United States, Illinois, Whiteside, Mississippi River Section of the Illinois River and Mississippi River Sand Areas Natural Division. Thomson-Fulton Sand Prairie Nature Preserve. About 4.25 mile north of Fulton. Elevation about 605 feet. Thomson Quadrangle.
Dry sand prairie. Growing in stabilized blowout with Prunus serotina, Quercus velutain, Lonicera morrowii, Ribes missouriense, Helianthus occidentalis. Shrub.