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Pulsatilla nuttalliana, known as American pasqueflower, prairie pasqueflower, prairie crocus, or simply pasqueflower, is a flowering plant native to much of North America, from the western side of Lake Michigan, to northern Canada in the Northwest Territories, south to New Mexico in the southwestern United States. [3]
The native habitat of the plant includes prairie and meadows. [2] It grows in moist areas, such as river bottomland. [1] The original range of Asclepias sullivantii was the tall grass prairie, but very little of that habitat remains because of wide spread conversion to farming. [4]
Black Earth Rettenmund Prairie is a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources-designated State Natural Area featuring one of the few remaining dry-mesic prairies in Wisconsin, situated on a low Driftless Area knob and ridge. Despite the prairie's relatively small size, 130 native prairie plant species have been documented on the site.
Prairie coneflower is valued by gardeners for xeriscaping and native plant gardens for its color and rich fragrance. Grown in garden settings plants are often biennial, growing the first year and dying after blooming in the second year. [12] The prairie coneflower requires dry to medium soil moisture and rarely has serious disease or pest problems.
Native bees nest beneath or within these plants or use elements of the plants for their nests. [3] Consequently, they are thought to be an important species for attracting bees for pollination in the area. [3] Prairie dock is one of the few species that successfully persists on land that has been converted from prairie to railway. [5]
In 2006, 60 species of aquatic plants or macrophytic algae were found in Clark Lake and nearby upstream, including spotted pondweed, Potamogeton pulcher, which is endangered in Wisconsin. [6] [7] In 2017, 9 species of aquatic plants were found in the Forestville Millpond, also called the Forestville Dam or Forestville Flowage. [8]
Vernonia fasciculata, the smooth ironweed or common ironweed, [3] or prairie ironweed [4] is a species of perennial plant in the family Asteraceae. [5] It is native to Manitoba in Canada and the north-central U.S.A. Vernonia fasciculata inhabits areas with moist soils and prairies. [6] It flowers in July to September.
The plant species are classified into 31 plant families. [17] The three most prominent families are Poaceae (grasses), Fabaceae (legumes), and Asteraceae (composites). [18] Detailed flowering dates of forbs and grasses growing at the prairie can be found in a phenological chart in Professor Kirt's book [3]: xiii–xvii and also in the Trail Guide.