Identification Index

SIMply Prairie - Plant Identification

Background
Practice Skills
Plant Identification
Prairie Data

Resources to identify prairie grasses and forbs:
Prairie Grass Identification Key
(You may want to print out this key for your field work.)

Prairie Forbs Identification Key
(You may want to print out this key for your field work.)

Photos and Information about Plants

Drawings of Plants
Database of Prairie Plants at Fermilab

Authors: Bill Fraccaro, Johnson School, Wheaton, IL; Larry Cwik and Pat Franzen, Madison Junior High School, Naperville, IL; and Bernie Jokiel, Gary D. Jewel Middle School, North Aurora, IL.
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