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September Blooms

The listed blooms can be found in many locations throughout the preserve.  Under each flower is a recommended trail where this plant has definitely been seen blooming in prior years. There are no bison along these trails, so everyone is welcome to explore. Feel free to walk along the "two–tracks" or off the trail, scanning the landscape for flowers blooming. Enjoy the prairie, savanna, and woodland beauty!
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Rattlesnake Master
Eryngium yuccifolium 
Trail: ​Clear Creek Knolls
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Compass Plant
Silphium laciniatum  
Trail: ​Clear Creek Knolls
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Big Bluestem Grass
Andropogon gerardii
Trail: ​Clear Creek Knolls
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Field Milkwort
Polygala sanguinea 
Trail: ​Clear Creek Knolls
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Cup Plant
Silphium perfoliatum  
Visitor Center Roadside
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Common Gaura
Gaura biennis pitcheri (longiflora) 
Trail: ​Clear Creek Knolls
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Rough Blazingstar
Liatris aspera   ​
Trail: ​Clear Creek Knolls
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Prairie Gentian
Gentiana purberulenta​
Trail: ​Clear Creek Knolls
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Western Sunflower
Helianthus occidentalis
Trail: ​Clear Creek Knolls
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Fringed Gentian
Gentiana (Gentianopsis) crinita
Trail: ​Clear Creek Knolls
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Showy Goldenrod
Solidago speciosa  ​
Trail: Clear Creek Knolls
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Pasture Thistle
Cirsium discolor
Trail: Thelma Carpenter
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Cream Gentian
Gentiana (alba) flavida
Trail: ​Clear Creek Knolls
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Partridge Pea
Cassia fasciculata
Trail: ​Clear Creek Knolls

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  • Home
  • About Friends
    • Mission and Leadership
    • Endowments
    • Friends Annual Reports
  • Plan Your Visit
    • Hours & Parking
    • Directions and Map
    • Autumn on the Prairie >
      • Brian Fox Ellis at AOTP 2018
    • Visitor Center
    • Hiking >
      • Hiking Destinations
      • Hiking Guidelines
      • Hike App
    • Bison Viewing
    • What's In Bloom?
    • Public Tours
    • Pet Policy
    • Things to Do
    • Places to Eat and Stay
    • Local Sites to Visit and Explore
  • Donate
  • Calendar
  • Volunteer
    • Volunteer
    • Volunteer Opportunities
    • Saturday Morning Workdays
    • Workdays – November to April
    • Workday Email List
  • Stewardship
    • Nachusa Stewardship
    • Restorations
    • Planting Histories >
      • Stewardship Unit Planting Histories
      • Planting Histories in Chronological Order
    • Stewards
    • Groups and Committees
    • Available Units
    • Controlled Burns
    • Stewardship Resources
  • Science
    • Science at Nachusa Grasslands
    • Science Grants >
      • Science Grants 2019
      • Science Grants 2018
      • Science Grants 2017
      • Science Grants 2016
      • Science Grants 2015
      • Science Grants 2014
      • Science Grants 2013/2012/2011
      • Science Grants 2020
    • Science Symposium Abstracts >
      • Science Symposium Abstracts 2018
      • Science Symposium Abstracts 2017
      • Science Symposium Abstracts 2016
    • Science Videos
    • Potential Research Topics
    • Testimonials >
      • Dr. Holly Jones
      • Dr. Nick Barber
      • Kimberly Elsenbroek
  • About Nachusa
    • General Info
    • Plants & Animals >
      • Amphibians
      • Birds
      • Fish
      • Insects
      • Dragonflies & Damselflies
      • Mammals
      • Bison
      • Reptiles
      • Plants
    • Prairie Smoke Annual Reports
    • Newsletters
    • History of Nachusa Grasslands
    • Hunting
    • Geology of Nachusa Grasslands >
      • Geology Part 1
      • Geology Part 2
      • Geology Part 3
    • Nachusa Memories
    • Websites of Interest
  • BLOG AND MEDIA
    • Nachusa Blog
    • In The News
    • Photo Gallery–Winter
  • Contact Us