Kirt Prairie: 9/27/06
Families matching excercise
Plantae:

• Fabaceae (Leguminosae):
  • Amorpha canescens (LEAD PLANT)
  • Baptisia leucantha (WHITE WILD INDIGO)
  • Desmodium canadens (SHOWY TICK TREFOIL)
  • Petalostemum purpureum (PURPLE PRAIRIE CLOVER)
• Asteraceae (Compositae):
  • Achillea millefolium (YARROW)
  • Ambrosia artemisiifolia (COMMON RAGWEED)
  • Aster ericoides (HEATH ASTER)
  • Aster laevis (SMOOTH BLUE ASTER)
  • Coreopsis palmata (PRAIRIE COREOPSIS)
  • Coreopsis tripteris (TALL COREOPSIS)
  • Echinacea pallida (PURPLE CONEFLOWER)
  • Ratibida pinnata (YELLOW CONEFLOWER)
  • Silphium laciniatum (COMPASS PLANT)
  • Silphium perfoliatum (CUP PLANT)
  • Silphium terebinthinaceum (PRAIRIE DOCK)
  • Solidago altissima (TALL GOLDENROD)
  • Solidago rigida (STIFF GOLDENROD)
• Rosaceae:
  • Rosa blanda (EARLY WILD ROSE)
• Apiaceae (Umbelliferae):
  • Daucus carota (QUEEN ANNE'S LACE)
• Lamiaceae (Labiatae)):
  • Monarda fistulosa (WILD BERGAMOT)
  • Nepeta cataria (CATNIP)
• Poaceae (Gramineae):
  • Andropogon gerardii (BIG BLUESTEM)
  • Elymus canadensis (CANADA WILD RYE)
  • Bromus inermis (HUNGARIAN BROME)
  • Panicum virgatum (SWITCH GRASS)
  • Sorghastrum nutans (INDIAN GRASS)
• Other:
  • Apocynum cannabinum (DOGBANE)
  • Asclepias syriaca (COMMON MILKWEED)
  • Lonicera maackii (AMUR HONEYSUCKLE)
  • Polygonum pensylvanicum (PENNSYLVANIA KNOTWEED)

Animalia:

• Insecta:
  • Yellow Bear caterpillar (Lepidoptera)
  • Milkweed bugs (Hemiptera)
  • Baptisia weevil Coleoptera)
  • Carpenter bee (Hymenoptera)Video
• Amphibia:
  • American Toad (Anura)
  • Western Chorus Frog (Anura)
• Aves:
  • Bluejay