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Round-headed Bush-clover 726X900 pixcels Lespedeza capitata The stiff seed heads of bush-clovers persist throughout the winter months. Photo by Jerry Pollard. |
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Hoary Puccoon 357X225 pixcels Lithospermum canescens This prairie wildflower blooms from late April through May in open sandy clearings with Yellow Stargrass and Blue-eyed Grass. |
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Arrow-leaved Violet 640X480 Viola sagittata This violet is often found growing with Hoary Puccoon. The Great Spangled Fritillary caterpillar feeds exclusively on violets. |
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Wild Lupine 546X792 Lupinus perennis Lupines are usually found in oak savanna and open oak woodland. They bloom in mid to late May along the Savanna Trail in Ojibway Park. |
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Two-flowered Cynthia 596X432 Krigia biflora Two-flowered Cynthia is another plant of oak savanna and open oak woodland. It blooms in late May. |
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Butterfly Milkweed 417X463 Asclepias tuberosa This distinctive milkweed lacks the milky sap of other milkweeds. It blooms in June and July. |
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Tall Green Milkweed 391X457 Asclepias hirtella This milkweed is one of the rarest plants in Canada. Only a single plant is known to exist. Seven different milkweeds have been found at Ojibway. photo by K. Cedar |
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Sullivant's Milkweed 638X478 Asclepias sullivantii This prairie milkweed can be separated from common milkweed by the smooth leaves and larger flowers. |
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Dense Blazing Star 791X541 Liatris spicata In late July this species can dominate the prairie landscape with its showy blooms. A popular garden perennial is derived from this species. |
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Rough blazingstar 601X654 Liatris asper This late blooming blazingstar can be found in dry sandy sites at Spring Garden Natural Area. photo by K. Cedar |
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Culver's Root 330X520 Veronicastrum virginicum This tall member of the snapdragon family is common in oak savanna and wet prairie communities. The peak of bloom occurs at the end of July. |
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Smooth False Foxglove 318X428 Aureolaria flava This August blooming savanna species is parasitic on the roots of black oak. |
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Fringed Gentian 330X417 Gentianopsis crinita Both fringed and bottled gentians can easily be found in the prairie from mid September to October. |
Photographs © P.D. Pratt
