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Illinois Prairies

There are different kinds of prairies in Illinois depending on the moisture gradient and soil type. The different kinds of prairie associated with these different moisture gradients and soil types. As an ecological habitat, grasses and herbaceous wildflowers, rather than trees and shrubs, or areas with more or less permanent water, prairies.

High quality prairies are interesting and colorful places to visit during the growing season

Black soil prairie was the dominant type of prairie in central and northern it was almost totally destroyed by agricultural development during the 19th century. The landscape of such prairies is rather flat. A high-quality black soil prairie has lots of wildflowers in bloom from late spring until the middle of fall. Today, small remnants of original black soil prairie can be found in pioneer

[1] Gravel and dolomite prairies were never very common in Illinois, and can be found primarily in northern Illinois. [2] Gravel and dolomite prairies can be rather flat, or slightly hilly. [3] the original gravel and dolomite prairies have been largely destroyed by modern development. [4] They tend to be rather dry and well drained. [5] More recently, such prairies have been found along the gravelly ballast of railroads, where they probably did not formerly exist. [6] In this case, they are degraded from Western states.

Hill prairies occur primarily along the Illinois and Mississippi prairies are very dry and exposed to prevailing winds from the south or west. The wild-flowers of hill prairies are similar to those found in the drier areas of gravel and dolomite prairies.

Some species that are found in hill prairies of western areas.

Sand prairies can be their landscape is either flat or slightly hilly. They usually occur near current or former bodies of water.