Pollinator Week in the PlayLab

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Meet Chicago's Native Bees

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DIY Plant Pressing

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Field Museum specimen of Hill’s thistle (Cirsium hillii) found in Elgin, Illinois, in 1918.

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How to Steer Clear of Two Common Poisonous Plants

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Left: Wild parsnip head. Right: Poison ivy leaves may be red early in the spring.

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Milkweeds Can Save Monarchs And Beautify Your Garden

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A monarch butterfly on common milkweed

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Planting Your Native Garden

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A bee perches on a rattlesnake master, a perennial plant that's native to Illinois.

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Chocolate’s Natural Roots: The Cacao Tree

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Chocolate's Natural Roots: The Cacao Tree

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This Mammal Pollinator Has a Nose for Flowers

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Five Native Plants to Grow in Your Home Garden

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Hitting the Pavement to Save Endangered Plants

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Field Museum volunteers at a workday in 2015

Born from the Ashes

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New Rapid Color Guide - Common Goldenrods of the Chicago Region

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Pritzker DNA Lab

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Two visitors stand in between glasses cases in Plants of the World. They are standing to their side, looking straight forward at plant models. A replica tobacco plant is displayed in its own case at the front of the hallway.

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Plants of the World 

Black-eyed Susans in the foreground with the North side of the Field Museum in the background.

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This flower evolved a new shape so that different birds could pollinate it. Then, it spread.

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This flower evolved a new shape so that different birds could pollinate it. Then, it spread.

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