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Audubon experts recommend 138 native plants for Cook, IL, 60642.

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Red Osier

SHRUBS / TREES

Red Osier

Cornus sericea

Wrens
Nuthatches
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
+10

May attract

Wrens
Nuthatches
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Woodpeckers
Waxwings

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
Redbud

TREES

Redbud

Cercis canadensis

Hummingbirds
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Wood Warblers
+12

May attract

Hummingbirds
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Wood Warblers
Wrens
Cardinals & Grosbeaks

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nectar

Nuts

 
Rough-Leaf Dogwood

SHRUBS / TREES

Rough-Leaf Dogwood

Cornus drummondii

Thrushes
Orioles
Sparrows
+10

May attract

Thrushes
Orioles
Sparrows
Wrens
Chickadees & Titmice

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
Sassafras

TREES

Sassafras

Sassafras albidum

Vireos
Crows & Jays
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
+10

May attract

Vireos
Crows & Jays
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Sparrows

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

 
Shag-Bark Hickory

TREES

Shag-Bark Hickory

Carya ovata

Sparrows
Finches
Vireos
+11

May attract

Sparrows
Finches
Vireos
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Cardinals & Grosbeaks

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
Showy Goldenrod

ANNUALS/PER.

Showy Goldenrod

Solidago speciosa

Wrens
Nuthatches
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
+11

May attract

Wrens
Nuthatches
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Finches
Vireos

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
Side-Oats Grama

GRASSES

Side-Oats Grama

Bouteloua curtipendula

Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Sparrows
Nuthatches
+4

May attract

Cardinals & Grosbeaks
Sparrows
Nuthatches
Woodpeckers
Chickadees & Titmice

Provides

Fruit

Nuts

Seeds

 
Silver Maple

TREES

Silver Maple

Acer saccharinum

Wrens
Waxwings
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
+11

May attract

Wrens
Waxwings
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Finches
Woodpeckers

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
Smooth Arrow-Wood

SHRUBS

Smooth Arrow-Wood

Viburnum recognitum

Wood Warblers
Thrushes
Sparrows
+11

May attract

Wood Warblers
Thrushes
Sparrows
Vireos
Waxwings

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

Nuts

 
Smooth Blue American-Aster

ANNUALS/PER.

Smooth Blue American-Aster

Symphyotrichum laeve

Waxwings
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Woodpeckers
+11

May attract

Waxwings
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Woodpeckers
Chickadees & Titmice
Wrens

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Seeds

 
Smooth Oxeye

ANNUALS/PER.

Smooth Oxeye

Heliopsis helianthoides

Waxwings
Sparrows
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
+3

May attract

Waxwings
Sparrows
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Wood Warblers
Orioles
 
Smooth Sumac

SHRUBS / TREES

Smooth Sumac

Rhus glabra

Wood Warblers
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Waxwings
+10

May attract

Wood Warblers
Mockingbirds & Thrashers
Waxwings
Sparrows
Wrens

Provides

Butterflies

Caterpillars

Fruit

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