Growing up to 10 feet tall in the prairies and along roadsides with yellow blooms along its tall stems, the compass plant (Silphium laciniatum) is widespread from Texas north through the Plains states ...

Nestled in the rolling hills of Lawrence County remains a small population of compass plants, which are some of the few lasting remnants of the prairie days long ago. "It's the only compass plant ...

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Healthy prairie community with grey-headed coneflower and bee balm. (Photo by Liz Koziol) The North American prairie once covered 170 million acres, making it the largest ecosystem on the continent, ...