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2023 KNPS Photo Contest

2023 Native Plant of the Year - Purple Prairie Clover

Purple prairie clover overlooking a lush valley in the Flint Hills of Chase County.
Purple prairie clover overlooking a lush valley in the Flint Hills of Chase County.
Purple Prairie Clover
Purple Prairie Clover
Standing Alone
Standing Alone
Purple Prairie Clover Pink Mutation - Dalea purpurea, Chase County
Purple Prairie Clover Pink Mutation - Dalea purpurea, Chase County
Purple Prairie Clover - Dalea purpurea, Prairie Remnant Brown County
Purple Prairie Clover - Dalea purpurea, Prairie Remnant Brown County
Konza Prairie Clover Time
Konza Prairie Clover Time
Prairie Clover Closeup
Prairie Clover Closeup
Purple Prairie Clover #1 located in a small native prairie
Purple Prairie Clover #1 located in a small native prairie
Purple Prairie Clover #2 located in a small native prairie
Purple Prairie Clover #2 located in a small native prairie
Purple prairie clover trio. Northwest of Osage City
Purple prairie clover trio. Northwest of Osage City
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Flora

I’m a doddering old fool for KNPS
I’m a doddering old fool for KNPS
Ugly Weed aka Texas scorpion-weed
Ugly Weed aka Texas scorpion-weed
Great Plains ladies'-tresses (Spiranthes magnicamporum), a native Kansas orchid, blooms in remnant prairie
Great Plains ladies'-tresses (Spiranthes magnicamporum), a native Kansas orchid, blooms in remnant prairie
Liatris punctata, Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park
Liatris punctata, Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park
Circium ungulatum, Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Circium ungulatum, Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Dutchman's Breeches - Sicentra cucullaria, Brown County
Dutchman's Breeches - Sicentra cucullaria, Brown County
Bloodroot - Sanguinaria canadensis, Atchison County
Bloodroot - Sanguinaria canadensis, Atchison County
Wild Deptford
Wild Deptford
Mushroom pycnoporus ciinabarinus
Mushroom pycnoporus ciinabarinus
Longbract wild indigo
Longbract wild indigo
Prairie fireworks
Prairie fireworks
Arrowhead, also called Duckweed, (Sagittaria latifolia)
Arrowhead, also called Duckweed, (Sagittaria latifolia)
Common Sunflower, Kansas State Flower
Common Sunflower, Kansas State Flower
Just hangin out
Just hangin out
Fawn Lilies where the fawns play
Fawn Lilies where the fawns play
Gayfeather. Northwest of Osage City
Gayfeather. Northwest of Osage City
Gayfeather. Northwest of Osage City.
Gayfeather. Northwest of Osage City.
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Fauna

Daisies and Butterfly
Daisies and Butterfly
Yucca Moth on Yucca
Yucca Moth on Yucca
A silver-spotted skipper pollinates whorled milkweed.
A silver-spotted skipper pollinates whorled milkweed.
Bee and Butterfly Buffet
Bee and Butterfly Buffet
Brilliant Jumping Spider, Private Hiking Ground, Nemaha County
Brilliant Jumping Spider, Private Hiking Ground, Nemaha County
Landing Zone, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on Western Ironweed - Mount Mitchell Heritage Prairie
Landing Zone, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on Western Ironweed - Mount Mitchell Heritage Prairie
Peeking out my front door
Peeking out my front door
Great Spangled fritillary butterfly on Milkweed
Great Spangled fritillary butterfly on Milkweed
A regal fritillary pollinating pale purple coneflower at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
A regal fritillary pollinating pale purple coneflower at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Blue Sage Bee #1 [Tetraloniella cressoniana] resting on Blue Sage [Salvia azurea]
Blue Sage Bee #1 [Tetraloniella cressoniana] resting on Blue Sage [Salvia azurea]
Blue Sage Bee #2 [Tetraloniella cressoniana] resting on Blue Sage [Salvia azurea]
Blue Sage Bee #2 [Tetraloniella cressoniana] resting on Blue Sage [Salvia azurea]
Fritillary on Butterfly Milkweed
Fritillary on Butterfly Milkweed
A Wasp nectaring on a Swamp Milkweed
A Wasp nectaring on a Swamp Milkweed
Monarch butterfly nectaring on a Swamp Milkweed
Monarch butterfly nectaring on a Swamp Milkweed
Pure Orange
Pure Orange
Spangled
Spangled
Monarch and bumble bee – gayfeather enthusiasts! Northwest of Osage City
Monarch and bumble bee – gayfeather enthusiasts! Northwest of Osage City
Cedar waxwings and chinaberry tree. Northwest of Osage City
Cedar waxwings and chinaberry tree. Northwest of Osage City
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Garden

Pocket Garden
Pocket Garden
Fire in the Garden, Monarch Waystation, Brown County
Fire in the Garden, Monarch Waystation, Brown County
Setting Sun in the Meadow Garden, Brown County
Setting Sun in the Meadow Garden, Brown County
Bee balm at K-State old football stadium
Bee balm at K-State old football stadium
Repurposed Football Stadium at K-State
Repurposed Football Stadium at K-State
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People

Fun on the Prairie
Fun on the Prairie
We found it! (Mead's milkweed)
We found it! (Mead's milkweed)
McKenzie with Indian paintbrush
McKenzie with Indian paintbrush
Learning From the Best!
Learning From the Best!
Lovin Indian Paintbrush
Lovin Indian Paintbrush
Photographing the Photographer, Miami County
Photographing the Photographer, Miami County
Foraging at Mission Lake, Brown County
Foraging at Mission Lake, Brown County
Burning the native grass
Burning the native grass
Enjoying the view at Kill Creek
Enjoying the view at Kill Creek
Homeschoolers at Konza Prairie in May
Homeschoolers at Konza Prairie in May
Enjoying the rewards of a native restoration
Enjoying the rewards of a native restoration
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Scenery

Soapweed yucca (Yucca glauca) stretches to the horizon in the Smoky Hills surrounding Wilson Lake
Soapweed yucca (Yucca glauca) stretches to the horizon in the Smoky Hills surrounding Wilson Lake
Spring at Maxwell Wildlife Preserve
Spring at Maxwell Wildlife Preserve
Pony Creek Lake, Brown County
Pony Creek Lake, Brown County
Hillsdale Lake - Miami County
Hillsdale Lake - Miami County
Chalk lilies at Little Jerusalem State Park
Chalk lilies at Little Jerusalem State Park
Photographing the fire
Photographing the fire
Explosion of Baptisia bracteata
Explosion of Baptisia bracteata
June at Konza Prairie
June at Konza Prairie
Kansas State Flower, the Common Sunflower at Neosho Wildlife Refuge
Kansas State Flower, the Common Sunflower at Neosho Wildlife Refuge
Centennial Hedge at Sunset. Northwest of Osage City
Centennial Hedge at Sunset. Northwest of Osage City
Rising sun and rising mist on the prairie
Rising sun and rising mist on the prairie
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