Prairie Plants of Illinois is a guide for identifying over 100 of the most common grasses, wildflowers, and shrubs found on the prairies of Illinois and surrounding area. Includes simple keys, color photographs, line drawings, descriptions, and maps showing the county distribution of each species both in Illinois and across the central USA.

Updated and revised version of: Prairie plants of Illinois / by John W. Voigt and Robert H. Mohlenbrock; illustrations by Miriam Wysong Meyer. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois Department of Conservation, Division of Forest Resources and Natural Heritage, 1985.

"The book celebrates the beauty of a 2.5-acre restored grassland with lively commentary, vivid descriptions, and striking, detailed photographs of the native plants and animals that inhabit it. The authors describe how they prepared the soil, selected and planted seeds, and dealt with unwanted invasive species and weeds"--

"This book is written and illustrated to aid the novice inn the identification of tallgrass prairie plants native to the midwest."--Preface.

This guide to the prairie plants native to Iowa provides all the information necessary for identifying and distinguishing even the most similar species. Species are described from the ground up: stem, leaf, bud, flower, fruit and habitat. The time of flowering/fruiting is given for central Iowa.