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Wind Cave National Park
Wildflowers - Prairie Smoke
 
Prairie Smoke, Torch Flower, Old Man's-Whiskers, Lion's-Beard, Maidenhair, Geum triflorum
NPS Photo by Jim Pisarowicz
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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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: May 25, 2007 at 15:34 EST