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Prairie Pussytoes is a tiny plant of about four inches height with velvety foliage

and skippers use it as larval food and several species of waterfowl consume the seeds

and open woodlands

Lythrum alatum (Winged Loosestrife) Size:32 Plug Flat com/photos/lincolnloggers/136581120/) [CC BY 2Although its name Lythrum alatum (Winged Loosestrife) may sound as if it is related to the invasive purple loosestrife, well it is and its family may have some bad voodoo, but this species is actually a beneficial native plant. It is a relatively common plant of quality wet prairie, marshes, and sedge meadows and can be used very effectively in wetland restoration projects. It can also be used in a rain garden as it has nice showy flowers in the mid