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Shrubs - Mountain Mahogany
 
Mountain Mahogany - Cercocarpus montanus
NPS Photo by Jim Pisarowicz
Mountain Mahogany - Cercocarpus montanus
 
Being a plant of the Southwest, Mountain Mahogany is generally found only in the southern end of the Black Hills. The seasoned wood is very hard and makes good firewood.

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Prairie Dog Barking

Did You Know?
Lewis and Clark, while on their journey up the Missouri River in 1804, noted that this "wild dog of the prairie...appears here in infinite numbers."
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Last Updated: May 26, 2007 at 16:41 MST