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Prairie dock produces small yellow flowers about 2– 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (5–6 cm) in diameter in the summer. [ 3 ] [ 5 ] The leaves are rough-textured, spade-shaped, and oriented vertically and in a north–south direction, providing special adaptations for survival in the prairie climate. [ 3 ]
Ratibida pinnata is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names pinnate prairie coneflower, [2] gray-head coneflower, yellow coneflower, and prairie coneflower. It is native to the central and eastern United States and Ontario in Canada.
Sorghastrum nutans, known as Indiangrass, [2] [3] is a North American prairie grass found in the United States and Canada, especially in the Great Plains and tallgrass prairies. It is sometimes called Indian grass [ 4 ] , yellow Indian-grass , [ 2 ] or wood grass .
Silphium perfoliatum, the cup plant [2] or cup-plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to eastern and central North America. It is an erect herbaceous perennial with triangular toothed leaves, and daisy-like yellow composite flower heads in summer.
Viola nuttallii (Nuttall's violet or yellow prairie violet [1]) is a perennial herbaceous plant in the violet family , and is one of the few violet species with lanceolate leaves. It is native to the western Canada and the north-central and western United States, [ 2 ] appearing in upper steppe lands, forests, and alpine ridges.
Ratibida columnifera, commonly known as upright prairie coneflower, [2] rocketflower [3], Mexican hat, [4] and longhead prairie coneflower, [5] is a perennial species of flowering plant in the genus Ratibida in the family Asteraceae. It is native to much of North America and inhabits prairies, plains, roadsides, and disturbed areas.
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Erysimum capitatum is a species of wallflower known commonly as the sanddune wallflower, western wallflower, or prairie rocket. This species can be found in regions across North America, from the Great Lakes to the West Coast of the United States. Some varieties have an extremely narrow distribution, especially those endemic to California.