Publications

Selected Literature by ILLS Researchers and Papers Citing the ILLS Herbarium (2003–current)

2017

Danderson, C, S. Downie, and M. Hermann 2018. Rampant polyphyly in the Arracacia clade (Apiaceae) and an assessment of the phylogenetic utility of 20 noncoding plastid loci. Molecular Phylogenetics And Evolution 118:286-305

Harrington, T.C. and D.L. McNew 2017. A re-evaluation of Tubakia, including three new species on Quercus and six new combinations. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology 1-20

McClain, W.E., L.R. Phillippe, and J.E. Ebinger 2017. Vascular Flora of Miles Loess Hill Prairie Nature Preserve, Monroe County, Illinois. Castanea In-Press.

Phillippe, L.R., P.B. Marcum, D.T. Busemeyer, M.A. Feist, W.E. McClain, and J.E. Ebinger 2017. Floristic Composition and Structure of Two Dry Sand Prairies at Sand Ridge State Forest, Mason County, Illinois. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science 110:17-21

Simpson, M. and R. Kelley 2017. Cryptantha nevadensis var. rigida elevated to species with a new name, C. juniperensis. Phytotaxa 295(3): 227-236.

Tucker, G. C. 2017. A New Species of Cyperus Section incurvi (Cyperaceae) from Venezuela. Journal Of The Botanical Research Institute Of Texas 11(1): 39.

Zika, P. F., and G.C. Tucker 2017. Variation in Linnaea borealis (Linnaeaceae) across North American and Greenland. Journal Of The Botanical Research Institute Of Texas 11(1): 67.

2016

Gibbons, L. D. 2016. Using Morphometrics to Evaluate Taxonomic Relationships in Eleocharis tenuis (Cyperaceae). JMU Scholarly Commons  commons.lib.jmu.edu/master201019/459/

Tembrock, L.R., and J.M. McAleer 2016. A revision of native North American Humulus (Cannabaceae). Journal Of The Botanical Research Institute Of Texas 10(1): 11

2015

Jogesh, T., R. Peery, S.R. Downie, and M.R. Berenbaum. 2015. Patterns of genetic diversity in the globally invasive species wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa). Invasive Plant Science and Management  8(4):415–429

Molano-Flores B., L. Phillippe , P. Marcum , C. Carroll-Cunningham , J. Ellis, D. Busemeyer, et al. 2015. A floristic inventory and vegetation survey of three dolomite prairies in Northeastern Illinois. Castanea 80(3): 153-170

2014

Moore, Julian G. 2014. Morphological and Ecological Investigations of Species of Bulrush (Scirpus) in Illinois. The Keep, Eastern Illinois University thekeep.eiu.edu/theses/1255/.

Savchenko, K.G., L.M. Carris, L.A. Castlebury, V.P. Heluta, S.P. Wasser, and E. Nevo. 2014. Stripe smuts of grasses: one lineage or high levels of polyphyly? Persoonia 33:169–181.

Thompson, Ralph L. 2014. American mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum ssp. Leucarpum, Viscaceae) occurrence in host trees within the city of Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois, and its incidence in Illinois, U.S.A.” Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 8(2): 641

2013

Marcum, P.B., L.R. Phillippe, D.T. Busemeyer, W.E. McClain, M.A. Feist, and J.E. Ebinger. 2013. Vascular flora of the Sand Ridge State Forest, Mason County, Illinois. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science 106(1):39–46.

Phillippe, L.R., P.B. Marcum, D.T. Busemeyer, W.E. McClain, M.A. Feist, and J.E. Ebinger. 2013. Changes due to fire suppression in a Quercus velutina Lam. (black oak) savanna at Sand Ridge State Forest, Mason County, Illinois. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science 106(1):23–26.

2012

Phillippe, L.R., P.B. Marcum, and J.E. Ebinger. 2012. Vegetation of Sand Ridge Savanna Nature Preserve, Will County, Illinois. Erigenia 25:23–35.

2011

Ebinger, J.E., L.R. Phillippe, and P.B. Marcum. 2011. Vegetation of Wilmington Shrub Prairie Nature Preserve, Will County, Illinois. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science 104(1&2):1–16.

Ebinger, J.E., D.S. Seigler, and L.R. Phillippe. 2011. Understory vegetation of thorn-scrub woodlands at the Chaparral Wildlife Management Area, Dimmit and LaSalle Counties. Phytologia 93(1):1–42.

Phillippe, L.R., M.A. Feist, D.T. Busemeyer, P.B. Marcum, C.J. Carroll-Cunningham, G.R. Spyreas, and J.E. Ebinger. 2011. Vegetation of forest and savanna communities on glacial sand deposits in northeastern Illinois. The Southeast Naturalist 56(1):54–60.

Phillippe, L.R., B. Molano-Flores, M.J.C. Murphy, P.B. Marcum, and J.E. Ebinger. 2011. Status of endangered and threatened sand area species of the Illinois flora. Illinois Natural History Survey Bulletin 39(4):259–296.

Sivicek, V., and J.B. Taft. 2011. Functional Group Density as an index for assessing floristic integrity in tallgrass prairie. Ecological Indicators 11: 1251–1258.

Taft, J. B., and J. O. Dawson. 2011. Evidence for community structuring associated with the actinorhizal shrub Ceanothus americanus in tallgrass prairies in Illinois, USA. Functional Plant Biology 38:711–719.

Taft, J. B., L. R. Phillippe, C. Dietrich, and K.R. Robertson. 2011. Grassland composition, structure, and diversity patterns along major environmental gradients in the Central Tien Shan. Plant Ecology 212: 1349–1361.

2010

Busemeyer, D.T., L.R. Phillippe, P.B. Marcum, and J.E. Ebinger. 2010. Vascular flora of Iroquois Woods Nature Preserve, Kankakee County, Illinois. Castanea 75(3):330–340.

Danderson, C.A., and B. Molano-Flores. 2010. Effects of herbivory and inflorescence size on insect visitation to Eryngium yuccifolium (Apiaceae), a prairie plant. The American Midland Naturalist 163(1):234–246.

Ebinger, J.E., L.R. Phillippe, M.J.C. Murphy, G.C. Tucker, and P.B. Marcum. 2010. Vascular plant species extirpated or not vouchered as occurring in Illinois. Erigenia: Journal of the Southern Illinois Native Plant Society (23):3–23.

Feist, M.A. 2010. The reinstatement of Ptilimnium texense (Apiaceae) and a new key to the genus. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 4(2):641–651.

Hill, S.R. 2010. New and noteworthy sedge records in Illinois. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science 103(3/4):85–96.

Hill, S.R. 2010. The challenge of plant identification. The Journal of the South Carolina Native Plant Society Fall:6-7.

Marcum, P.B., L.R. Phillippe, D.T. Busemeyer, and J.E. Ebinger. 2010. Vascular flora and woody structure and composition at Gooseberry Island Nature Preserve, Kankakee County, Illinois. Castanea 75(3):341–352.

Matthews, J.W., and G. Spyreas. 2010. Convergence and divergence in plant community trajectories as a framework for monitoring wetland restoration progress. Journal of Applied Ecology 47:1128–1136.

Matthews, J.W., and A.G. Endress. 2010. Rate of succession in restored wetlands and the role of site context. Applied Vegetation Science 13:346–355.

Molano-Flores, B., C.A. Danderson, and K. Patel. 2010. Relationship among awn number and seed self-burial, seed germination, and seedling survivorship for a species with hygroscopic awns. Ecological Restoration 28(2):126–129.

Phillippe, L.R., M.A. Feist, R.L. Larimore, D.T. Busemeyer, P.B. Marcum, C.J. Carroll-Cunningham, J.L. Ellis, and J.E. Ebinger. 2010. Vegetation of Hooper Branch Nature Preserve, Iroquois County, Illinois. Northeast Naturalist 17(2):261–272.

Phillippe, L.R., P.B. Marcum, D.T. Busemeyer, and J.E. Ebinger. 2010. Vascular flora of Short Pioneer Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve, Grundy County, Illinois: composition and change since 1977. Erigenia 24:5–11.

Sagun, V. G., G. A. Levin, and P. C. van Welzen. 2010. Revision and phylogeny of Acalypha (Euphorbiaceae) in Malesia. Blumea 55: 21–60.

2009

Feist, M.A. 2009. Clarifications concerning the nomenclature and taxonomy of Oxypolis ternata (Nutt.) A. Heller. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 3:661–666.

Hill, S.R. 2009. Notes on California Malvaceae including nomenclatural changes and additions to the flora. Madroño 56(2):104–111.

McKenzie, P.M., C.T. Witsell, L.R. Phillippe, C.S. Reid, M.A. Homoya, S.B. Rolfsmeier, and C.A. Morse. 2009. Status assessment of Eleocharis wolfii (Cyperaceae). Journal Botanical Research Institute Texas 3(2):831–854.

Matthews, J.W., A.L. Peralta, A. Soni, P. Baldwin, A.D. Kent, and A.G. Endress. 2009. Local and landscape correlates of non-native species invasion in restored wetlands. Ecography 32:1031–1039.

Matthews, J.W., G. Spyreas, and A.G. Endress. 2009. Trajectories of vegetation-based indicators used to assess wetland restoration progress. Ecological Applications 19:2093–2107.

Matthews, J.W., A.L. Peralta, D.N. Flanagan, P.M. Baldwin, A. Soni, A.D. Kent, and A.G. Endress. 2009. Relative influence of landscape versus local factors on plant community assembly in restored wetlands. Ecological Applications 19:2108–2123.

Molano-Flores, B. 2009. Insect herbivory of ovules and seeds in native and reconstructed prairies. Restoration Ecology 17:187–192.

Molano-Flores, B., and C.A. Danderson. 2009. Gynomonoecy individuals in Lobelia spicata (Campanulaceae) populations. Rhodora 111: 398–402.

Murphy, M.J.C., L.R. Phillippe, and J.E. Ebinger. 2009. Vascular flora of Bonnie’s Prairie Nature Preserve, Iroquois County, Illinois. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science 102(1&2):1–19.

Phillippe, L.R., J.L. Ellis, D.T. Busemeyer, W.E. McClain, and J.E. Ebinger. 2009. Vegetation survey of Tomlin Timber Nature Preserve, Mason County, Illinois. Erigenia 22:36–44.

Phillippe, L.R., M.A. Feist, R.L. Larimore, D.T. Busemeyer, P.B. Marcum, C.J. Carroll-Cunningham, J.L. Ellis, and J.E. Ebinger. 2009. Composition and structure of the ground layer vegetation at Iroquois County Conservation Area, northeastern Illinois. Phytologia 91(3):401–438.

Spalik, K., S.R. Downie, and M.F. Watson. 2009. Generic delimitaions within the Sium alliance (Apiaceae tribe Oenantheae) inferred from cpDNA rps16-5’trnK(UUU) and nrDNA ITS sequences. Taxon 58: 735–748.

Spyreas, G., B. W. Wilm, A.E. Plocher, D.M. Ketzner, J. W. Matthews, E. J. Heske, J. Ellis. 2009. Biological consequences of invasion by Reed Canary Grass (Phalaris arundinacea). Biological Invasions DOI 10.1007/s10530-009-9544-y

Taft, J. B. 2009. Effects of overstory stand density and fire on ground layer vegetation in oak woodland and savanna habitats. In: Hutchinson, T. F. (ed.). Proceedings of the 3rd Fire in Eastern Oak Forests Conference; 2008 May 20-22; Carbondale, IL. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-46. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station.

2008

Calviño, C.I., S.G. Martínez, and S.R. Downie. 2008. Morphology and biogeography of Apiaceae subfamily Sanculoideae as inferred by phylogenetic analysis and molecular data. American Journal of Botany 95(2):196–214.

Danderson, C.A., B. Molano-Flores, and S. Raghu. 2008. Impact of floral herbivory by Coleotechnites eryngiella Bottimer (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) on the reproductive output of Eryngium yuccifolium Michaux (Apiaceae): a test of the reserve ovary model. Plant Ecology 197:277–284.

Feist, M.A., and S.R. Downie. 2008. A phylogenetic study of Oxypolis and Ptilimnium (Apiaceae) based on nuclear rDNA ITS Sequences. Systematic Botany 33(2):447–458.

Hill, S.R. 2008. Two new subspecies of Sidalcea hickmanii (Malvaceae) in California. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 2(2): 783–791.

Larimore, R.L., L.R. Phillippe, and J.E. Ebinger. 2008. Vascular flora of the Middle Fork Woods Nature Preserve, Vermilion County, Illinois. Illinois Natural History Survey Bulletin 38(4):177–196.

McClain, W.E., J.E. Schwegman, T.A. Strole, L.R. Phillippe, and J.E. Ebinger. 2008. Floristic study of Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak Nature Preserve, Mason County, Illinois. Castanea 73(1):29–39.

Matthews, J.W., and A.G. Endress. 2008. Performance criteria, compliance success and vegetation development in compensatory mitigation wetlands. Environmental Management 41:130–141.

Phillippe, L.R., D.T. Busemeyer, P.B. Marcum, M.A. Feist, and John E. Ebinger. 2008. Prairie and savanna vegetation of Braidwood Dunes and Savanna Nature Preserve, Will County, Illinois. Castanea 73(1):1–15.

2007

Calviño, C.I., and S.R. Downie. 2007. Circumscription and phylogeny of Apiaceae subfamily Saniculoideae based on chloroplast DNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evoluton 44(1):175–191.

Case, M.A., K.M. Flinn, J. Jancaitis, A. Alley, and A. Paxton. 2007. Declining abundance of American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.) documented by herbarium specimens. Biological Conservation 134:22–30.

Estes, D., and R.L. Small. 2007. Two new species of Gratiola (Plantaginaceae) from eastern North America and an updated circumscription for Gratiola neglecta. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 1(1):149–170.

Levin, G. A., J.K. Morton, and E. Robbrecht. 2007. Two new species of Acalypha (Euphorbiaceae) from tropical Africa, and a review of some Robyns names for cupricolous plants from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Systematic Botany 32: 576–582.

Mckenzie, P.M., S.G. Smith, and M. Smith. 2007. Status of Schoenoplectus hallii (Hall’s Bulrush) (Cyperaceae) in the United States. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 1(1):457–481.

Molano-Flores, B., J.A. Koontz, and M.A. Feist. 2007. Genetic diversity of the threatened species Agalinis auriculata (Orobanchaceae) and two congeners using RAPD and allozyme markers. American Midland Naturalist 158:279–291.

Nelson, D., G.C. Tucker, and J.E. Ebinger. 2007. Glyceria maxima (Poaceae) Sweet Reed Grass, an exotic grass new to the Illinois flora. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science 100(3&4):223–224.

Sagun, V. G., and G. A. Levin. 2007. Four new species of Acalypha (Euphorbiaceae) from Malesia. Blumea 52: 351–359.

Scott, L., and B. Molano-Flores. 2007. Reproductive output and biology of Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii (C.L. Boynt and Beadle) Cronq., (Sullivant’s Coneflower, Asteraceae) a USDA Regional Forester Sensitive Species. The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 134:362–368.

2006

Ebinger, J.E., L.R. Phillippe, R.W. Nyboer, W.E. McClain, D.T. Busemeyer, K.R. Robertson, and G.A. Levin. 2006. Vegetation and flora of the sand deposits of the Mississippi river valley in northwestern Illinois. Illinois Natural History Survey Bulletin 37(6):191–238.

Krings, A. 2006. Distribution and phenology of Gonolobus suberosus (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae) and its varieties in North America. Vulpia 5:23–40.

Lee, C.S., and S.R. Downie. 2006. Phylogenetic relationships within Cicuta (Apiaceae tribe Oenantheae) inferred from nuclear rDNA ITS and cpDNA sequence data. Can. J. Bot. 84: 453–468.

McClain, W.E., J. Shimp, and T.L. Esker. 2006. Distribution and reproductive potential of Kudzu (Pueraria lobata, Fabaceae) in Illinois, USA. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science 99(1&2):17–30.

Owens, N.L., G.C. Tucker, and J.E. Ebinger. 2006. Flora and vegetation of Coneflower Glacial Drift Hill Prairie Natural Area, Moultrie County, Illinois. Rhodora 108(936):370–386.

Phillippe, L.R., D.T. Busemeyer, and J.E. Ebinger. 2006. The Black Snakeroot species (Sanicula L., Apiaceae) of Illinois. Erigenia 21:25–31.

Phillippe, L.R., D.T. Busemeyer, P.B. Marcum, J.L. Ellis, M.A. Feist, R.L. Larimore, and J.E. Ebinger. 2006. Vegetation inventory of the Emiquon Preserve, Fulton County, Illinois. Erigenia 21:10–21.

Sagun, V.G., G.A. Levin, and R.W.J.M. van der Ham. 2006. Pollen morphology and ultrastructure of Acalypha (Euphorbiaceae). Review of Paleobotany and Palynology 140(1–2):123–143.

Sewell, M., and M.A. Vincent. 2006. Biosystematics of the Phacelia ranunculacea complex (Hydrophyllaceae). Castanea 71(3):192–209.

Taft, J. B., C. Hauser, and K. R. Robertson. 2006. Estimating floristic integrity in tallgrass prairie. Biological Conservation 131:42–51.

2005

Edgin, B., R. Beadles, and J.E. Ebinger. 2005. Vascular flora of Beadles Barrens Nature Preserve, Edwards County, Illinois. Castanea 70(1):47–58.

Lamont, E.E., and S.M. Young. 2005. Juncus diffusissimus, an addition to the flora of New York, with notes on its recent spread in the United States. The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 132(4):635–643.

Phillippe, L.R., M.A. Feist, J.E. Ebinger, and W.E. McClain. 2005. Vascular flora of Long Branch Nature Preserve, Mason County, Illinois. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science 97(3&4):197–208.

Woods, M. 2005. A revision of the North American species of Apios (Fabaceae). Castanea 70(2):85–100.

2004

Carroll, C.J., and M.A. Feist. 2004. Rediscovery of Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Brown (Fabaceae) in Illinois. Castanea 69(3):234–236.

Edgin, B. 2004. Status and distribution of Illinois populations of Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong, Grass-Leaved Lily (Liliaceae); an endangered plant in Illinois. Castanea 69(3):216–225.

Feist, M.A., L.R. Phillippe, D.T. Busemeyer, and J.E. Ebinger. 2004. Vegetation survey of Dean Hills Nature Preserve, Fayette County, Illinois. Castanea 69(1):52–66.

Hardway, T.M., K. Spalik, M.F. Watson, D.S. Katz-Downie, and S.R. Downie. 2004. Circumscription of Apiaceae tribe Oenantheae. South African Journal of Botany 70(3):393–406.

Ivey, C.T., D.E. Carr, and M.D. Eubanks. 2004. Effects of inbreeding in Mimulus guttatus on tolerance to herbivory in natural environments. Ecology 85(2):567–574.

McClain, W.E., and J.E. Ebinger. 2004. The genus Astragalus (Fabaceae) in Illinois. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science 97(1):11–18.

McClain, W.E., L.R. Phillippe, and J.E. Ebinger. 2004. Vascular flora of Manito Prairie Nature Preserve, Tazewell County, Illinois. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science 97(2):83–94.

Molano-Flores, B. 2004. Breeding systems of plants used for prairie restorations: a review. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Sciences 97:95–102.

Mulvaney, C.R., B. Molano-Flores, and D.W. Whitman. 2004. The reproductive biology of Agalinis auriculata (Michx.) Raf. (Orobanchaceae), a threatened North American prairie inhabitant. The International Journal of Plant Sciences 165:605–614.

Prather, L.A., O. Alvarez-Fuentes, M.H. Mayfield, and C.J. Ferguson. 2004. Implications of the decline in plant collecting for systematic and floristic research. Systematic Botany 29(1):216–220.

Scheen, A., C. Brochmann, A.K. Brysting, R. Elven, A. Morris, D.E. Soltis, P.S. Soltis, and V.A. Albert. 2004. Northern hemisphere biogeography of Cerastium (Caryophyllaceae): Insights from phylogenteic analysis of noncoding plastid nucleotide sequences. American Journal of Botany 91(6):943–952.

Spyreas, G., B. Molano-Flores, C. Carroll, and J. Ellis. 2004. Non-native plant commonness and dominance in Illinois forests, wetlands, and grasslands. Natural Areas Journal 24(4):290–299.

2003

Basinger, M.A. 2003. Mimosa strigillosa Torrey & A. Gray (Mimosaceae) in Illinois. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science 96(3):177–178.

Brandon, A., G. Spyreas, B. Molano-Flores, C. Carroll, and J. Ellis. 2003. Can volunteers provide reliable data for forest vegetation surveys? Natural Areas Journal 23(3):254–262.

Duley, M.L., and M.A. Vincent. 2003. A synopsis of the genus Cladrastis (Leguminaceae). Rhodora 105(923):205–239.

Edgin, B., B. Garrard, G.C. Tucker, and J.E. Ebinger. 2003. Vegetation of Allison Prairie—a gravel prairie reconstruction in Lawrence County, Illinois. Erigenia 19:52–59.

Handel, W.C., L.R. Phillippe, and J.E. Ebinger. 2003. Floristic assessment of sand prairies and sedge meadows, Lee County, Illinois. The Prairie Naturalist 35(1):33–46.

McClain, W.E., L.R. Phillippe, and J.E. Ebinger. 2003. Floristic assessment of Foley Sand Prairie Nature Preserve, Lee County, Illinois. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science 96(4):255–263.

Phillippe, L.R., W.C. Handel, S.L. Horn, F.M. Harty, and J.E. Ebinger. 2003. Vascular flora of Momence Wetlands, Kankakee County, Illinois. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science 96(4):271–294.

Phillippe, L.R., D.M. Ketzner, R.L. Larimore, and J.E. Ebinger. 2003. Vascular flora of the Vermilion River Observatory, Vermilion County, Illinois. Erigenia 19:3–16.

Taft, J.B., and M.A. Vincent. 2003. Fire effects on community structure, composition, and diversity in a dry sandstone barrens. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 130(3): 270–192.