• Wind Cave National Park - Two Worlds

    Wind Cave

    National Park South Dakota

Grasses - Green Needlegrass

Green Needlegrass - Stipa viridula
Green Needlegrass - Stipa viridula
NPS Photo by Jim Pisarowicz
 
The florets of Green Needlegrass are not sharply pointed and thus do not pose problems for grazing animals.  It provides nutritious and palatable forage for the park's grazers.

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White Penstemon

White Penstemon is the most widespread penstemon or beardtongue in the Great Plains. The insides of the blossoms are bearded and often spotted with purple. More...