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 ↓

eastern cottonwood 1
Populus deltoides
black willow 2
Salix nigra
downy yellow violet 3
Viola pubescens
arrowleaf violet 4
Viola sagittata
common blue violet 5
Viola sororia
flowering spurge 6
Euphorbia corollata
common copperleaf 7
Acalypha rhomboidea
common St. John's-wort 8
Hypericum perforatum

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