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Prairies of southwest Michigan

photos of prairie flowers

prairie photos selected from Zoe's Blog

May

wild lupine, prairie, flower, May, Michigan

above, Wild Lupine (Lupinus perennis)

golden alexander, prairie, flower, May, Michigan

above, Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea)

June

spiderwort, prairie, flower, Michigan, June

above, Spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis)

foxglove beardtongue, prairie, flower, Michigan, June

above, Foxglove Beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis)

July

butterfly milkweed, orange, native, prairie, flower, July, Michigan

above, Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)

prairie, July, Michigan

above, Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)

common milkweed, prairie, flower, July, Michigan

above, Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)

culver's root, prairie, flower, July, Michigan

above, Culver's Root (Veronicastrum virginicum)

black-eyed susan, prairie, flower, July, Michigan

above, Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)

queen of the prairie, prairie, flower, July, Michigan

above, Queen of the Prairie (Filipendula rubra)

prairie flowers, July, Michigan

above, Purple Coneflowers (Echinacea purpurea)
Yellow Coneflowers (Ratibida pinnata)
Black-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia hirta) background

August

blazingstar and compass plant

above, Compass Plant (Silphium laciniatum) yellow
Prairie Blazingstar (Liatris pycnostachya) purple

prairie flowers, August, Michigan

above, Yellow Coneflowers (Ratibida pinnata)
Prairie Blazingstar (Liatris pycnostachya) purple
Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium) white

prairie, flowers, wildflowers, summer, Michigan, USA

above, Beebalm (Monarda fistulosa) light pink
False Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides) yellow
Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata) blue / purple
Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) hot pink

prairie flowers, August, Michigan

above, Beebalm (Monarda fistulosa) pink
Yellow Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata) yellow
Pale Indian Plantain (Cacalia atriplicifolia) tall white

bee balm, pink, native, prairie, flower, August, Michigan

above, Beebalm (Monarda fistulosa)

spotted horsemint, mint, flower, prairie, August, Michigan

above, Spotted Horsemint (Monarda punctata)

spotted horsemint, mint, flower, prairie, August, Michigan

above, Spotted Horsemint (Monarda punctata)

obedient plant, pink, native, prairie, flowers, August, Michigan

above, Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana)

rattlesnake master, flowers, prairie, August, Michigan

above, Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium)

native, prairie, flowers, August, summer, Michigan, USA

above, prairie flowers

swamp milkweed, native, prairie, flower, summer, August, Michigan, USA

above, Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)

September

downy sunflower, native, prairie, flower, wildflower, summer, September, Michigan, USA

above, Downy Sunflower (Helianthus mollis)

native, prairie, flowers, wildflowers, summer, September, Michigan, USA

above, Ironweed (Vernonia sp.) purple
Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) white
Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) yellow
Spotted Joepye (Eutrochium maculatum) light pink

cardinal flower, red, native, prairie, flowers, wildflowers, September, Michigan, USA

above, Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis) red

great blue lobelia, native, prairie, flower, September, Michigan, USA

above, Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)

goldenrod and aster, prairie, flowers, September, Michigan, USA

above, Showy Goldenrod (Solidago speciosa) yellow
Sky Blue Aster (Symphyotrichum oolentangiense)

showy goldenrod, yellow, prairie, flower, September, Michigan, USA

above, Showy Goldenrod (Solidago speciosa)

October

goldenrod and asters, native, prairie, flowers, October, Michigan, USA

above, goldenrod (Solidago sp.) yellow
New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)

bottle gentian, blue, native, prairie, wildflower, fall, October, Michigan, USA

above, Bottle Gentian (Gentiana andrewsii)

fringed gentian, native, prairie, wetland, wildflower, blue, flower, October, Michigan, USA

above, Fringed Gentian (Gentianopsis crinita)

ironweed and aster, native, prairie, flowers, October, Michigan, USA

above, Ironweed (Vernonia sp.) brown seedheads
New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)

new england aster, purple, native, prairie, flower, wildflower, fall, October, Michigan, USA

above, New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)

turtlehead, white, native, prairie, wetland, flower, wildflower, fall, October, Michigan, USA

above, White Turtlehead (Chelone glabra)

November

brown, dried, prairie, wildflowers, fall, Michigan, USA

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