• Wind Cave National Park - Two Worlds

    Wind Cave

    National Park South Dakota

Grasses - Big Blue Stem

Big Blue Stem - Andropogon gerardii
Big Blue Stem - Andropogon gerardii
NPS Photo by Jim Pisarowicz
 
Big Bluestem is one of the dominate grasses of the tall grass prairie.  The Lakota name for this grass means "very large red joint grass."

Did You Know?

A picture of Alvin McDonald in his caving hat.

Alvin McDonald was the first systematic explorer of Wind Cave.  He explored the cave from 1890 until his death in 1893. More...