Ray Schulenberg Near Railroad Tracks (3.100476)
Date: July 1974Creator: Kohout, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Ray Schulenberg observing plants near a set of railroad tracks.
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (L.) G.L.Nesom (New England aster), flowers hosting a butterfly (3.100654)
Date: September 1974Creator: Armstrong, Patricia K.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (L.) G.L.Nesom (New England aster), flowers hosting a butterfly
Silphium laciniatum L. (compass plant), habit (3.100661)
Date: September 1974Creator: Armstrong, Patricia K.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Silphium laciniatum L. (compass plant), habit
Andropogon gerardii Vitman (big bluestem), habit (3.100680)
Date: September 1974Creator: Armstrong, Patricia K.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Andropogon gerardii Vitman (big bluestem), habit
Andropogon gerardii Vitman (big bluestem), seeds on stem (3.100695)
Date: September 1974Creator: Armstrong, Patricia K.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Andropogon gerardii Vitman (big bluestem), seeds on stem
Andropogon gerardii Vitman (big bluestem), seeds on stems (3.100696)
Date: September 1974Creator: Armstrong, Patricia K.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Andropogon gerardii Vitman (big bluestem), seeds on stems
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash (Indian grass), seeds on stems (3.100697)
Date: September 1974Creator: Armstrong, Patricia K.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash (Indian grass), seeds on stems
Phleum pratense L. (Timothy), seeds (3.100751)
Date: July 1974Creator: Armstrong, Patricia K.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Phleum pratense L. (Timothy), seeds
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash (Indian grass), seeds (3.100755)
Date: September 1974Creator: Armstrong, Patricia K.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash (Indian grass), seeds
Phalaris arundinacea (red canary grass), habitat (3.100758)
Date: June 1974Creator: Armstrong, Patricia K.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Phalaris arundinacea (red canary grass), habitat
Filipendula rubra (Hill) B. L. Robins. (queen of the prairie), flowers (3.100772)
Date: July 8 1974Creator: Armstrong, Patricia K.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Filipendula rubra (Hill) B. L. Robins. (queen of the prairie), flowers
Aralia nudicaulis L. (wild sarsparilla), leaves (3.101007)
Date: October 1974Type: Photographic image
Description:Aralia nudicaulis L. (wild sarsparilla), close view of several bunched stems of the nudicalis, with pale green dried leaves, browning along the edges
Extent: 1 slide
Aralia racemosa L. (American spikenard), side view of leaves and fruit (3.101012)
Date: August 1974Type: Photographic image
Description:Aralia racemosa L. (American spikenard), side view of a stem and leaves of an Aralia racemosa, with sunlight skimming over the flattened leaf surfaces. A single stalk holds a cluster of deep, dark red berries above the leaves.
Extent: 1 slide
Aralia racemosa L. (American spikenard), habit (3.101015)
Date: September 1974Type: Photographic image
Description:Aralia racemosa L. (American spikenard), silhouette view of several stalks of Aralia racemosa, against an almost black background, and moonlight bathing the tops of the leaves. Clusters of fruit berries are seen in various stages of ripeness.
Extent: 1 slide
Aralia spinosa L. (devil’s walking stick), close-up of stem (3.101023)
Date: May 1974Type: Photographic image
Description:Aralia spinosa L. (devil’s walking stick), close view of the midsection of a Aralia stem. Clearly seen are a sharp cluster of spines, and a new leaf stem emerging from a leaf scar.
Extent: 1 slide
Arenaria bryoides Willd. ex D.F.K.Schltdl., habit (3.101038)
Date: January 1974Type: Photographic image
Description:Arenaria bryoides Willd. ex D.F.K.Schltdl., habit
Extent: 1 slide
Arrhenatherum elatius L. (bulbous oat grass), habit (3.101044)
Date: June 1974Creator: Kohout, Kitty
Type: Photographic image
Description:Arrhenatherum elatius L. (bulbous oat grass), small stand of false oatgrass, with flowering heads nodding gracefully in the sun
Extent: 1 slide
Arctium minus (Hill) Bernh. (common burdock), leaves (3.101070)
Date: September 1974Type: Photographic image
Description:Arctium minus (Hill) Bernh. (common burdock), close to the ground view of two large, dark green burdock leaves. Easily seen is the white leaf venation and the distinctive leaf shape.
Extent: 1 slide
Arctostaphylos alpina (L.) Spreng. (alpine bearberry), fruit and leaves (3.101093)
Date: August 1974Type: Photographic image
Description:Arctostaphylos alpina (L.) Spreng. (alpine bearberry), close to the ground view of this low growing mountain shrub. Its leaves are a deep burgundy-red, with the berries turning from deep red to dark purple.
Extent: 1 slide
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott (Jack-in-the-pulpit), hooded bloom on stalk (3.101109)
Date: May 1974Type: Photographic image
Description:Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott (Jack-in-the-pulpit), ground level side view of a single hooded bloom on a single stalk, paired with a single leaf stalk. The background is blurred to accent the specimen, but the photo overall is washed out looking.
Extent: 1 slide
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott (Jack-in-the-pulpit), habit (3.101110)
Date: May 1974Type: Photographic image
Description:Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott (Jack-in-the-pulpit), pretty woodland view, with dappled sunlight, of a single jack-in-the-pulpit. The tri-lobed leaf with its ridged venation is prominent.
Extent: 1 slide
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott (Jack-in-the-pulpit), fruit (3.101116)
Date: August 1974Type: Photographic image
Description:Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott (Jack-in-the-pulpit), view of a single dried stalk of Jack-in-the-Pulpit , with a cluster of red berries at the tip.
Extent: 1 slide
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott (Jack-in-the-pulpit), flowerhead (3.101159)
Date: May 1 1974Creator: Shouba, Jack
Type: Photographic image
Description:Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott (Jack-in-the-pulpit), two graceful flowerheads of the Indian turnip, arching into each other.
Extent: 1 slide
Aristolochia manshuriensis Komar. (Manchurian pipe vine), flower and leaf (3.101176)
Date: June 1974Creator: Kohout, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Aristolochia manshuriensis Komar. (Manchurian pipe vine), flower is silhouetted against a huge bright green oval shaped leaf of the Aristolochia macrophylla plant. The opening of the flower is facing the camera, so the iconic pipe shape of the flower is not seen.
Extent: 1 slide
Aristolochia clematitis L. (birthwort), leaves (3.101184)
Date: September 1974Type: Photographic image
Description:Aristolochia clematitis L. (birthwort), view of a group of birthwort stems. The heart shaped leaves grow alternately along the slender stems (petioles), with light yellow flowers growing at the stipule (lower petiole).
Extent: 1 slide
Aristolochia clematitis L. (birthwort), stem (3.101185)
Date: September 1974Type: Photographic image
Description:Aristolochia clematitis L. (birthwort), beautiful view of a portion of vine, with leaves alternating up the stem, and tiny yellow flower clusters gathered at the at the stipule.
Extent: 1 slide
Armeria maritima (Mill.) Willd. ssp. sibirica (Turcz. ex Boiss.) Nyman (Siberian sea thrift), stems and flowers (3.101198)
Date: September 1974Type: Photographic image
Description:Armeria maritima (Mill.) Willd. ssp. sibirica (Turcz. ex Boiss.) Nyman (Siberian sea thrift), a single lady's cushion plant is seen with 2 slender flowering stems rising a few inches from the ground. On one stem, the flower petals have fallen, revealing a globe shape flower remnant, with the flower petal cavities clearly seen. The other slender stem has a few remaining drooping white petals. The plant is shown against a muted pale pinkish brown background
Extent: 1 slide
Rooting Habits of White Oak and Sugar Maple (3.102589)
Date: July 11 1974Creator: Doolittle, Jim
Type: Document
Description:Paper discussing the role of topography, the absorbing medium, and other factors on the rooting habits of White Oaks and Sugar Maples.
Extent: 30 sheets
Asarum canadense L. (wild-ginger), flower (3.103124)
Date: May 1974Type: Photographic image
Description:Asarum canadense L. (wild-ginger), flower
Extent: 1 slide
Asarum canadense L. (wild-ginger), pair of leaves with flower at base (3.103132)
Date: May 1974Creator: Schrattenholzer, Friedrich
Type: Photographic image
Description:Asarum canadense L. (wild-ginger), pair of leaves with flower at base
Extent: 1 slide
Asarum canadense L. (wild-ginger), close-up flower (3.103149)
Date: May 1974Type: Photographic image
Description:Asarum canadense L. (wild-ginger), close-up of brownish-purple flower, dried leaves and twigs in background.
Extent: 1 slide
Asclepias curassavica L. (blood flower milkweed), flower with stem and leaves (3.103152)
Date: December 24 1974Type: Photographic image
Description:Asclepias curassavica L. (blood flower milkweed), flower with stem and leaves
Extent: 1 slide
Asclepias hirtella (Pennell) Woodson (tall green milkweed), flowers and leaves on stem (3.103158)
Date: March 1974Creator: Halama, Jeanne
Type: Photographic image
Description:Asclepias hirtella (Pennell) Woodson (tall green milkweed), flowers and leaves on stem
Extent: 1 slide
Plants of the Chicago Region (3.103210)
Date: 1974Creator: Swink, Floyd
Type: Book
Description:This check list is an alphabetical index listing all the vascular plants that have been found growing wild in the Chicago area--in other words, a list of those plants which constitute the local flora. It is arranged for quick reference like a dictionary or encyclopedia so that plants may be looked up by either their scientific names or their common names. It attempts to supply the following kinds of information about each plant listed:
Other scientific names by which the plant is known in the manuals commonly used by Chicago area botanists.
Common names, if any, by which the plant is known.
Origin of the plant if it is not native to the Chicago region.
Counties within the Chicago region where the plant has been found growing wild.
Kinds of habitats in which the plant has been found growing in the Chicago region.
Other plants found growing in association with the plant in various habitats in the Chicago region, in cases where this information is available.
Current problems in regard to the taxonomy of the plant, where such problems have come to the author's attention.
Extent: xxiv, 474 p.
Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed), close-up of seeds with hairs (3.103806)
Date: October 1974Type: Photographic image
Description:Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed), close-up of seeds with hairs
Extent: 1 slide
Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed), close-up of split follicle with dispersing seeds with hairs attached (3.103827)
Date: October 1974Type: Photographic image
Description:Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed), close-up of split follicle with dispersing seeds with hairs attached
Extent: 1 slide