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Wind Cave National Park
Wildflowers - Blue Flax
 
Blue Flax - Linum perenne
NPS Photo by Jim Pisarowicz
Blue Flax, Lewis' Flax - Linum perenne, L. lewisii
 
Blue Flax is often considered a subspecies of the Eurasian L. perenne which is very similar.  The plant is named after Meriwether Lewis.
Shell-leaf Penstemon
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List of non-native plants identified in the park.
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Bull elk in the park.  

Did You Know?
A Rocky Mountain bull elk weighs between 700 - 800 pounds. Rocky Mountain elk were introduced to the park in 1914 and 1916.
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Last Updated: May 19, 2007 at 10:56 EST