May 2024

I have identified 658 species in the prairie. The most exciting new species is Eight-spotted Forester Moth (Alypia octomaculata).

The following are blooming at this time:
Clasping coneflower (Dracopis amplexicaulis)
Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)
Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)

It has been a very wet month with 9.67" of rain.