Swamp Milkweed Purple Coneflower
Big Bluestem Black eyed Susan
Prairie Grass
Pasqueflower
Shooting Stars
Rattlesnake master
Stiff Goldenrod
Prairie Coneflower
Filipendula rubra Venustra Queen of the Prairie
Prairie White-Fringed Orchid
Characteristics of Prairie Plants Leaves of prairie plants tend to be long and narrow to prevent overheating Many prairie plants are adapted for a dry, windy, hot climate. Prairies need fire. Plants also have buds at or below the soil surface and a lot of root mass below ground--an adaptation to the natural fires. Without it, invading trees and shrubs gradually turn grasslands into woodlands. Prairie soil is rich soil.