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Nature - Summer 2009 Highlight
Wildflower Not Seen for Nearly a Century Returns

A photo of a Smooth Owl's Clover.In 1917, the Presidio Fire Station was built. The military post was supporting the troops in World War I. And the Smooth Owl’s Clover was seen here for the last time. That is until April when Presidio Trust staff members collecting seed at an out-of-the way site near Fort Scott stumbled across a lucky find. The bright yellow flower not spied here for 92 years was poking through the soil.


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