Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Aquatic Vegetation
Appendix: Species List by Study Area
| Scientific name | Common name |
Study area (Pool) |
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08 |
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LGa |
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| Submersed Vegetation | ||||||
| Ceratophyllum demersum L. | coontail |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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| Chara spp. | muskgrass |
X |
X |
X |
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| Elodea canadensis Michx. | Canadian waterweed |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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| Heteranthera dubia (Jaqc.) MacM. | water stargrass |
X |
X |
X |
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| Myriophyllum sibiricum Komarov | northern watermilfoil |
X |
X |
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| Myriophyllum spicatum L. | Eurasian watermilfoil |
X |
X |
X |
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| Najas flexilis (Willd.) Rostk. & Schmidt | nodding waternymph |
X |
X |
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| Najas guadalupensis (Spreng.) Magnus | southern waternymph |
X |
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X |
X |
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| Najas minor All. | brittle waternymph |
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X |
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| Potamogeton alpinus Balbis | alpine pondweed |
X |
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| Polygonum amphibium L. | water knotweed |
X |
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| Potamogeton crispus L. | curly pondweed |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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| Potamogeton epihydrus Raf. | ribbonleaf pondweed |
X |
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| Potamogeton foliosus Raf./pusillus L. | leafy/small pondweed |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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| Potamogeton nodosus Poir. | longleaf pondweed |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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| Potamogeton richardsonii (Benn.) Rydb. | Richardson's pondweed |
X |
X |
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| Potamogeton zosteriformis Fern. | flatstem pondweed |
X |
X |
X |
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| Ranunculus longirostris Godr.b | longbeak buttercup |
X |
X |
X |
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| Stuckenia pectinatus (L.) Boerner | sago pondweed |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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| Utricularia macrorhiza Le Conte | common bladderwort |
X |
X |
X |
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| Vallisneria americana Michx. | wild celery |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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| Zannichellia palustris L. | horned pondweed |
X |
X |
X |
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| Rooted, Floating-leaf Vegetation | ||||||
| Bacopa rotundifolia (Michx.) Wettst. | disk waterhyssop |
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X |
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| Ludwigia peploides (Kunth) Raven | floating primrose-willow |
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X |
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| Ludwigia decurrens Walt. | wingleaf primrose-willow |
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X |
| Nelumbo lutea Willd. | American lotus |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Nuphar variegata Dur. | yellow pondlily |
X |
X |
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| Nymphaea odorata Ait. ssp. tuberosa (Paine) Wiersma and Hellquist | white waterlily |
X |
X |
X |
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| Emergent Vegetationc | ||||||
| Acer saccharinum L. | silver maple |
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X |
X |
X |
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| Alisma plantago-aquatica L. | American waterplantain |
X |
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X |
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| Amaranthus tuberculatus (Moq.) Sauer | roughfruit amaranth |
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X |
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| Ambrosia trifida L. | giant ragweed |
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X |
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| Ammannia coccinea Rottb. | valley redstem |
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X |
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| Apocynum cannabinum L. | Indianhemp |
X |
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| Apocynum spp. | dogbane |
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X |
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| Asclepias incarnata L. | swamp milkweed |
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X |
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| Betula nigra L. | river birch |
X |
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| Bidens aristosa (Michx.) Britt. | bearded beggarticks |
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X |
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| Bidens cernua L. | nodding beggarticks |
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X |
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| Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. | false nettle |
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X |
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| Carex crus-corvi Shuttlw. ex Kunze | ravenfoot sedge |
X |
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| Carex hyalinolepis Steud. | shoreline sedge |
X |
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| Carex spp. | sedge |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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| Carex tribuloides Wahlenb. | blunt broom sedge |
X |
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| Celtis occidentalis L. | common hackberry |
X |
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| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. | common buttonbush |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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| Chamaesyce serpens (Kunth) Small | matted sandmat |
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X |
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| Cicuta bulbifera | bulblet-bearing water hemlock | X |
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| Commelina diffusa Burm. f. | climbing dayflower |
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X |
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| Convallaria L. | bindweed |
X |
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| Cuscuta spp. | dodder |
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X |
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| Cyperus spp. | flatsedge |
X |
X |
X |
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| Cyperus squarrosus L. | bearded flatsedge |
X |
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| Cyperus erythrorhizos Muhl. | redroot flatsedge |
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X |
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| Cyperus odoratus L. | fragrant flatsedge |
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X |
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| Cyperus strigosus L. | strawcolored flatsedge |
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X |
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| Desmodium Desv. | ticktrefoil |
X |
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| Digitaria spp. | crabgrass |
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X |
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| Diospyros virginiana L. | common persimmon |
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X |
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| Dulichium arundinaceum (L.) Britt. | threeway sedge |
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X |
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| Echinochloa Beauv. | cockspur grass |
X |
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| Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv. | barnyardgrass |
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X |
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| Echinochloa esculenta (A. Braun) H. Scholz | Japanese millet |
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X |
| Echinochloa muricata (Beauv.) Fern. | rough barnyardgrass |
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X |
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| Echinochloa muricata (Beauv.) Fern. var. microstachya Wieg. | rough barnyardgrass | X |
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| Echinochloa walteri (Pursh) Heller | coast cockspur grass |
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X |
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| Eclipta prostrata (L.) L. | false daisy |
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X |
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| Eleocharis spp. | spikerush |
X |
X |
X |
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X |
| Eleocharis rostellata (Torr.) Torr. | beaked spikerush | |||||
| Elymus virginicus L. | Virginia wildrye |
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X |
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| Eragrostis frankii C.A Mey. ex Steud. | sandbar lovegrass |
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X |
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| Eragrostis pilosa (L.) Beauv. | Indian lovegrass |
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X |
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| Eupatorium serotinum Michx. | lateflowering thoroughwort |
X |
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| Forestiera acuminata (Michx.) Poir. | eastern swampprivet |
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X |
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| Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. | green ash |
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X |
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| Galium obtusum Bigelow | bluntleaf bedstraw |
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X |
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| Gleditsia L. | locust |
X |
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| Gratiola virginiana L. | roundfruit hedgehyssop |
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X |
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| Hibiscus laevis All. | halberdleaf rosemallow |
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X |
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| Hibiscus moscheutos L. ssp lasiocarpos (Cav.) Blanchard | crimsoneyed rosemallow |
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X |
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| Ipomoea lacunosa L. | whitestar |
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X |
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| Juncus effusus L. | common rush |
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X |
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| Leersia oryzoides (L.) Sw. | rice cutgrass |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Leptochloa fusca (L.) Kunth ssp. fascicularis (Lam.) N. Snow | bearded sprangletop |
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X |
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| Leptochloa panicea (Retz.) Ohwi ssp. brachiata (Steud.) N. Snow | mucronate sprangletop |
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X |
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| Leptochloa panicoides (J. Presl) Hitchc. | Amazon sprangletop |
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X |
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| Lindernia dubia (L.) Pennell var dubia | yellowseed false pimpernel |
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X |
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| Lythrum salicaria L. | purple loosestrife |
X |
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X |
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| Menispermum canadense L. | common moonseed |
X |
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| Mentha L. | mint |
X |
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| Morus rubra L. | red mulberry |
X |
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| Oenothera biennis L. | common evening-primrose |
X |
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| Oxalis L. | woodsorrel |
X |
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| Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx. | fall panicgrass |
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X |
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| Paspalum fluitans (Ell.) Kunth | horsetail paspalum |
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X |
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| Penthorum sedoides L. | ditch stonecrop |
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X |
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| Phalaris arundinacea L. | reed canarygrass |
X |
X |
X |
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| Phyla lanceolata (Michx.) Greene | lanceleaf fogfruit |
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X |
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| Physalis spp. | groundcherry |
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X |
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| Physostegia virginiana (L.) Benth. | obedient plant |
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X |
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| Pilea pumila (L.) Gray | Canadian clearweed | X |
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| Poa annua L. | annual bluegrass |
X |
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| Polygonum spp. | smartweed |
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X |
| Polygonum amphibium L. | water smartweed |
X |
X |
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X |
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| Polygonum hydropiperiodes Michx. | swamp smartweed |
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X |
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| Polygonum lapathifolium L. | curlytop knotweed |
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X |
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| Polygonum pensylvanicum L. | Pennsylvania smartweed |
X |
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X |
X |
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| Pontederia cordata L. | pickerelweed |
X |
X |
X |
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| Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh. | eastern cottonwood |
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X |
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| Portulaca oleracea L. | little hogweed |
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X |
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| Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek | watercress |
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X |
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| Rorippa palustris (L.) Bess. ssp fernaldiana (Butters & Abbe) Jonsell | Fernald's yellowcress |
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X |
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| Rumex spp. | dock |
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X |
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| Rumex crispus L. | curly dock |
X |
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| Rumex verticillatus L. | swamp dock |
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X |
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| Sagittaria cuneata Sheldon | arumleaf arrowhead |
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X |
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| Sagittaria latifolia Willd. | broadleaf arrowhead |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Sagittaria rigida Pursh. | stiff arrowhead |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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| Salix amygdaloides Anderss. | peachleaf willow |
X |
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| Salix caroliniana Michx. | coastal plain willow |
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X |
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| Salix exigua Nutt. | sandbar willow |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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| Salix nigra Marsh. | black willow |
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X |
X |
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| Schoenoplectus fluviatilis (Torr.) Strong | river bulrush |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (Gelm.) Palla | softstem bulrush |
X |
X |
X |
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| Sicyos angulatus L. | oneseed burr cucumber |
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X |
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| Smilax tamnoides L. | bristly greenbrier |
X |
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| Sparganium eurycarpum Englem x Gray | giant burreed |
X |
X |
X |
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| Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze | eastern poison ivy |
X |
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| Tradescantia ohiensis Raf. | bluejacket |
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X |
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| Typha spp. | cattail |
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X |
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| Typha angustifolia L. | narrowleaf cattail |
X |
X |
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| Typha latifolia L. | broadleaf cattail |
X |
X |
X |
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| Ulmus americana L. | American elm |
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X |
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| Urtica spp. | nettle |
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X |
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| Urtica dioica L. | stinging nettle |
X |
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| Verbena hastata L. | swamp verbena |
X |
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| Vitis spp. | grapevine |
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X |
X |
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| Vitis vulpina L. | frost grape |
X |
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| Xanthium strumarium L. | rough cockleburr |
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X |
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| Zizania aquatica L. | wildrice |
X |
X |
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aLa Grange Pool, Illinois River (does not include the lakes stratum).
bRanunculus longirostris and R. trichophyllus were combined (Voss 1985).
cSites in Pools 4, 8, and 13 and La Grange Pool are permanently inundated whereas sites in Pool 26 are often dewatered allowing many transitional emergent species to germinate.
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