The Tallgrass Prairie in Illinois
Koeleria macrantha (June grass or prairie Junegrass) [Poaceae or Gramineae, Grass Family]
- plants in spring; Ayres Sand Prairie Nature Preserve, Carroll County, Illinois June grass, as its name implies, is a cool season grass, unlike most prairie grasses
- plants in summer, the lower leaves are still green whil the flower/seed heads are turning brown; Green Lake Savanna, Cook County, Illinois
- plants in summer, the whole plant has turned brown; Foley Sand Prairie Nature Preserve, Lee County, Illinois
- habitat in sand prairie in late summer; Savanna Army Depot /Lost Mound area, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
- habit of plant in late summer; same locality
- Click here for a distribution map in Illinois from the Illinois Plant Information Network
Krigia biflora (false dandelion or twoflower dwarfdandelion) [Asteraceae or Compositae, Sunflower Family]
Krigia virginica (dwarf dandelion or Virginia dwarfdandelion) [Asteraceae or Compositae, Sunflower Family]
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Created November 1997; updated 25 October 2004