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- 1. Illinois Wildflowers for the Home Garden by Christopher David Benda Gateway Green Conference February 16, 2019 LaRue Pine Hills Ecological Area Shawnee National Forest
- 2. CHRISTOPHER DAVID BENDA, M.S. Past President (2015-2016) Illinois Native Plant Society Instructor, Flora of Southern Illinois Southern Illinois University Instructor The Morton Arboretum Botanist aka Illinois Botanizer Instructor – Master Naturalist Board of Directors Illinois Environmental Council Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board – Endangered Species Technical Advisory CommitteeNature Education Director Camp Ondessonk
- 3. www.illinoisbotanizer.com Available for Hire! Presentations Plant Surveys Workshops/Training Photography Writing Merchandise
- 4. Illinois Botanizer Plants Database
- 5. Botanical Names Demystified The Morton Arboretum
- 6. Become a member today! Illinois Botany Facebook group
- 8. This is Me!
- 9. “This is America and it will not grow back” Natural Area = A remnant landscape that retains its original natural character Coefficient of Conservatism
- 10. George B. Fell Illinois Nature Preserves Commission “We are living at the time of man’s final conquest over the wilderness. What we have saved, and what we may save in the next few years, will be all the true wild nature that will remain to pass on from generation to generation in the years ahead. There will never be another chance.” “We are living at the time of man’s final conquest over the wilderness. What we have saved, and what we may save in the next few years, will be all the true wild nature that will remain to pass on from generation to generation in the years ahead. There will never be another chance.”
- 11. Illinois Natural Areas Inventory THE INAI = the first of its kind 0.07% pristine natural condition
- 12. Credit: John Wilker, IDNR
- 13. “Every scrap of biodiversity is priceless, never to be surrendered without a struggle.” ~ E.O. Wilson Kankakee Mallow (Iliamna remota)
- 14. CAPTION
- 15. Illinois Natural Areas Inventory Update the numbers: 19 counties 685 potential natural areas 33,727 photos taken 56,828 miles driven 632/984 days in the field
- 16. Illinois is very diverse, especially with plants Approx. 3600 species
- 20. Illinois Natural Divisions 1. Wisconsin Driftless 2. Rock River Hill Country 3. Northeastern Morainal 4. Grand Prairie 5. Western Forest-Prairie 6. Illinois/Mississippi River Sand Areas 7. Upper Mississippi/Illinois River Bottomlands 8. Middle Mississippi Border 9. Lower Mississippi River Bottomlands 10. Southern Till Plain 11. Wabash Border 12. Ozarks 13. Shawnee Hills 14. Coastal Plain Try to choose plants native to your region!
- 21. Why use native plants? 1. Adapted to local conditions 2. Support native wildlife 3. Less maintenance 4. Cheaper Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of EVOLUTION ~ Theodosius Dobzhansky
- 22. Strategies for planting 1. Color 2. Bloom time 3. Species adapted for soil/light conditions 4. Ferns, grasses, shrubs
- 25. Plant Resources for Illinois Field Guide Books & Websites
- 26. Plant Resources for Illinois Field Guide Books & Websites
- 27. Where to obtain native plants in Illinois www.ill-inps.org List of nurseries & native plant sales
- 29. Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)
- 30. Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
- 31. Common & Variegated (Asclepias syriaca & A. variegata)
- 32. Tall Green & Horsetail (Asclepias hirtella & A. verticillata)
- 33. Poke & Purple (Asclepias exaltata & A. purpurescens)
- 34. Whorled Milkweed (Asclepias quadrifolia)
- 35. White Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias perennis)
- 36. Prairie Milkweed (Asclepias sullivantii)
- 37. Green & Green-flowered (Asclepias viridiflora & A. viridis)
- 38. Sand Milkweed (Asclepias amplexicaulis)
- 39. Woolly Milkweed (Asclepias lanuginosa)
- 40. Mead’s & Oval-leaved Milkweed (Asclepias meadii & ovalifolia)
- 41. Illinois Beach Nature Preserve – Lake County PRAIRIE
- 42. Illinois, the “prairie state” 22 million acres reduced to 2200 acres (0.01%)
- 43. Virgin black soil prairie - 18 acres
- 44. Hoary Puccoon - Lithospermum canescens “Puccoon’s only converse with the dead” ~ Aldo Leopold
- 45. Munson Township Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve – Henry County
- 46. Munson Township Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve – Henry County
- 47. Pellsville Cemetery and Chicago Tribune
- 50. Prairie Gentian (Gentiana puberulenta)
- 52. Prairie Lily (Lilium philadelphicum)
- 53. Michigan Lily (Lilium michiganense)
- 54. Wild Hyacinth (Camassia scilloides)
- 55. Blazing Star (Liatris spicata)
- 56. Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium)
- 57. Gray-headed Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata)
- 58. Garden Vervain (Glandularia canadensis)
- 59. White Wild Indigo Bush (Baptisia alba)
- 60. Ohio Spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis)
- 61. Culver’s Root (Veronicastrum virginicum)
- 62. Shooting Star (Dodecatheon meadia)
- 63. Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
- 65. Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia humifusa)
- 66. Wild Lupine (Lupinus perennis)
- 68. Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
- 69. Pale Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pallida)
- 70. Cleft Phlox (Phlox bifida)
- 71. Wood Betony (Pedicularis canadensis)
- 72. New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus)
- 73. Shrubby Cinquefoil (Dasiphora fruticosa)
- 74. Prairie Rose (Rosa setigera)
- 75. Blue Sage (Salvia azurea var. grandiflora), IL-T
- 76. Royal Catchfly (Silene regia), IL-E
- 79. Leafy Prairie Clover (Dalea foliosa), Fed-E, IL-E
- 80. Nachusa Grasslands – Lee and Ogle counties
- 81. Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid (Platanthera leucophaea), Fed-T, IL-E
- 82. Shoe Factory Road Prairie Nature Preserve – Cook County
- 83. Bluff Spring Fen Nature Preserve – Cook County
- 84. Lockport Prairie Nature Preserve – Will County
- 85. Wilmington Shrub Prairie Nature Preserve – Will County
- 86. Fults Hill Prairie Nature Preserve – Monroe County
- 87. Dead River – Illinois Beach Nature Preserve WETLAND
- 88. Blue Flag Iris & Copper Iris (Iris schrevei & I. fulva)
- 89. Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
- 91. White Turtlehead (Chelone glabra)
- 92. Pink Turtlehead (Chelone obliqua)
- 94. Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana)
- 96. Lizard’s Tail (Saururus cernuus)
- 97. Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris)
- 98. Marsh Mallow (Hibiscus spp.)
- 100. Deer Grove West – Cook County WOODLAND
- 101. Dutchman’s Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)
- 102. White Trillium – Trillium flexipes
- 103. Red Trillium (Trillium erectum), IL-E
- 105. Dwarf Larkspur– Delphinium tricorne
- 107. Wild Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata)
- 108. Jacob’s Ladder (Polemonium reptans)
- 111. Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica)
- 112. Celandine Poppy – Stylophorum diphyllum
- 113. Wild Columbine – Aquilegia canadensis
- 114. Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum)
- 116. Indian Pink (Spigelia marilandica)
- 117. Woodland Sunflower (Helianthus divaricatus)
- 119. Small-flowered Fameflower (Phemeranthus parviflorus), IL-T
- 120. Wild Orpine (Sedum telephioides), IL-T
- 121. Widow’s Cross (Sedum pulchellum)
- 122. Yellow Lady Slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens)
- 123. Don’t forget about the fern, grasses, and shrubs!
- 125. Wild Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens)
- 126. Shrubby St. Johnswort (Hypericum prolificum)
- 130. Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)
- 132. Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia)
- 133. Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra)
- 134. American Strawberry Bush (Euonymus americanus), IL-T
- 135. Virginia Sweetspire (Itea virginica)
- 136. Black Haw (Viburnum prunifolium)
- 139. Possum Haw (Ilex decidua)
- 140. Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)
- 143. Wild Azalea - Rhododendron prinophyllum
- 144. “Remnant landscapes inspire the artist and the poet to all manner of expressions of beauty. Indeed, caring for the land, in and of itself, is an endeavor that can heal our own fragile souls. Alas! Mother Nature’s quite a lady, but we have not been perfect gentlemen. Not only have we not looked after her and loved her, but we have rendered battery against her with so much obliviousness and misdemeanor that precious little of her countenance is recognizable.” ~ Gerould Wilhelm