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Trees - Fleshy Hawthorn
 
Fleshy Hawthorn - Crataegus succulenta
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Fleshy Hawthorn - Crataegus succulenta
 
The Fleshy Hawthorn is a small tree which may grow to 10 feet in height.  It is frequently found in steep-walled canyons and on the slopes and tops of ravines.
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Prairie Dog Barking  

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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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