Prairie DockSilphium terebinthinaceum
6' - 7' tall flower stalk towers above 2' tall basal rosette of thick ovoid leaves
Roots can reach to 30 feet below ground
Leaves feel cool to the touch
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Photographs of the tallgrass prairie, prairie grasses and prairie forbs, and landscape design projects by landscape designer, fiber artist, silversmith, and nature photographer Karma Grotelueschen. Click on a photo to enlarge for more detail.
Prairie Dock
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