Plant and Pollinator Gallery

Main Gallery

The main gallery contains detailed information about each featured species.  It contains images of Museum specimens, representing 70 prairie plant species, two hummingbird species and 45 insect families.

Organization of Contents:

plant gallery

The Plant Gallery specimens are sorted alphabetically by common name. Click on a name to view images of Museum specimens, photographs of the species in the wild, physical descriptions, and information on the distribution, habitat and status of the species. Links to the insect families observed visiting the plant species are also provided.

pollinator gallery

The Pollinator Gallery consists of links to five groups of animals that pollinate plants on the prairies. Families within each group are listed alphabetically by common name. Click on a name to see images of the species in the wild and Museum species, and to read about distribution, habitat and life history of the species. Links to plant species pollinated by insects in this family are included.

Plant and Pollinator Gallery - Main Gallery