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Meet Chicago's Native Bees

Dried prairie thistle plant specimen attached to paper.

DIY Plant Pressing

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

A plant with bright green stems and tiny yellow flowers; a plant with red fuzzy leaves

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.

Close-up of an orange and black butterfly perched on a group of small, unopened flowers

Milkweeds Can Save Monarchs And Beautify Your Garden

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A monarch butterfly on common milkweed

A bee perched on a light blue-green plant with round buds. The background is an out-of-focus green prairie.

Planting Your Native Garden

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

T. rex Arms & BEARDOGS! | Natural News | Ep. 6

Black and white illustration of a branch with leaves and large football-shaped pods

Chocolate’s Natural Roots: The Cacao Tree

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(1660-1753). The Field Museum Library: Gen. 1707.2

Chocolate's Natural Roots: The Cacao Tree

A brown bat with long nose and wings spread out

This Mammal Pollinator Has a Nose for Flowers

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Hummingbird hovering near a plant with red flowers

Five Native Plants to Grow in Your Home Garden

Field Museum volunteers at a habitat restoration workday in 2015

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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A Diorama for Jerry's Guitar

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Photo @ Chad Anderson Photography.

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Meet the Field Museum Women In Science (FMWIS) Interns

New Rapid Color Guide - Common Goldenrods of the Chicago Region

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Understanding Turtle Ants

The Field Museum

Science at FMNH : Ep. 33 - Floral Beaks and Flower Evolution

Science at FMNH : Ep. 32 - Floral Tubes and Flower Evolution

Science at FMNH : Ep. 31 - Floral Color and Flower Evolution

Pritzker DNA Lab

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Monarch butterflies need help, and a little bit of milkweed goes a long way

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

Rice Native Gardens

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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.

Plants of the World

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Plants of the World 

Pollinator Week in the PlayLab

Sustainable Landscaping

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Research

Flowering Plants