Ecological role: Attracts bees and butterflies; important for supporting pollinators.
Habitat: Dry prairies, grasslands, and open woodlands across the northern Great Plains and Midwest, thriving in well-drained soils.
Habitat: Native to the eastern Mediterranean, where it thrives in rocky, well-drained soils within scrub lands and open woodlands.
Habitat: Endemic to a small region of New South Wales, Australia, where it grows in rocky soils within eucalypt forest ecosystems.
Habitat: Native to moist tallgrass prairie ecosystems across the central United States.
Habitat: Rich deciduous forests and shaded ravines in southwestern Ontario, where Canada marks the northern edge of its natural range.
Habitat: Native to the tallgrass prairies of the central Midwestern United States, particularly Illinois, Missouri, and Kansas.
Ecological role: An indicator of rare alvar biodiversity, supporting specialized plant and insect communities.
Habitat: Native to moist tallgrass prairie ecosystems across the central United States.
Ecological role: Supports insect biodiversity by providing an important habitat within sensitive wetland ecosystems.
