Resource for Seed and Seedling Identification Guides

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1	Resources for Tallgrass Prairie Seed and Seedling Identification Guides	Author(s)	Link to Text	Resource Description	Additional Materials

2	The Tallgrass Prairie Center Guide to Seed and Seedling Identification in the Upper Midwest	Dave Williams	https://books.google.com/books?id=cIww13DwPTYC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ViewAPI#v=onepage&q&f=false	Organizes species by key characteristics in order to identify them in groups, then guides the reader in a series of steps in identification to narrow down and find the specific species
3	Prairie Seedling and Seeding Evaluation Guie	Stantec Team (Paul Bockenstedt, Beau Thunshelle, Amy Strasheim, Jeff Peterson, John Kuhne, Susanne Short)	https://secure.iowadot.gov/lrtf/docs/PrairieSeedlingGuide.pdf	Provides color photos and seedling descriptions as well as recommendations and tips for their identification, including their common "look-alikes"
4	Prairie Restoration A Digital Aid Featuring Seeds, Seedlings, and Fruits	Project Leaders: Janice Coons, Nancy Coutant, Ken Robertson, and Brent Todd	https://castle.eiu.edu/~prairie/index1.htm	Options for species search through common and scientific names; contains photos of a species' seedling and seed stages as well as the fruits found on the mature plant
5	Central Region Seedling ID Guide for Native Prairie Plants	USDA-NRCS and Missouri Department of Conservation	https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_PLANTMATERIALS/publications/mopmcpu6313.pdf	High quality photos capturing the species in both seedling and flowering stages accompanied by their distinguishing characteristics and commentary on their function in a prairie and optimal enviroments for growth and establishment
6	Tallgrass Prairie Center Native Seed Production Manual	Greg A. Houseal	https://www.tallgrassprairiecenter.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/native_seed_production_manual.pdf	Information on the propagation, harvesting, seed processing, and seed source/quality of native species; seed characteristics displayed in photos and written captions (very extensive and detailed) as well as establishment recommendations	https://monarchjointventure.org/images/uploads/documents/tallgrass_prairie_center_technical_guides_all_in_one.pdf
7	Ware Field Prairie Seedlings	Emma Leavens	https://acorn.mortonarb.org/Detail/collections/13160	A collection of digital photographs taken as part of a root trait study performed by Morton Arboretum researchers.
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12	This resource is a consolidation of preexisting seed and seedling identification guides put together by Chicago Botanical Garden intern, Ashton Merbach.
13	For any additional comments/suggestions of potential guides to add, please email ashtonmerbach2023@u.northwestern.edu
14	We hope to build upon this knowledge with future projects in order address the current gaps in knowledge and be able to better identify prairie species in their seed and seedling stages.
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19	Additional Resources for Tallgrass Prairie Identification Guides for Mature Plants
20	Seed Heads of Common Native Plants of the Tallgrass Prairie Region	Izabella Redlinski	https://fieldguides.fieldmuseum.org/sites/default/files/rapid-color-guides-pdfs/919_usa_prairie_seed_heads-version_2.pdf
21	Restoring the Tallgrass Prairie: An Illustrated Manual for Iowa and the Upper Midwest	Shirley Shirley	https://books.google.com/books?id=K5S8HElyyG8C&pg=PA320&lpg=PA320&dq=Roosa,+Dean+M.+and+Runkel,+Sylvan+T.;+1989;+Wildflowers+of+the+Tallgrass+Prairie:+The+Upper+Midwest;+Ames,+Iowa;+Iowa+State+University+Press.&source=bl&ots=3M0zAAuUEh&sig=ACfU3U3VEGYiPxpIkRwyTGuzdFuH8RhVeQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiRhbf3k6_qAhWrTN8KHaZdDkoQ6AEwBHoECAsQAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false
22	The Prairie in Seed: Identifying Seed-Bearing Prairie Plants in the Upper Midwest	Dave Williams	https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27214158-the-prairie-in-seed	(link to purchase)
23	Native Grass ID (only found Ch.1 of this resource in PDF form)	Unknown Author (if you know more about this resource, please email ashtonmerbach2023@u.northwestern.edu	https://www.johnson.k-state.edu/docs/crops-livestock/native-grass-seed/Native%20Grass%20ID.pdf
24	Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: Wildflowers and Grasses of Midewin	USDA Forest Service	https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5201016.pdf
25	Wildflowers of Wisconsin and the Great Lakes Region: A Comprehensive Field Guide	Merel R. Black and Emmet J. Judziewicz	https://muse.jhu.edu/book/1209
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