Tall grass prairie

Prairie dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum). Easily the tallest composite that blooms on the tall grass prairie, with stalks up to 10 ft tall. In winter the large basal leaves take on a fa ...

2009-10-15T03:28:14Z

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Prairie dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum). Easily the tallest composite that blooms on the tall grass prairie, with stalks up to 10 ft tall. In winter the large basal leaves take on a fa ...

Typical "buttons" of prairie dock seedheads forming high in the air. Prairie dock is related to Compass Plant and Cup Plant, but has distinctive unmistakable leaves. The flowers themselv ...

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Typical "buttons" of prairie dock seedheads forming high in the air. Prairie dock is related to Compass Plant and Cup Plant, but has distinctive unmistakable leaves. The flowers themselv ...

Prairie dock closeup. Not all the blooms are 10 feet in the air, fortunately for the poor photographer!

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Prairie dock closeup. Not all the blooms are 10 feet in the air, fortunately for the poor photographer!

Hello, sunshine. A bloom of prairie dock just beginning to develop the sexual organs of the flower center.

2009-10-15T03:27:05Z

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Hello, sunshine. A bloom of prairie dock just beginning to develop the sexual organs of the flower center.

Prairie dock turned to face the sun.

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Prairie dock turned to face the sun.

Prairie dock bloom with backlighting.

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Prairie dock bloom with backlighting.

Leaf, prairie dock, from last year. The huge basal leaves typically curl when they dry, exposing what once was the under side as the upper side, with its characteristic speckled or polka-do ...

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Leaf, prairie dock, from last year. The huge basal leaves typically curl when they dry, exposing what once was the under side as the upper side, with its characteristic speckled or polka-do ...

Prairie grasses. Tall grass prairie, Secor Park, Toledo, OH August 24, 2009

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Prairie grasses. Tall grass prairie, Secor Park, Toledo, OH August 24, 2009

Delicate strength of tall grasses on the prairie.

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Delicate strength of tall grasses on the prairie.

An unidentified sunflower of the prairie. The blooms were on relatively short stalks (1-3 ft), the stems were smooth and dark, and the leaves were narrow and serrated. (Identifying sunfl ...

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An unidentified sunflower of the prairie. The blooms were on relatively short stalks (1-3 ft), the stems were smooth and dark, and the leaves were narrow and serrated. (Identifying sunfl ...

Purple-headed sneezeweed (Helenium nudiflorum) Note the hairy undersides of the tri-scalloped petals (visible in the largest sizes).

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Purple-headed sneezeweed (Helenium nudiflorum) Note the hairy undersides of the tri-scalloped petals (visible in the largest sizes).

Tall grass on the prairie. I think this is big bluestem. Not 100% sure.

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Tall grass on the prairie. I think this is big bluestem. Not 100% sure.

Detail of tall grass in bloom. (If you can identify which of the prairie grasses this is, I'd appreciate the input. I thought, possibly, Indian grass.)

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Detail of tall grass in bloom. (If you can identify which of the prairie grasses this is, I'd appreciate the input. I thought, possibly, Indian grass.)

Tall grasses in bloom.

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Tall grasses in bloom.

Coneflower on the tall grass prairie. This might be a gray headed coneflower, or yellow coneflower, but I'm not sure.

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Coneflower on the tall grass prairie. This might be a gray headed coneflower, or yellow coneflower, but I'm not sure.

Coexistence...two seasons' worth of prairie grasses.

2009-07-03T07:49:28Z

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Coexistence...two seasons' worth of prairie grasses.

Following curves. The light and shadows seem to follow the curves in the snow, into and out of the sky tracks, just as the tracks follow the curve of the path.

2009-02-07T04:27:00Z

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Following curves. The light and shadows seem to follow the curves in the snow, into and out of the sky tracks, just as the tracks follow the curve of the path.

I think it was the shadows of the grass on the snow that distinguished this view from other similar ones, for me.

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I think it was the shadows of the grass on the snow that distinguished this view from other similar ones, for me.

Sea of grass #2

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Sea of grass #2

Tattered, snow and ice-capped leaf on the prairie.

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Tattered, snow and ice-capped leaf on the prairie.

Snow inscription #2 You can see how the action of the wind, blowing the blades of grass, has created "holes" around the stems of each grass blade.

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Snow inscription #2 You can see how the action of the wind, blowing the blades of grass, has created "holes" around the stems of each grass blade.

Abstract with grass and snow.

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Abstract with grass and snow.

Prairie wildflower in winter

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Prairie wildflower in winter

Detail...prairie grasses #1

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Detail...prairie grasses #1

Seeminly delicate, but extremely tough, in reality. Prairie grasses impervious to winter weather.

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Seeminly delicate, but extremely tough, in reality. Prairie grasses impervious to winter weather.

Detail...prairie grasses #3

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Detail...prairie grasses #3

One of many such views...as you walk the trail through the prairie at Secor Park.

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One of many such views...as you walk the trail through the prairie at Secor Park.

Tattered leaf of a prairie wildflower.

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Tattered leaf of a prairie wildflower.

Snow bonnet...giant leaf of a prairie wildflower. I'll have to go back next summer to try to identify this flower. I can't remember ever seeing such a strange spotted coloration on a lea ...

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Snow bonnet...giant leaf of a prairie wildflower. I'll have to go back next summer to try to identify this flower. I can't remember ever seeing such a strange spotted coloration on a lea ...

Polka-dot underleaf of a prairie wildflower. This is the color version of the same leaf shown earlier in B/W.

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Polka-dot underleaf of a prairie wildflower. This is the color version of the same leaf shown earlier in B/W.

Goldenrod in winter.

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Goldenrod in winter.

Goldenrod's fuzzy phase. Hard to believe, but these bloomheads aren't backlit. There may have been indirect backlighting in the form of light reflected from the underlying snow, but it w ...

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Goldenrod's fuzzy phase. Hard to believe, but these bloomheads aren't backlit. There may have been indirect backlighting in the form of light reflected from the underlying snow, but it w ...

Prairie flower (unidentified) with a snow cap.

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Prairie flower (unidentified) with a snow cap.

Detail...prairie grasses #4

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Detail...prairie grasses #4

Color zones. The separation of the scene before me into distinct color zones was what caught my eye. I'm afraid the photo is a poor version of the actual sight. What you are seeing (b ...

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Color zones. The separation of the scene before me into distinct color zones was what caught my eye. I'm afraid the photo is a poor version of the actual sight. What you are seeing (b ...

Hidden possibilities. Tall grass prairie in winter.

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Hidden possibilities. Tall grass prairie in winter.

Grasses, stems, leaves. Prairie restoration at Secor Park, Toledo, Ohio

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Grasses, stems, leaves. Prairie restoration at Secor Park, Toledo, Ohio

Leaf of prairie dock...in winter, obviously. The leaves of this plant were on the order of 6 inches across. Mostly they were curled up, exposing their polka-dot undersides.

2009-08-31T00:08:07Z

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Leaf of prairie dock...in winter, obviously. The leaves of this plant were on the order of 6 inches across. Mostly they were curled up, exposing their polka-dot undersides.

Grasses in December. Restored tall grass prairie at Secor Park, Toledo, Ohio.

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Grasses in December. Restored tall grass prairie at Secor Park, Toledo, Ohio.

Winter Sky #3 Midday sun, mid-December, shining through thin clouds, and silhouetting dried stems of prairie wildflowers. Those are distant trees near the bottom of the picture, to give ...

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Winter Sky #3 Midday sun, mid-December, shining through thin clouds, and silhouetting dried stems of prairie wildflowers. Those are distant trees near the bottom of the picture, to give ...

Lace Cap. A cap of snow for a dried Queen Anne's Lace flower head.

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Lace Cap. A cap of snow for a dried Queen Anne's Lace flower head.