• Wind Cave National Park - Two Worlds

    Wind Cave

    National Park South Dakota

Wildflowers - Blue Sage

Blue Sage - Salvia azurea
Blue Sage - Salvia azurea
NPS Photo by Jim Pisarowicz
 
Blue Sage grows in rocky, sandy prairie areas. It is very uncommon in the park.

Did You Know?

Porcupine in tree

Porcupine babies are called porcupettes.  When they are born they have 15,000 quills. Porcupettes are born in the spring and, lucky for mom, the quills are soft. They can climb trees within an hour of birth. More...