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What is Prairie?

What Lives on the Prairie?


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Prairie Smoke

(Geum triflorum)
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Northern Leopard Frog

(Rana pipiens)
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Blue-eyed Grass
(Sisyrinchium montanum)
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Blue-winged Teal
(Anas discors)
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Western Prairie Fringed Orchid

(Habenaria leucophaea)
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Indiangrass

(Sorghastrum nutans)
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Black-tailed Prairie Dog
(Cynomys ludovicianus)
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Big Bluestem

(Andropogon gerardii)
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Red False Mallow
(Sphaeralcea coccinea)
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Smooth Green Snake

(Opheodrys vernalis)
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Black-eyed Susan
(Rudbeckia hirta)
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Blue Grama
(Bouteloua gracilis)
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Fairy Slipper Orchid

(Calypso bulbosa)
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Switchgrass
(Panicum virgatum)
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Porcupine Grass
(Stipa spartea)
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Le Conte's Sparrow

(Ammodramus lecontei)
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Northern Pintail

(Anas acuta)
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Purple Coneflower
(Echinacea angustifolia)
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American Bittern

(Botaurus lentiginosus)
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Black Swallowtail

(Papilio polyxenes)
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Dotted Gayfeather
(Liatris punctata)
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Bobolink
(Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
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Plains Spadefoot Toad

(Scaphiopus bombifrons)
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Green-winged Teal
(Anas crecca)
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Badger
(Taxidea taxus)
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Hoary Puccoon

(Lithospermum canescens)
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Tiger Swallowtail

(Pterourus sp.)
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Blanket Flower
(Gaillardia aristata)
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Bison

(Bison bison)
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Horned Grebe

(Podiceps auritus)
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Red Lily

(Lilium philadelphicum)
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Short-eared Owl
(Asio flammeus)
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Prairie Larkspur
(Delphinium virescens)
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