![Oak tree.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/mp0903cvr-p33-oak.jpg?itok=p0jrBub4)
![Oak tree.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/mp0903cvr-p33-oak.jpg?itok=p0jrBub4)
Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 33
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Oaks are long-lived trees that produce a seasonally important food for dozens of wildlife species. Their distinctive leaves and bark are identifying features.
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Clear Writing
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Get your point across clearly in writing with these 10 principles of clear writing. Also, learn how to test the clearness of your writing and keep it simple.
![Panic grass.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/mp0903cvr-p36-panicgrass.jpg?itok=oh1thX8m)
Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 36
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More than three dozen species of panic grass are commonly found across the Midwest. Seeds are football-shaped and borne on a sprawling, panicle-shaped seed head. The leaves of panic grasses resemble flags along the stem.
![American plum tree with fruit.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/mp0903cvr-p04-american-plum.jpg?itok=5bqVidKX)
Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 04
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American plum can grow as a small tree up to 20 feet high but more commonly occurs in colonies or thickets by sending up root suckers and shoots.
![Pigweed.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/mp0903cvr-p39-pigweed.jpg?itok=JDEdHtlN)
Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 39
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Pigweed leaves are alternate and simple. Small green or tan flowers produce small, round, shiny black seeds. The roots are red when pulled. Depending on the species, pigweed may grow 1 to 8 feet tall.
![Bidens flower.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/mp0903cvr-p07-bidens.jpg?itok=dhMRKrWC)
Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 07
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Bidens is most often found in moist areas. It has yellow flowers that are 1 to 1.5 inches.
![Possum haw.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/mp0903cvr-p42-possumhaw.jpg?itok=n-X9360J)
Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 42
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Possum haw grows mostly as a shrub but sometimes as a tree up to 30 feet tall. The twigs are slender with short, spurlike lateral twigs. The white flowers bloom in mid-spring either singularly or in clusters. Fruits are orange to red and globe-shaped.
![Broomsedge.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/mp0903cvr-p10-broomsedge.jpg?itok=q8w7kSPU)
Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 10
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Broomsedge is a native warm-season grass that is often confused with little bluestem, but broomsedge stems are the more flattened and more densely leafed. Also, broomsedge in the fall/winter is typically yellowish tan, while little bluestem has a bronzy color.
![Sassafras.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/mp0903cvr-p45-sassafras.jpg?itok=n3-B_Rhj)
Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 45
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Sassafras trees are short to medium-sized. Its leaves have margins of three shapes: entire, one-lobed and three-lobed. The twigs have a yellow-green hue and turn upward at the tips. The dark blackish-blue fruits attach to a long, red, swollen stalk.
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Controlling Voles in Horticulture Plantings and Orchards in Missouri - Page 3
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Meadow voles and prairie voles spend most of their lives above ground, living in and feeding on grasses and seeds. They may travel as far as 1/4 mile in search of food and cover. Their typical habitat includes lightly grazed pastures, old fields and grassy areas, lawns and gardens.
![Shrub dogwood.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/mp0903cvr-p13-shrubdogwood.jpg?itok=buRAkKNq)
Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 13
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Shrub dogwoods are common in fence lines and along forest edges. Individual plants are rather short (less than 12 feet tall) and somewhat rounded.
![False indigo.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/mp0903cvr-p16-falseindigo.jpg?itok=0sWdccly)
Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 16
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False indigo occurs in moist ground in thickets along streams, rocky banks, pond borders and open wet woods. The leaves are pinnately compound. The dense flower clusters are deep purple to blue and produce numerous fruits that mature in late summer.
![Slender lespedeza.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/mp0903cvr-p48-slenderlespedeza.jpg?itok=EPeQAy9O)
Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 48
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Slender lespedeza leaves are divided into three leaflets 1 to 1-1/2 inches long and less than 1/4 inch wide. Stems are upright, up to 3 feet tall. Flowers are pink to purple and occur in clusters toward the top of the plant.
![Giant ragweed.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/mp0903cvr-p19-ragweedgiant.jpg?itok=iXNjinzb)
Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 19
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Giant ragweed attains a considerable height, often in excess of 7 feet. Its leaves are three-lobed (sometimes five-lobed), and its stems may be 3/4 inch or more in diameter at the plant base.
![Sunflowers.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/mp0903cvr-p51-sunflower.jpg?itok=lfFuxxpw)
Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 51
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Sunflowers exhibit a variety of characteristics, but most of the commonly encountered species have triangular to lanceolate leaves, rough leaf surfaces and conspicuous yellow flowers.
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Nitrogen in the Plant
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Nitrogen plays an important part in many essential functions. Visit our website to learn about Nitrogen in the Plant.
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Fertilizer Nutrients in Dairy Manure
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Many dairy producers fall into one of two categories:
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Benefits and Risks of Biosolids
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Biosolids are domestic wastewater sludge that meet standards for beneficial use as fertilizer. Visit our site to learn the Benefits and Risks of Biosolids.
![Downy mildew on soybean leaf.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-02/g04442cvr-p3.jpg?itok=tkkPi4FQ)
Soybean Rust, Page 3
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Downy mildew (Peronospora manshurica)
![Soybean rust on soybean leaf.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-02/g04442cvr-p6.jpg?itok=xdyt2qBU)
Soybean Rust, Page 6
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Soybean rust (Phakopsora pachyrhizi)
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Collecting and Preserving Waste and Wastewater Samples for Analysis
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Waste handling systems are used to protect the environment. Visit our site for our Collecting and Preserving Waste and Wastewater Samples for Analysis guide.
![Frogeye leaf spot on soybean leaf.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-02/g04442cvr-p4.jpg?itok=jhO2ZiMX)
Soybean Rust, Page 4
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Frogeye leaf spot (Cercospora sojina)