Archive - Spring 2008
| Date | Observations | Common Name | Location | Observer |
| 2/20/2008 | record low temperature: -30.1 degrees F | Fargo | na | |
| 2/26/2008 | snow depth: 9-12" | FM | na | |
| 3/11/2008 | heard Robin song | Moorhead near Concordia | S.Travers | |
| 3/12/2008 | Canadian geese flyover | Bluestem prairie | J. Winter | |
| 3/17/2008 | 2 mallard drakes migrating | FM | J. Winter | |
| 3/26/2008 | red-winged blackbird sited | Bluestem prairie | J. Winter | |
| 3/31/2008 | killdeer sited | Bluestem prairie | J. Winter | |
| 4/3/2008 | snow geese | Bluestem prairie | J. Winter | |
| 4/14/2008 | FIRST BLOOM - Taraxacum officinale | Dandylion | outside Stevens Hall, ndsu | S.Travers |
| 4/16/2008 | Corylus americana | Hazelnut | SW of Horace, ND in backyard | K. Johnson |
| 4/17/2008 | Acer saccharinum | Silver Maple | SW of Horace, ND in frontyard | K. Johnson |
| 4/17/2008 | Capsella bursapastoris | shepherds purse | garden by wellness center, ndsu | S.Travers |
| 4/17/2008 | Anemone patens | Pasque flower | Bluestem prairie | D. Rehder |
| 4/20/2008 | Acer saccharinum | silver maple | NDSU campus | S.Travers |
| 4/23/2008 | Populus deltoides | Cottonwood | SW of Horace, ND in yard | K. Johnson |
| 4/23/2008 | Forsythia 'Meadowlark' | Meadowlark Forsythia | NDSU campus, Loftsgard Hall | K. Johnson |
| 4/24/2008 | Ulmus americana | American Elm | NDSU Campus | K. Johnson |
| 4/25/2008 | Salix lutea | willow | Bluestem prairie | S.Travers |
| 4/30/2008 | Forsythia sp. | Forsythia | Engineering, NDSU | G. Clambey |
| 4/30/2008 | Androsace occidentalis | Fairy Candelabra | Vet med, NDSU | S.Travers |
| 5/1/2008 | Acer negundo | Box Elder | Engineering, NDSU | G. Clambey |
| 5/5/2008 | Ranunculus rhomboideus | prairie buttercup | Bluestem prairie | D. Rehder |
| 5/5/2008 | Carex heterophylla | sedge | Bluestem prairie | S.Travers |
| 5/5/2008 | Geum triflorum | torch flower | Bluestem prairie | S.Travers |
| 5/5/2008 | Populus deltoides | Cottonwood | Bluestem prairie | S.Travers |
| 5/8/2008 | Antennaria microphyla | pussy toes | Bluestem prairie | D. Rehder |
| 5/11/2008 | Shepherdia argentea | Buffalo Berry | SW of Horace, ND near Sheyenne River | K. Johnson |
| 5/11/2008 | Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Green Ash | SW of Horace, ND near Sheyenne River | K. Johnson |
| 5/12/2008 | Thlaspi arvense | frenchweed | NDSU campus | G. Clambey |
| 5/12/2008 | Cerastium arvense | Field(Meadow) Chickweed | Sheyenne National Grasslands | K. Johnson |
| 5/12/2008 | Uvularia grandifolia | Large-flowered Bellwort | Mirror Pool, SNG | K. Johnson |
| 5/12/2008 | Viola pubescens var. pubescens | Yellow Wood Violet | Mirror Pool, SNG | K. Johnson |
| 5/12/2008 | Fragaria virginiana | Wild Strawberry | Mirror Pool, SNG | K. Johnson |
| 5/12/2008 | Asarum canadense | Wild Ginger | Mirror Pool, SNG | K. Johnson |
| 5/12/2008 | Ranunculus abortivus | littleleaf buttercup | Mirror Pool, SNG | K. Johnson |
| 5/12/2008 | Caltha palustris | Common Marsh-Marigold | Mirror Pool, SNG | K. Johnson |
| 5/14/2008 | Caltha palustris | marsh marigold | Bluestem prairie | D. Rehder |
| 5/15/2008 | Viola sororia | Common Blue Violet | SW of Horace, ND | K. Johnson |
| 5/16/2008 | Lithospermum canescens | Hoary Puccoon | Bluestem prairie | D. Rehder |
| 5/16/2008 | Cerastium arvense | Field(Meadow) Chickweed | Bluestem prairie | D. Rehder |
| 5/16/2008 | Calvatia gigantea | Giant Puffballs | Bluestem prairie, adjacent to BSP | D. Rehder |
| 5/18/2008 | Ribes missouriense | Gooseberry | SW of Horace, ND | K. Johnson |
| 5/18/2008 | Honeyberry | SW of Horace, ND | K. Johnson | |
| 5/18/2008 | Prunus americana | American Plum | SW of Horace, ND | K. Johnson |
| 5/18/2008 | Ribes rubrum | Red Lake Currant | SW of Horace, ND | K. Johnson |
| 5/19/2008 | Amelanchier alnifolia | Juneberry | SW of Horace, ND | K. Johnson |
| 5/19/2008 | Ribes americanum? | Wild Black Currant? | SW of Horace, ND | K. Johnson |
| 5/19/2008 | Malus sylvestris | European Crabapple? | NDSU Campus | K. Johnson |
| 5/20/2008 | Oxalis violacea | Pink/Violet Wood Sorrel | Bluestem Prairie | K. Johnson |
| 5/20/2008 | Lithospermum canescens | Hoary Puccoon | Bluestem Prairie | K. Johnson |
| 5/20/2008 | Astragalus missouriensisor agrestis | Missouri or Purple milkvetch | Bluestem Prairie | K. Johnson |
| 5/20/2008 | Prunus americana | American Plum | Bluestem Prairie | K. Johnson |
| 5/20/2008 | Arisaema triphyllum | Jack in the Pulpit | Research Center, MN near Bluestem | K. Johnson |
| 5/20/2008 | Viola sororia | Common Blue Violet | Research Center, MN near Bluestem | K. Johnson |
| 5/20/2008 | Ribes missouriense | Gooseberry | Research Center, MN near Bluestem | K. Johnson |
| 5/20/2008 | Descurainia pinnata | Western Tansy Mustard | Research Center, MN near Bluestem | K. Johnson |
| 5/20/2008 | Lamiastrum galeobdolon | yellow archangel | Between Stevens Hall and Stvn Aud. | K. Johnson |
| 5/22/2008 | Smilacina stellata | False Solomon's Seal | SW of Horace, ND | K. Johnson |
| 5/23/2008 | Euphorbia esula | Leafy Spurge | Sheyenne National Grasslands | K. Johnson |
| 5/23/2008 | Equisetum kanasanum | Horsetail | Mirror Pool, SNG | K. Johnson |
| 5/23/2008 | Zizia aurea | Meadow Parsnip | Mirror Pool, SNG | K. Johnson |
| 5/23/2008 | Viola canadensis var. rugulosa | White/Pink Wood Violet | Mirror Pool, SNG | K. Johnson |
| 5/23/2008 | Russian Honeysuckle | SW of Horace, ND: Backyard | K. Johnson | |
| 5/23/2008 | Malus spp. | Apple Tree | SW of Horace, ND: Backyard | K. Johnson |
| 5/24/2008 | Pedicularis canadensis | Common Lousewort | Bluestem Prairie | D. Rehder |
| 5/24/2008 | Viola pedatifida | Prairie Violet | Bluestem Prairie | D. Rehder |
| 5/25/2008 | Trillian cernuum | Nodding Wake Robin | SW of Horace, ND: Backyard | K. Johnson |
| 5/27/2008 | Zizia aurea | Golden Alexanders | Bluestem Praire | D. Rehder |
| 5/27/2008 | Sisyrinchium angustifolium | Blue-eyed Grass | Bluestem Praire | D. Rehder |
| 5/27/2008 | Cypripedium candidum | White Lady's Slipper | Bluestem Praire | D. Rehder |
| 5/28/2008 | Comandra umbellata ssp. pallida | Pale Bastard Toadflax | Bluestem Praire | K. Johnson |
| 5/28/2008 | Zizia aptera | Meadow Zizia | Bluestem Praire | K. Johnson |
| 5/28/2008 | Pedicularis canadensis | Common Lousewort | Bluestem Praire | K. Johnson |
| 5/28/2008 | Astragalus missouriensis | Missouri Milkvetch | Bluestem Praire | K. Johnson |
| 5/28/2008 | Galium aparine | Bedstraw | Research Center, MN near Bluestem | K. Johnson |
| 5/28/2008 | Actaea rubra | Red Baneberry | Research Center, MN near Bluestem | K. Johnson |
| 5/28/2008 | Trillian cernuum | Nodding Wake Robin | Research Center, MN near Bluestem | K. Johnson |
| 5/28/2008 | Lithospermum incisum | Narrow-leaved puccoon | Research Center, MN near Bluestem | K. Johnson |
| 5/28/2008 | Crataegus chrysocarpa | Hawthorn | Sheyenne National Grasslands | K. Johnson |
| 5/28/2008 | Lonicera sp. | Honeysuckle | Sheyenne National Grasslands | K. Johnson |
| 5/28/2008 | Erysimum asperum | Western Wallflower | Sheyenne National Grasslands | K. Johnson |
| 5/28/2008 | Hydrophyllum virginianum | Waterleaf | Mirror Pool, SNG | K. Johnson |
| 5/28/2008 | Zanthoxylum americanum | Prickly Ash | Mirror Pool, SNG | K. Johnson |
| 5/28/2008 | Galium aparine | Bedstraw | Mirror Pool, SNG | K. Johnson |
| 5/28/2008 | Syringa sp. | Lilac | Along Highway 46 near SNG | K. Johnson |
| 5/29/2008 | Hypoxis hirsuta | yellow star grass | Bluestem Prairie | D. Rehder |
| 5/30/2008 | Hesperis matronalis | Dame's Rocket | SW of Horace, ND: Backyard | K. Johnson |
| 6/2/2008 | Packera plattensis | prairie groundsel | Bluestem Prairie | K. Johnson |
| 6/2/2008 | Conringia orientalis | Hare's ear mustard | Bluestem Prairie | K. Johnson |
| 6/2/2008 | Castilleja sulphurea? | Yellow Painted Cup | Bluestem Prairie | K. Johnson |
| 6/7/2008 | Viburnum lentago | Nannyberry | SW of Horace, ND: Backyard | K. Johnson |
| 6/7/2008 | Viburnum trilobum | Highbush cranberry | SW of Horace, ND: Backyard | K. Johnson |
| 6/7/2008 | Aesculus glabra | Ohio Buckeye | SW of Horace, ND: Backyard | K. Johnson |
| 6/7/2008 | Tradescantia occidentalis | Spiderwort | Bluestem Prairie | D. Rehder |
| 6/7/2008 | Castilleja sessiliflora? | Downy Paintbrush | Bluestem Prairie | D. Rehder |
| 6/8/2008 | Juglans nigra | Black Walnut | SW of Horace, ND: Backyard | K. Johnson |
| 6/9/2008 | Sorbus decora | Showy Mountain-ash | North side of Van Es | K. Johnson |
| 6/10/2008 | Anemone canadensis | Canadian anemone | Bluestem Prairie | K. Johnson |
| 6/10/2008 | Agoseris glauca | Pale Agoseris/False Dandelion | Bluestem Prairie | K. Johnson |
| 6/10/2008 | Erigeron philadelphicus | Philadelphia fleabane | Research Center, MN near Bluestem | K. Johnson |
| 6/10/2008 | Vicia americana | Wild Vetch | Research Center, MN near Bluestem | K. Johnson |
| 6/10/2008 | Aquilegia canadensis | Red Columbine | Research Center, MN near Bluestem | K. Johnson |
| 6/10/2008 | Thalictrum venulosum | Early Meadow Rue | Research Center, MN near Bluestem | K. Johnson |
| 6/10/2008 | Osmorhiza longistylis | Sweet Cicely | Research Center, MN near Bluestem | K. Johnson |
| 6/10/2008 | ?? | White Flowers with lines | Research Center, MN near Bluestem | K. Johnson |
| 6/12/2008 | Tragopogon dubius | Goatsbeard | Bluestem Prairie | D. Rehder |
| 6/13/2008 | Trifolium repens | White Clover | SW of Horace, ND: Near Sheyenne River | K. Johnson |
| 6/13/2008 | Oxalis stricta | Yellow oxalis, Lady's Sorrel | SW of Horace, ND: Front Yard | K. Johnson |
| 6/13/2008 | Medicago lupulina | black medick | SW of Horace, ND: Near Sheyenne River | K. Johnson |
| 6/15/2008 | Gaura coccinea | Scarlet Gaura | Bluestem Prairie | D. Rehder |
| 6/16/2008 | Pentemon albidus | White Penstemon | Bluestem Prairie | D. Rehder |
| 6/16/2008 | Creeping Ground Vetch | SW of Horace, ND: Near Railroad Tracks | K. Johnson | |
| 6/17/2008 | Heuchera richardsonii | Alum Root | Bluestem Prairie | K. Johnson |
| 6/17/2008 | Achillea millefolium | Yarrow | Bluestem Prairie | K. Johnson |
| 6/17/2008 | Pentemon albidus | White Pentemon/Beardtongue | Bluestem Prairie | K. Johnson |
| 6/17/2008 | Penstemon grandiflorus | Large Beardtongue | Bluestem Prairie | K. Johnson |
| 6/17/2008 | Galium boreale | Northern Bedstraw | Bluestem Prairie | K. Johnson |
| 6/17/2008 | Cypripedium parviflorum | Yellow Ladyslipper | Bluestem Prairie | K. Johnson |
| 6/17/2008 | Rosa arkansana | Wild Prairie Rose | Bluestem Prairie | K. Johnson |
| 6/18/2008 | Sanicula marylandica | Black Snakeroot | Mirror Pool, SNG | K. Johnson |
| 6/18/2008 | Nettle? | Mirror Pool, SNG | K. Johnson | |
| 6/21/2008 | Campanula rapunculoides | bluebell/bellflower/harebell | Bluestem Prairie | D. Rehder |
| 6/21/2008 | Pediomelum esculentum | prairie turnip/large Indian breadroot | Bluestem Prairie | D. Rehder |
| 6/21/2008 | Penstemon gracilis | Lilac flowered penstemon | Bluestem Prairie | D. Rehder |
| 6/23/2008 | Physalis virginiana | Ground Cherry | Bluestem Prairie | D. Rehder |
| 6/23/2008 | Anemone cylindrica | Thimbleweed/Candle Anemone | Bluestem Prairie | D. Rehder |
| 6/24/2008 | Oenothera serrulata | Toothed-leaved Evening Primrose | Bluestem Prairie | K. Johnson |
| 6/24/2008 | Gaillardia aristata | Gaillardia/Blanket Flower | Bluestem Prairie | K. Johnson |
| 6/24/2008 | Panicum virgatum | Switchgrass | Bluestem Prairie | K. Johnson |
| 6/24/2008 | Heterotheca villosa var. villosa | Golden Aster | Bluestem Prairie | K. Johnson |
| 6/26/2008 | Convolvulus arvensis | Field Bindweed | SW of Horace by Railroad tracks | K. Johnson |
| 6/26/2008 | Apocynum sibiricum | Dogbane/Indian Hemp | SW of Horace by Railroad tracks | K. Johnson |
| 6/26/2008 | Zigadenus elegans | White Camas | Bluestem Prairie | D. Rehder |
| 6/26/2008 | Rudbeckia | Brown-eyed Susan | Bluestem Prairie | D. Rehder |
| 6/26/2008 | Potentilla arguta | tall cinquefoil | Bluestem Prairie | D. Rehder |
| 6/27/2008 | Delphinium carolinianum ssp. virescens | prairie larkspur | Buffalo River SP adjacent to bluestem prairie | D. Rehder |
| 6/27/2008 | Onosmodium occidentale | false gromwell | Buffalo River SP adjacent to bluestem prairie | D. Rehder |
| 6/30/2008 | Lilium philadelphicum | Wood Lily | Bluestem Prairie | D. Rehder |
| 7/4/2008 | Asclepias syriaca | Common Milkweed | Maplewood State Park, MN | D. Johnson |
| 7/4/2008 | Asclepias ovalifolia | Ovalleaf Milkweed | Maplewood State Park, MN | D. Johnson |
| 7/4/2008 | ??(From Pictures) | Maplewood State Park, MN | D. Johnson | |
| 7/7/2008 | Cirsium flodmanii | Flodman's Thistle | SW of Horace by Railroad tracks | D. Johnson |
| 7/9/2008 | Ratibida columnifera | prairie cone flower | Bluestem Prairie | D. Rehder |
| 7/9/2008 | Echinacea angustifolia | purple coneflower | Bluestem Prairie | D. Rehder |
| 7/11/2008 | Catalpa speciosa | Northern Catalpa | East side of Stevens Hall | K. Dunnell |
| 7/13/2008 | Amorpha canescens | Leadplant | Sheyenne National Grasslands | K. Dunnell |
| 7/13/2008 | Symphoricarpos occidentalis/albus | Buckbrush/snowberry | Sheyenne National Grasslands | K. Dunnell |
| 7/13/2008 | Verbena bracteata | Bracted Vervain | Sheyenne National Grasslands | K. Dunnell |
| 7/13/2008 | Verbena stricta | Hoary Vervain | Sheyenne National Grasslands | K. Dunnell |
| 7/13/2008 | Lygodesmia juncea | Skeleton Weed | Sheyenne National Grasslands | K. Dunnell |
| 7/13/2008 | Asclepias syriaca | Common Milkweed | Sheyenne National Grasslands | K. Dunnell |
| 7/13/2008 | Asclepias ovalifolia | Ovalleaf Milkweed | Sheyenne National Grasslands | K. Dunnell |
| 7/13/2008 | Heracleum sphondylium | Cow Parsnip | Mirror Pool, SNG | K. Dunnell |
| 7/13/2008 | Rhus glabra | Sumac | Mirror Pool, SNG | K. Dunnell |
| 7/13/2008 | Scirpus atrovirens | Dark Green Bulrush? | Mirror Pool, SNG | K. Dunnell |
| 7/14/2008 | Dalea candida | white prairie clover | Bluestem Prairie | D. Rehder |
| 7/14/2008 | Oenothera nuttallii | white evening primrose | Bluestem Prairie | D. Rehder |
| 7/18/2008 | Dalea purpurea | Purple prairie clover | Bluestem Prairie | D. Rehder |
| 7/22/2008 | Monarda fistulosa | Wild Bergamot | Bluestem Prairie | K. Dunnell |
| 7/22/2008 | Symphyotrichum falcatum var. commutatum | White prairie aster? | Bluestem Prairie | K. Dunnell |
| 7/22/2008 | Calylophus serrulatus? | Yellow sundrops/Yellow evening primrose | Bluestem Prairie | K. Dunnell |
| 7/22/2008 | Psoralea argophylla | Silverleaf Scurfpea | Bluestem Prairie | K. Dunnell |
| 8/13/2008 | Liatris aspera | tall blazing star | Bluestem Prairie | K. Dunnell |
| 8/13/2008 | Liatris punctata | dotted blazing star, dotted gayfeather | Bluestem Prairie | K. Dunnell |
| 8/13/2008 | Allium stellatum | Pink Wild Onion | Bluestem Prairie | K. Dunnell |
| 8/13/2008 | Solidago missouriensis | Missouri Goldenrod | Bluestem Prairie | K. Dunnell |
| 8/13/2008 | Andropogon gerardii | Big Bluestem | Bluestem Prairie | K. Dunnell |
| 8/13/2008 | Amphicarpaea bracteata | Hog Peanut | Research Center, MN near Bluestem | K. Dunnell |
| 8/21/2008 | Artemisia biennis | Wormwood | Bluestem Prairie | K. Dunnell |
Thanks for sending in your observations!! (and keep sending them in!)
-K. (Johnson) Dunnell