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2022 KNPS Photo Contest

2022 Wildflower of the Year - Blazing Star

Liatris punctata
Liatris punctata
Big Liatris
Big Liatris
Liatris at Rest
Liatris at Rest
Liatris punctuata
Liatris punctuata
Dotted gayfeather Liatris punctata
Dotted gayfeather Liatris punctata
Gayfeather blooms under a stormy sky at Chase State Fishing Lake in the Flint Hills.
Gayfeather blooms under a stormy sky at Chase State Fishing Lake in the Flint Hills.
Bumble on Liatris punctata
Bumble on Liatris punctata
Swallowtail enjoying the Blazing Star in my pollinator garden
Swallowtail enjoying the Blazing Star in my pollinator garden
Dotted Gayfeather, (Liatris punctata), Crawford County, KS
Dotted Gayfeather, (Liatris punctata), Crawford County, KS
Liatris in the Rain Garden
Liatris in the Rain Garden
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Flora

Anemone caroliniana -Carolina anemone
Anemone caroliniana -Carolina anemone
Lexington Lake Lotus
Lexington Lake Lotus
Showy Goldenrod
Showy Goldenrod
Opuntia macrorhiza Prickly pear cactus
Opuntia macrorhiza Prickly pear cactus
Swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata with wasp
Swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata with wasp
Example: Hairy grama grass (Bouteloua hirsuta) under a Kanopolis sunset.
Example: Hairy grama grass (Bouteloua hirsuta) under a Kanopolis sunset.
Buckley's penstemon (Penstemon buckleyi) off a dirt road at Sand Hills State Park.
Buckley's penstemon (Penstemon buckleyi) off a dirt road at Sand Hills State Park.
Blowing in the Wind (Butterfly Milkweed)
Blowing in the Wind (Butterfly Milkweed)
"Hidden Jewels" Showy Orchid (Galearis spectabilis) in Wyandotte County
"Hidden Jewels" Showy Orchid (Galearis spectabilis) in Wyandotte County
Rays of Sunshine on The Western Plain Prince's Plumes (Stanleya pinnata) at the Little Pyramids in Logan County
Rays of Sunshine on The Western Plain Prince's Plumes (Stanleya pinnata) at the Little Pyramids in Logan County
Prairie camas, (Camassia angusta), Cherokee County, KS
Prairie camas, (Camassia angusta), Cherokee County, KS
Hairy Gayfeather, (Liatris hirsuta), Cherokee County, KS
Hairy Gayfeather, (Liatris hirsuta), Cherokee County, KS
Happy Cactus, Garden City, Kansas
Happy Cactus, Garden City, Kansas
Blanket Flowers, Garden City, Kansas
Blanket Flowers, Garden City, Kansas
New England Aster
New England Aster
Sunflower
Sunflower
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Fauna

Example: Painted Bunting Passerina ciris on Redbud Cercis canadensis
Example: Painted Bunting Passerina ciris on Redbud Cercis canadensis
Regal Fritillary Speyeria idalia on Butterfly Milkweed Asclepia tuberosa.
Regal Fritillary Speyeria idalia on Butterfly Milkweed Asclepia tuberosa.
Milkweed and Friend
Milkweed and Friend
Swallowtail on Ironweed
Swallowtail on Ironweed
Monarch butterfly larva on Butterfly milkweed Asclepias tuberosa
Monarch butterfly larva on Butterfly milkweed Asclepias tuberosa
The Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve bison herd on the move under a big Kansas sky.
The Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve bison herd on the move under a big Kansas sky.
Honey bee on Plains Coreopsis
Honey bee on Plains Coreopsis
Tiger swallowtail on Joe Pye Weed
Tiger swallowtail on Joe Pye Weed
Helping the Monarch
Helping the Monarch
The Great Spangled Seeking Direction (Compass Plant)
The Great Spangled Seeking Direction (Compass Plant)
Hummingbirds Love Sunflowers
Hummingbirds Love Sunflowers
Coyote with backdrop of native grass
Coyote with backdrop of native grass
Coming in for a Landing Giant Swallowtail (almost) on Compass Plant
Coming in for a Landing Giant Swallowtail (almost) on Compass Plant
Morning Drama on a Prairie Hilltop taken in Wabaunsee County
Morning Drama on a Prairie Hilltop taken in Wabaunsee County
Soon to be swallowtail butterflies
Soon to be swallowtail butterflies
Nature’s Drink, Garden City, Kansas
Nature’s Drink, Garden City, Kansas
Copper Iris and Ladybug (Douglas County)
Copper Iris and Ladybug (Douglas County)
Butterfly on Butterfly Milkweed in Doniphan County
Butterfly on Butterfly Milkweed in Doniphan County
Praying Mantis on Sunflower
Praying Mantis on Sunflower
Bumblebee on Echinacea
Bumblebee on Echinacea
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Garden

KSU Old Stadium Tower
KSU Old Stadium Tower
KSU Old Stadium -Penstemon
KSU Old Stadium -Penstemon
Backyard garden - native and mix
Backyard garden - native and mix
Monarch Waystation Cedars Retirement Community McPherson
Monarch Waystation Cedars Retirement Community McPherson
Joe Pye Weed in Our Natives Garden
Joe Pye Weed in Our Natives Garden
Sneeze weed is like many suns in our garden
Sneeze weed is like many suns in our garden
Late summer landscape beauty Rudbeckia
Late summer landscape beauty Rudbeckia
Butterfly Milkweed and Bee in the Jackson County Courthouse native garden
Butterfly Milkweed and Bee in the Jackson County Courthouse native garden
Milkweed and Bee in Jackson County Courthouse garden
Milkweed and Bee in Jackson County Courthouse garden
University of Kansas Medical Center Pollinator Garden
University of Kansas Medical Center Pollinator Garden
Example: Prairie Park Nature Center
Example: Prairie Park Nature Center
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People

Konza Prairie Annual Wildflower Hike
Konza Prairie Annual Wildflower Hike
Example: Fall Docent Training at Konza Prairie
Example: Fall Docent Training at Konza Prairie
Recording to check it out later
Recording to check it out later
Young Cat Hunter
Young Cat Hunter
Krista's Hands
Krista's Hands
Local Boy Grows Giant Sunflower
Local Boy Grows Giant Sunflower
Kelly Kindscher leading a walk at Akin Prairie in Douglas County
Kelly Kindscher leading a walk at Akin Prairie in Douglas County
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Scenery

Flint Hills of Kansas January 2022
Flint Hills of Kansas January 2022
Konza Prairie Headquarters with Butterfly Milkweed
Konza Prairie Headquarters with Butterfly Milkweed
Sunflowers and sunset in Flint Hills
Sunflowers and sunset in Flint Hills
Twistflowers on sandhill
Twistflowers on sandhill
Example: Diversity on dry, cracked pond bed
Example: Diversity on dry, cracked pond bed
A rocky slope leads down into a lush Flint Hills valley.
A rocky slope leads down into a lush Flint Hills valley.
A palette of prairie greens frames Clark State Fishing Lake in southwest Kansas.
A palette of prairie greens frames Clark State Fishing Lake in southwest Kansas.
Native grass and wildflowers near hiking trail in Lyon County
Native grass and wildflowers near hiking trail in Lyon County
Sentinel at Sundown at Maxwell preserve
Sentinel at Sundown at Maxwell preserve
Secret Woodland Wonderland Under the May Umbrella in Wyandotte County
Secret Woodland Wonderland Under the May Umbrella in Wyandotte County
Sunset Over Wetlands in Cherokee County, KS
Sunset Over Wetlands in Cherokee County, KS
Winter sunset over the wetlands in Cherokee County, KS
Winter sunset over the wetlands in Cherokee County, KS
Baker Wetlands
Baker Wetlands
Downtown Lawrence
Downtown Lawrence
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