Yesterday was our major fall seed-collecting day. The weather was outstanding following a week of outstanding weather.
We have been running this event for the past five years. This year we had the biggest turnout ever (19 people at Pleasant Valley Conservancy; 21 at Black Earth Rettenmund Prairie). Some people came for only the morning at PVC, some for only the afternoon at BE, and some came for both. Among others, we had 8 UW-Madison students from the Wildlife Ecology department. They were a great pleasure to have.
Lunch was served at noon.
This is peak time for the seeds of a lot of prairie species and we had a great haul. The table below gives the results:
| Latin | Common | Source | Notes |
| Anemone cylindrica | Prairie thimbleweed | BE | Lots! |
| Asclepias tuberosa | Butterfly weed | BE | |
| Asclepias verticillata | Whorled milkweed | BE | |
| Asclepias viridiflora | Short green milkweed | BE | Rare |
| Echinacea pallida | Pale purple coneflower | PVC | |
| Eryngium yuccifolium | Rattlesnake master | PVC/BE | Lots! |
| Eupatorium perfoliatum | Common boneset | PVC | Wet/Lots |
| Eupatorium sessilifolium | Upland boneset | BE | |
| Gentiana alba | Cream gentian | PVC | Lots! |
| Hasteola suaveolens | Sweet Indian plantain | PVC | Wet |
| Hypericum pyramidatum | Great St. John's wort | PVC | |
| Kuhnia eupatorioides | False boneset | BE | Lots! |
| Lespedeza capitata | Round-headed bush clover | PVC | Lots! |
| Liatris aspera | Rough blazing star | BE | |
| Liatris cylindracea | Dwarf blazing star | BE | |
| Lilium philadelphicum andinum | Prairie lily | BE | Rare |
| Lobelia siphilitica | Great blue lobelia | PVC | Wet |
| Monarda fistulosa | Wild bergamot | PVC | |
| Pedicularis lanceolata | Lousewort | PVC | Wet/Lots |
| Polygonatum biflorum | Smooth Solomon's seal | BE | |
| Pycnanthemum virginianum | Common mountain mint | PVC | |
| Ratibida pinnata | Yellow coneflower | PVC/BE | Lots! |
| Rosa sp. | Rose | BE | Lots! |
| Schizachyrium scoparium | Little bluestem | BE | Lots! |
| Silphium integrifolium | Rosinweed | PVC | |
| Silphium laciniatum | Compass plant | BE | |
| Solidago missouriensis | Missouri goldenrod | PVC | |
| Sorghastrum nutans | Indian grass | PVC | Lots! |
| Verbena hastata | Blue vervain | PVC | Wet/Lots |
| Vernonia fasciculata | Common ironweed | PVC | Wet/Lots |
| Veronicastrum virginicum | Culver's root | PVC | Wet |
Thanks, Tom and Kathie, for giving us the opportunity to help, and for that lovely lunch. The weather you served up was pretty wonderful, too. Please let me know about other volunteer events, and I'll make it if I can.
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