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On National Public Lands Day, Saturday September 29, 2001, 13 CFC volunteers enjoy the peaceful setting and a beautiful day while collecting seeds at Grigsby Prairie. It was a treat to see such rare plants as Fringed gentian (Gentiana crinita) and Bottle gentian (Gentiana andrewsii) growing on the prairie.  We worked from 9 to 11 am collecting three different kinds of seeds,   Rattle Snake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium), Rosin Weed (Silphium integrifolium), and Yellow Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata).
Copyright 2001-06:  Citizens for Conservation,  Barrington, Illinois