Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Nachusa's Spring Savanna Flowers 2011

Spring was bursting at the seams the second week of May.  During a hike through an oak savanna at the Nachusa Grasslands, a number of wildflowers were blooming.  The lupines were just opening up, and there was a single columbine.  The scent of fresh growing things filled the air (along with several Turkey Vultures).  Clockwise from the top left, the pictures show a wet sdege meadow, Wild Lupine, Wild Columbine, Wild Geranium, Shooting Star, and Blue-eyed Grass (a State Endangered plant). 

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