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Prairie Seeds Collecting Dates (May - September)
compiled by Wayne Pauly and Amanda Coyle - August 1977 for Dane County Highway & Transportation Dept.
Plants are listed under the earliest date that seeds were ripe and collected in Dane County, using eight years of data. Habitat code: D = dry; M = mesic; W = wet
Wet prairie -has more water than rainfall with water running
on from surrounding land. Al flat and poorly drained area.
Mesic prairie -the water soaks in and there is no standing water.
It has good internal drainage.
Dry prairie -it has less water than rainfall because the water
runs off, often on thin soil, limestone ridges, or steep hillsides.
| DM | Anemone patens L. var. multifida Pritz. | pasque flower |
| DM | Geum triflorum Pursh var. triflorum | prairie smoke |
| DM | Antennaria neglecta Greene | pussy-toes, field |
| DM | Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richardson | pussy-toes, plantain-leaves |
| DM | Pedicularis canadensis L. subsp. canadensis | wood betony |
June 16-30
| DMW | Heuchera richardsonii R.Br. | allum-root |
| DM | Sisyrinchium campestre E.P.Bicknell | blue-eyed grass |
| D | Aquilegia canadensis L. | columbine |
| DMW | Krigia biflora (Walter) | cynthia, two-flowered |
| M | Geranium maculatum L. | geranium, wild |
| MW | Castilleja coccinea (L.) Spreng. | Indian paintbrush |
| DM | Lupinus perennis L. | lupine, wild |
| DM | Stipa spartea Trin. | needle grass |
| M | Packera paupercula (Michx.) A.Löve & D.Löve | ragwort, balsam |
| MW | Saxifraga pensylvanica L. | saxifrage, swamp |
| W | Angelica atropurpurea L. | angelica |
| D | Helianthemum bicknellii Fernald | frostweed, Bicknell |
| MW | Allium canadense L. var. canadense | garlic, wild |
| MW | Camassia scilloides (Raf.) Cory | hyacinth, wild |
| D | Ceanothus herbaceus Raf. | New Jersey tea, early |
| DM | Taenidia integerrima (L.) Drude | pimpernel, yellow |
| DMW | Dodecatheon meadia L. subsp. meadia | shooting star |
| DMW | Tradescantia ohiensis Raf. | spiderwort |
| DMW | Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. subsp. umbellata | toadflax, bastard |
| M | Vicia sativa L. subsp. nigra (L.) Ehrh. | vetch |
July 16-31
| D | Helianthemum canadense (L.) Michx. | frostweed |
| DMW | Phlox pilosa L. | phlox, downy |
| DM | Blephilia ciliata (L.) Benth. | wood mint, downy |