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Green Landscaping: Greenacres
Native Wetland Plants
A wetland is an area at least periodically covered with water.
Wetlands have distinctive "hydric" soils and plant species
which are adapted for saturated soil conditions. Wetland ecosystems
support a variety of species. They also filter and retain water,
purifying the water and reducing the potential for flooding in many
areas. Many of these wetland plants would thrive in the wet areas of
your landscape.
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Lake in The Hills Fen, Illinois
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Common Cattail
(Typha Latifolia)
Wolf Road Prairie, Illinois
Image Courtesy of
Save the Prairie Society
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Wetland in Illinois Beach State
Park
Image Courtesy of
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
Photo by David Riecks |
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