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Wind Cave National Park
Seed Study - Oligoneuron rigidum

Species: Oligoneuron rigidum
Common name: stiff goldenrod

Oligoneuron rigidum – stiff goldenrod
Average number of good seeds per gram bulk matter: 627
Average number of good seeds per gram cleaned: n.m.
Commercial estimates of seeds per gram: 1632
Percent seed: 57.6
Percent live: n.m.
Collection dates: September 25
Collection effort: 67 grams in 1 person hour
Collection notes: Easy to collect large amounts in short amount of time
Cleaning notes: Bulk measurement was as it comes off the plant, often with involucres and bracts.
The prairie and the cave of Wind Cave National Park.  

Did You Know?
Wind Cave became a national park in 1903. It is one of the nation's oldest national parks. Today the park not only protects the 4th longest cave in the world, it protects an amazing prairie ecosystem and the wildlife associated with it.

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Last Updated: September 15, 2007 at 17:48 EST