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Fermilab, 16 Study
2003, fall
Number of Quadrats: 192

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 9851 3129 139 51.31 .72 16.3 47.9 19.23 31.7 98.82
Yellow Coneflower 109 195 33 .57 .17 1.02 .53 4.56 1.98 7.07
Black-eyed Susan 60 30 11 .31 .06 .16 .29 1.52 .3 2.12
Tall Coreopsis 61 80 25 .32 .13 .42 .3 3.46 .81 4.57
Sawtooth Sunflower 53 37 6 .28 .03 .19 .26 .83 .38 1.46
Wild Bergamot 287 260 49 1.5 .26 1.35 1.4 6.78 2.63 10.81
Mountain Mint 1270 998 82 6.62 .43 5.2 6.18 11.34 10.11 27.63
New England Aster 32 81 9 .17 .05 .42 .16 1.25 .82 2.22
Little Bluestem 20 7 1 .1 .01 .04 .1 .14 .07 .31
Prairie Cord Grass 280 48 3 1.46 .02 .25 1.36 .41 .49 2.26
Stiff Goldenrod 448 509 76 2.33 .4 2.65 2.18 10.51 5.16 17.85
Gray Goldenrod 5 2 1 .03 .01 .01 .02 .14 .02 .18
White Prairie Clover 2 2 1 .01 .01 .01 .01 .14 .02 .17
White Wild Indigo 5 147 4 .03 .02 .77 .02 .55 1.49 2.07
Tall Boneset 4 4 2 .02 .01 .02 .02 .28 .04 .34
Grass-leaved Goldenrod 23 47 5 .12 .03 .25 .11 .69 .48 1.28
Heath Aster 6 11 2 .03 .01 .06 .03 .28 .11 .42
Marsh Phlox 33 35 1 .17 .01 .18 .16 .14 .35 .65
Alum Root 69 40 1 .36 .01 .21 .34 .14 .41 .88
Compass Plant 363 774 56 1.89 .29 4.03 1.76 7.75 7.84 17.35
Indian Grass 5541 1996 93 28.86 .48 10.4 26.94 12.86 20.22 60.03
Round Head Bush Clover 5 5 3 .03 .02 .03 .02 .41 .05 .49
Switch Grass 1379 439 25 7.18 .13 2.29 6.71 3.46 4.45 14.61
Rattlesnake Master 13 18 6 .07 .03 .09 .06 .83 .18 1.08
Prairie Dock 60 159 16 .31 .08 .83 .29 2.21 1.61 4.12
Rosinweed 555 801 71 2.89 .37 4.17 2.7 9.82 8.11 20.63
Yellowish Gentian 6 3 1 .03 .01 .02 .03 .14 .03 .2
Prairie Sunflower 25 15 1 .13 .01 .08 .12 .14 .15 .41

Native Prairie Plant Diversity: 3.77

Weeds

Plant Name Total Plants
Found		 Total Percentage
Found		 # of Quadrats
Found In		 Density Frequency Dominance Relative
Density		 Relative
Frequency		 Relative
Dominance		 Importance Value
Black Raspberry 1 1 1 .01 .01 .01 0 .33 .01 .35
Clovers (ground) 14 26 3 .07 .02 .14 .01 1 .35 1.36
Common Milkweed 15 24 4 .08 .02 .13 .01 1.33 .33 1.67
Daisy Fleabane 2 8 2 .01 .01 .04 0 .66 .11 .77
Drummonds Aster 16 21 4 .08 .02 .11 .01 1.33 .29 1.63
Ground Cherry 5500 80 1 28.65 .01 .42 4.14 .33 1.09 5.56
Hairy Vetch 3 2 1 .02 .01 .01 0 .33 .03 .36
Sweet Clovers (tall) 2 2 1 .01 .01 .01 0 .33 .03 .36
Tall goldenrod 1558 1945 133 8.11 .69 10.13 1.17 44.19 26.44 71.8
Unlisted-Grasslike 124414 4952 110 647.99 .57 25.79 93.69 36.54 67.32 197.55
Unlisted-Oval leaf 65 62 13 .34 .07 .32 .05 4.32 .84 5.21
Unlisted-Round leaf 64 36 4 .33 .02 .19 .05 1.33 .49 1.87
Unlisted-Triangular Pointed Leaf 1120 184 19 5.83 .1 .96 .84 6.31 2.5 9.66
Yarrow 22 13 5 .11 .03 .07 .02 1.66 .18 1.85

Weed Diversity: 1.57

Data for Spreadsheets
First 15 Prairie Plants - Last 13 Prairie Plants - First 14 Weeds
Data Summaries from Previous Years
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Last Updated: June 17, 2002
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