Natural Areas for Botanizing
in and around St. Louis
- BABL = Babler State Park [Species List] *
- BECK = Beckemeier Conservation Area *
- BELA = Bella Fontaine Park *
- CALV = Calvary Cemetery Prairie
- CAST = Castlewood State Park *
- CLIF = Cliff Cave County Park *
- CREV = Creve Coeur County Park [Species List]
- CUIV = Cuivre River State Park [Species List]
- DANV = Danville Conservation Area
- DONR = Don Robinson State Park [Species List] *
- DUCK = Duckett Creek Trail *
- ELIS = Ellis Island (Riverlands) *
- EMEN = Emmenegger Nature Park
- ENGL = Engelmann Woods Natural Area
- EPST = Epstein Prairie (West Tyson Park) (38.52835, -90.58685)
- FORE = Forest Park *
- FORT = Fort Belle Fontaine *
- FULT = Fult’s Hill Prairie Nature Preserve
- GLAS = Glassberg Conservation Area [Species List] *
- GRAM = Graham Cave State Park [Species List]
- HART = Heartland Prairie *
- HAWN = Hawn State Park [Species List]
- HICK = Hickory Canyons Natural Area [Species List]
- HUGH = Hughes Mountain Natural Area [Species List]
- HUZZ = Huzzah Conservation Area [Species List]
- INDC = Indian Camp Creek Park *
- KLON = Klondike County Park [Species List]
- LABQ = LaBarque Creek Conservation Area [Species List] *
- LITL = Little Lost Creek Conservation Area [Species List]
- LOST = Lost Valley Trail – Weldon Spring C.A. [Species List]
- LOWM = Lower Meramec County Park *
- MAST = Mastodon State Historic Site
- MATS = Matson Hill County Park [Species List]
- MCDO = McDonnell Park Prairie *
- MERA = Meramec State Park [Species List]
- OLIN = Olin Nature Preserve
- ONON = Onondaga Cave State Park [Species List]
- PERE = Pere Marquette State Park
- PRID = Pea Ridge Conservation Area [Species List]
- PICK = Pickle Springs Natural Area [Species List]
- POWD = Powder Valley Conservation Area [Species List] *
- QUEE = Queeny Park
- RIVR = Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary [Species List]
- ROBT = Robertsville State Park
- ROCK = Rockwoods Reservation [Species List]
- RT66 = Route 66 State Park ]
- SALT = Salt Lick Point *
- SAND = Sandy Creek Covered Bridge
- SHAW = Shaw Nature Reserve [Species List] *
- SPAN = Spanish Lake (Sunfish Lake) *
- SIUE = The Gardens at SIUE *
- STFR = St. Francois State Park [Species List]
- TOWR = Tower Grove Park [Interactive Tree Map] *
- VALV = Valley View Glades Natural Area [Species List] *
- VICT = Victoria Glades Conservation Area [Species List] *
- VILA = Vilander Bluff Natural Area [Species List]
- WASH = Washington State Park [Species List] *
- WATR = Watershed Nature Center *
- WELD = Weldon Spring Conservation Area – Katy Trail [Species List]
- WINT = George Winter Park *
- YUNG = Young Conservation Area [Species List] *
* selected destination for this year’s Botany Walks for Science Teachers;
Most “Species Lists” reside on the Missouri Native Plant Society’s website.
We focus exclusively on plants that commonly grow in the St. Louis area. Click HERE to see the 7 counties we chose to define the St. Louis area.