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Prairie Coteau

Border of South and North Dakota (looking north) on the north edge of the Prairie Coteau (granite marker on border).

Celastrus scandens

W. Carter Johnson photographed this Celastrus scandens while conducting research in the Garrison Reach of the Missouri River in North Dakota.

W. Carter Johnson Papers

  • UA 053.068
  • Papers
  • 1847-2016, undated

This collection consists of correspondence, writings, maps, field notebooks, and research projects conducted by Dr. Carter Johnson during his academic career. A large number of photographs, slides, and digital images of Johnson's research, and include various plants and trees growing in various locations throughout the United States, primarily the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, Badlands National park in western South Dakota, Itasca State Park in Minnesota, and North Dakota.

Johnson, W. Carter

Large ash tree

Janet Johnson stand next to the largest green ash tree sampled in W. Carter Johnson's research at #26 in the Garrison Reach of the Missouri River in North Dakota.

Stipa comata

Mixed grass prairie dominated by needle-and-thread grass (Stipa comata) in the Missouri River Valley near Bismarck, North Dakota.

Psoralea esculenta

Indian breadroot (Psoralea esculenta) in western North Dakota. This plant was an important starch food plant for Native Americana

Beaver dam

Beaver dam in woody draw Cross Ranch in North Dakota. Photograph was taken before The Nature Conservancy purchase of the former Gaines Ranch.

Large Cottonwood tree

Cottonwood tree is 19.5 feet tall. In 2008 it was discovered that this tree and most other extremely large and old cottonwoods in this stand had died and fallen to the ground. This tree may have been present when Lewis and Clark passed by in the early 1800's. W. Carter Johnson's wife, Janet, is next to tree.

Missouri grape fern

W. Carter Johnson photographed this Missouri grape fern during his research. It is found in the rich, late successional forests along the Missouri River.

Missouri grape fern

W. Carter Johnson photographed this Missouri grape fern during his research. It is found in the rich, late successional forests along the Missouri River.

Shrankia (Mim)

Shrankia (Mim), now called Mimosa, a highly prized plant for grazing by cattle. Photographed at Garrison Reach on the Missouri River in North Dakota.

Rhus radicans

Rhus radicans, also known as Poison ivy, is a dominant understory plant in Missouri River forests, especially later successional ones. Photographed at Garrison Reach in North Dakota.

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