BWSR’s monthly Featured Plant includes information on native species identification, range, preferred habitat, uses and planting recommendations. Focusing on plants that are important for conservation projects, BWSR’s senior ecologist and vegetation specialist curates the feature with occasional contributions from other experts. Find the current Plant of the Month here. Browse the archive here.
October’s Featured Plant is a prolific seed producing annual that develops an abundance of flowers in areas of disturbed soil such as shorelines or the base of ditches. It is good source of pollen and nectar for insects, and its seeds are used by a variety of songbirds.
