Who Grows There? (HC) - 2 - wayside exhibit

Learn about native prairie plants and their uses!

NPS/Robert Hartwig

Quick Facts

Location:

Homestead National Historical Park

Designation:

wayside exhibit

Amenities

2 listed

Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Information

A guide to several native plants of the tallgrass prairie.

Plants in the second half of book inlcude:
White Prairie Clover (Dalea candida), Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea), Illinois Bundleflower (Desmanthus illinoensis), Round Headed Bushclover (Lespedeza capitata), Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa), Blue Sage (Salvia azurea), Wild Onions (Allium canadense), Purple Poppy Mallow (Callirhoe involucrata), Blue Grama (Bouteloua gracilis), Sideoats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula), Buffalo Grass (Bouteloua dactyloides), Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans), Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium), Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii), Prairie Cordgrass (Spartina pectinata), Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum), Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis), Porcupine Grass (Stipa spartea), New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus), Tall Cinquefoil (Drymocallis arguta), Wild Prairie Rose (Rosa arkansana), and Cobaea Penstemon (Penstemon cobaea).

This guide is divided into two places in order to fully capture its audio description.