Planted in 2018
State Fair Apple
Author: admin
Swamp Thistle (Cirsium muticum)
Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES
Description
Appearance: 3-5 foot tall, spine-tipped leaves with large sinuses.
Flowers: Purple compound flowers on distinctly shaped and patterned calyx
Habitat: Moist areas
Occurrence
Found near the marshy areas.
Spotted Beebalm (Monarda punctata)
Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO
Description
Appearance: Shorter prairie plant with lance-shaped leaves.
Flowers: Yellowish irregular flowers around the stems with light pink bracts above and below.
Habitat: Moist areas
Occurrence
Seeded in new prairie section
Glade Mallow (Napaea dioica)
Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO
Description
Appearance: Strongly lobed and toothed leaves on long stalks.
Flowers: 5-petaled white flowers in a cluster at the top of the plant
Habitat: Moist areas
Occurrence
Planted near fern area and other places
Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
Milbert’s Robber Fly (Proctacanthus milbertii)
Say’s Blister Beetle (Lytta sayi)
Meadow Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus)
Otter (Lontra canadensis)
Eight-spotted Forester (Alypia octomaculata)
