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Wildflowers - Pasqueflower
 
Pasqueflower, Prairie Crocus, -Anemone patens, A. nuttalliana, Pulsatilla patens
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Pasqueflower, Prairie Crocus - Anemone patens, A. nuttalliana, Pulsatilla patens
 
Perennial forb 4 to 12 inches tall with pinkish-violet tulip-like flowers. Known as the first flower of spring, this is South Dakota’s state flower. A tea prepared from pasqueflowers was used by Plains Indians to speed childbirth and ease the discomfort of menstruation.
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Porcupine in tree  

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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.
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