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Photo of the Week – April 13, 2012

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Chris Helzer
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Here is a photo of the seed pods of a very common prairie plant in Nebraska.  I wonder how many readers can identify it?  The spiny pods are approximately the diameter of a dime.

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Posted in General, Prairie Natural History, Prairie Photography, Prairie Plants | Tagged annual, buffalo bur, grassland, prairie, rangeland, solanum rostratum, weed | 7 Replies

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