The Maplewood-Richmond Heights 7th graders planted more than 80 native prairie plants in the “Between Prairie” restoration area on 5/23 and 5/24, including:
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Ironweed (Vernonia ssp.). Photo by Jenna Tune. Blue flag (Iris virginica)
- Wild senna (Senna marilandica)
- Ohio spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis)
- Blue vervain (Verbena hastata)
- Eastern blazing star (Liatris scariosa)
- Missouri ironweed (Vernonia missurica)
- Golden alexander (Zizea aurea)
- Lance-leaved coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata)
- Cowbane (Oxypolis rigidior)’
- Pale Indian plantain (Arnoglossum atriplicifolia)
- Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
- Seedbox (Ludwigia alternifolia)
- Royal catchfly (Silene regia)
- Rose turtlehead (Chelone obliqua)
The MRH 8th graders planted more than 200 native wetland plants in an eroded stream bank of Deer Creek on 5/25 and 5/26, including:
- Giant Goldenrod (Solidago gigantea)
- Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)
- Blue Star (Amsonia illustris)
- Jacob’s Ladder (Polemonium reptans)
- River Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium)
- Wood Reed Grass (Cinna arundinacea)
- Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
- Golden Glow (Rudbeckia laciniata)
The 8th graders also removed 20 large bags (several hundred plants) of fruiting Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) from the creek bank.