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- 5. a fast-flying bird that can feed on the nectar of the butterfly-weed
- 6. The Latin word for the Genus of plant that all the beautiful yellow goldenrods fall into
- 7. the Latin species name for the earliest blooming goldenrod that can only thrive in "high-quality" (biodiverse) grasslands
- 9. the variety of skipper butterfly that prefers Purple Lovegrass as the host for laying its eggs
- 11. A bug that specializes on eating Purple lovegrass by sucking sweet juices from the coarse leaf blades
- 12. the township in which Tinicum Conservancy holds its western-most conservation easement
- 14. The common English name for the beautiful little orange flower whose Latin name is Aclepias tuberosa
- 15. Location of Tinicum Conservancy's headquarters
- 16. type of butterfly pictured on the Gray Goldenrod, a species that rarely uses flower nectar but likes the goldenrods nonetheless
- 18. term that describes the amount of different organisms living in an area and that functioning together create a healthy, balanced food web, literally meaning "variety of life"
- 19. a variety of non-venomous brownsnake that benefits from the Purple lovegrass for habitat
- 22. A category of plant that is extra important in an ecosystem because it feeds many different insects, birds, and wildlife
- 23. a hearty species of native grass that can grow in almost any condition, even along salted roadsides and along black walnut trees (which emit plant toxins from their roots)
- 24. important foodsource for birds that is commonly associated with Little Bluestem
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- 1. the type of bee that specializes on pollinating goldenrod plants
- 2. a beloved butterfly species that thrives on Butterfly weed and goldenrod that can be planted in most sunny yards to provide critical food for the buttefly's long journey
- 3. In its 30 years of existence, Tinicum Conservancy has protected over 5200 of these
- 4. the beautiful iridescent non-stinging predatory wasp pictured on the Narrow-leaved Mountain Mint
- 5. category of plant-eating mammal that doesn't eat mountain mints because the minty oil disrupts their digestive process
- 8. variety of keystone plant that may support more pollinating insects than any other plant in grassland settings
- 10. Bird with a beautiful song pictured with the Little Bluestem
- 13. an aromatic (pleasant-smelling) category of plants that can grow in almost any kind of soil or geology as long as it's in full sun, and which commonly occurs together with goldenrod species
- 14. Very harmful species of invasive plant banned from Pennsylvania nurseries in 2021 because it takes over forest understories, crowding out important native plant species, and is a favored host of ticks
- 17. The Exceptional-Value designated waterway in upper Bucks County
- 20. the Latin genus name for a bright orange flower that references the Greek god of medicine
- 21. river closest to the Tinicum Conservancy headquarters