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Horsetails

Common Name Scientific Name
Smooth Scouring Rush Equisetum laevigatum
 

Sedges

Common Name Scientific Name
Bottlebrush Sedge Carex hystericina
Fescue Sedge Carex brevior
Pale Bulrush Scirpus pallidus
Purple Nutsedge Cyperus rotundus
Winged Sedge Carex stipata
 

Cattails

Common Name Scientific Name
Common Cattail Typha latifolia
Shell-leaf Penstemon
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American bison on the Wind Cave National Park prairie  

Did You Know?
The American bison is the largest terrestrial mammal in North America. Male bison can weigh a ton and can run 35 miles per hour. Do not approach bison. They weigh more and can outrun you.
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Last Updated: August 16, 2007 at 20:45 EST