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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? Acer negundo box elder YES Ailanthus altissima tree of heaven NO [invasive] Allium cernuum nodding wild onion YES Ambrosia artemisiifolia common ragweed YES Ambrosia trifida giant ragweed YES Anemone virginiana tall anemone; thimbleweed YES Aquilegia canadensis wild columbine YES Arnoglossum atriplicifolium pale indian plantain YES Artemisia vulgaris mugwort NO [invasive] Asclepias   ? Asclepias syriaca common milkweed YES Asclepias tuberosa butterfly weed; butterly milkweed YES Aster   ? Aster ericoides heath aster YES Aster laevis smooth blue aster YES Aster novae-angliae New England aster YES Aster pilosus hairy aster; frost-weed aster YES Bouteloua curtipendula side-oats grama YES Bromus japonicus Japanese chess NO Capsella bursa-pastoris shepherd's purse NO Chenopodium album lamb's quarters NO Cirsium altissimum tall thistle YES Cirsium arvense field thistle; Canada thistle NO [invasive] Cirsium discolor pasture thistle YES Cirsium vulgare bull thistle NO [invasive] Conyza canadensis horseweed YES Coreopsis palmata prairie coreopsis YES Cuscuta   ? Dactylis glomerata orchard grass NO Dalea candida white prairie clover YES Dalea purpurea purple prairie clover YES Daucus carota wild carrot; Queen Anne's lace NO [invasive] Desmanthus illinoensis Illinois sensitive plant; Illlinois bundle flower YES Desmodium illinoense Illinois tick trefoil YES Echinacea pallida purple coneflower YES Elymus canadensis Canada wild rye YES Elymus repens quack grass NO [invasive] Erigeron annuus annual fleabane YES Erigeron philadelphicus marsh fleabane YES Erigeron strigosus daisy fleabane YES Eryngium yuccifolium rattlesnake master YES Eupatorium altissimum tall boneset YES Euthamia graminifolia var. nuttallii hairy grass-leaved goldenrod YES Fallopia scandens climbing false buckwheat YES Galium aparine annual bedstraw; cleavers YES Gaura biennis biennial gaura YES Helianthus divaricatus woodland sunflower YES Helianthus giganteus tall sunflower YES Helianthus grosseserratus sawtooth sunflower YES Helianthus hirsutus hispid sunflower YES Helianthus mollis downy sunflower YES Heliopsis helianthoides false sunflower, oxeye YES Heuchera richardsonii prairie alum root YES Lactuca serriola prickly lettuce NO Lamium purpureum purple dead nettle NO Leonurus cardiaca motherwort NO Lepidium   ? Lepidium virginicum common peppergrass YES Maianthemum stellatum starry false Solomon's seal YES Medicago sativa alfalfa NO Melilotus alba white sweet clover NO [invasive] Monarda fistulosa wild bergamont YES Nepeta cataria catnip NO Oenothera biennis common evening primrose YES Oxalis stricta tall wood sorrel YES Panicum virgatum switch grass YES Parthenium integrifolium wild quinine; American feverfew YES Penstemon digitalis foxglove beard tongue YES Phytolacca americana pokeweed YES Plantago lanceolata English plantain NO Poa pratensis Kentucky blue grass NO [invasive] Polygonatum biflorum smooth Solomon's seal YES Potentilla arguta prairie cinquefoil YES Potentilla norvegica rough cinquefoil; Norway cinquefoil YES Prunus virginiana choke cherry YES Ratibida pinnata yellow coneflower; gray-headed coneflower YES Rhus copallina var. latifolia winged sumac; shining sumac YES Rosa carolina pasture rose YES Rudbeckia hirta black-eyed Susan YES Ruellia humilis hairy ruellia; wild petunia YES Rumex crispus curly dock NO Silene latifolia ssp. alba white campion NO 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 Sinapis alba white mustard NO Solanum dulcamara bittersweet nightshade NO [invasive] Solidago altissima tall goldenrod YES Solidago caesia blue-stemmed goldenrod YES Solidago gigantea late goldenrod YES Solidago speciosa ssp. speciosa showy goldenrod YES Stellaria media common chickweed NO Taraxacum officinale common dandelion NO Tradescantia ohiensis common spiderwort YES Trifolium dubium little hop clover NO Trifolium repens white clover NO [invasive] Ulmus rubra slippery elm YES Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis tall nettle YES Verbena stricta hoary vervain YES Vitis riparia riverbank grape YES Zizia aurea golden Alexanders YES 72 native4 unknown26 nonnative(10 invasive non-native)Species count : 102

Copy data to Excel or other programs:Latin Name Common Name Strata Native? Acer negundo box elder Herbaceous YES Ailanthus altissima tree of heaven Herbaceous NO [invasive] Allium cernuum nodding wild onion Herbaceous YES Ambrosia artemisiifolia common ragweed Herbaceous YES Ambrosia trifida giant ragweed Herbaceous YES Anemone virginiana tall anemone; thimbleweed Herbaceous YES Aquilegia canadensis wild columbine Herbaceous YES Arnoglossum atriplicifolium pale indian plantain Herbaceous YES Artemisia vulgaris mugwort Herbaceous NO [invasive] Asclepias   Herbaceous ? Asclepias syriaca common milkweed Herbaceous YES Asclepias tuberosa butterfly weed; butterly milkweed Herbaceous YES Aster   Herbaceous ? Aster ericoides heath aster Herbaceous YES Aster laevis smooth blue aster Herbaceous YES Aster novae-angliae New England aster Herbaceous YES Aster pilosus hairy aster; frost-weed aster Herbaceous YES Bouteloua curtipendula side-oats grama Herbaceous YES Bromus japonicus Japanese chess Herbaceous NO Capsella bursa-pastoris shepherd's purse Herbaceous NO Chenopodium album lamb's quarters Herbaceous NO Cirsium altissimum tall thistle Herbaceous YES Cirsium arvense field thistle; Canada thistle Herbaceous NO [invasive] Cirsium discolor pasture thistle Herbaceous YES Cirsium vulgare bull thistle Herbaceous NO [invasive] Conyza canadensis horseweed Herbaceous YES Coreopsis palmata prairie coreopsis Herbaceous YES Cuscuta   Herbaceous ? Dactylis glomerata orchard grass Herbaceous NO Dalea candida white prairie clover Herbaceous YES Dalea purpurea purple prairie clover Herbaceous YES Daucus carota wild carrot; Queen Anne's lace Herbaceous NO [invasive] Desmanthus illinoensis Illinois sensitive plant; Illlinois bundle flower Herbaceous YES Desmodium illinoense Illinois tick trefoil Herbaceous YES Echinacea pallida purple coneflower Herbaceous YES Elymus canadensis Canada wild rye Herbaceous YES Elymus repens quack grass Herbaceous NO [invasive] Erigeron annuus annual fleabane Herbaceous YES Erigeron philadelphicus marsh fleabane Herbaceous YES Erigeron strigosus daisy fleabane Herbaceous YES Eryngium yuccifolium rattlesnake master Herbaceous YES Eupatorium altissimum tall boneset Herbaceous YES Euthamia graminifolia var. nuttallii hairy grass-leaved goldenrod Herbaceous YES Fallopia scandens climbing false buckwheat Herbaceous YES Galium aparine annual bedstraw; cleavers Herbaceous YES Gaura biennis biennial gaura Herbaceous YES Helianthus divaricatus woodland sunflower Herbaceous YES Helianthus giganteus tall sunflower Herbaceous YES Helianthus grosseserratus sawtooth sunflower Herbaceous YES Helianthus hirsutus hispid sunflower Herbaceous YES Helianthus mollis downy sunflower Herbaceous YES Heliopsis helianthoides false sunflower, oxeye Herbaceous YES Heuchera richardsonii prairie alum root Herbaceous YES Lactuca serriola prickly lettuce Herbaceous NO Lamium purpureum purple dead nettle Herbaceous NO Leonurus cardiaca motherwort Herbaceous NO Lepidium   Herbaceous ? Lepidium virginicum common peppergrass Herbaceous YES Maianthemum stellatum starry false Solomon's seal Herbaceous YES Medicago sativa alfalfa Herbaceous NO Melilotus alba white sweet clover Herbaceous NO [invasive] Monarda fistulosa wild bergamont Herbaceous YES Nepeta cataria catnip Herbaceous NO Oenothera biennis common evening primrose Herbaceous YES Oxalis stricta tall wood sorrel Herbaceous YES Panicum virgatum switch grass Herbaceous YES Parthenium integrifolium wild quinine; American feverfew Herbaceous YES Penstemon digitalis foxglove beard tongue Herbaceous YES Phytolacca americana pokeweed Herbaceous YES Plantago lanceolata English plantain Herbaceous NO Poa pratensis Kentucky blue grass Herbaceous NO [invasive] Polygonatum biflorum smooth Solomon's seal Herbaceous YES Potentilla arguta prairie cinquefoil Herbaceous YES Potentilla norvegica rough cinquefoil; Norway cinquefoil Herbaceous YES Prunus virginiana choke cherry Herbaceous YES Ratibida pinnata yellow coneflower; gray-headed coneflower Herbaceous YES Rhus copallina var. latifolia winged sumac; shining sumac Shrub YES Rosa carolina pasture rose Herbaceous YES Rudbeckia hirta black-eyed Susan Herbaceous YES Ruellia humilis hairy ruellia; wild petunia Herbaceous YES Rumex crispus curly dock Herbaceous NO Silene latifolia ssp. alba white campion Herbaceous NO 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 Sinapis alba white mustard Herbaceous NO Solanum dulcamara bittersweet nightshade Herbaceous NO [invasive] Solidago altissima tall goldenrod Herbaceous YES Solidago caesia blue-stemmed goldenrod Herbaceous YES Solidago gigantea late goldenrod Herbaceous YES Solidago speciosa ssp. speciosa showy goldenrod Herbaceous YES Stellaria media common chickweed Herbaceous NO Taraxacum officinale common dandelion Herbaceous NO Tradescantia ohiensis common spiderwort Herbaceous YES Trifolium dubium little hop clover Herbaceous NO Trifolium repens white clover Herbaceous NO [invasive] Ulmus rubra slippery elm Herbaceous YES Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis tall nettle Herbaceous YES Verbena stricta hoary vervain Herbaceous YES Vitis riparia riverbank grape Herbaceous YES Zizia aurea golden Alexanders Herbaceous YES (Ctrl-C to copy to clipboard, Ctrl-V to paste)

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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.
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