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Powderhorn Lake: The most biodiverse spot in Chicago
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Powderhorn's lower grounds are rich with sedges, like these.
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Mystery flower (know the name - comment below!)
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Powderhorn is most black oak savanna with an understory of sand prairie and savanna plants.
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Where we are - Powderhorn Lake
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Nodding Wild Onions
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A Nodding Onion close-up
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Yes, cacti are native to the Chicago.
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Chip O’Leary is a resource ecologist with the Forest Preserve District of Cook County
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Cattails surround the lake at Powderhorn, once the site of glacial waters.
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Mid-August Milkweed pods
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White Wild Indigo blooms early in Powderhorn this year.
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While Powderhorn Lake sits very close to industrial areas of Hegewisch, it still offers immense biodiversity within the city.