The prairie in June is a constantly changing patchwork of color and texture.
Species come and go in a panorama that can change even from day to day.
Several new species can bloom in just one day and over a dozen in one week's time. This is no time to procrastinate, especially since things often bloom earlier or later from year to year. The cream Baptisia I saw on Curtis were beginning to develop their pods. The species there are often different from the rest of Curtis. The flowers of the cynthia are similar to those of the yellow hawkweed, but the cynthia is smooth and has upper leaves clasping the stem.