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This list of botanical gardens and arboretums in Illinois is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the U.S. state of Illinois. [1 ...
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (formerly Aster oblongifolius), commonly known as aromatic aster [4] or oblong-leaved aster, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae and is native to parts of the eastern and central United States.
The Illinois List of Endangered and Threatened Species is reviewed about every five years by the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board (ESPB). [1] To date it has evaluated only plants and animals of the US state of Illinois, not fungi, algae, or other forms of life; species that occur in Illinois which are listed as endangered or threatened by the U.S. federal government under the ...
Many are aromatic evergreen trees or shrubs, but some, such as Sassafras, are deciduous, or include both deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs, especially in tropical and temperate climates. The genus Cassytha is unique in the Lauraceae in that its members are parasitic vines .
Illinois' ecology is in a land area of 56,400 square miles (146,000 km 2); the state is 385 miles (620 km) long and 218 miles (351 km) wide and is located between latitude: 36.9540° to 42.4951° N, and longitude: 87.3840° to 91.4244° W, [1] with primarily a humid continental climate.
One person was injured and 38 vehicles were damaged, state police told USA TODAY on Monday. A man at the scene took video that shows multiple semi-trucks spread across both sides of the highway ...
Native southern hardwood forests and bald cypress, tupelo gum, swamp cottonwood, elm, and tulip poplar trees can be found in the area. [1] [2] Two large tracts have been dedicated as Illinois Nature Preserves and are used for scientific research and education. [1] Common aquatic plants include buttonbush, lotus, duckweed, coontail, and water ...
Legislators filed nearly 10,000 bills in the past two years of the 103rd Illinois General Assembly. They passed 479 of them. More could be coming before they wrap things up during lame duck session.