Rich Township, Cook County, Illinois, U.S.A. Flora that can be found on the Old Plank Road Trail between Central And Ridgeland Avenues:
1. Acalypha rhomboidea, - Three-seeded mercury 2. Acer negundo, - Box elder 3. Acnida altissima, - Water hemp 4. Alisma triviale, - Large-flowered water plantain 5. Allium canadense, - Wild onion 6. Allium cernuum, - Nodding wild onion 7. Alopecurus carolinianus, - Annual foxtail 8. Ambrosia artemisiifoloa, - Common ragweed 9. Ambrosia trifida, - Giant ragweed 10. Amorpha canescens, - Lead plant 11. Amphicarpaea bracteata, - Hog peanut 12. Andropogon gerardii, - Big bluestem grass 13. Andropogon scoparius, - Little bluestem grass 14. Anemone cylindrica, - Thimbleweed 15. Apios americana, - Ground nut 16. Apocynum cannabinum - Indian hemp 17. Apocynum sibiricum, - Prairie Indian hemp 18. Asclepias incarnata, - Swamp milkweed 19. Asclepias sullivantii, - Prairie milkweed 20. Asclepias syriaca, - Common milkweed 21. Asclepias verticillata, - Whorled milkweed 22. Asclepias viridiflora, - Short green milkweed 23. Aster cordifolius, - Heart-leaved aster 24. Aster ericoides, - Heath aster 25. Aster laevis, - Smooth aster 26. Aster novae-angliae - New Englang aster 27. Aster ptarmicoides, - White aster 28. Aster sagittifolius, - Drummond's aster 29. Aster simplex, - Panicled aster 30. Aster simplex var. interior, - Marsh aster 31. Aster umbellatus, - Flat-topped aster 32. Baptisia leucophaea - Cream wild indigo 33. Bidens aristosa, - Swamp marigold 34. Bidens frondosa, - Common beggar's ticks 35. Bidens polylepis, - Bur marigold 36. Botrychium dissectum, - Cut-leaved grape fern 37. Bouteloua curtipendula, - Side oats gramma 38. Calamagrostis canadensis, - Blue joint grass 39. Campanula americana, - Tall bellflower 40. Carex alopecoidea, - Brown headed fox sedge 41. Carex cristatella, - Crested oval sedge 42. Carex normalis, - Spreading oval sedge 43. Carex pellita, - Broad-leaved wooly sedge 44. Carex sartwellii, - Running marsh sedge 45. Carex stricta, - Hummock sedge 46. Carex suberecta, - Wedge-fruited oval sedge 47. Carex tribuloides, - Awl-fruited oval sedge 48. Carex vulpinoidea, - Brown fox sedge 49. Carex Species, - Hummock sedge 50. Ceanothus americanus, - New Jersey tea 51. Cenchrus longispinus, - Sandbar 52. Cicuta maculata, - Water hemlock 53. Circium discolor, - Pasture thistle 54. Claytonia virginica, - Spring Beauty 55. Comandra umbrellata, - False toadflax 56. Convolvulus sepium, - Hedge bindweed 57. Coreopsis palmata, - Prairie coreopsis 58. Coreopsis tripteris, - Tall coreopsis 59. Cornus racemosa, - Gray dogwood 60. Cornus stolonifera, - Red-twig dogwood 61. Desmanthus illinoensis, - Illinois sensitive plant 62. Desmodium canadense, - Showy tick trefoil 63. Dodecatheon meadia, - Shooting star 64. Eichinacea pallida, - Purple coneflower 65. Elymus canadensis, - Nodding wild rye 66. Elymus virginicus, - Virginia wild rye 67. Epilobium coloratum, - Cinnamon willow herb 68. Equisetum hymenale, - Scouring rush 69. Erechtites hieracifolia, - Fireweed 70. Erigeron canadensis, - Horseweed 71. Eryngium yuccifolium, - Rattlesnake master 72. Erthronium albidum, - White trout lily 73. Erthronium americanum, - Yellow trout lily 74. Eupatorium altissimum, - Tall boneset 75. Euphorbia corrrolata, - Flowering spurge 76. Euphorbia maculata, - Nodding spurge 77. Fragaria virginiana, - Wild strawberry 78. Galium aparine, - Cleavers 79. Galium asprellum, - Rough bedstraw 80. Galium boreale, - Northern bedstraw 81. Galium obtusum, - Wild madder 82. Gaura biennis, - Biennial guara 83. Gentiana andrewsii, - Bottle gentian 84. Gentiana puberulenta, - Prairie, or Downey, gentian 85. Gentiana quinqeufolia occidetalis, - Stiff gentian 86. Gentiana saponaria - Soapwort gentian 87. Geranium maculatum, - Wild Geranium 88. Geum canadense, - Wood avens 89. Geum laciniatum, - Rough avens 90. Glyceria striata, - Fowl manna grass 91. Hackelia virginiana, - Stickseed 92. Helianthus grosserratus, - Sawtooth sunflower 93. Helianthus occidentalis, - Naked sunflower 94. Helianthus rigidus, - Prairie sunflower 95. Heuchera richardsonii, - Prairie alum root 96. Hypericum punctatum, - St. John's wort 97. Hypoxis hirsuta, - Yellow star grass 98. Hystrix patula, - Bottlebrush grass 99. Iris virginica shrevei, - Blue flag iris 100. Juncus dudleyi, - Dudley's rush 101. Juncus torreyi, - Torrey's rush 102. Lactuca canadense, - Wild lettuce 103. Lathyrus palustris, - Marsh vetchling 104. Lathyrus venosus, - Veiny pea
105. Leersia oryzoides, - Rice cut grass 106. Lespedeza capitata, - Round-headed bush clover 107. Liatris aspera, - Rough blazing star 108. Liatris pychnostachya, - Prairie blazing star 109. Liatris scariosa, - Savanna blazing star 110. Liatris spicata, - Marsh blazing star 111. Lillium michiganense, - Turk's cap lily 112. Lithospermum canescens, - Hoary puccoon 113. Lobelia spicata, - Pale spiked lobelia 114. Monarda fistulosa, - Wild bergemot 115. Muhlenbergia frondosa, - Common satin grass 116. Oenothera biennis, - Common evening primrose 117. Osmorhiza longistylis, - Smooth sweet cicely 118. Oxalis europaea, - Tall wood sorrel 119. Oxalis violacea, - Violet wood sorrel 120. Oxypolis rigidior, - Cowbane 121. Paniccum implicatum, - Old field panic grass 122. Panicum oligosanthes scribnerianum, - Scribner's panic grass 123. Panicum virgatum, - Switch grass 124. Parthenium integrifolium, - Wild quinine 125. Parthenocissus inserta, - Thicket creeper 126. Petalostomum purpureum, - Purple prairie clover 127. Phlox glaberrima interior, - Marsh phlox 128. Phlox pilosa, - Prairie phlox 129. Phragmites australis, - Common reed grass 130. Physalis heterphyla, - Clammy ground cherry 131. Physostegia virginiana, - Obedient plant 132. Physostegia virginiana var. aranaria, - Prairie obedient plant 133. Polanisia graveolens, - Clammy weed 134. Polygonatum canaliculatum, - Smooth Solomon's seal 135. Polygonum amphibium var. stipulaceum, - Water smartweed 136. Polygonum pensylvanicum, - Pinkweed 137. Polygonum scandens, - Climbing false buckwheat 138. Polygonum virginianum, Woodland knotweed 139. Populus deltoides, - Eastern cottonwood 140. Populus tremuloides, - Quaking aspen 141. Potentilla norvegica, - Rough cinquefoil 142. Potentilla simplex, - Common cinquefoil 143. Prenanthes aspera, - Rough white lettuce 144. Prenanthes racemosa, - Glaucous white lettuce 145. Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata, - Self heal 146. Prunus americana, - Wild plum 147. Prunus serotina, - Wild black cherry 148. Prunus virginiana, - Choke cherry 149. Pycnanthemum virginianum, - Common mountain mint 150. Ranunculus abortivus, - Small-flowered crowfoot 151. Ratibita pinnata, - Yellow coneflower 152. Rhus glabra, - Smooth sumac 153. Rhus radicans, - Poison ivy 154. Rhus typhina, - Staghorn sumac 155. Ribes missouriense, - Wild gooseberry 156. Rosa arkansana, - Sunshine rose 157. Rosa blanda, - Early wild flower 158. Rosa carolina, - Wild rose 159. Rubus occidentalis, - Wild raspberry 160. Rubus pensilvanicus, - Yankee blackberry 161. Rudbeckia hirta, - Black-eyed Susan 162. Rumex altissimus, - Pale dock 163. Salix eriocephala, - Heart-leaved willow 164. Salix interior, - Sandbar willow 165. Salix nigra, - Black willow 166. Sambucus canadensis, - Elderberry 167. Sanicula canadensis, - Canadian black snakeroot 168. Scirpus acutus, - Hard-stemmed bulrush 169. Scirpus cyperinus, - Wool grass 170. Scirpus fluviatilis, - River bulrush 171. Scrofularia lanceolata, - Early figwort 172. Scutellaria parvula, - Small skullcap 173. Senecio plattensis, - Prairie ragwort 174. Silene antirrhina, - Sleepy catchfly 175. Silene stellata, - Starry campion 176. Silphium integrifolium, - Rosinweed 177. Silphium laciniatum, - Compass plant 178. Silphium terebinthinaceum, - Prairie dock 179. Sisyrinchium angustifolium, - Stout blue-eyed grass 180. Smilacina stellata, - Starry Solomon's plume 181. Smilax lasioneura, - Common carrion flower 182. Solidago altissima, - Tall goldenrod 183. Solidago graminifolia, - Grass-leaved goldenrod 184. Solidigo gymnospermoides, - Viscid grass-leaved goldenrod 185. Solidago nemoralis, - Old field goldenrod 186. Solidago ridellii, - Ridell's goldenrod 187. Solidago rigida, - Stiff goldenrod 188. Solidago speciosa, - Showy goldenrod 189. Sorghastrum nutans, - Indian grass 190. Sparganium eurycarpum, - Common bur reed 191. Spartina pectinata, - Prairie cord grass 192. Sporobolus heterolepsis, - Prairie dropseed 193. Stachys palustris var. homotrichia, - Woundwort 194. Stipa spartea, - Porcupine grass 195. Teucrium canadense, - American germander 196. Thalictrum revolutum, - Waxy meadow rue 197. Tradescantia ohiensis, - Common spiderwort 198. Typha angustifolia, - Narrow-leaved cattail 199. Typha latifolia, - Common cattail 200. Verbena hastata, - Blue vervain 201. Veronicastrum virginicum, - Culver's root 202. Vicia americana, - American vetch 203. Viola sororia, - Common blue violet 204. Vitis riparia, - Riverbank grape 205. Zizia aurea, - Golden Alexander
Old Plank Road Trail
A 22-mile recreation and nature trail in northeastern Illinois