• Wind Cave National Park - Two Worlds

    Wind Cave

    National Park South Dakota

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  • Elk Mountain Campground Closed

    The Elk Mountain Campground is closed and will remain closed through the summer of 2013 due to across the board budget cuts.

Seed Study - Chamaesyce glyptosperma

Chamaesyce glyptosperma (Euphorbia glyptosperma) - ribseed sandmat

Chamaesyce glyptosperma (Euphorbia glyptosperma) - Ribseed Sandmat

Species: Chamaesyce glyptosperma (Euphorbia glyptosperma)
Common name: ribseed sandmat

Seedling Identification: Red stems with small oval leaves that are dull green on the upper surface and red underneath. Leaves lay fairly flat on the ground.

 

Did You Know?

Bull Elk

Elk were the most widely distributed member of the deer family in North America and spread from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from Mexico to northern Alberta.  Elk began to disappear in the eastern United States in the early 1800s. More...