Run to the Wild Side
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Plants found on plot
Goldenrods–about 100 species, all native to this country, most found in the East–generally 2-4 feet high–summer and fall–composite family
Queen Anne’s Lace–thrives in cultivated fields and exposed grounds–summer and early fall–parsley family
Yarrows–typical roadside weed, growing 1-2 feet high–summer and fall–composite family
Thistle–60 species–spiny bracts–flowers in spring and summer–fruit (seed) on plot was spiny and dry–composite family
Aster–120-150 species–open fields and roadside–late summer to late fall–composite family
Joe-pye weed–2-12 feet, habitat is roadside–Boneset, with white flowers–is most common type– late summer and fall–composite family
Live birds and animals found on plot
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)–12”, sleek gray-brown–found in the northern part of the plot with the cottonwoods and black willow–feeds on scattered seed, insects, grass and grain seed–usually nests in trees 3-30 feet high, and rarely,, on the ground–habitat is in almost any open habitat.
Viceroy butterfly (Limenitis archippus)–thought to evolve to look like the Monarch (poisonous) butterfly, but both are bitter-tasting–lives in willows, poplars and cottonwoods–can be distinguished from the Monarch by the black