Symbols for Illinois: Botanical and Garden Symbols

IL State Symbols
Symbols for Illinois: Botanical and Garden Symbols
By Nora Kirkeby
Jun 22, 2006, 13:05 PST

Illinois State Flower, Illinois State Grass, Illinois State Soil, and Illinois State Tree

Photo by Chris Evans of the University of Georgia, courtesy of Forestry Images

Illinois State Flower
Learn about the Illinois state flower, the violet, and the other flowers that were up for election.
Source:Illinois State Museum

Illinois State Prairie Grass
This guide has beautiful photographs, and loads of information on the Illinois state prairie, the big bluestem.
Source:Illinois State Wildflowers

Illinois State Soil
Learn about the Illinois state soil, drummer silty clay loam, and find out why it was chosen as the state soil.
Source:Progress Through Knowledge

Photo by Bill Cook of Michigan State University, courtesy of Forestry Images

State Soil (Drummer) - (Adobe Acrobat Required)
Read about the Drummer soil series which was established in Ford County, Illinois.
Source:National Resources Conservation Service

Illinois State Tree
See great pictures and various views of the white oak. This page has wonderful information on all aspects of the white oak.
Source:Nazareth College

Illinois State Tree (White Oak)
This has good information on the white oak. The window will appear as a pop-up source rather than a link.
Source: National Wildlife Federation