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Sand Ridge Nature Center trails, IL • May 2018

May 27, 2018April 23, 2024 | aea

Jack in the Pulpit is unmistakeable in the late spring.

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Rather than early spring ephemerals, who bask in full sun underneath the leafless trees, plants active in the late spring enjoy the more dappled light that comes through as the tree canopy is leafing out.

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Sand Ridge Preserve and Prairie, IL • March 2017

March 18, 2017April 23, 2024 | aea

in a romance with dune and swale

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burned oak savanna to the left, prairie to the right
burned oak savanna to the left, prairie to the right
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