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Wind Cave National Park
Seed Study - Glycyrrhiza lepidota

Species: Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Common name: wild licorice


Glycyrrhiza lepidota – wild licorice
Average number of good seeds per gram bulk matter: 40 (19)
Average number of good seeds per gram cleaned: n.m.
Commercial estimates of seeds per gram: n.m.
Percent seed: 26
Percent live: n.m.
Collection dates: September 7
Collection effort: >7 grams in 4 person hours
Collection notes: Easy to collect in large amounts, but hard to clean. Much of it had insect damage so we did not plant it.
Cleaning notes: Average ratio of bad to good seeds =2.5 (bad usually because of insects). Each pod has 2 to 4 seeds and the pods are very difficult to open. Each has to be done individually.

Bull Elk  

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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.
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Last Updated: September 15, 2007 at 17:28 EST