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The Natural World of Southern Illinois

This is a growing guide of all the wildlife and plant species that one might find in Southern Illinois.

Indiangrass 1
Sorghastrum nutans
river cane 2
Arundinaria gigantea
switchgrass 3
Panicum virgatum
prairie dropseed 4
Sporobolus heterolepis
common reed 5
Phragmites australis
bulrush 6
Typha latifolia

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  • 1. (c) Scott Sauer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Scott Sauer
  • 2. (c) Alan Weakley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alan Weakley
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