Most Common Species
Showing 20 most frequently observed species out of 76 total documented species.
Juniperus virginiana
Redcedar
Very Common6.66 obs.
Bombus pensylvanicus
Bumble Bee
Very Common5.87 obs.
Euphorbia marginata
Ghostweed
Very Common3.8 obs.
Cucurbita foetidissima
Buffalo Gourd
Very Common2.43 obs.
Polanisia dodecandra
Clammyweed
Very Common2.19 obs.
Liatris punctata
Plains Gayfeather
Common2.18 obs.
Schizachyrium scoparium
Broom Bluestem
Common1.91 obs.
Sorghastrum nutans
Wood Grass
Common1.78 obs.
Protoparmeliopsis muralis
Stonewall Rim Lichen
Common1.68 obs.
Bouteloua dactyloides
Buffalograss
Common1.65 obs.
Erysimum asperum
Western Wallflower
Common1.49 obs.
Bombus griseocollis
Brown-Belted Bumblebee
Occasional1.28 obs.
Melissa officinalis
Balm
Occasional1.25 obs.
Grindelia ciliata
Goldenweed
Occasional1.18 obs.
Physalis longifolia
Common Groundcherry
Occasional1.17 obs.
Tridens flavus
Redtop
Occasional1.17 obs.
Desmanthus illinoensis
Illinois Bundle-Flower
Occasional1.07 obs.
Cenchrus longispinus
Sandbur
Rare1.07 obs.
Sialia sialis
Eastern Bluebird
Rare1 obs.
Asclepias tuberosa
Butterflyweed
Rare1 obs.
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