PLANTS & FLOWERS

Fragrant Water Lily (Nymphaea odorata)
Water Lily family (Nymphaeaceae)

"Natural habitats include ponds, protected areas of lakes, and clear slow-moving rivers, particularly where dams have been constructed (whether by humans or beavers)."

http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/wetland/plants/fr_waterlily.htm

Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana)
Mint family (Lamiaceae)

"Habitats include moist to mesic black soil prairies, thickets, openings in woodland areas and along woodland borders, moist meadows along rivers and borders of lakes, seeps, limestone glades, and open moist areas near railroads."

http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/obed_plantx.htm

American Bellflower (Campanulastrum americanum)
Bellflower family (Campanulaceae)

"Habitats include moist to slightly dry deciduous woodlands, woodland borders, and thickets. It is often found along woodland paths, and appears to prefer slightly disturbed areas."

http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/woodland/plants/am_bellflower.htm

Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica)
Borage family (Boraginaceae)

"Habitats include wet to mesic woodlands, especially in semi-shaded floodplain areas along rivers, bluffs, and flower gardens."

http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/woodland/plants/bluebells.htm



Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)
Arum family (Araceae)

"Habitats include mesic deciduous woodlands and shady hillside seeps. This species typically occurs in original woodlands that have never been subjected to the plow or bulldozers."

http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/woodland/plants/jackpulpit.htm



Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)
Barberry family (Berberidaceae)

 "It is found primarily in mesic deciduous woodlands, open woodlands, and partially shaded hillside seeps."

http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/woodland/plants/mayapple.htm



Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)
Buttercup family (Ranunculaceae)

"Habitats include rocky open woodlands, wooded slopes, sandy savannas, thinly wooded bluffs, shaded areas of limestone cliffs, limestone glades, fens and bogs, openings in logged woodlands, and areas along railroad tracks. Occasional wildfires and other kinds of disturbance in wooded areas are probably beneficial in maintaining populations of this plant."

http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/woodland/plants/wild_columbine.htm