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Wildflowers - Cowparsnip
 
Cowparsnip, Eltrot - Heracleum maximum, H. lanatum, H. sphondylium subsp. montanum
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Cowparsnip, Eltrot - Heracleum maximum, H. lanatum, H. sphondylium subsp. montanum
 

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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Bull elk in the park.

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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: July 10, 2007 at 15:46 MST