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 Natives Many of the grasses and forbs that grow in and around Lake Katherine area are native to the area. However, many growing outside of protected areas such as Lake Katherine, have been destroyed due to urban sprawl and development. The following is a list of the native forbs and grasses that continue to thrive at Lake Katherine Nature Center and Botanic Gardens. Grasses Indian-Grass Little-Bluestem Big-Bluestem Canada Wild Rye Switchgrass Forbs Rattlesnake-Master Prairie Dock Cup-Plant Blazing Star Pale Purple Coneflower New-England-Aster Purple-Coneflower Milkweed Compass-Plant Trillium spp Bloodroot Wild-Geranium Jack-in-the-pulpit Goldenrod Boneset Swampmallow Cattail Obedient Plant Blue-Vervain Black-eyed-Susan Wild Indigo Wild Quinine Wild-Bergamot Blue Flag Iris Common Rush Water Lily Wild-Columbine Photo courtesy of Paul Dacko |
