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Wind Cave National ParkFalse Gromwell Seedling
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Seed Study - Mirabilis linearis
Mirabilis linearis - Narrow Leaf Four O'Clock

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Mirabilis linearis - Narrow Leaf Four O'Clock

Species: Mirabilis linearis
Common name: narrow leaf four o'clock

Seedling identification: Cotyledons are large and very round. The first true leaves are long and narrow with a long petiole. The mid-vein is conspicuous on the leathery leaves.

 
Porcupine in tree  

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Porcupine babies are called porcupettes. When they are born they have 15,000 quills. Porcupettes are born in the spring and, lucky for mom, the quills are soft. They can climb trees within an hour of birth.
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