{"id":267,"date":"2024-12-09T11:35:48","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T17:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lincolnprairietrailsconservancy.com\/?page_id=267"},"modified":"2024-12-30T13:00:47","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T19:00:47","slug":"ecology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lincolnprairietrailsconservancy.com\/?page_id=267","title":{"rendered":"Ecology"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"n2-section-smartslider fitvidsignore  n2_clear\" data-ssid=\"5\"><div id=\"n2-ss-5-align\" class=\"n2-ss-align\"><div class=\"n2-padding\"><div id=\"n2-ss-5\" data-creator=\"Smart Slider 3\" data-responsive=\"auto\" class=\"n2-ss-slider n2-ow n2-has-hover n2notransition  \">\n        <div class=\"n2-ss-slider-1 n2_ss__touch_element n2-ow\">\n            <div class=\"n2-ss-slider-2 n2-ow\">\n                                                <div class=\"n2-ss-slider-3 n2-ow\">\n\n                    <div class=\"n2-ss-slide-backgrounds n2-ow-all\"><div class=\"n2-ss-slide-background\" data-public-id=\"1\" data-mode=\"fill\"><div class=\"n2-ss-slide-background-image\" data-blur=\"0\" data-opacity=\"100\" data-x=\"50\" data-y=\"50\" data-alt=\"\" data-title=\"\"><picture class=\"skip-lazy\" data-skip-lazy=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/lincolnprairietrailsconservancy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DSC_0370-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-skip-lazy=\"1\"><\/picture><\/div><div data-color=\"RGBA(255,255,255,0)\" style=\"background-color: RGBA(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"n2-ss-slide-background-color\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>                    <div class=\"n2-ss-slider-4 n2-ow\">\n                        <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1200 600\" data-related-device=\"desktopPortrait\" class=\"n2-ow n2-ss-preserve-size n2-ss-preserve-size--slider n2-ss-slide-limiter\"><\/svg><div data-first=\"1\" data-slide-duration=\"0\" data-id=\"18\" data-slide-public-id=\"1\" data-title=\"Slide\" class=\"n2-ss-slide n2-ow  n2-ss-slide-18\"><div role=\"note\" class=\"n2-ss-slide--focus\" tabindex=\"-1\">Slide<\/div><div class=\"n2-ss-layers-container n2-ss-slide-limiter n2-ow\"><div class=\"n2-ss-layer n2-ow n-uc-vZbkJlPcsvXn\" data-sstype=\"slide\" data-pm=\"default\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div><ss3-loader><\/ss3-loader><\/div><\/div><div class=\"n2_clear\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Flora Along the Trail<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/lincolnprairietrailsconservancy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC_0684-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lincolnprairietrailsconservancy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC_0684-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lincolnprairietrailsconservancy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC_0684-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lincolnprairietrailsconservancy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC_0684-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lincolnprairietrailsconservancy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC_0684-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lincolnprairietrailsconservancy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC_0684-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lincolnprairietrailsconservancy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC_0684-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/lincolnprairietrailsconservancy.com\/?p=427\">Asclepias tuberosa &#8211; Butterflyweed<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Asclepias tuberosa &#8211; Butterflyweed Photos and Captions provided by Karen Cherry An herbaceous perennial that loves a hot dry site. It forms a clump growing two feet tall &amp; wide. Bright orange flowers decorate the plant from June through August. Somewhat slow to start, although easy to grow, tuberous roots make it difficult to move\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/lincolnprairietrailsconservancy.com\/?p=427\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Asclepias tuberosa &#8211; Butterflyweed<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/lincolnprairietrailsconservancy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DSC_1077-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/lincolnprairietrailsconservancy.com\/?p=283\">Echinacea purpurea &#8211; Purple Coneflower<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Photos and captions provided by Karen Cherry. A perennial plant up to 42&#8243; tall with individual flowers about 2&#8243;-4&#8243; across that terminate the upper stems. The daisy-like flower heads with purple\/pink petals surround a large orange prickly cone, blooms 3-4 weeks in mid summer. Cross-pollinated by long-tongued bees, bee flies, Halictid bees, the flowers are\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/lincolnprairietrailsconservancy.com\/?p=283\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Echinacea purpurea &#8211; Purple Coneflower<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/lincolnprairietrailsconservancy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/amsonia_hubrichtii01-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/lincolnprairietrailsconservancy.com\/?p=419\">Amsonia hubrichtii &#8211; Thread-Leaf Bluestar<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Amsonia hubrichtii &#8211; Thread-Leaf Bluestar Photos and Captions provided by Karen Cherry An herbaceous perennial that forms bushy clumps up to three feet tall &amp; wide. Terminal clusters of steel blue buds open to small light blue, star shaped, flowers in mid May. Amsonia hubrichtii prefers full sun &amp; well drained medium moist soil. The\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/lincolnprairietrailsconservancy.com\/?p=419\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Amsonia hubrichtii &#8211; Thread-Leaf Bluestar<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/lincolnprairietrailsconservancy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC_0155-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/lincolnprairietrailsconservancy.com\/?p=436\">Penstemon digitalis &#8211; Foxglove Penstemon<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Penstemon digitalis &#8211; Foxglove Penstemon Photos and Captions provided by Karen Cherry The Genus name comes from the Greek words penta meaning five and stemon meaning stamen in reference to each flower having five stamens (four are fertile and one is sterile). 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