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Asclepias lanuginosa (wooly milkweed). Rare in South Dakota and endangered elsewhere in the country. Photo: Peter Dziuk at minnesotawildflowers.info/fl… #nativeplants #nativeseed #prairie #southdakota #wildflowers #nature #sdstate #sdstatenrm #greatplains #scicomm #rareplants

Beautiful and rare. Cypripedium candidum a species of special concern in MN, extremely rare in SD, and critically imperiled at a sub-national level. #nativeplants #nativeseed #prairie #wildflowers #nature #rareplants #florafriday #sdstate Photo credit Peter M. Dziuk

Bringing the autumn colors- Heterotheca villosa var. villosa hairy false goldenaster. A late bloomer. #nativeplants #nativeseed #prairie #southdakota #wildflowers #bees #pollinators #sdstate #sdstatecafes #sdstatenrm Photo credit: Peter Dziuk Photo credit: April Stahnke

Today might be a great day to take some pictures

Three different Daleas out in our native plant production field. #praire #southdakota #nativeseeds #nativeplants #sdstatenrm #sdstatecafes #flowersforpollinators #scicomm

Outstanding graduate work by Abby Blanchard evaluating native plant performance in salty soils Photo credit: Abby Blanchard #prairie #southdakota #nature #ecologicalrestoration #nativeseeds #sdstate #sdstatecafes #sdstatenrm #nativeplants #scicomm #saltysoil

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Excited about all the flowers on this Tahoka daisy (𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘢). Perennials started this spring might not bloom this year. This annual is really showing off. #nativeseed #nativeplants #prairie #southdakota #wildflowers #bees #nature

8 species of Penstemon are native to South Dakota (USDA Plants Database). Penstemons are nectar producers & attract floral visitors. Photo credit: April L. Stahnke available at openprairie.sdstate.edu/nati… #nativeseed #nativeplants #prairie #southdakota #wildflowers #bees #pollinators

There are native iris, but this is not one of them. Dr. Gary Larson gave me this one when I moved to Brookings. Gary was on the search committee that hired me. He was a great friend, mentor, and role model. I will miss him. And now there is more pressure to not kill the iris.