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 oak 1
Quercus alba
swamp white oak 2
Quercus bicolor
bur oak 3
Quercus macrocarpa
chinkapin oak 4
Quercus muehlenbergii
pin oak 5
Quercus palustris
northern red oak 6
Quercus rubra
black oak 7
Quercus velutina
American hazelnut 8
Corylus americana
American hornbeam 9
Carpinus caroliniana
American hophornbeam 10
Ostrya virginiana
eastern black walnut 11
Juglans nigra
bitternut hickory 12
Carya cordiformis
shagbark hickory 13
Carya ovata

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