Native plants species list for Beebe Elementary School Little Prairie

The "Little Prairie" is located by the playground, near the parking lot and 11th Ave., surrounded by a split-rail fence. It was started in 1998, thanks to the support of Mr. Perry and Mrs. Beehler. Below is a list of native species that were planted. The number before the scientific name is an index to the source for the picture; the sources are listed below.


Sources of pictures:
  1. http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/
  2. http://www.wisc.edu/botany/images/Garden/Poaceae/
  3. http://www.nargs.org/gardening/Aquilegia.canadensis.html
  4. http://www.discoveredmonton.com/devonian/natvgrdn.html
  5. http://www.prairiefrontier.com/pages/natvpics/natived8.html
  6. http://www.prairiefrontier.com/pages/natvpics/natived7.html
(1) Andropogon gerardi
Big Bluestem
(2) Andropogon scoparius
Little Bluestem
(3) Aquilegia canadensis
Wild Columbine
   
(1) Echinacea purpurea
Purple Coneflower
(4) Geum triflorum
Prairie Smoke
(5) Helianthus grosseserratus
Sawtooth Sunflower
   
(6) Heliopsis helianthoides
False Sunflower
(4) Heuchera richardsonii
Alum Root
(1) Ratibida pinnata
Yellow Coneflower
   
(1) Silphium laciniatum
Compass Plant
(1) Silphium perfoliatum
Cup Plant
(1) Sorghastrum nutans
Indian Grass

Please direct any questions about the plants to Peter Chen, father of Iris, class of 1999.
Here's information about Little Prairie By the School program.