Iroquois County State Wildlife Area, IL - Trailhead 8 Loop (Hike 360° VR Video)
Channel: Hike360
Date: 2021-07-23

The Iroquois State Wildlife Area exhibits some of the finest and most extensive prairie marsh and sand dune vegetation remaining in Illinois. The occurrence of this vegetation is regulated by soil characteristics and moisture. Dry sand ridges are dominated by black oak forest. Lower lying areas range from dry prairie to marsh, depending on soil moisture. Dominant grasses on dry prairie areas are little bluestem and switchgrass. Grasses such as big bluestem, Indian grass, little bluestem, and switchgrass are dominant on mesic (intermediate between wet and dry) prairie. Areas of wet prairie are indicated by blue joint grass, cordgrass, and sedges. Several boggy areas contain plants seldom encountered elsewhere in Illinois, including blueberry, huckleberry, hardhack, marsh marigold, colic root, sundew (a carnivorous plant), and primrose violet.

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