Can't get pictures I'm happy with of the big bluestem and indian grass blooming, but it's very pretty. #prairie #nativeplants

Gentian-blue

My favorite color in the world. This is bottle gentian which is fantastic, but just wait until I show you downy gentian. Don’t worry, I’ll warn you so you can sit down first. #prairie #nativeplants

Textures of the American Prairie, late summer. (5/6)

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#midewinnationaltallgrassprairie
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#sunflower

A Western Meadowlark standing proud on an old, weathered fence post somewhere out on the Dakota prairie.
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Gray-headed coneflowers

Samuel Myers Park, Racine, WI

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