwell | Onosmodium molle Michx. | Boraginaceae | native | Prairie/savanna area, rare. |
| False pimpernel | Lindernia dubia (L.) Pennell | Scrophulariaceae | native | Mud flats and sand bars, riparian. |
| False rue anemone | Isopyrum biternatum (Raf.) T. & G. | Ranunculaceae | native | Carpeting the lower slopes of the bluffs almost exclusively, down to the floodplains. |
| Field cress | Lepidium campestre (L.) R. Br. | Brassicaceae | Europe | Sandy pastured areas. |
| Field penny cress | Thlaspi arvense L. | Brassicaceae | Europe | Rare on southern oriented bluff with disturbance. |
| Field thistle | Cirsium discolor Muhl. ex Willd. | Asteraceae | native | Open ground under electric transmission lines, old field. |
| Figwort | Scrophularia lanceolata Pursh | Scrophulariaceae | native | Rare along river, and sandy pasture. |
| Figwort | Scrophularia marilandica L. | Scrophulariaceae | native | Especially common in clearing under electrical transmission lines. |
| Fireweed | Erechtites hieracifolia (L.) Raf. ex DC. | Asteraceae | native | Under power lines. |
| Fleabane | Erigeron philadelphicus L. | Asteraceae | native | Riparian. |
| Flowering spurge | Euphorbia corollata Engelm. | Euphorbiaceae | native | Sandy open ground, Prairie relict. |
| Garlic mustard | Alliaria petiolata (Bieb.) Cavara & Grande | Brassicaceae | Europe | Most common along river, following alluvial soil inland. Although absent from some areas, on a whole very well established throughout Preserve. |
| Germander | Teucrium canadense L. | Lamiaceae | native | Woodland openings. |
| Giant chickweed | Myosoton aquaticum Moench | Caryophyllaceae | Europe | |
| Giant ragweed | Ambrosia trifida L. | Asteraceae | native | |
| Giant St. John's wort | Hypericum pyramidatum Aiton | Hypericaceae | native | Plants noted in pasture next to woodland, and other open areas. |
| Ginseng | Panax quinquefolia L. | Araliaceae | native | Infrequent, rich soil below northern oriented bluffs. |
| Gooseberry | Ribes missouriensis Nutt. ex T. & G. | Saxifragaceae | native | |
| Gray dogwood | Cornus foemina P. Miller ssp. racemosa (Lam.) J.S. Wilson | Cornaceae | native | Woodland edges. |
| Gray evening primrose | Oenothera villosa Thunb. | Onagraceae | native | Riparian. |
| Gray-headed coneflower | Ratibida pinnata (Vent.) Barnh. | Asteraceae | native | Prairie/savanna, Prairie relict. |
| Great indian plantain | Cacalia muhlenbergii (Sch.-Bip.) Fern. | Asteraceae | native | |
| Great lobelia | Lobelia siphilitica L. | Campanulaceae | native | Open ground under electric transmission lines. |
| Green ash | Fraxinus pennsyvanica Marsh. var. lanceolata (Borkh.) Sarg. | Oleaceae | native | Floodplain. |
| Ground-nut | Apios americana Medicus | Fabaceae | native | |
| Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis L. | Ulmaceae | native | |
| Hairy aster | Aster pilosus Willd. | Asteraceae | native | Sandy opening. |
| Hairy blue violet | Viola sororia Willd. | Violaceae | native | |
| Hairy puccoon | Lithospermum caroliniense (Walter) MacM. | Boraginaceae | native | Sandy, open pastures. |
| Harebell | Campanula rotundifolia L. | Campanulaceae | native | Crevices and tops of steep stone bluffs, also exposed rock in prairie/savanna area. |
| Hawthorn | Crataegus punctata Jacq. | Rosaceae | native | Foodplain, and edges of woods. |
| Hawthorn | Crataegus succulenta Schrader ex Link | Rosaceae | native | Floodplain |
| Hawthorne | Crataegus margaretta Ashe | Rosaceae | native | Upland woods. |
| Hazelnut | Corylus americana Walter | Betulaceae | native | |
| Heath aster | Aster ericoides L. | Asteraceae | native | Woodland edge, dry soil. |
| Hedge mustard | Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop. | Brassicaceae | Eurasia | Opening under electric transmission lines. |
| Hedge nettle | Stachys tenuifolia Willd. var. hispida (Pursh) Fern. | Lamiaceae | native | Riparian. |
| Hemp, Marijuana | Cannabis sativa L. | Moraceae | Eurasia | Uncommon, areas of disturbance. |
| Hepatica | Hepatica nobilis P. Miller var. acuta (Pursh) Steyerm. | Ranunculaceae | native | |
| Hill's oak | Quercus ellipsoidalis E.J. Hill | Fagaceae | native | |
| Hoary Vervain | Verbena stricta Vent. | Verbenaceae | native | Sandy open soil. |
| Hog peanut | Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. | Fabaceae | native | |
| Honewort | Cryptotaenia canadensis (L.) DC. | Apiaceae | native | |
| Honey locust | Gleditsia triacanthos L. | Fabaceae | native | |
| Hooked buttercup | Ranunculus recurvatus Poiret | Ranunculaceae | native | Bluff tops, rich woodland. |
| Horse gentian | Triosteum aurantiacum Bickn. | Caprifoliaceae | native | Open, southern-oriented bluff, and open woods. |
| Horse nettle | Solanum carolinense L. | Solanaceae | native | Disturbed sandy areas. |
| Horseweed | Conza canadensis (L.) Cronq. | Asteraceae | native | |
| Indian hemp | Apocynum cannabinum L. | Apocynaceae | native | |
| Indian paintbrush | Castilleja coccinea (L.) Sprengel | Scrophulariaceae | native | Sandy soil of prairie/savanna area. |
| Indian pipe | Monotropa uniflora L. | Ericaceae | native | Rich upland woods. |
| Indian tobacco | Lobelia inflata L. | Campanulaceae | native | Open ground under electric transmission lines. |
| Ironwood | Ostrya virginiana (P. Miller) K. Koch | Betulaceae | native | |
| Jacob's ladder | Polemonium reptans L. | Polemoniaceae | native | |
| Jewelweed | Impatiens capensis Meerb. | Balsaminaceae | native | Riparian. |
| Jumpseed | Polygonum virginianum L. | Polygonaceae | native | |
| Knotweed | Polygonum achoreum Blake | Polygonaceae | native | Disturbed sandy soil. |
| Knotweed | Polygonum erectum L. | Polygonaceae | native | Disturbed soil. |
| Ladies' tobacco | Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richardson | Asteraceae | native | Top of bluffs with southern exposure, savanna like areas, and pastured areas. |
| Lady's thumb | Polygonum persicaria L. | Polygonaceae | Europe | Along river bank. |
| Lamb's quarters | Chenopodium album L. | Chenopodiaceae | Eurasia | Rock bluffs, sandy soil. |
| Leadplant | Amorpha canescens Pursh | Fabaceae | native | Relict prairie. |
| Leatherwood | Dirca palustris L. | Thymelaeaceae | native | Small, scattered groves at the base of bluffs |
| Lopseed | Phryma leptostachya L. | Phrymaceae | native | |
| Low bindweed | Calystegia spithamaea (L.) Pursh | Convolvulaceae | native | Sandy soil of prairie/savanna area. Very common locally. |
| Mad-dog skullcap | Scutellaria lateriflora L. | Lamiaceae | native | Riparian. |
| Maple-leaved goosefoot | Chenopodium hybridum L. | Chenopodiaceae | native | Open areas under electric transmission lines. |