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RIDDLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARBORETUM
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THE PRAIRIE PLANT PROJECT


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Southwest "Illini" Plot
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as it appeared "newly planted"
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Spring 2007


  • We received prairie plants in spring 2007 through a project supported by the Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
  • The project was developed by Janice M. Coons, Ph. D. and Nancy E. Coutant, both from the Department of Biological Sciences at Eastern Illinois University. 
  • All of our plant species were originally found in Illinois prairies.  More information about our plants can be obtained by visiting their website that was developed for this project.
  • On June 4, 2007, three prairie plots were planted.  With this website, we would like to express our appreciation for the invitation to participate in this project.
  • The images and information below were provided with this project.
  • To view a larger image of each flower, click on the thumbnail of the flower.

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Southwest "Illini" Plot
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Spring 2008


Plants as viewed from the back of the plot facing south.
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Side-Oats Grama Bouteloua curtipendula
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Smooth Aster Aster laevis
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Smooth Aster Aster laevis
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American Hazelnut Corylus americana
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Side-Oats Grama Bouteloua curtipendula
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Horsemint/Spotted Bee Balm Monarda punctata
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Pale Purple Coneflower Echinacea pallida
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Horsemint/Spotted Bee Balm Monarda punctata
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Pale Purple Coneflower Echinacea pallida
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Bradbury's Bee Balm Monarda bradburiana
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Side-Oats Grama Bouteloua curtipendula
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Gray-headed Coneflower Ratibida pinnata
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Gray-headed Coneflower Ratibida pinnata
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Side-Oats Grama Bouteloua curtipendula
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Stiff Goldenrod Oligoneuron rigidum
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Stiff Goldenrod Oligoneuron rigidum
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Wild Petunia Ruella humilis
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Wild Petunia Ruella humilis
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White Wild Indigo Baptisia alba
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Gray-headed Coneflower Ratibida pinnata
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Compass Plant Silphium lacinatum
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Stiff Goldenrod Oligoneuron rigidum
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Sawtooth Sunflower Helianthus grosseserratus
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Wild Petunia Ruella humilis
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Wild Petunia Ruella humilis
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White Wild Indigo Baptisia alba
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Gray-headed Coneflower Ratibida pinnata
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Compass Plant Silphium lacinatum

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Southeast "Coles" Plot
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Spring 2008


Plants as viewed from the back of the plot facing south.
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Foxglove Beardstongue Penstemon digitalis
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Foxglove Beardstongue Penstemon digitalis
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Foxglove Beardstongue Penstemon digitalis
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Foxglove Beardstongue Penstemon digitalis
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Swamp or Red Milkweed Ascelepias incarnata
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Foxglove Beardstongue Penstemon digitalis
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Foxglove Beardstongue Penstemon digitalis

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Northeast "Mattoon" Plot
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Spring 2008


Plants as viewed from the front of the plot facing north.
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Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardii
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Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardii
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Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium
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Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium
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Indian Grass Sorghastrum nutans
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Indian Grass Sorghastrum nutans
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Prairie Onion Allium Stellatum
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Rattlesnake Master Eryngium yuccifolium
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Rattlesnake Master Eryngium yuccifolium

Riddle Trees ~ In Support of Outdoor Education ~ 2020