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grass-like
ferns & allies
cactus-like / succulents
aquatic & OBL wetland species
special groups
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legumes
milkweeds
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orchids
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annual or biennial
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unarmed
armed
leaves/twigs aromatic when crushed
without marked odor
clearly odiferous
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Cook County EcoFlora Test
Taran Lichtenberger
Species Count: 470
Acoraceae
Acorus americanus
Acorus calamus
Actinidiaceae
Actinidia arguta
Alismataceae
Alisma plantago-aquatica
Alisma subcordatum
Alisma triviale
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus albus
Amaranthus blitoides
Amaranthus blitum
Amaranthus caudatus
Amaranthus graecizans
Amaranthus hybridus
Amaranthus powellii
Amaranthus retroflexus
Amaranthus spinosus
Amaranthus tuberculatus
Atriplex argentea
Atriplex littoralis
Atriplex patula
Atriplex prostrata
Bassia scoparia
Blitum capitatum
Amaryllidaceae
Allium burdickii
Allium canadense
Allium cernuum
Allium moly
Allium nutans
Allium sativum
Allium senescens
Allium tricoccum
Allium vineale
Annonaceae
Asimina triloba
Apiaceae
Aegopodium podagraria
Aethusa cynapium
Anethum graveolens
Angelica atropurpurea
Anthriscus caucalis
Anthriscus sylvestris
Berula erecta
Apocynaceae
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Apocynum cannabinum
Apocynum × floribundum
Asclepias amplexicaulis
Asclepias exaltata
Asclepias hirtella
Asclepias incarnata
Asclepias lanuginosa
Asclepias longifolia
Asclepias ovalifolia
Asclepias phytolaccoides
Asclepias pumila
Asclepias purpurascens
Asclepias sullivantii
Asclepias syriaca
Asclepias tuberosa
Asclepias verticillata
Asclepias viridiflora
Araceae
Anthurium affine
Arisaema atrorubens
Arisaema dracontium
Arisaema triphyllum
Calla palustris
Araliaceae
Aralia elata
Aralia hispida
Aralia nudicaulis
Aralia racemosa
Aralia spinosa
Aristolochiaceae
Aristolochia macrophylla
Asarum canadense
Asparagaceae
Agave americana
Asparagus officinalis
Asparagus setaceus
Bellevalia paradoxa
Camassia scilloides
Asphodelaceae
Aloe arborescens
Aloe thraskii
Aspleniaceae
Asplenium platyneuron
Asplenium rhizophyllum
Asteraceae
Achillea aegyptiaca
Achillea ageratum
Achillea alpina
Achillea filipendulina
Achillea millefolium
Achillea ptarmica
Ageratina adenophora
Ageratina altissima
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Ambrosia psilostachya
Ambrosia trifida
Anacyclus pyrethrum
Antennaria neglecta
Antennaria parlinii
Antennaria plantaginifolia
Anthemis cotula
Arctium lappa
Arctium minus
Argyranthemum frutescens
Arnoglossum atriplicifolium
Arnoglossum plantagineum
Artemisia absinthium
Artemisia annua
Artemisia biennis
Artemisia campestris
Artemisia frigida
Artemisia ludoviciana
Artemisia vulgaris
Aster chasei
Aster ciliolatus
Aster parviceps
Aster pringlei
Aster ptarmicoides
Aster schreberi
Aster tataricus
Aster tradescantii
Bellis perennis
Bidens aristosa
Bidens cernua
Bidens connata
Bidens discoidea
Bidens frondosa
Bidens polylepis
Bidens trichosperma
Bidens tripartita
Bidens vulgata
Boltonia asteroides
Boltonia decurrens
Brachyactis angustus
Brickellia eupatorioides
Carduus acanthoides
Carduus nutans
Athyriaceae
Athyrium filix-femina
Deparia acrostichoides
Begoniaceae
Begonia cucullata
Berberidaceae
Berberis dielsiana
Berberis oblonga
Berberis poiretii
Berberis thunbergii
Berberis vulgaris
Berberis wilsoniae
Berberis x mentorensis
Mahonia aquifolium
Mahonia pinnata
Betulaceae
Alnus cordata
Alnus glutinosa
Alnus hirsuta
Alnus rugosa
Betula alleghaniensis
Betula nana
Betula nigra
Betula papyrifera
Betula pendula
Betula populifolia
Bignoniaceae
Campsis radicans
Boraginaceae
Borago officinalis
Brassicaceae
Alliaria petiolata
Alyssum alyssoides
Arabidopsis lyrata
Arabidopsis thaliana
Arabis alpina
Arabis hirsuta
Arabis ludoviciana
Arabis procurrens
Armoracia aquatica
Armoracia lacustris
Armoracia lapathifolia
Armoracia rusticana
Aubrieta deltoidea
Barbarea vulgaris
Berteroa incana
Borodinia dentata
Borodinia laevigata
Brassica juncea
Brassica napus
Brassica nigra
Brassica oleracea
Brassica rapa
Cakile americana
Cakile edentula
Cakile lacustris
Camelina microcarpa
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Cardamine bulbosa
Cardamine concatenata
Cardamine douglassii
Cardamine flexuosa
Cardamine hirsuta
Cardamine pensylvanica
Cardamine rhomboidea
Butomaceae
Butomus umbellatus
Buxaceae
Buxus sempervirens
Calceolariaceae
Calceolaria crenatiflora
Calycanthaceae
Calycanthus floridus
Campanulaceae
Campanula alliariifolia
Campanula rapunculoides
Campanula rotundifolia
Campanulastrum americanum
Palustricodon aparinoides
Cannabaceae
Cannabis sativa
Caprifoliaceae
Abelia macrotera
Abelia × grandiflora
Caryophyllaceae
Agrostemma githago
Arenaria patula
Arenaria serpyllifolia
Arenaria stricta
Convolvulaceae
Calystegia sepium
Calystegia spithamaea
Cyperaceae
Bolboschoenus fluviatilis
Bolboschoenus maritimus
Bulbostylis capillaris
Carex aggregata
Carex albicans
Carex albursina
Carex alopecoidea
Carex annectens
Carex atherodes
Carex atlantica
Carex aurea
Carex bebbii
Carex bicknellii
Carex blanda
Carex brevior
Carex bromoides
Carex bushii
Carex buxbaumii
Carex cephalantha
Carex cephaloidea
Carex cephalophora
Carex communis
Carex comosa
Carex conjuncta
Carex conoidea
Carex crawei
Carex crawfordii
Carex crinita
Carex cristatella
Carex crus-corvi
Carex cryptolepis
Carex davisii
Carex diandra
Carex digitalis
Carex eburnea
Carex echinodes
Carex emmonsii
Carex emoryi
Carex festucacea
Carex flava
Carex foenea
Carex formosa
Carex frankii
Carex garberi
Carex gracilescens
Carex gracillima
Carex granularis
Carex gravida
Carex grayi
Carex grisea
Carex haydenii
Carex hirsutella
Carex hirta
Carex hirtifolia
Carex hitchcockiana
Carex hyalinolepis
Carex hystericina
Carex interior
Carex intumescens
Carex jamesii
Carex lacustris
Carex laeviconica
Carex laevivaginata
Carex lasiocarpa
Carex laxiflora
Carex leavenworthii
Carex leptalea
Carex leptonervia
Carex longii
Carex lupuliformis
Carex lupulina
Carex lurida
Carex meadii
Carex mirabilis
Carex molesta
Carex morrowii
Carex muehlenbergii
Carex muskingumensis
Carex nigromarginata
Carex normalis
Carex pellita
Carex pensylvanica
Carex praegracilis
Carex prairea
Carex praticola
Carex projecta
Carex pseudocyperus
Carex radiata
Carex retrorsa
Carex richardsonii
Carex rosea
Carex sartwellii
Carex scoparia
Ericaceae
Arbutus xalapensis
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha rhomboidea
Acalypha virginica
Fabaceae
Amorpha canescens
Amorpha fruticosa
Amphicarpaea bracteata
Apios americana
Astragalus canadensis
Baptisia alba
Baptisia australis
Baptisia sphaerocarpa
Baptisia x bicolor
Baptisia x variicolor
Gentianaceae
Bartonia tenella
Lamiaceae
Agastache nepetoides
Agastache scrophulariifolia
Ajuga genevensis
Ajuga reptans
Blephilia ciliata
Blephilia hirsuta
Callicarpa dichotoma
Callicarpa japonica
Lardizabalaceae
Akebia trifoliata
Lythraceae
Ammannia coccinea
Ammannia robusta
Malvaceae
Abutilon theophrasti
Alcea rosea
Anoda lanceolata
Callirhoe pedata
Nartheciaceae
Aletris farinosa
Ophioglossaceae
Botrychium simplex
Botrypus virginianus
Sceptridium dissectum
Orchidaceae
Aplectrum hyemale
Calopogon oklahomensis
Calopogon tuberosus
Orobanchaceae
Agalinis auriculata
Agalinis paupercula
Agalinis purpurea
Agalinis skinneriana
Agalinis tenuifolia
Aureolaria flava
Aureolaria grandiflora
Buchnera americana
Papaveraceae
Adlumia fungosa
Pinaceae
Abies concolor
Abies koreana
Abies sibirica
Plantaginaceae
Callitriche heterophylla
Callitriche palustris
Plumbaginaceae
Armeria maritima
Poaceae
Aegilops cylindrica
Agrostis gigantea
Agrostis hyemalis
Agrostis perennans
Agrostis scabra
Agrostis stolonifera
Alopecurus aequalis
Alopecurus carolinianus
Alopecurus pratensis
Ammophila arenaria
Ammophila breviligulata
Andropogon gerardi
Anthoxanthum hirtum
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Aristida dichotoma
Aristida longespica
Aristida oligantha
Aristida purpurascens
Arrhenatherum elatius
Avena fatua
Avena sativa
Beckmannia syzigachne
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bouteloua dactyloides
Bouteloua gracilis
Brachyelytrum erectum
Bromus ciliatus
Bromus commutatus
Bromus inermis
Bromus japonicus
Bromus kalmii
Bromus latiglumis
Bromus nottowayanus
Bromus pubescens
Bromus purgans
Bromus racemosus
Bromus tectorum
Calamagrostis brachytricha
Calamagrostis canadensis
Calamagrostis stricta
Calamagrostis x acutiflora
Calamovilfa longifolia
Primulaceae
Androsace occidentalis
Androsace sarmentosa
Lysimachia arvensis
Pteridaceae
Adiantum pedatum
Ranunculaceae
Actaea alba
Actaea pachypoda
Actaea racemosa
Actaea rubra
Anemone acutiloba
Anemone americana
Anemone blanda
Anemone canadensis
Anemone cylindrica
Anemone nemorosa
Anemone quinquefolia
Anemone virginiana
Anemonella thalictroides
Aquilegia canadensis
Aquilegia flabellata
Aquilegia oxysepala
Aquilegia vulgaris
Caltha palustris
Rosaceae
Agrimonia gryposepala
Agrimonia hirsuta
Agrimonia parviflora
Agrimonia pubescens
Agrimonia rostellata
Alchemilla vulgaris
Amelanchier alnifolia
Amelanchier arborea
Amelanchier canadensis
Amelanchier humilis
Amelanchier interior
Amelanchier laevis
Amelanchier ovalis
Amelanchier pumila
Amelanchier sanguinea
Amelanchier spicata
Amelanchier x grandiflora
Argentina anserina
Aronia melanocarpa
Aronia × prunifolia
Rutaceae
Boronia ledifolia
Sapindaceae
Acer campestre
Acer ginnala
Acer griseum
Acer grosseri
Acer japonicum
Acer miyabei
Acer negundo
Acer nigrum
Acer palmatum
Acer platanoides
Acer rubrum
Acer saccharinum
Acer saccharum
Acer tegmentosum
Acer triflorum
Acer truncatum
Aesculus glabra
Aesculus hippocastanum
Aesculus parviflora
Aesculus pavia
Aesculus x carnea
Saxifragaceae
Astilbe rubra
Bergenia crassifolia
Scrophulariaceae
Buddleja davidii
Simaroubaceae
Ailanthus altissima
Solanaceae
Atropa belladonna
Capsicum annuum
Capsicum chinense
Capsicum pendulum
Urticaceae
Adicea pumila
Boehmeria cylindrica
Vitaceae
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata
Ampelopsis cordata
Ampelopsis humulifolia