Hierochloe odorata (Sweet Grass) IL DOT Seed Blend United States (Shagbark Hickory) [CC

United States (Shagbark Hickory) [CC BY 2

look like a sea of white when in bloom in spring

Silphium laciniatum

Short Green Milkweed reaches about one foot high and features greenish nodding clusters of green flowers that often become more yellow as they age

Hierochloe odorata (Sweet Grass) IL DOT Seed Blend United States (Shagbark Hickory) [CCHierochloe odorata (Sweet Grass) is one of the best fragrances you can come upon in a wet prairie. Someone should turn this delicate sweet vanilla smell into a fragrance, it is really something special. "Sweetgrass was and still is used ceremonially through burning the dried and braided grass stems for an incense or smudge. The fragrant smoke is used for purification and to carry prayers to the Great Spirit." USDA It's typically found in wet prairies