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 ↓

Common Blue Wood Aster 1
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Drummond's aster 2
Symphyotrichum drummondii
white heath aster 3
Symphyotrichum ericoides
smooth blue aster 4
Symphyotrichum laeve
panicled aster 5
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum
calico aster 6
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
New England aster 7
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Aromatic Aster 8
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
Ontario Aster 9
Symphyotrichum ontarionis
sky blue aster 7
Symphyotrichum oolentangiense
hairy white oldfield aster 10
Symphyotrichum pilosum
Short's aster 11
Symphyotrichum shortii
Arrow-leaved Aster 12
Symphyotrichum urophyllum

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