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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 columnifera, commonly known as upright prairie coneflower, [2] Mexican hat, [3] and longhead prairie coneflower, [4] 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.
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.
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.
Neptunia lutea is a trailing, vine-like perennial.Its stems are covered with soft spines, but is not nearly as prickly as the similar-looking Mimosa nuttallii.. The sprawling stems of this plant branch frequently, with each branch growing as long as 5 ft. Leaves are alternate and stalked, bipinnate, looking much like tiny fern fronds.
The fruits of the flowers are known as achenes. The flower head contains 10-30 yellow ray florets, surrounding 50-100 dark red-brown disc florets, and green, lanceolate phyllaries (bracts). [10] The center of the flower has hints of white due to the presence of white hairs on the chaff. The flowers attract butterflies and bees for pollination ...
Polytaenia nuttallii is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name Nuttall's prairie parsley, or simply prairie parsley. It is native to the central and midwestern United States. [1] This plant is a biennial [2] or perennial herb growing up to 1 meter tall.
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]