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 ↓

balsam ragwort 1
Packera paupercula
false boneset 1
Brickellia eupatorioides
late boneset 2
Eupatorium serotinum
spotted Joe-Pye weed 3
Eutrochium maculatum
Sweet Joe-Pye-weed 4
Eutrochium purpureum
rough blazing star 5
Liatris aspera
prairie blazing star 6
Liatris pycnostachya
white snakeroot 7
Ageratina altissima
Field Pussytoes 8
Antennaria neglecta
woman's tobacco 9
Antennaria plantaginifolia
oxeye daisy 10
Leucanthemum vulgare
beach wormwood
Artemisia campestris caudata
common yarrow 11
Achillea millefolium
pineapple-weed 12
Matricaria discoidea
Canada goldenrod 13
Solidago canadensis
broad-leaved goldenrod 14
Solidago flexicaulis
field goldenrod 15
Solidago nemoralis
showy goldenrod 16
Solidago speciosa
elm-leaved goldenrod 1
Solidago ulmifolia
stiff-leaved goldenrod 16
Solidago rigida
annual fleabane 17
Erigeron annuus
horseweed 18
Erigeron canadensis
daisy fleabane 19
Erigeron strigosus
Forked Aster 20
Eurybia furcata
Common Blue Wood Aster 21
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Drummond's aster 22
Symphyotrichum drummondii
white heath aster 23
Symphyotrichum ericoides
smooth blue aster 1
Symphyotrichum laeve
panicled aster 14
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum
calico aster 24
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
New England aster 25
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Aromatic Aster 26
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
Ontario Aster 27
Symphyotrichum ontarionis
sky blue aster 25
Symphyotrichum oolentangiense
hairy white oldfield aster 28
Symphyotrichum pilosum
Short's aster 29
Symphyotrichum shortii
Arrow-leaved Aster 30
Symphyotrichum urophyllum
flat-topped goldenrod 31
Euthamia graminifolia
fireweed 32
Erechtites hieraciifolius
balsam ragwort 1
Packera paupercula
Prairie Groundsel
Packera plattensis
pale Indian plantain
Arnoglossum atriplicifolium
Nodding Beggarticks 33
Bidens cernua
devil's beggarticks 34
Bidens frondosa
Lance-leaved Coreopsis 35
Coreopsis lanceolata
tall coreopsis 1
Coreopsis tripteris
false sunflower 6
Heliopsis helianthoides
pale purple coneflower 6
Echinacea pallida
purple coneflower 36
Echinacea purpurea
prairie rosinweed 37
Silphium integrifolium
compass plant 38
Silphium laciniatum
cup plant 14
Silphium perfoliatum
prairie dock 38
Silphium terebinthinaceum
woodland sunflower 39
Helianthus divaricatus
sawtooth sunflower 25
Helianthus grosseserratus
Fewleaf Sunflower 1
Helianthus occidentalis
Jerusalem artichoke 40
Helianthus tuberosus
common ragweed 41
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
giant ragweed 42
Ambrosia trifida
wingstem 43
Verbesina alternifolia
wild quinine 14
Parthenium integrifolium
cutleaf coneflower 44
Rudbeckia laciniata
black-eyed Susan 45
Rudbeckia hirta
sweet black-eyed Susan 46
Rudbeckia subtomentosa
Brown-eyed Susan 3
Rudbeckia triloba
grey-headed coneflower 38
Ratibida pinnata

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