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 ↓

little bluestem 1
Schizachyrium scoparium
Indiangrass 2
Sorghastrum nutans
Slim-leaf Witchgrass 3
Dichanthelium linearifolium
White-hair Witchgrass 4
Dichanthelium villosissimum
White-hair Witchgrass 5
Dichanthelium villosissimum praecocius
Scribner's Panicgrass 6
Dichanthelium oligosanthes scribnerianum
barnyardgrass 7
Echinochloa crus-galli
switchgrass 8
Panicum virgatum
Tapered Rosette Grass 9
Panicum acuminatum lindheimeri
big bluestem 10
Andropogon gerardii
giant foxtail 11
Setaria faberi
Setaria helvola
Setaria pumila

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