#compass plant

[indigrassy]

In the house of the rising sun

[faguscarolinensis]

Silphium perfoliatum / Cup Plant at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University in Durham, NC

[alexbaxterart]

Some native Illinois animals and plants that I drew for a work event earlier this month! Uncolored versions of these were printed out as a coloring activity for kids (and fun-loving adults :3). It was a really fun time! I think the butterfly was the most popular choice to color in.

Animals clockwise from upper right: Monarch Butterfly, Plains Garter Snake, Boreal Chorus Frog, White-Tailed Deer, Red-Tailed Hawk

Plants clockwise from upper right: Common Milkweed, Cardinal Flower, Compass Plant, Big Bluestem, Blue Flag Iris

[peanutkrow]

7/11/24 Compass plant

[speakingofnature]

Compass Plant

The flower of the Compass Plant (Silphium laciniatum) reflects the early morning sunlight. The common name came from the early pioneer belief that the plant’s leaves pointed in a north-south direction. While sometimes growing to a height of twelve feet, this prairie perennial’s flowers shine well above the surrounding blooms.

[thebashfulbotanist]

Silphium laciniatum, commonly known as compassplant or compass plant, is an iconic species of the tallgrass prairie. It’s named for the orientation of the leaves - the tips face roughly north or south, and the surfaces of the blades face east and west, which reduces water loss. Compassplant is noted for having extremely deep roots and for being host to a number of insects and other small animal species. 

[throughthemeadowflowers]

from my sister’s prairie garden last summer

[mdeanstrauss]

which way?