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West Chicago, 2B Study
2004, all
Number of Quadrats: 6

Native Prairie Plants

Plant Name Total Plants
Found		 Total Percentage
Found		 # of Quadrats
Found In		 Density Frequency Dominance Relative
Density		 Relative
Frequency		 Relative
Dominance		 Importance Value
Big Bluestem 25 15 1 4.17 0.17 2.50 6.27 2.33 5.98 14.57
Prairie Dock 6 6 3 1.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 6.98 2.39 10.87
Tall Coreopsis 3 3 1 0.50 0.17 0.50 0.75 2.33 1.20 4.27
Mountain Mint 22 11 2 3.67 0.33 1.83 5.51 4.65 4.38 14.55
New England Aster 6 6 2 1.00 0.33 1.00 1.50 4.65 2.39 8.54
Prairie Cord Grass 97 125 5 16.17 0.83 20.83 24.31 11.63 49.80 85.74
Showy Tick Trefoil 3 5 1 0.50 0.17 0.83 0.75 2.33 1.99 5.07
Culver's Root 2 1 1 0.33 0.17 0.17 0.50 2.33 0.40 3.23
Grass-leaved Goldenrod 51 26 3 8.50 0.50 4.33 12.78 6.98 10.36 30.12
Heath Aster 2 1 1 0.33 0.17 0.17 0.50 2.33 0.40 3.23
Riddel Goldenrod 23 15 3 3.83 0.50 2.50 5.76 6.98 5.98 18.72
Panicled Aster 1 1 1 0.17 0.17 0.17 0.25 2.33 0.40 2.98
Bottle Gentian 2 1 1 0.33 0.17 0.17 0.50 2.33 0.40 3.23
Northern Bedstraw 107 18 5 17.83 0.83 3.00 26.82 11.63 7.17 45.62
Purple Gerardia 3 2 2 0.50 0.33 0.33 0.75 4.65 0.80 6.20
Bugle Weed 14 4 3 2.33 0.50 0.67 3.51 6.98 1.59 12.08
Wild Mint 11 2 1 1.83 0.17 0.33 2.76 2.33 0.80 5.88
Swamp Betony 4 3 2 0.67 0.33 0.50 1.00 4.65 1.20 6.85
Cowbane 1 1 1 0.17 0.17 0.17 0.25 2.33 0.40 2.98
Common Water Horehound 4 2 2 0.67 0.33 0.33 1.00 4.65 0.80 6.45
Waxy Meadow Rue 12 3 2 2.00 0.33 0.50 3.01 4.65 1.20 8.85

Native Prairie Plant Diversity: 7.17

Invasives

Plant Name Total Plants
Found		 Total Percentage
Found		 # of Quadrats
Found In		 Density Frequency Dominance Relative
Density		 Relative
Frequency		 Relative
Dominance		 Importance Value
Clovers (ground) 2 3 1 0.33 0.17 0.50 6.45 11.11 16.67 34.23
Unlisted-Grasslike 7 4 2 1.17 0.33 0.67 22.58 22.22 22.22 67.03
Unlisted-Oval leaf 16 8 4 2.67 0.67 1.33 51.61 44.44 44.44 140.50
Unlisted-Triangular Pointed Leaf 6 3 2 1.00 0.33 0.50 19.35 22.22 16.67 58.24

Invasive Diversity: 1.50

Data for Spreadsheets

First 15 Prairie Plants - Last 6 Prairie Plants - First 4 Invasives
Data Summaries from Previous Years
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