What are the major plant associations in west central Illinois?
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Jay Hayek
Extension Specialist, Forestry
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences jhayek@illinois.edu
Greetings Katie,
The native vegetation to that area is forest and prairie. Primary forest cover types include oak-hickory, elm-ash-cottonwood floodplain forests, and dry sand forests. For a more detailed list of west central Illinois plant species, please contact your local IDNR District Heritage Biologist:
