MONITORED SPECIES LIST

Includes all species listed as Endangered or Threatened in Illinois, as well as non-listed rare species, which are monitored by Plants of Concern as of 2007.

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Monitored Species

* R = Locally Rare, T = Threatened, E = Endangered

Species	Common Name	Life Cycle	Growth Habit	Growth Form	Status*
Actaea rubra	Red Baneberry	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	R
Adiantum pedatum	Maidenhair Fern	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Agalinis skinneriana	Pale False Foxglove	Annual	Herbaceous	Stems	T
Amelanchier interior	Inland Serviceberry	Perennial	Tree/Shrub	Clumps	T
Amelanchier sanguinea	Roundleaf Serviceberry	Perennial	Tree/Shrub	Clumps	E
Ammophila breviligulata	American Beach Grass	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	E
Arabis hirsuta	Hairy Rock Cress	Annual/Biennial/Perennial	Herbaceous	Rosettes	R
Aristolochia serpentaria	Virginia Snakeroot	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Artemisia serrata	Saw-toothed Sagebrush	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Asclepias exaltata	Poke Milkweed	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Asclepias hirtella	Tall Green Milkweed	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Asclepias lanuginosa	Woolly Milkweed	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	E
Asclepias meadii	Mead's Milkweed	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	E
Asclepias ovalifolia	Oval Milkweed	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	E
Asclepias perennis	White Milkweed	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Asclepias viridiflora	Green Milkweed	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Aster furcatus	Forked Aster	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	T
Baptisia leucophaea	Cream Wild Indigo	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Beckmannia syzigachne	American Sloughgrass	Annual	Herbaceous	Clumps	E
Besseya bullii	Kitten Tails	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	T
Betula alleghaniensis	Yellow Birch	Perennial	Tree	Stems	E
Betula populifolia	Gray Birch	Perennial	Tree	Stems	R
Bidens discoidea	Swamp Beggar's Ticks	Annual	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Botrychium campestre	Iowa Moonwort	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	E
Botrychium matricariifolium	Matricary Grapefern	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	E
Cakile edentula	Sea Rocket	Annual	Herbaceous	Stems	T
Callitriche heterophylla	Large Water Starwort	Annual/Biennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	R
Callitriche palustris	Common Water Starwort	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Calopogon oklahomensis	Oklahoma grasspink	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	E
Calopogon tuberosus	Grasspink Orchid	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	E
Carex alata	Wingseed Sedge	Perennial	Herbaceous		E
Carex aurea	Golden Sedge	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	T
Carex bromoides	Brome Hummock Sedge	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	T
Carex brunnescens	Green Bog Sedge	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	E
Carex canescens	Gray Bog Sedge	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	E
Carex crawei	Early Fen Sedge	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	R
Carex crawfordii	Crawford's oval sedge	Perennial	Herbaceous		E
Carex crus-corvi	Crowfoot Fox Sedge	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	R
Carex cryptolepis	Small Yellow Sedge	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	E
Carex disperma	Shortleaf Sedge	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	E
Carex formosa	Awnless Graceful Sedge	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	E
Carex frankii	Bristly Cattail Sedge	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Carex garberi	False Golden Sedge	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	E
Carex intumescens	Shining Bur Sedge	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	T
Carex leptalea	Slender Sedge	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Carex oligosperma	Running Bog Sedge	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	E
Carex pedunculata	Long-stalked Hummock Sedge	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	R
Carex trisperma	Three-seeded Bog Sege	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	E
Carex tuckermanii	Bent-Seeded Hop Sedge	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	E
Carex utriculata	Common Yellow Lake Sedge	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Carex viridula	Green Yellow Sedge	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	T
Carex woodii	Wood's Stiff Sedge	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	T
Cassia hebecarpa	American Senna	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Castilleja sessiliflora	Downy Yellow Painted Cup	Perennial	Sub-shrub	Clumps	E
Chamaedaphne calyculata	Leatherleaf	Perennial	Shrub	Clumps	T
Chamaesyce polygonifolia	Seaside Spurge	Annual	Herbaceous	Clumps	E
Cimicifuga racemosa	Black Cohosh	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	E
Cirsium hillii	Prairie Thistle, Hill's Thistle	Perennial	Herbaceous	Rosettes	R
Cladium mariscoides	Twig Rush	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Collinsia verna	Blue-Eyed Mary	Annual	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Comptonia peregrina	Sweet Fern	Perennial	Sub-shrub	Clumps	E
Conopholis americana	American cancer-root	Perennial	Herbaceous		R
Corallorhiza maculata	Spotted Coral Root	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	T
Cypripedium calceolus var. pubescens	Large Yellow Lady's Slipper	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	R
Cypripedium candidum	White Lady's-Slipper	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	T
Cypripedium parviflorum var. makasin	Small Yellow Lady's Slipper	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	E
Cypripedium reginae	Showy Lady's Slipper	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	E
Cypripedium x andrewsii		Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	R
Dalea foliosa	Leafy Prairie Clover	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	E
Delphinium tricorne	Dwarf Larkspur	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	R
Desmodium canescens	Hoary Ticktrefoil	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	R
Desmodium cuspidatum	Bracted Tick Trefoil	Biennial	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Diarrhena americana	Beak Grass	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	R
Dichanthelium boreale	Northern Panic Grass	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	E
Diervilla lonicera	Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle	Perennial	Shrub	Stems	R
Dirca palustris	Leatherwood	Perennial	Shrub	Stems	R
Drosera intermedia	Narrow-leaved Sundew	Perennial	Herbaceous	Rosettes	T
Drosera rotundifolia	Round-Leaved Sundew	Perennial	Herbaceous	Rosettes	E
Echinodorus berteroi	Creeping Burrhead	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	R
Elymus trachycaulus	Bearded Wheat Grass	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	T
Epilobium strictum	Downy Willow Herb	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	T
Erigeron pulchellus	Robin's Plantain	Perennial	Herbaceous	Rosettes	R
Eriophorum angustifolium	Cotton Grass	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Eriophorum virginicum	Rusty Cotton Grass	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	E
Erythronium americanum	Yellow Trout Lily	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Filipendula rubra	Queen-of-the-Prairie	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	E
Galium labradoricum	Bog Bedstraw	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	R
Gentiana flavida	Yellowish Gentian	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	R
Gentiana procera	Small Fringed Gentian	Annual	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Gentianopsis crinita	Fringed Gentian	Annual/Biennial	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Geranium bicknellii	Northern Cranesbill	Annual	Herbaceous	Stems	E
Geum rivale	Purple Avens	Perennial	Herbaceous	Rosettes	R
Geum triflorum	Prairie Smoke	Perennial	Herbaceous	Rosettes	R
Goodyera pubescens	Downy Rattlesnake Plantain	Perennial	Herbaceous	Rosettes	R
Gratiola quartermaniae	Limestone Hedge-hyssop	Annual	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Helianthus giganteus	Tall Sunflower	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	E
Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa	Round-lobed Hepatica (Formerly Hepatica americana)	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	R
Hybanthus concolor	Green Violet	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Hydrastis canadensis	Golden Seal	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Hypericum adpressum	Shore St. John's Wort	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	E
Hypericum kalmianum	Kalm St. Johnswort	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	E
Ilex verticillata	Winterberry	Perennial	Tree/Shrub	Clumps	R
Iodanthus pinnatifidus	Violet Cress	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Isoetes butleri	Glade Quillwort	Perennial	Herbaceous	Rosettes	E
Jeffersonia diphylla	Twinleaf	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	R
Juglans cinerea	Butternut	Perennial	Tree	Stems	R
Juncus alpinoarticulatus	Alpine Rush	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	E
Juniperus communis	Common Juniper	Perennial	Tree/Shrub	Stems	T
Lathyrus ochroleucus	Pale Vetchling	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	T
Lechea intermedia	Savanna Pinweed	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	T
Lespedeza leptostachya	Prairie Bush Clover	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	E
Liatris scariosa var. nieuwlandii	Savanna Blazing Star	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	T
Lonicera dioica	Red Honeysuckle	Annual	Sub-shrub	Stems	R
Lycopodium clavatum	Ground Pine	Perennial	Sub-shrub	Stems	E
Lycopodium complanatum var. flabelliforme	Trailing Ground Pine	Perennial	Sub-shrub	Clumps	R
Lysimachia hybrida	Lowland Yellow Loosestrife	Annual/Biennial	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Malvastrum hispidum	False Mallow	Annual	Herbaceous	Stems	E
Medeola virginiana	Indian Cucumber-root	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	E
Menyanthes trifoliata	Buckbean, Bogbean	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	T
Minuartia patula	Slender Sandwort	Annual	Herbaceous	Clumps	T
Mitella diphylla	Bishop's Cap, Miterwort	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	R
Oenothera perennis	Small Sundrops	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	T
Ophioglossum vulgatum var. pseudopodum	Northern Adder's Tongue Fern	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Orchis spectabilis	Showy Orchis	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	R
Orobanche uniflora	One-flowered Cancer Root	Annual	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Oryzopsis racemosa	Black-Seeded Rice Grass	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	R
Panax quinquefolius	Wild Ginseng	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Penstemon pallidus	Pale Beard Tongue	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Penstemon tubaeflorus	Western Beard Tongue	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	E
Plantago cordata	Heart-leaved Plantain	Perennial	Herbaceous	Rosettes	E
Platanthera clavellata	Club-spur Orchid	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	E
Platanthera flava var. herbiola	Tubercled Orchid	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	T
Platanthera hyperborea var. huronensis	Northern Bog Orchid	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Platanthera lacera	Ragged Fringed Orchid	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Platanthera psycodes	Purple Fringed Orchid	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	E
Poa alsodes	Grove Bluegrass	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	E
Poa sylvestris	Woodland Blue Grass	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Pogonia ophioglossoides	Snake-mouth Orchid	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	E
Polygonatum pubescens	Downy Solomon's Seal	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	E
Polystichum acrostichoides	Christmas Fern	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Populus balsamifera	Balsam Poplar	Perennial	Tree	Stems	E
Potamogeton robbinsii	Fern Pondweed	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	E
Potentilla palustris	Marsh Cinquefoil	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	R
Prenanthes aspera	Rough White Lettuce	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Psoralea tenuiflora	Scurfy Pea	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Pycnanthemum pilosum	Hairy Mountain Mint	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	R
Pyrola elliptica	Shinleaf	Perennial	Herbaceous	Rosettes	R
Ranunculus rhomboideus	Prairie Buttercup	Perennial	Herbaceous	Rosettes	T
Rhus vernix	Poison Sumac	Perennial	Tree/Shrub	Clumps	R
Rubus odoratus	Purple Flowering Raspberry	Perennial	Shrub	Clumps	E
Rubus pubescens	Dwarf Raspberry	Perennial	Sub-shrub	Stems	T
Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii	Showy Black-eyed Susan	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Sagittaria calycina	Hooded Arrowhead	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	R
Salix candida	Hoary Willow, Sage Willow	Perennial	Shrub	Clumps	R
Sarracenia purpurea	Pitcher Plant	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	E
Schoenoplectus hallii	Hall's Bulrush	Perennial	Herbaceous		T
Scirpus hattorianus	Early Dark Green Rush	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	E
Scirpus microcarpus	Reddish Bulrush	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	E
Scleria verticillata	Low Nutrush	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Scutellaria ovata var. versicolor	Heart-leaved Skullcap	Perennial	Herbaceous		R
Shepherdia canadensis	Buffalo Berry	Perennial	Shrub	Clumps	E
Silene regia	Royal Catchfly	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	E
Silene virginica	Fire Pink	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Sisyrinchium campestre	Prairie Blue-Eyed Grass	Perennial	Herbaceous		R
Sisyrinchium montanum	Mountain Blue-eyed Grass	Perennial	Herbaceous	Clumps	E
Sparganium emersum	Green-fruited Bur Reed	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	E
Spiranthes lucida	Early Ladies' Tresses	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	E
Spiranthes ovalis	October Lady's Tresses	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Stellaria pubera	Great Chickweed	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	E
Swertia caroliniensis	American Columbo	Perennial	Herbaceous		R
Symphoricarpos albus var. albus	Snowberry	Perennial	Sub-shrub	Stems	E
Tetraneuris herbacea	Lakeside Daisy	Perennial	Herbaceous	Rosettes	E
Thuja occidentalis	Eastern White Cedar	Perennial	Tree	Stems	R
Tofieldia glutinosa	False Asphodel	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	T
Tomanthera auriculata	Eared False Foxglove	Annual	Herbaceous	Stems	T
Trientalis borealis	Starflower	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	E
Trifolium reflexum	Buffalo Clover	Annual	Herbaceous	Rosettes	T
Triglochin maritima	Common Bog Arrow Grass	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	T
Triglochin palustris	Slender Bog Arrow Grass	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	T
Trillium cernuum	Nodding Trillium	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	E
Trillium erectum	Purple Trillium	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	E
Trillium sessile	Toad Trillium	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Utricularia cornuta	Horned Bladderwort	Annual/Biennial	Herbaceous	Stems	E
Utricularia intermedia	Flat-leaved Bladderwort	Annual	Herbaceous	Stems	T
Utricularia minor	Small Bladderwort	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	E
Utricularia subulata	zigzag bladderwort	Perennial	Herbaceous		R
Vaccinium corymbosum	Highbush Blueberry	Perennial	Shrub		E
Vaccinium oxycoccos	Small Cranberry	Perennial	Shrub	Stems	E
Valeriana edulis var. ciliata	Common Valerian	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	R
Valeriana uliginosa	Bog Valerian	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	E
Veronica scutellata	Marsh Speedwell	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	T
Viola canadensis	Canada Violet	Perennial	Herbaceous	Stems	E
Viola conspersa	Dog Violet	Perennial	Herbaceous	Rosettes	T
Viola pallens	Smooth White Violet	Perennial	Herbaceous	Rosettes	R
Viola striata	Cream Violet	Perennial	Herbaceous	Rosettes	R
Zizania aquatica	Wild Rice	Annual	Herbaceous	Stems	R