SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

FLORA

Below are links to pages created by Students from Herrin High School, 700 North Tenth St. Herrin IL 62948

The pages include flora from three main locations or sites. Spring 2003.

 

Instructor: Eric Johns

 

Site 1: Herrin City Park, located near the High School was an excellent place to collect data on trees.

Site 2: Carbondale SIU Campus and Thompson Woods located behind the Student Center.

Site 3: Marion Rose Hill Cemetery.

 

Plant # Plant Family Common Tree Name Scientific Name Site Location
1 Aceraceae Sugar Maple Acer saccharum Site #1
2 Aceraceae Silver Maple Acer saccharinum Site #1
3 Fagaceae Red Oak Acer rubra Site #1
4 Salicaceae Black Willow Salix nigra Marsh. Site #1
5 Taxodiaceae Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum Site #1
6 Platanaceae Sycamore Platanus occidentalis L. Site#1
7 Moraceae Osage Orange Maclura pomifera Schneid. Site # 2
8 Hippocastanaceae Red Buckeye Aesculus pavia. Site # 2
9 Aceraceae Red Maple Acer rubrum L. Site # 2
10 Fagaceae Redbud Cercis canadensis L. Site # 2
11 Cupressaceae Red Cedar Juniperus virginiana L. Site # 2
12 Fagaceae American Beech Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Site # 2
13 Ulmaceae Sugarberry Celtis laevigata Willd. Site # 2
14 Araliaceae Hercules Club Aralia spinosa L. Site # 2
15 Betulaceae River Birch Betula nigra L. Site # 2
16 Pinaceae Short-leaf Pine Pinus echinata Mill. Site# 2
17 Fagaceae Pin Oak Quercus palustris Muench. Site #3
18 Bignoniaceae Catalpa Catalpa bignonioides Walt. Site #3
19 Tiliaceae White Basswood Tilia heterophylla Vent. Site #3
20 Ginkoaceae Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba L. Site #3
21 Cornaceae Flowering Dogwood Cornus florida L. Site #3
22 Rosaceae Saucer Magnolia Magnolia xsoulangiana Soul.-Bod. Site #3
23 Rosaceae Evergreen Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora L. Site #3
24 Salicaceae White Poplar Populus alba L. Site #3
25 Magnoliaceae Yellow Poplar Liriodendron tulipifera L. Site #3
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27 Aquifolaceae American Holly Ilex opaca Ait.
28 Hamamelidaceae Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua L.  
29 Ulmaceae Dwarf Hackberry Celtis tenuifolia Nutt.  
30 Ulmaceae Hackberry Celtis occidentalis L.  
31 Pinaceae White Pine Pinus strobus L.  
32 Aceraceae Box Elder Acer Negundo L.  
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27 Aquifolaceae American Holly Ilex opaca Ait.
28 Hamamelidaceae Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua L.  
29 Ulmaceae Dwarf Hackberry Celtis tenuifolia Nutt.  
30 Ulmaceae Hackberry Celtis occidentalis L.  
31 Pinaceae White Pine Pinus strobus L.  
32 Aceraceae Box Elder Acer Negundo L.  
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