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Wildflowers of the Cedarville Area
John E. Silvius,
Senior Professor of Biology, Cedarville University
Instructions:
The Greene County and surrounding areas are graced with many beautiful
wildflowers. Some are remnants of the pre-settlement days when
the landscape was covered with both forests and prairie lands.
Both the Ohio-Erie Bike Trail--Prairie Grass Trail and the Cedarville Falls-Indian Mound Park
have a variety of beautiful wildflowers. When you stop
to admire, use caution and courtesy as others pass you on the trails, and
please observe "no picking" laws in the Park areas so that others may enjoy
their beauty. This webpage contains plant photos which will help
you to become acquainted with some new species. Some of the
photos are arranged in a descriptive "key" based on plant and flower characteristics.
Ohio-Erie Bike Trail --
Prairie Grass Trail
Brief Facts of Prairie History and Restoration
Short Narrative and
Photos of the Remnant Prairie
Photos of Remnant Prairie
Species
Restoration of Prairie Remnants -- Friends of Madison Co. Parks & Trails
Key to Wildflowers:
Instructions for a systematic way to identify plants
you encounter:
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Click on your choice of location and season from the list
below.
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Glance through the "Key to Wildflowers." The key helps
you to 'unlock the door' for identification of common flowering plants
during their blooming season. Notice that the 'key' offers
a series of choices intended to lead you to the correct name of the plant
based on color, flower shape, etc. Most species listed
have links to color photographs. You can either study the key
and photos before visiting an area; or, if you encounter the flowering
plant in your travels, you can return to this page for help in identification. Note
that some photos are provided through links to other internet resources
which may be of interest to you as well.
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More serious "hiking or biking botanists" may wish to obtain a wildflower
guide at a library or bookstore. I would recommend the guide entitled Newcomb's
Wildflower Guide, by L. Newcomb. 1977. Little, Brown, Co., Boston,
MA.
Ohio Erie Bike Trail -- Cedarville to Xenia Station
Cedarville Falls-Indian Mound Park:
Cedarville University Student Contributors:
Janel Blackburn
Melanie Lehman
Michael McCubbin
Jared Mitchell
Kelly Montague
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