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Plants of the Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savannas

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Introduction
Prairies are plant communities dominated by the grasses. However, they also preserve a large diversity of wildflowers, butterflies, and birds. The flowering season begins in early spring, sometimes before the last snowfall, and doesn't end until killing frosts of late autumn. These characteristics make prairies and savannas favorite destinations for hikers, birders, and wildflower enthusiasts.

Plants of the Tallgrass Prairie and Oak Savanna
Trees and Shrubs Bur Oak	Grasses Big Bluestem Blue Joint Grass Canada Wild Rye Hairy Grama Indian Grass June Grass Prairie Cordgrass Prairie Dropseed Sideoats Grama Slender Wheatgrass Switchgrass Sedges Awl Fruited Sedge Fox Sedge Pointed Broom Sedge	Wildflowers Aster spp. Blue Vervain Boneset Brown-eyed Susan Butterfly Weed Culver's Root Golden Alexander Ironweed Leadplant New England Aster Nodding Wild Onion Pasque Flower Pasture Rose Pink Meadowsweet Prairie Blazingstar Prairie Larkspur Prairie Spiderwort Purple Coneflower Purple Prairie Clover Stiff Goldenrod Wild Bergamont Yellow Coneflower
Invasive Species Black Locust, Canada Thistle, Smooth Brome Grass, Spotted Knapweed

 

Visit a Restored Prairie: Cenaiko Lake (Location), Etter Creek, Sixth Avenue Greenway, City of Hastings (Location)

Visit a Natural Prairie: Grey Cloud Dunes Scientific and Natural Area, Pine Bend Bluff Scientific and Natural Area

Visit a Savanna: Longfellow (Location)