The Tallgrass Prairie in Illinois
Oligoneuron album, Solidago ptarmicoides or Aster ptarmicoides (stiff aster, prairie goldenrod. white goldenrod) [Asteraceae or Compositae, Sunflower Family]
Oligoneuron ohiense or Solidago ohiense (Ohio goldenrod) [Asteraceae or Compositae, Sunflower Family]
Oligoneuron riddellii or Solidago riddellii (Riddell's goldenrod) [Asteraceae or Compositae, Sunflower Family]
Oligoneuron rigidum or Solidago rigida (rigid goldenrod) [Asteraceae or Compositae, Sunflower Family]
- habitat; Wadsworth Prairie Nature Preserve, Lake County, Illinois
- habit of plant in flower; hill prairie, Site "M"/Panther Creek, Cass County, Illinois
- flat-topped inflorescence (corymb); Paintbrush Prairie Nature Preserve, Cook County, Illinois
- another inflorescence with a painted lady butterfly; Loda Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve, Iroquois County, Illinois
- habit of plant in fruit; Temperance Hill Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve, Lee County, Illinois
- Click here for a distribution map in Illinois from the Illinois Plant Information Network
Opuntia fragilis (fragile or brittle prickly pear cactus) [Cactaceae, Cactus Family]
Listed as ENDANGERED in Illinois
Opuntia humifusa (common prickly pear cactus) [Cactaceae, Cactus Family]
Opuntia macrorhiza (plains prickly pear cactus) [Cactaceae, Cactus Family
Oxalis violacea (purple or violet wood sorrel)
[Oxalidaceae, Sorrel Family]
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Created November 1997; updated 25 October 2004