Rangeland Wildflowers: Their Value to Livestock and Pollinators

This guide is intended as a portable, accessible guide for recognizing common, and nutritionally important, wildflowers and shrubs found on rangelands of the Northern Great Plains. The boundary of the Northern Great Plains used in this guide was developed using Major Land Resource Areas (MLRAs) identified as grassland areas in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Montana, Wyoming, and Minnesota. This guide shows the nutrition these plants can provide to livestock, and the ways these plants support pollinators.