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
little bluestem 22
Schizachyrium scoparium
Indiangrass 5
Sorghastrum nutans
Slim-leaf Witchgrass 23
Dichanthelium linearifolium
White-hair Witchgrass 7
Dichanthelium villosissimum
White-hair Witchgrass 9
Dichanthelium villosissimum praecocius
Scribner's Panicgrass 24
Dichanthelium oligosanthes scribnerianum
barnyardgrass 8
Echinochloa crus-galli
switchgrass 17
Panicum virgatum
Tapered Rosette Grass 25
Panicum acuminatum lindheimeri
big bluestem 26
Andropogon gerardii
giant foxtail 27
Setaria faberi
Setaria helvola
Setaria pumila
redtop 10
Agrostis gigantea
Perennial Bentgrass 28
Agrostis perennans
Flattened Meadow-grass 29
Poa compressa
Smooth Meadow-grass 15
Poa pratensis
smooth brome 23
Bromus inermis
Hairy Woodland Brome
Bromus pubescens
Canada wild rye 30
Elymus canadensis
bottlebrush grass 31
Elymus hystrix
Quack Grass
Elymus repens
silky wild rye 10
Elymus villosus
Virginia wildrye 32
Elymus virginicus
porcupine needlegrass 5
Hesperostipa spartea
cock's-foot 33
Dactylis glomerata
black-fruit mountain-ricegrass 34
Patis racemosa
tiny lovegrass 35
Eragrostis capillaris
Nodding Fescue 36
Festuca subverticillata
reed canary grass 37
Phalaris arundinacea
Timothy 38
Phleum pratense
Wirestem Muhly 39
Muhlenbergia frondosa
Cliff Muhly 40
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
Fowl Mannagrass 41
Glyceria striata
Catchfly grass 42
Leersia lenticularis
rice cutgrass 43
Leersia oryzoides
white grass 16
Leersia virginica
sideoats grama 30
Bouteloua curtipendula
stout wood reed 44
Cinna arundinacea
Slender Wedgescale 45
Sphenopholis intermedia
prairie wedge grass
Sphenopholis obtusata
Poverty oatgrass 36
Danthonia spicata
Dudley's Rush 46
Juncus dudleyi
Inland Rush
Juncus interior
Slender Path Rush 47
Juncus tenuis

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