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 ↓

poke milkweed 1
Asclepias exaltata
swamp milkweed 2
Asclepias incarnata
purple milkweed
Asclepias purpurascens
common milkweed 3
Asclepias syriaca
whorled milkweed 4
Asclepias verticillata
hemp dogbane 5
Apocynum cannabinum
catchweed bedstraw 6
Galium aparine
smooth wild licorice 7
Galium circaezans
shining bedstraw 8
Galium concinnum
fragrant bedstraw 9
Galium triflorum
pale gentian 10
Gentiana alba

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