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 ↓

white-tinged sedge 1
Carex albicans
Pennsylvania sedge 2
Carex pensylvanica
James' Sedge 3
Carex jamesii
fox sedge 4
Carex vulpinoidea
oval-headed sedge 5
Carex cephalophora
Leavenworth's sedge 6
Carex leavenworthii
Muhlenberg's Sedge 7
Carex muehlenbergii
bracted sedge 8
Carex radiata
rosy sedge 9
Carex rosea
bur reed sedge 10
Carex sparganioides
Carey's sedge 11
Carex careyana
Eastern Narrowleaf Sedge 12
Carex amphibola
Inflated Narrow-leaved Sedge 13
Carex grisea
hairy sedge 8
Carex hirtifolia
graceful sedge 14
Carex gracillima
longbeak sedge 15
Carex sprengelii
White Bear Sedge 8
Carex albursina
eastern woodland sedge 5
Carex blanda
lake sedge 16
Carex lacustris
Bicknell's Sedge 17
Carex bicknellii
Shortbeak Sedge 18
Carex brevior
crested sedge 19
Carex cristatella
fescue sedge 1
Carex festucacea
Globe Flatsedge 20
Cyperus echinatus
dark green bulrush 21
Scirpus atrovirens

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