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Wildflowers - Prairie Smoke
 
Prairie Smoke, Torch Flower, Old Man's-Whiskers, Lion's-Beard, Maidenhair, Geum triflorum
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Prairie Smoke, Torch Flower, Old Man's-Whiskers, Lion's-Beard, Maidenhair, Geum triflorum
 

Prairie Smoke and Pasqueflowers are taken as a sign that spring has arrived in the Black Hills.

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fire on the prairie

Did You Know?
Fire is an important factor in protecting the prairie. Historically, fires burned across the prairie every 4 to 7 years. Fires burn the small trees that would otherwise march across the prairie and turn the grasslands to forest.
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