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Prairie Diorama Hunt Museum Visit Activity

Many of the wild plants and pollinators in this virtual exhibit can be seen in The Manitoba Museum’s dioramas and exhibits. Information about each exhibit and links to the web pages that feature the plants and animals found in them can be viewed here.

The Red River Buffalo Hunt – Orientation Gallery

Photo of the 'Red River Buffalo Hunt' diorama in the Orientation Gallery of The Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg.

The Red River Buffalo Hunt, Orientation Gallery, The Manitoba Museum. © The Manitoba Museum

This diorama depicts Mixed Grass Prairie in southwest Manitoba in late summer. Most of the plant species are in their seed stage. See if you can find the plants that appear in this diorama:

Photo of a Purple Coneflower plant.

Purple Coneflower

Photo of a Prairie Rose plant.

Prairie Rose

Photo of a Showy Goldenrod plant.

Showy Goldenrod

A Sampling of Rich Natural Diversity – Parklands/Mixed Woods Gallery, second floor

Photo of the 'A Sampling of Rich Natural Diversity' display case in the Parklands/Mixedwoods Gallery at The Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg.

A Sampling of Rich Natural Diversity, Parklands/Mixed Woods Gallery, The Manitoba Museum. © The Manitoba Museum

A variety of plants and pollinating insects found in the parklands can be seen in this case. See if you can find the following plants and pollinators that appear in this exhibit:

Photo of a Silverleaf Psoralea plant.

Silverleaf Psoralea

Photo of a Northern Pearl Crescent butterfly on a Black-eyed Susan flower head.

Brush-footed Butterfly

Photo of an Acadian Hairstreak butterfly on a leaf.

Gossamer-winged Butterfly

Photo of a Pink-flowered Onion plant.

Pink-flowered Onion

Photo of a Prairie Crocus plant.

Prairie Crocus

Photo of a Seneca Root plant.

Seneca Snakeroot

Photo of a Crowfoot Violet plant.

Crowfoot Violet

Photo of a Black Swallowtail butterfly on a thistle flower head.

Swallowtail Butterflies

Photo of a Wild Bergamot plant.

Wild Bergamot

Photo of a Common Wood-nymph butterfly on thistle flower head.

Wood-nymphs, Satyrs and Arctics

 

Birdtail Creek, Western Manitoba – Parklands/Mixed Woods Gallery, second floor

Photo of the 'Birdtail Creek, Western Manitoba' diorama in the Parklands/Mixedwoods Gallery at The Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg.

Birdtail Creek, Western Manitoba, Parklands/Mixed Woods Gallery, The Manitoba Museum. © The Manitoba Museum

This diorama depicts in Fescue Prairie in Riding Mountain National Park in early fall. Most plants are in the seed stage but one of the late-flowering asters can still be seen. See if you can find the following plants that appear in this diorama:

Photo of a Canada Goldenrod plant.

Canada Goldenrod

Photo of a Rigid Goldenrod plant.

Rigid Goldenrod

Photo of a Showy Goldenrod plant.

Showy Goldenrod

Photo of a Smooth Aster plant.

Smooth Aster

Photo of a Western Snowberry plant.

Western Snowberry

Photo of a Wild Bergamot plant.

Wild Bergamot

The Sandhills of Carberry – Parklands/Mixed Woods Gallery, second floor

Photo of the 'Sand Hills of Carberry' diorama in the Parklands/Mixedwoods Gallery at The Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg.

The Sand Hills of Carberry, Parklands/Mixed Woods Gallery, The Manitoba Museum. © The Manitoba Museum

The Carberry Sand Hills are a unique habitat in Manitoba. The spectacular sand dunes that are protected in Spruce Woods Provincial Park are depicted here in early July. Many plants are in flower and the pollinators are busy obtaining nectar and pollen. See if you can find the following plants and pollinators that appear in this diorama:

Photo of an Alumroot  plant.

Alumroot

Photo of a bumblebee with a full pollen basket on an aster flower head.

Bumble Honey and Other Bees

Photo of a Gaillardia plant.

Gaillardia

Photo of a Hairy Golden-aster plant.

Hairy Golden Aster

Photo of a Harebell plant.

Harebell

Photo of a Hoary Puccoon plant.

Hoary Puccoon

Photo of a Northern Bedstraw plant.

Northern Bedstraw

Photo of a Pale Comandra plant.

Pale Comandra

Photo of a Prairie Rose plant.

Prairie Rose

Photo of a Skeletonweed plant.

Skeletonweed

Photo of a sweat bee on a Dandelion flower head.

Sweat Bees, Halictid Bees and Other Bees

Photo of a Three-flowered Avens plant.

Three-flowered Avens

Photo of a Western Red Lily plant.

Western Red Lily

Ukrainian Rye Farm/Delta Marsh – Parklands/Mixed Woods Gallery, first floor

Photo of the 'Ukrainian Rye Farm/Delta Marsh' dioramas in the Parklands/Mixedwoods Gallery at The Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg.

Ukrainian Rye Farm/Delta Marsh, Parklands/Mixed Woods Gallery, The Manitoba Museum. © The Manitoba Museum

In the Stuartburn area much of the Tall Grass Prairies were broken by farmers. But a remnant strip of prairie persists at the edge of the field. Some of the late blooming asters can be seen here. See if you can find the following plants that appear in this diorama:

Photo of a Dotted Blazingstar plant.

Dotter Blazingstar

Photo of a Prairie Rose plant.

Prairie Rose

Photo of a Stiff Sunflower plant.

Stiff Sunflower

Photo of a Rigid Goldenrod plant.

Rigid Goldenrod

Photo of a Smooth Aster plant.

Smooth Aster

Photo of a Smooth Camas plant.

Smooth Camas

Pronghorn: The Last New World Antelope – Grasslands Gallery

Photo of the 'Pronghorn: The Last New World Antelope' diorama in the Grasslands Gallery at The Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg.

Pronghorn: The Last New World Antelope, Grasslands Gallery, The Manitoba Museum. © The Manitoba Museum

The Souris River Valley historically contained Mixed Grass Prairie. This diorama depicts what the area looked like when the Pronghorn Antelope were still present and the land completely uncultivated. See if you can find the following plants that appear in this diorama:

Photo of a Gaillardia plant.

Gaillardia

Photo of a Many-flowered Aster plant.

Many Flowered Aster

Photo of a Rigid Goldenrod plant.

Rigid Goldenrod

Photo of a Showy Goldenrod plant.

Showy Goldenrod

Photo of a Shrubby Cinquefoil plant.

Shrubby Cinquefoil

Photo of a Wild Bergamot plant.

Wild Bergamot

Photo of a Common Yarrow plant.

Common Yarrow

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