PPT-Native Prairie Plants Found in Lincoln-Way Prairies and Sur

Big Blue Stem or Turkey Foot Andropogon gerardii Type grass This grass is also called Turkey feet because the shape of the seed heads look like turkey feet It is also called beard grass The name big bluestem grass comes from the fact that this grass can grow to very big 3 to 10 feet as a matter of fact It blooms from June through September. 13 maidenhair fern emergent 14 blue false indigowhite prairie cloverpurple prairie clovershowy tick-trefoilpurple coneflowerqueen-of-the-prairiewild geraniumprairie smokeshowy sunflowerox-eyebush clov What is a prairie? • Prairies are composed of plants that are seldom found LQRWKHUKDELWDWV7KH\DUHGH December . 16. Composition 4.1. Vocabulary 6.3. Literary Analysis and Composition 2014-2015. Composition 4.1. What . are. . our lesson . objectives?. What will I be able to do by the end of this lesson?. CARBON. Glenna M. Malcolm, Plant Sciences Dept., Penn State University. Table 1: Average ANPP for corn at Kanawha Experimental Site under different fertilizer rates.. 3. .  . Photo Credit: D. . Immel. -Jeffery 2010. California Grasslands: . Biodiverse. Landscapes in a . Biodiverse. Region. GLOBAL HOTSPOTS OF BIODIVERSITY. Mittermeier. et al. 1999. North Coast/Klamath. 14 million acres. s. martly for bees and other pollinators. Dr. Ashley Bennett. Michigan State University. Dr. Ashley Bennett. Michigan State University. Gardening . s. martly for bees and other pollinators. Why is bee conservation important?. Grassland Biomes. Grass. Looking outside at grass, you don’t usually think much of it. However, grass . Feeds billions of organisms worldwide. Bread and cereal. Grains are domestic grasses. Start of many food webs. . By Matthew and David. Prairies. What Is a Prairie?. A prairie is a long, vast grassland, mainly consisting of bundles of trees, few hills and mountains and alive with all sorts of animals and insects.. Ecozone. Glossary Words! . Potholes. Slough. Drought. Badlands. Grasslands. Shel. t. erbelt. Windbreak. Chinook. Landscape. The Prairie land is very distinct. From above, the land appears flat. However, a closer view reveals depressions in the soil (potholes) that are left behind by glaciers. . Community and Ecosystem Effects. Group 1: Gabe, Robin, Andrew, Miles. Buckthorn. Introduced from Europe in the mid 1800s as a hedge. Outcompetes native plants, leading to erosion. Hosts pests like crown rust fungus and soybean aphids. Photo Credit: D. . Immel. -Jeffery 2010. California Grasslands: . Biodiverse. Landscapes in a . Biodiverse. Region. GLOBAL HOTSPOTS OF BIODIVERSITY. Mittermeier. et al. 1999. North Coast/Klamath. 14 million acres. A Tale of Two Projects. Russ Benedict, Biology Department, Central College. Lisa Schulte Moore, Dept. of NREM, Iowa State University. What is Tallgrass Prairie?. Grassland dominated by specific grasses. Can you identify these?. 1. deserts. 2. canyons. 3. mountains. 4. beaches. 5. meadows. 6. swamps. 7. pine forests . ALL OF THEM!. 1. deserts – Chihuahuan Desert . 2. canyons – Palo Duro Canyon . FLORIDA PLANTS What is a native plant? Plants native to Florida are plants that were here before the arrival of the Europeans Plants native to this area of Florida have evolved mechanisms over the centuries that enable them to handle our climate.