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Wildflowers - Shell-Leaf Penstemon

Shell-Leaf Penstemon - Penstemon grandifloras
Shell-Leaf Penstemon, Large Beardtongue - Penstemon grandifloras
NPS Photo by Jim Pisarowicz
 

The Shell-leaf Penstemon is the largest penstemon in the Black Hills.

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Did You Know?

fire on the prairie

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.