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Illinois State Prairie Grass:

big bluestem grass photo showing blue stem joint
Closeup of big bluestem grass - photo © Brian Peterson on Flickr - noncommercial use permitted with attribution / no derivative works

Big Bluestem

Illinois designated big bluestem as the official state prairie grass in 1989.

closeup of flowering big bluestem prairie grass
Big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) reproductive parts - photo © Brian Peterson on Flickr - noncommercial use permitted with attribution / no derivative works
Source:
Illinois State Prairie Grass-Big Bluestem: IL State Museum
State Prairie Grass-Big Bluestem: IL Dept. Natural Resources
Links:
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