United States, Illinois, McLean, Funk's Grove Nature Preserve is an 18 acre tract of land within a larger parcel known as Funk's Grove, one of the largest remnants of virgin forest in Illinois. The grove contains mesic upland forest of the Grand Prairie Natural Division.
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White and bur oaks, representing the largest and oldest trees, are gradually dying out and the more shade tolerant sugar maples are becoming more abundant. Found growing with: Acer saccharum, Acer nigrum, Quercus rubra, Quercus alba, Quercus macrocarpa, Carya ovata, Carya cordiformis, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Vitis riparia, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Ribes missouriense, Phytolacca americana, Mertensia virginica, Laportea canadensis, Allium tricoccum, Trillium recurvatum, Alliaria petiolata, Galium aparine, Carex jamesii, Smilacina racemosa, Osmorhiza longistylis, Podophyllum peltatum, and Hydrophyllum appendiculatum