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Wind Cave National Park
Wildflowers - Cleft Gromwell
 
Cleff Gromwell - Lithospermum incisium
NPS Photo by Gail Cruse
Cleft Gromwell, Puccoon - Lithospermum incisium
 
Cleft Gromwell develops a hard, whitened fruit later in the summer.  The generic name Lithosperum means "stoneseed."
Shell-leaf Penstemon
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The prairie and the cave of Wind Cave National Park.  

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.

Last Updated: August 23, 2007 at 12:30 EST