By : Abby FlanaganFrankl, Schalehn Rettmann, Sophia Chen, Vianey Mora

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Plants

• By Abby Flanagan-Frankl, Schalehn Rettmann,
  Sophia Chen, Vianey Mora

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• We dedicate this project to Erika, Amy, Rene,
  Ray, Rachel, Kelly, Sue, and Kathy for teaching a
  lot and making these three weeks fun.

Thank You!!
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Prairies

• Wet Prairies- These prairies have the most
  biodiversity of any type of prairie. This type of
  prairie is called a wet prairie because if the
  lake or body of water closest to it floods then
  the prairie is filled with water and becomes a
  wetland.
• Sand Prairies- These prairies can be moist or
  dry, and their landscape is either flat or
  slightly hilly from old sand dunes. They usually
  occur near current or former bodies of water,
  including extinct glacial lakes, Lake Michigan,
  and the drainage basins of the Illinois and
  Mississippi Rivers.

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Marshes

• A marsh is characterized by an abundance of
  reeds, rushes and cattails and is generally
  treeless and open. The plants grow with their
  stems partly in and partly out of the water.
  Marshes can be shallow (6" of water) or deep
  (2-3' of water).

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Bogs

• A bog is a standing body of water with no
  underground spring of fresh water to feed it. The
  water is generally cold, extremely acidic and low
  in oxygen. A form of moss, especially Sphagnum
  moss can be seen floating on the water.

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Plant Species

• Volo Bog
• Nodding Thistle
• St. Johns Wort
• Stinging Nettle
• Motherwort
• Sphagnum Moss
• Tamarack Trees
• Cattails
• Cinnamon Fern
• Prairie Smoke
• Poison Sumac
• Canary Grass
• Arrowheads
• Pitcher Plants

• Wet Prairie
• Poison Ivy
• Spiderwort
• Golden Alexanders
• Indian Paintbrush
• Marsh Fern
• Prairie Phlox
• Sand Coreopsis
• Hairy Puccoon
• Milkweed

• Marsh
• Poison Ivy
• Blue Iris
• Wild River Grape

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Conclusion

• Prairies, Marshes, and Bogs are important
  parts of our environment and so are the plants
  that live there. They create biodiversity and
  keep our planet a great place to live.

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