Photos by Ben Cox
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Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
Prairie Agalinis (Agalinis heterophylla) and a bee
Great Purple Hairstreak
Purple Horsemint, Lemon Beebalm (Monarda citriodora)
Purple Cone-Flower, Blacksamson (Echinacea angustifolia var. angustifolia)
Basket-Flower (Centaurea americana)
Purple Prairie
Clover, Showy Prairie-Clover (Dalea compacta var. pubescens)
Snake Herb (Dyschoriste
linearis)
Firewheel, Indian Blanket( Gaillardia pulchella )
Prairie Rose,
Climbing Rose(Rosa setigera var. tomentosa)
Trout Lily (Erythronium mesochoreum)
Two-Flower Milkvine (Matelea bilfora)
Leavenworth's Eryngo (Erygium leavenworthii)
Wild Hyacinth (Camassia scilloides)
Redroot (Ceanothus americanus)
Prairie Spiderwort (Tradescantia occidentalis)
Buffalo Plum (Astragalus
crassicarpus)
This is a Crab Spider with prey-I think it is a Hover Fly. Notice how well
the spider matches the flower he is on.
Eastern Leaf-footed Bug (Leptoglossus phyllopus)
Unidentified Skipper
Rain droplets on spider web