The west prairie species include blue-joint grass, cord grass, and tussock sedge. A Directory of Illinois Nature Preserves, Vol. Turn and go east .2 mile. The nature preserve is on both sides of the road. The dolomite prairie is a high quality remnant on shallow limestone soils.
Some unusual plants are low calamint, slender sandwort and Ohio horsemint.
Probably the most unique feature is the leafy prairie clover, a fedeally endangered species. Prior to its discovery, the last record of the plant in Illinois was over 70 years ago. There is also a large population of the rare prairie satin grass. A Directory of Illinois Nature Preserves, Vol. The nature preserve is on the north side of the road.