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Shrubs - Smooth Sumac
 
Smooth Sumac - Rhus glabra
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Smooth Sumac - Rhus glabra
 

Smooth Sumac is the most common sumac. It is the only tree or shrub species native to all 48 contiguous states of the United States.

Smooth Sumac is browsed by large animals and birds and small animals including grouse, mourning doves, pheasant, and cottontail rabbits, use sumac as a food source and for cover.

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Sign used at Wind Cave in 1903 when the cave became a national park.

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Wind Cave is the first cave in the world to be designated as a national park. That occurred on January 9, 1903.
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Last Updated: July 27, 2007 at 13:41 MST