prairie drop seed

Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Sporobolus
Species: S. heterolepis

Characteristics:
1-4 feet tall,
green leaves grow in buches around the circular base
blloms with a rusty tan flowers

Adaptations
takes up to 5 years to mature, but can last multiple growing seasons.
draught resistant.

rosin weed

Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Silphium

Characteristics
herbaceous perennial plants .5-4m tall
yellow flower heads
light green
opposite leaves are up to 5" long, lanceolate to ovate, stiff small hairs on both sides
Leaves may also have teeth
flowers look like mini sunflowers
seeds: large, flat, wind carried

Adaptations
roots, taproots and short rhizomes, forming clumps

Sassafras

order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Sassafras
Species: albidum

Characteristics:
grows 30-50 ft tall
bark - smooth orange-brown, deeply furrowed
leaves 3 kinds - 2 lobed, mitten (1 lobe) and oval.
flowers - tiny, yellow 5 petals
fruit - blue-black, egg shaped
smells like the expensive organic fruit loops

Adaptations: prefersn rich, well drained sandy loam
roots sprout