This practical and easy-to-understand field guide is the only guide with seedling-specific descriptions and handy tips on differentiating seedlings of similar plants. The guide includes pictures and drawings of seeds, seedlings, and mature plants of more than 50 tallgrass prairie grasses and flowers, as well as over 25 commonly encountered weeds. It also includes a common sense method that will help you tell how well a prairie planting is coming along during the first few critical years. If you are thinking about planting a prairie, or have planted prairie and want to evaluate how things are going, the Prairie Seedling & Seeding Evaluation Guide is a must-have reference.
Available via pdf download: https://publications.iowa.gov/43148/