Prairie Park prairie, July 5, 2024

An unsprayed north-south strip of vegetation, while less pronounced than in 2023, shows greater diversity in forbs (see white flowers).

A key observation was the dominance of grasses, with fewer species of forbs, on sprayed areas of the prairie.

Some forb species, such as Culver's root, reappeared and bloomed this year.

Caleb Morse indicates the edge of the line where herbicide was applied more heavily; grasses are dominant.

A stand of ashy sunflower is growing at proper stage this year in an area that received less spray.

Leadplant appears healthy throughout the prairie.

New Jersey tea also appeared healthy in various areas of the prairie.

Many compass plants survived, but few plants in sprayed areas are blooming.

A white wild indigo plant has formed a seed pod in an area with a greater percentage of forbs.

A number of species indicated prairie health, such as this purple prairie clover, bloomed in small numbers.

Stiff sunflower was stunted and less abundant where it had been sprayed.

Goat's rue is abundant because it had not yet eGoat's rue is abundant this year, perhaps because it had not yet emerged at the time of spraying.

Its appears that the majority (perhaps all) of the specimens of azure aster that are bolting this year were in unsprayed or poorly sprayed plots.

Cream wild indigo survived despite the fact that the prairie was sprayed just after it emerged.

Many-flowered scurfpea was in lower abundance this year than in years prior to spraying.