Beach Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve
Beach Cemetery Prairie Plants and Wildlife
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Bloom periods are based on those provided by the Illinois Plants Database.
About this natural area:
Little bluestem, prairie dropseed and porcupine grass characterize this dry hill prairie located on a gravel kame of the Grand Prairie Section of the Grand Prairie Natural Division. A rich assemblage of plant species is found in this small prairie, including pasqueflower, puccoons, prairie smoke, leadplant and coneflowers. (Illinois DNR Nature Preserve Commission)
Amenities:
No Restrooms or other facilities. No established trails.
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Interesting literature
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Betz, R. F., & Lamp, H. F. (1989). Species composition of old settler silt-loam prairies.
Betz, R. F., Lamp, H. F., & LAMP, H. (1992, August). Species composition of old settler savanna and sand prairie cemeteries in northern Illinois and northwestern Indiana. In Proceedings of the twelfth north American prairie conference. University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls (pp. 79-87).
Corbett, E. A. (2004). A comparison of Illinois remnant prairies, 1976 to 1988.
Moorehouse, A. K., & Hassen, H. (2004). Protecting pioneer cemetery prairies: balancing the need to preserve cultural and natural heritage values.
Natural Land Institute Guide to Natural Areas of Illinois
Robertson, K. R., Schwartz, M. W., Olson, J. W., Dunphy, B. K., & Clarke, H. D. (1995). 50 years of change in Illinois hill prairies. Erigenia, 14, 41-52.
Wild Ones Greater DuPage PIONEER CEMETERY PRAIRIES OF ILLINOIS