• Wind Cave National Park - Two Worlds

    Wind Cave

    National Park South Dakota

Wildflowers - White Campion

White Campion, White Cockle - Silene pratensis, Lychnis alba, Melandrium album, Silene alba, S. latifolia ssp alba
White Campion, White Cockle - Silene pratensis, Lychnis alba, Melandrium album, Silene alba, S. latifolia ssp alba
NPS Photo by Jim Pisarowicz
 
Male and female White Campions are separate plants.  Bloom at night when night-flying moths pollinate the plants.
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    List of non-native plants identified in the park. Read More

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Did You Know?

American bison on the Wind Cave National Park prairie

The American bison is the largest terrestrial mammal in North America.  Male bison can weigh a ton and can run 35 miles per hour.  Do not approach bison.  They weigh more and can outrun you. More...