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Wind Cave National Park
Wildflowers - Butte Candle
 
Butte Candle, Miner's Candle - Cryptantha celosioides, C. bradburiana
NPS Photo by Tom Bean
Butte Candle, Miner's Candle, Bradbury Cryptantha - Cryptantha celosioides, C. bradburiana
 
Butte Candle is rare east of the Missouri River.  Grazing animals tend to avoid the plant because of its spiny hairs.

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American bison on the Wind Cave National Park prairie

Did You Know?
The American bison is the largest terrestrial mammal in North America. Male bison can weigh a ton and can run 35 miles per hour. Do not approach bison. They weigh more and can outrun you.
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