In the Meadow ... early July 2021

 


Monarchs feeding on Milkweed - part of the reason we have the Meadow,
to provide healthy food for pollinators of all kinds.
 
 
  
 
 American Bellflower
Campanulastrum americanum
Bellflower family (Campanulaceae)
http://illinoiswildflowers.info/woodland/plants/am_bellflower.htm
 

 
Royal Catchfly
Silene regia
Pink family (Caryophyllaceae)
https://illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/royal_catchflyx.htm 
(  Although this could also be Fire Pink, Silene Virginicana  ) 
 

 
 
 A two-fer here, a couple of native flowers growing together
Culver's Root
Veronicastrum virginicum
Snapdragon family (Scrophulariaceae)
https://illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/culverx.htm
Starry Campion
Silene stellata
Pink family (Caryophyllaceae)
 https://illinoiswildflowers.info/woodland/plants/starry_campion.htm

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