Flora of FCSNA

The Franklin Creek State Natural Area covers 922 acres in Lee County, Illinois. There are a wide variety of habitats here, ranging from woodlands to riparian forests, prairie to sandstone cliffs, wetlands to savanna. As such, there is a rich variety of plant life to be found. This guide will be ...more ↓

deptford pink 1
Dianthus armeria
sleepy catchfly 2
Silene antirrhina
white campion 3
Silene latifolia
royal catchfly 4
Silene regia
starry campion 5
Silene stellata
American pokeweed 6
Phytolacca americana
Common Lamb's-quarters 7
Chenopodium album
Virginia spring beauty 8
Claytonia virginica
winged euonymus 9
Euonymus alatus
wahoo 10
Euonymus atropurpureus
American bittersweet 11
Celastrus scandens
Tall Thistle 12
Cirsium altissimum
creeping thistle 13
Cirsium arvense
field thistle 14
Cirsium discolor
lesser burdock 15
Arctium minus
chicory 16
Cichorium intybus
white rattlesnakeroot 17
Nabalus albus
nodding rattlesnakeroot 18
Nabalus crepidineus
common dandelion 19
Taraxacum officinale
Canada wild lettuce 20
Lactuca canadensis
prickly lettuce 21
Lactuca serriola
meadow salsify 22
Tragopogon pratensis
false boneset 23
Brickellia eupatorioides
late boneset 24
Eupatorium serotinum
spotted Joe-Pye weed 25
Eutrochium maculatum
Sweet Joe-Pye-weed 26
Eutrochium purpureum
rough blazing star 27
Liatris aspera
prairie blazing star 28
Liatris pycnostachya
white snakeroot 29
Ageratina altissima
Field Pussytoes 30
Antennaria neglecta
woman's tobacco 31
Antennaria plantaginifolia
oxeye daisy 32
Leucanthemum vulgare
beach wormwood
Artemisia campestris caudata
common yarrow 33
Achillea millefolium
pineapple-weed 34
Matricaria discoidea
Canada goldenrod 35
Solidago canadensis
broad-leaved goldenrod 36
Solidago flexicaulis
field goldenrod 37
Solidago nemoralis
showy goldenrod 38
Solidago speciosa
elm-leaved goldenrod 23
Solidago ulmifolia
stiff-leaved goldenrod 38
Solidago rigida
annual fleabane 39
Erigeron annuus
horseweed 40
Erigeron canadensis
daisy fleabane 41
Erigeron strigosus
Forked Aster 42
Eurybia furcata
Common Blue Wood Aster 43
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Drummond's aster 44
Symphyotrichum drummondii
white heath aster 45
Symphyotrichum ericoides
smooth blue aster 23
Symphyotrichum laeve
panicled aster 36
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum
calico aster 46
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
New England aster 14
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Aromatic Aster 47
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
Ontario Aster 48
Symphyotrichum ontarionis
sky blue aster 14
Symphyotrichum oolentangiense
hairy white oldfield aster 49
Symphyotrichum pilosum
Short's aster 50
Symphyotrichum shortii
Arrow-leaved Aster 51
Symphyotrichum urophyllum
flat-topped goldenrod 52
Euthamia graminifolia
fireweed 53
Erechtites hieraciifolius
balsam ragwort 23
Packera paupercula
Prairie Groundsel
Packera plattensis
pale Indian plantain
Arnoglossum atriplicifolium
Nodding Beggarticks 54
Bidens cernua
devil's beggarticks 55
Bidens frondosa
Lance-leaved Coreopsis 56
Coreopsis lanceolata
tall coreopsis 23
Coreopsis tripteris
false sunflower 28
Heliopsis helianthoides
pale purple coneflower 28
Echinacea pallida
purple coneflower 57
Echinacea purpurea
prairie rosinweed 58
Silphium integrifolium
compass plant 59
Silphium laciniatum
cup plant 36
Silphium perfoliatum
prairie dock 59
Silphium terebinthinaceum
woodland sunflower 60
Helianthus divaricatus
sawtooth sunflower 14
Helianthus grosseserratus
Fewleaf Sunflower 23
Helianthus occidentalis
Jerusalem artichoke 61
Helianthus tuberosus
common ragweed 62
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
giant ragweed 5
Ambrosia trifida
wingstem 63
Verbesina alternifolia
wild quinine 36
Parthenium integrifolium
cutleaf coneflower 64
Rudbeckia laciniata
black-eyed Susan 65
Rudbeckia hirta
sweet black-eyed Susan 66
Rudbeckia subtomentosa
Brown-eyed Susan 25
Rudbeckia triloba
grey-headed coneflower 59
Ratibida pinnata
Indian tobacco 67
Lobelia inflata
great blue lobelia 23
Lobelia siphilitica
pale-spiked lobelia 59
Lobelia spicata
tall bellflower 68
Campanulastrum americanum
Creeping Bellflower 69
Campanula rapunculoides
clasping Venus's looking glass 45
Triodanis perfoliata
wild geranium 70
Geranium maculatum
poison ivy 71
Toxicodendron radicans
smooth sumac 72
Rhus glabra
common hoptree
Ptelea trifoliata
prickly ash 36
Zanthoxylum americanum
boxelder maple 73
Acer negundo
red maple 74
Acer rubrum

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