Transcript Planter Box 3

Team Members: Steven Edster
Jade Morgan
Instructor: Hintertheur
Course: Plant Biology
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The planter we chose is
in an open field, on
NWACC’s back 40
acres, next to the Wild
Oak Savana and pond.
It is inhabited by wild
fescue grasses, mainly.
NWACC obtained this
land in 1995. It had
formerly been used as a
grazing pasture, and is
thought to have been a
tall grass prairie prior to
that.
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This project is an effort to restore some of the
native species of the tall grass prairie.
We hope future students can care for the
planters and enjoy the beauty created by them.
The labels that have been placed will be used to
educate many people, within and outside the
college, how our land was originally.
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We have planted
several native species,
including:
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Penstemon Digitalis
Helianthus Occidentalis
Salvia Azurea
Side Oats Grama
Verbena Canadensis
Liatris Pycnostachya
Rudbeckia Maxima
Echinacea Purpurea
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Jade used a GPS unit to achieve the original
weigh points, but do to some mistakes with the
planter box locations they had to be reassessed.
The weigh points for our planter box, number
three, are Lat 36.36275 and Long -94.17326.
Steven is the researcher and helped put
together the written paper.
Jade is the organizer and computer tech. She,
also, helped with the paper.
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“Fox Glove Beard
Tongue”
It is 4 feet tall,
perennial forbs,
eaten by deer,
antelope, and birds,
and they’re
somewhat fire
resistant.
Dr. G Dallas and Margaret Hanna
California Academy of Sciences
@CalFlora
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Few leaf sunflower,
western sunflower
Grows to 3 feet tall
Dicot
Perennial
Flowers from JulyAugust
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“Blue Sage”
It is 1.5m tall, a
herbaceous perennial,
mint, and a sage.
Sages are known for
medicinal uses and
have been used for
many things.
Comes from Latin
word “salvere”, which
means “to save.”
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Used in Ancient Egypt
to help fertility in
women.
Used as a diuretic, also.
It was thought to ward
off snake bites and evil
spirits.
Other uses include:
increased menstruation,
local anaesthetic, and
when combined with
wormwood, at
treatment for dysentry.
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“Side Oats Grama”
It is 2 to 2.5 feet tall,
perennial grass, and
eaten by bison, horses,
and cattle.
The Lakota called it
‘wapaha kamnimnila
peji,’ which translated
is “banner waving in
the wind grass.”
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“Rose Verbena”
It is 2 feet tall, a dicot
perennial, and will
grow along rail roads,
in prairies, glades,
and in rocky woods.
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“Prairie Blazing Star”
It is 5 feet tall, a dicot
perennial, an herb,
pollinated by bumble
bees, and eaten by
cattle.
It was used by Native
Americans to treat
gonorrhea and kidney
disease.
The roots have the
flavor of carrots.
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“Large Coneflower”
It is 3 to 6 feet tall, a
dicot perennial, and it
grows in roadside
ditches, among cigarette
butts, and other litter.
It has been thought, but
with inconclusive
results, that motor oil
from the roads help it
grow.
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“Purple Cone Flower”
It is 3 feet tall, a dicot
perennial, pollinated
by butterflies, and is
eaten by slugs
Comes from the
Greek word
“echinos”, which
means hedgehog. A
reference to it’s spiny
center.
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We have created a beautiful prairie restoration
area on NWACC’s back forty acres. It will be
used for future education. We have used this
experience to learn about botany. Planting
these wonderful flowers helped us have hands
on experience and get a close look at the leaves,
stems, stamen, and pistils that we had studied
in class.
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Diane Philips- EAST Lab Director
Scott- Botanical Garden
Hintertheur- Plant Biology Instructor
http://www.plants.usda.gov