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The Little Calumet River Prairie and Wetlands Nature Preserve is owned by the city of Gary, and the eastern part of the parcel is managed by Dr. Spencer Cortwright of IUN (affectionately known as "Cortwright's Prairie" by IUN folks). This is a 10 acre site that stretches from Indiana University Northwest north to 80/94 and west around the Gleason Golf Coarse and park area. The area is one small part of an ambitious, long-term initiative to restore more than 1,000 acres of wetlands, prairie, and savanna. There are more than 150 native plant species that can be found in this prairie land.
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Four new wetland/grassland/wooded plots were added in 2013 in preparation for possible future expansion.

Species list for all plots
To prevent poaching, endangered species are not included in this list. More info...

>>Compare against other sites/plots Latin Name Common Name Map Strata Native? Agrimonia gryposepala tall agrimony YES Ailanthus altissima tree of heaven NO [invasive] Allium cernuum nodding wild onion YES Ambrosia trifida giant ragweed YES Andropogon gerardii big bluestem; turkeyfoot YES Asclepias syriaca common milkweed YES Asclepias tuberosa butterfly weed; butterly milkweed YES Aster novae-angliae New England aster YES Coreopsis palmata prairie coreopsis YES Cuscuta gronovii common dodder YES Daucus carota wild carrot; Queen Anne's lace NO [invasive] Desmanthus illinoensis Illinois sensitive plant; Illlinois bundle flower YES Desmodium paniculatum panicled tick trefoil YES Echinacea purpurea broad-leaved purple coneflower YES Elymus canadensis Canada wild rye YES Erigeron annuus annual fleabane YES Eryngium yuccifolium rattlesnake master YES Eupatorium serotinum late boneset YES Gaura biennis biennial gaura YES Helianthus mollis downy sunflower YES Heliopsis helianthoides false sunflower, oxeye YES Lamium amplexicaule dead nettle; henbit NO Liatris aspera rough blazing star YES Melilotus alba white sweet clover NO [invasive] Monarda fistulosa wild bergamont YES Oenothera biennis common evening primrose YES Panicum virgatum switch grass YES Parthenium integrifolium wild quinine; American feverfew YES Penstemon digitalis foxglove beard tongue YES Pycnanthemum tenuifolium slender mountain mint YES Ratibida pinnata yellow coneflower; gray-headed coneflower YES Ruellia humilis hairy ruellia; wild petunia YES Silphium integrifolium var. integrifolium rosin weed YES Silphium laciniatum compass plant YES Silphium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum cup plant YES Silphium terebinthinaceum var. terebinthinaceum prairie dock YES Solidago altissima tall goldenrod YES Verbena simplex narrow-leaved vervain YES 34 native4 nonnative(3 invasive non-native)Species count : 38

Copy data to Excel or other programs:Latin Name Common Name Strata Native? Agrimonia gryposepala tall agrimony Herbaceous YES Ailanthus altissima tree of heaven Herbaceous NO [invasive] Allium cernuum nodding wild onion Herbaceous YES Ambrosia trifida giant ragweed Herbaceous YES Andropogon gerardii big bluestem; turkeyfoot Herbaceous YES Asclepias syriaca common milkweed Herbaceous YES Asclepias tuberosa butterfly weed; butterly milkweed Herbaceous YES Aster novae-angliae New England aster Herbaceous YES Coreopsis palmata prairie coreopsis Herbaceous YES Cuscuta gronovii common dodder Herbaceous YES Daucus carota wild carrot; Queen Anne's lace Herbaceous NO [invasive] Desmanthus illinoensis Illinois sensitive plant; Illlinois bundle flower Herbaceous YES Desmodium paniculatum panicled tick trefoil Herbaceous YES Echinacea purpurea broad-leaved purple coneflower Herbaceous YES Elymus canadensis Canada wild rye Herbaceous YES Erigeron annuus annual fleabane Herbaceous YES Eryngium yuccifolium rattlesnake master Herbaceous YES Eupatorium serotinum late boneset Herbaceous YES Gaura biennis biennial gaura Herbaceous YES Helianthus mollis downy sunflower Herbaceous YES Heliopsis helianthoides false sunflower, oxeye Herbaceous YES Lamium amplexicaule dead nettle; henbit Herbaceous NO Liatris aspera rough blazing star Herbaceous YES Melilotus alba white sweet clover Herbaceous NO [invasive] Monarda fistulosa wild bergamont Herbaceous YES Oenothera biennis common evening primrose Herbaceous YES Panicum virgatum switch grass Herbaceous YES Parthenium integrifolium wild quinine; American feverfew Herbaceous YES Penstemon digitalis foxglove beard tongue Herbaceous YES Pycnanthemum tenuifolium slender mountain mint Herbaceous YES Ratibida pinnata yellow coneflower; gray-headed coneflower Herbaceous YES Ruellia humilis hairy ruellia; wild petunia Herbaceous YES Silphium integrifolium var. integrifolium rosin weed Herbaceous YES Silphium laciniatum compass plant Herbaceous YES Silphium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum cup plant Herbaceous YES Silphium terebinthinaceum var. terebinthinaceum prairie dock Herbaceous YES Solidago altissima tall goldenrod Herbaceous YES Verbena simplex narrow-leaved vervain Herbaceous YES (Ctrl-C to copy to clipboard, Ctrl-V to paste)

Protected Species Policy
To prevent poaching, NIRMI does not provide the location of any endangered, threatened, or otherwise protected species found within any of our plots. All lists, charts, and calculations (richness, FQI, etc.) therefore exclude these species as well.
If you are conducting research and have a legitimate need for this unfiltered data, please contact us at nirmi (at) iun (dot) edu.