Liriodendron tulipfera (Tulip Tree)

Native to S. IL  and eastern U.S. A true forest tree that grows in light shade. One of the biggest trees east of the Mississippi River. Grows best on well-drained sites. Flowers are whitish green with a yellow throat and shaped like a tulip.

Associates: Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple), Betula alleghaniensis (Yellow Birch), Carex pensylvanica (Common Oak Sedge), Claytonia virginica (Spring Beauty), Dentaria laciniata (Toothwort), Dicentra cucullaria (Dutchman’s Breeches), Geranium maculatum (Wild Geranium), Lindera benzoin (Spicebush), Sassafras albidum (Sassafras), Smilacina racemosa (False Solomon’s Seal), Solidago caesia (Blue-stemmed Goldenrod), Tilia americana (American Linden)