Monday, August 6, 2012

Big Hollow Mesic Prairie

Northern blazing-star: Liatris scariosa

The Liatris scariosa plants at the Mesic Priairie at Big Hollow are blooming presently. 

Heliathus strumosus

Pictured above is a large colony of sunflowers that grow out onto the footprint of a sewer line right of way.  This area looked more less like bare mineral soil last winter from heavy equipment activity.  Fortunately the disturbance in this area was very superficial and the prairie and this adjacent sunflower patch were not damaged.
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  1. AnonymousJanuary 10, 2013 at 1:50 PM

    Very cool! My family set up a native prairie/oak savannah in Wisconsin.

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