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| The images of wildflowers presented in this visual guide were taken during the summer of 1999 in the Badlands region of North Dakota, which lies along the Little Missouri River in the southwestern part of the State. The principal sites where these images were captured are: (1) South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park near Medora, ND; (2) Buffalo Gap Campground, in the Little Missouri National Grassland west of Medora;(3) Sullys Creek State Primitive Park southeast of Medora; (4) Summit Camp Ground, in the Little Missouri National Grassland south of Watford City, ND; (5) North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, south of Watford City; and (6) Little Missouri National Grassland areas near these sites. |
| The taxa included in this series of "Badlands" wildflower-images are assigned common names, pending examination of herbarium specimens for precise identifications. Generic and specific designations, where given, are presumptive, and considered only as likely possibilities from among those species reported to occur in the Badlands area. These designations are highlighted in yellow following the images. Field specimens of wildflowers presented in this series were not collected during this photographic foray. |
| The images presented here were captured with a "Sony Mavica" digital camera. They were enhanced in "Adobe Photoshop 5," incorporated into "Adobe PageMill 3," and placed on the internet via an iMac computer running "Quid Pro Quo" server software [Commercially unavailable at this time]. |
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For more information about the wildflowers of North Dakota, consult the following references: Field Guides: (1) Kannowski, Paul B., 1989. Wildflowers of North Dakota. University of North Dakota Press, Grand Forks, 126 pp. (2) Van Bruggen, Theodore, 1983. Wildflowers, Grasses & Other Plants of the Northern Great Plains and Black Hills. Badlands Natural History Association, Interior, South Dakota, 96 pp. Floras: (3) Barker, T. B. et al., 1977, Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains, T. M. Barkley, Ed., R. L. McGregor, Coordinator. The Iowa State University Press, Ames. 600 pp. (4) Barker, T. B. et al., 1987, Flora of the Great Plains, T. M. Barkley, Ed., R. L. McGregor, Coordinator, University Press of Kansas. 1392 pp. |
| The development of the on-line wildflower resource-materials, contained in this web site, are supported in part by funds provided by a grant from Drake University. This assistance is gratefully acknowledged. My appreciation is extended to Dr. Jerry Honts, Assistant Professor of Biology at Drake University, for his help with the maintenance of this site during my absence last summer, and to "George," the Park Campground Host at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, South Unit, for his kind hospitality during my stay in the park. |