Green Landscaping: Greenacres
Native Prairie Plants

A prairie is the native grassland of central North America. Hundreds of species of grasses, wildflowers, butterflies, birds, and other animals make up this rich ecosystem. A prairie has few or no trees and is dependent on fire (or controlled burns) for regeneration. Although once abundant in the Great Lakes basin, many prairie ecosystems were converted to farms, industrial, urban and suburban areas. Less than 1% of the native Illinois prairies remain. These are examples of prairie plants that can be integrated into corporate and residential landscapes.

SHOOTING-STAR  (Dodecatheon meadia) Chiwaukee Prairie, Wisconsin	INDIAN GRASS Wolf Road Prairie, Illinois Image Courtesy of Save The Prairie Society
TALL MIX Wolf Road Prairie, Illinois Bergamot, prairie dock, cone flowers,  liatris spikada, goldenrod Image Courtesy of Save The Prairie Society	Prairie at the AT&T Campus

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