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Wind Cave National Park
Wildflowers - Cowparsnip
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| NPS Photo by Jim Pisarowicz |
| Cowparsnip, Eltrot - Heracleum maximum, H. lanatum, H. sphondylium subsp. montanum |
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Cowparsnip is eaten by all classes of livestock and grazing wildlife. THe stems, roots, and young leaves can be cooked and eaten, and the stems eaten raw like celery.
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Did You Know?
Wind Cave became a national park in 1903. It is one of the nation's oldest national parks. Today the park not only protects the 4th longest cave in the world, it protects an amazing prairie ecosystem and the wildlife associated with it.
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Last Updated: July 10, 2007 at 15:46 EST |
