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Pipestone National MonumentPrairie landscape view of big blue stem grass
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Pipestone National Monument
Wildflowers
Foxglove
NPS, G. Wagner
Foxglove
Countless numbers of wildflowers color Pipestone National Monument's landscape. The pink of the Prairie Rose, the purple of the Blazing Star, and the silvery appearance of Lead Plant make the Monument a breathtaking sight to behold. Wildflowers are an important food source for the fauna of the area, and are used by American Indians for religious and medicinal purposes.
A quarry site with quartzite rubble pile  

Did You Know?
Archeological evidence indicates that the quarrying of pipestone has been happening for the past 3000 years at Pipestone National Monument.

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Last Updated: July 28, 2006 at 12:21 EST