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Opuntia polyacantha is a common species of cactus known by the common names plains pricklypear, [3] [4] starvation pricklypear, [5] hairspine cactus, [3] and panhandle pricklypear. [2] It is native to North America, where it is widespread in Western Canada , the Great Plains , the central and Western United States , and Chihuahua in northern ...
Astragalus crassicarpus grows primarily in the Great Plains of Canada and the United States, from British Columbia east to Ontario and south to Texas. [5] [9] It has been recorded as far east as Will County, Illinois, but whether it was originally native to this area or an introduction is unknown. [10] Ground plums grow in sunny drained soil.
The flowering stem is a thyrse with 6–10 groups of flowers on the stem, with each group containing 1–3 flowers. [6] The bracts near the flowers are linear, very narrow and short, just 6–33 mm long and 0.3–1.5 mm wide, and usually shorter than
The Illinois List of Endangered and Threatened Species is reviewed about every five years by the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board (ESPB). [1] To date it has evaluated only plants and animals of the US state of Illinois, not fungi, algae, or other forms of life; species that occur in Illinois which are listed as endangered or threatened by the U.S. federal government under the ...
Native red buckeye tree is easy to grow in a shady spot for its striking flowers that bloom in spring. Red buckeye is a small North American native tree found from Illinois to North Carolina ...
It can often be found growing on the sides of roads, particularly on southern exposures, needing full sun and ample moisture during its short growing season. The mature plants often grow and flower in mowed areas. In many parts of its native habitat, road sides are only mowed twice a year. In the late spring and again in late fall.
Lithospermum caroliniense, commonly known as the hairy puccoon or Carolina puccoon or Plains puccoon, [2] is a flowering plant found in the Midwestern United States and Canadian provinces surrounding the Great Lakes. [3] The plant grows in sandhills, pine barrens, and dry, sandy woods. [4]
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