About the Gallery of Illinois Plants Page
Updated:
12 May 2003
Currently this page has photographs of approximately 600 native and escaped
exotic vascular plant species found in Illinois. In the future additional
species will be added and more pictures of each species will be added as thumbnails.
Taxonomy primarily follows the Flora
of North America, Nancy Morin, Editor (1993-2003), Guide
to the Vascular Flora of Illinois, Mohlenbrock (1986 and 2003) and, secondarily,
Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern
United States and Adjacent Canada, Gleason and Cronquist (1991) and Kartesz,
A checklist of Illinois vascular flora (1997-2002). For each plant there
is a link to the Illinois
Plant Information Network (ILPIN) database. The ILPIN database contains
information and the distribution for each taxon (species, subspecies, and
variety) found in Illinois. This database was created by Louis
Iverson, David Ketzner,
and Jeanne Karnes.
Photographs of some additional taxa which are not native to Illinois and do not persist as escaped exotics are also provided in a separate list.
Funding for this project has been provided by: the Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS), Champaign IL, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), Springfield IL, and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Springfield IL.
Most Photographs on this site were taken with a Nikon 990, 995, or 5000 Digital Camera. The photographer is indicated on each photograph.
Most plant identifications were made by: Dan Busemeyer, Mary Ann Feist, David Ketzner, Rick Larimore, Paul Marcum, Jeff Matthews, L. Rick Phillippe, Allen Plocher, Paul Tessene, and Brian Wilm (INHS).
Additional identifications and logistical assistance have been provided by: Connie Carroll, Jamie Ellis, Bill Handel, Steven R. Hill, Dennis Keene, Thomas Kohl, Jessica Kurylo, Brenda Molano, Amy Morgan, Scott Wiesbrook, and others at the Illinois Natural History Survey and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
Web design by Dan Busemeyer. Questions, comments, and corrections are welcomed and should be directed to:
Dan Busemeyer, e-mail: busemeye@inhs.uiuc.edu