SDStateNPI

Research, education, and outreach to support native plant restoration and production for the Northern Great Plains

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Asclepias lanuginosa (wooly milkweed). Rare in South Dakota and endangered elsewhere in the country.
Photo: Peter Dziuk at https://t.co/f8zVcMR9Qw
#nativeplants #nativeseed #prairie #southdakota #wildflowers #nature #sdstate #sdstatenrm #greatplains #scicomm #rareplants

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Beautiful and rare. Cypripedium candidum a species of special concern in MN, extremely rare in SD, and critically imperiled at a sub-national level. #nativeplants #nativeseed #prairie #wildflowers #nature #rareplants #florafriday #sdstate
Photo credit Peter M. Dziuk

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Bringing the autumn colors- Heterotheca villosa var. villosa hairy false goldenaster. A late bloomer. #nativeplants #nativeseed #prairie #southdakota #wildflowers #bees #pollinators #sdstate #sdstatecafes #sdstatenrm
Photo credit: Peter Dziuk
Photo credit: April Stahnke

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Today might be a great day to take some pictures

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We had a wonderful #ScienceSummit2020 this week! I am grateful for all the participant's time and the insights I gained. Sharing the #WordCloud from our group take aways. @MeredithCornett @nhill224 @kris_blann @melissakenney @markawhite1215 @dluis_hernandez @gretchen_H20

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Three different Daleas out in our native plant production field. #praire #southdakota #nativeseeds #nativeplants #sdstatenrm #sdstatecafes #flowersforpollinators #scicomm

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Outstanding graduate work by Abby Blanchard evaluating native plant performance in salty soils
Photo credit: Abby Blanchard
#prairie #southdakota #nature #ecologicalrestoration #nativeseeds #sdstate #sdstatecafes #sdstatenrm #nativeplants #scicomm #saltysoil

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Submit your best photos of native plants. Cash prizes. See sdstate.ed/npi for details

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Excited about all the flowers on this Tahoka daisy (𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘢). Perennials started this spring might not bloom this year. This annual is really showing off.
#nativeseed #nativeplants #prairie #southdakota #wildflowers #bees #nature

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8 species of Penstemon are native to South Dakota (USDA Plants Database). Penstemons are nectar producers & attract floral visitors.
Photo credit: April L. Stahnke available at https://t.co/gA8WOM0mqM
#nativeseed #nativeplants #prairie #southdakota #wildflowers #bees #pollinators

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There are native iris, but this is not one of them. Dr. Gary Larson gave me this one when I moved to Brookings. Gary was on the search committee that hired me. He was a great friend, mentor, and role model. I will miss him. And now there is more pressure to not kill the iris.

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Just plant and go, no irrigation. It’s all about the roots. More roots= higher survival. 𝘈𝘨𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘶𝘮 (anise hyssop or blue giant hyssop)
#grownativeplants #nativeseeds #nativeplants #prairie #southdakota #reallivingscientist #womeninSTEM #womeninag

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Groundplum milkvetch (𝘈𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘶𝘴). Attractive to birds, eaten by wildlife, pretty purple flowers, weird spherical fruits- what more could you want? 

Photo: April Stahnke & R. Neil Reese at https://t.co/IqfWLgCxZ9
#grownativeplants #nativeseed

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Field pussytoes (𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘢) is an early bloomer and makes a silvery ground cover in drier sites.
Photos: April Stahnke & R. Neil Reese available at https://t.co/buZsp3t0p8 
#grownativeplants #nativeplants #nativeseed #prairie #southdakota #wildflowers

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Productive day, despite the wind. Two species down, 7 to go. Approx 2,000 Geum triflorum and 200 Penstemon albidus are in the ground.

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#grownativeplants #choosenativeplants #nativeseeds #southdakota #prairie #seedproduction #locallygrown

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Still prepping our field site. Next week, we will be planting native plant production plots!

#grownativeplants #nativeseeds #choosenativeplants #southdakota #prairie #seedproduction #nativeplants

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Getting ready to get transplants in the field. Thanks for the help @sdstatelocalfoods and Dr. Boe

#fieldofflowers #fieldprep #nativeplants #nativeseeds #grownativeplants #southdakota #prairie

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Thinking about native plants that are good to eat…𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 (Virginia strawberry or wild strawberry).

Photo credit: April L. Stahnke at https://t.co/OkHcmZzpva
#grownativeplants #nativeseed #nativeplants #prairie #southdakota #wildflowers #strawberry

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What happens when @sdsu_localfoodseducationcenter and SDState native plant initiative collaborate? Hopefully, 𝘗𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘶𝘮 𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘮 (aka Prairie turnip or large breadroot) #nativeseed #nativeplants #prairie #southdakota #florafriday ⁣#nativefoods
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Wish you made it to SDState Native Plant Initiative's plant sale? Wish you picked up more plants when you where there? Lucky you! There are still a good number of our plants left at @SixMileNursery!
#grownativeplants #nativeseed #nativeplants #prairie #southdakota #wildflowers