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Wildflowers - Virginia Groundcherry
 
Virginia Groundcherry - Physalis virginiana
NPS Photo by Jim Pisarowicz
Virginia Groundcherry - Physalis virginiana
 
Virginia Groundcherry berries are edible when ripe and were eaten by American Indians and pioneers alike.
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Prairie Dog Barking  

Did You Know?
Lewis and Clark, while on their journey up the Missouri River in 1804, noted that this "wild dog of the prairie...appears here in infinite numbers."
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Last Updated: July 06, 2007 at 15:49 EST