Hidden Oaks Meadow
This is a small prairie opening just north of Hidden Oaks Prairie. It's one of the few mesic prairie remnants we have on our property.
It's quite small, less than an acre, but it has few weeds, and lots of prairie species.
It's separated from the field to the north by Prickly Ash, old sumacs and a thicket of Wild Plum.
It slopes slightly to the south, and is separated on the south end from Hidden Oaks Prairie by a thick aspen woods.
Plant list for the meadow:
Achillea millefolium - Yarrow
Andropogon gerardii - Big Bluestem
Asclepias verticillata - Whorled Milkweed
Aster ericoides - Heath Aster
Aster oolentangiensis - Sky-blue Aster
Botrychium dissectum - Cut-leaved Grape Fern
Bouteloua curtipendula - Side-oats Grama
Cirsium discolor - Field Thistle
Dalea purpurea - Purple Prairie Clover
Desmodium canadense - Canada Tick-trefoil
Euphorbia corollata - Flowering Spurge
Hieracium kalmii - Canada Hawkweed
Kuhnia eupatorioides - False Boneset
Liatris aspera - Rough Blazing Star
Monarda fistulosa - Monarda
Oxalis violacea - Violet Wood-sorrel
Pedicularis canadensis - Wood Betony
Ratibida pinnata - Yellow Coneflower
Schizachrium scoparius - Little Bluestem
Solidago nemoralis - Gray Goldenrod
Solidago rigida - Stiff Goldenrod
Solidago speciosa - Showy Goldenrod
This photo was taken in August of 2003.
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