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How to Spot Spring Wildflowers

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Lower Elementary
How-To / Procedural
EN
1 min read
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Spring is a great time to hike at Ha Ha Tonka State Park. You can see many bright wildflowers on the trail. Follow these easy steps to find and identify them.

Step 1: Look at the petals. Count how many petals the flower has. Some blue flowers have five soft petals.

Step 2: Check the color. Yellow flowers like to grow in the sun. Pink flowers often hide in the shade of tall trees.

Step 3: Look at the leaves. Are the leaves round or pointed? Some leaves look like tiny green hearts.

Step 4: Use a guide book. Match the shape and color to the picture in your book. Now you know the name of the flower!

Step 5: Leave the flowers on the trail. Do not pick the flowers. Take a photo so other hikers can see them too.

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Glossary
wildflowers:
Flowers that grow naturally in nature without being planted by people.
trail:
A path through a park or woods for walking.
petals:
The colorful outer parts of a flower.
shade:
A cool area where direct sunlight is blocked.
hikers:
People who go for walks outdoors in nature.
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β€œHow to Spot Spring Wildflowers” is a how-to / procedural reading passage about Identifying Missouri Wildflowers, written for Lower Elementary. It takes about 1 minutes to read (141 words) and comes with an interactive quiz and a printable worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key.

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It’s written for Lower Elementary β€” a how-to / procedural text about Identifying Missouri Wildflowers, about a 1-minute read (141 words).

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