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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 ]
Vespula atropilosa, also known as the prairie yellowjacket, is a black and yellow social wasp that forms annual colonies. [3] Vespula atropilosa was formerly a member of the Vespa family. [ 4 ] Males have either xanthic (yellow) or melanic (black) abdominal coloring. [ 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.
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.
Plants that have higher numbers of sepals on flowers will usually revert to having the more common six in future years. [9] The petals are oblong to elliptic in shape. [5] The flowers resemble upward facing bells and are 20–40 mm long. [10] [8] The center of the flower is bright yellow with a mound of 150–200 stamens surrounding the many ...
Thermopsis rhombifolia, also known as prairie thermopsis, [2] is a flowering plant in the legume family. It is native to North America, where it is found in the Great Plains , with extensions into the lower canyons of the Rocky Mountains .
Prairie Sunflower. Helianthus petiolaris has flower heads reminiscent of those of a common sunflower, H. annuus. 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]
Erysimum capitatum is a mustard-like plant with thin, erect stems growing from a basal rosette and topped with dense bunches of variably colored flowers. Flowers are most typically bright golden, yellow, or tangerine-colored, but plants in some populations may have red, white or purple flowers. Each flower has four flat petals.