Friday, April 25, 2008

Wildflowers and Grasses of Prairie Park

This list includes flowers and grasses photographed by students in their study in Prairie Park. Flowers are ordered by their color and their blooming date.

Grasses
Little Bluestem
Big Bluestem

Yellow Indiangrass
Switchgrass

Sideoats Grama
Blue Grama
Western Wheatgrass

White Flowers
Shepard's purse

White clover

Dewberry
Gooseberry
Wild Garlic Mustard
Yucca
Milkweed
Pokeweed
Western Yarrow
Boneset
Dotted Smartweed
White aster
Common Ragweed

Pink, Red or Brown
Henbit
Redbud tree
Musk Thistle
Tall Thistle
Red Clover
Sedem
Coneflower

Blue, Lavender, Violet or Purple
Blue Speedwell

Johnny-jump-up

Common violet


Wild violet

Pitcher Sage

Dayflower

Prairie Aster

Yellow or Orange
Common Dandelion

Yellowrocket

Daffodil

Common Mullein

Partridge Pea

Plains Coreopsis

Maximillian Sunflower

Common Sunflower

Missouri Goldenrod






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