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A few wildflowers from the past week or two of hiking
alpine sunflower - near Mt. Massive, CO
alpine sunflower, on Flickr
pasque flower - near Ute Peak, CO
pasque flower, on Flickr
2 besseya alpina - near Mt. Hope, CO
besseya alpina, on Flickr
besseya alpina, on Flickr
alpine sunflower - near Mt. Massive, CO
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alpine sunflower, on Flickr
pasque flower - near Ute Peak, CO
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pasque flower, on Flickr
2 besseya alpina - near Mt. Hope, CO
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besseya alpina, on Flickr
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besseya alpina, on Flickr
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Harvey Melvin Richards
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Some high desert wildflowers.
EM120638-1 by Harvey Richards, on Flickr
EM120629-1 by Harvey Richards, on Flickr
EM120627-1 by Harvey Richards, on Flickr
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Here are a few native orchids currently in flower
#1 Veined Helmet Orchid (Corybas diemenicus)
#2 Veined Helmet Orchid (Corybas diemenicus)
#3 Pelican Orchid (Corybas unguiculatus)
#4 Pelican Orchid (Corybas unguiculatus)
#5 Tall Greenhood (Pterostylis melagramma)
#1 Veined Helmet Orchid (Corybas diemenicus)
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#2 Veined Helmet Orchid (Corybas diemenicus)
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#3 Pelican Orchid (Corybas unguiculatus)
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#4 Pelican Orchid (Corybas unguiculatus)
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#5 Tall Greenhood (Pterostylis melagramma)
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Harvey Melvin Richards
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Spring Creek Wildflowers
Parked my camper for 10 days at 10,000 ft up Spring Creek in the Elk Moumtains in Colorado. Spent most of the time fly-fishing but was able to do some "serious" wildflower photography. I counted 48 species in my files from the trip. So I would not abuse your time with a complete catalogue I have posted the most unusual and/or interesting with some commentary. the first is certainly not unusual but very interesting.
Wild Strawberry
Notice the empty calyx...delicious.
Around the camp I found a number of interesting and lovey flowers including one that I look for every year. the Shooting Star Columbine.
The next one has an unusual flower shape The Parrot's Beak.
I knew of a spring seep about a mile from my camp I had taken some interesting photos last year so I went for a short hike although, at 10,000 ft. it didn't feel that short. The first wet foot enthusiast is the Alpine Willowherb.
And the Seep Monkey-flower.
Alpine Bistort is a fairly inconspicuous little flower but it has an interesting backstory. They reproduce asexually, the flowers are usually nonfunctional (although quite lovely when viewed closely. The structures below the flower head are bulblets; they drop off and, if they root, are genetically identical to their parent.
On the hike to the spring I spotted a wildflower I had never seen before. At first I thought is was a bloomed-out Scarlet Gilia but is was a member of the same family; the Slender-tube Skyrocket, Ipomopsis tenuituba.
Also on the hike I saw a number of windflowers, interestingly they are of many different colors from white to cream to light pink, to pink-striped white to this.
As I was fishing I noticed a couple of lovelies blooming along the creek, the famous Elephant Head of which I post an enlarged view to show the structure of the blossoms.
The well-named Elephant Head is a parasite; it invades the root system of surrounding plants and steals their nutrients. Beautiful but naughty.
And lastly, a wildflower that I have seen in other drainages in full bloom, here they were in bud but still very pretty, the King's Crown.
Going out tomorrow to an alpine meadow at almost 12000 ft. hopefully I'll have some more beauties to share.
Parked my camper for 10 days at 10,000 ft up Spring Creek in the Elk Moumtains in Colorado. Spent most of the time fly-fishing but was able to do some "serious" wildflower photography. I counted 48 species in my files from the trip. So I would not abuse your time with a complete catalogue I have posted the most unusual and/or interesting with some commentary. the first is certainly not unusual but very interesting.
Wild Strawberry
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Notice the empty calyx...delicious.
Around the camp I found a number of interesting and lovey flowers including one that I look for every year. the Shooting Star Columbine.
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The next one has an unusual flower shape The Parrot's Beak.
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I knew of a spring seep about a mile from my camp I had taken some interesting photos last year so I went for a short hike although, at 10,000 ft. it didn't feel that short. The first wet foot enthusiast is the Alpine Willowherb.
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And the Seep Monkey-flower.
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Alpine Bistort is a fairly inconspicuous little flower but it has an interesting backstory. They reproduce asexually, the flowers are usually nonfunctional (although quite lovely when viewed closely. The structures below the flower head are bulblets; they drop off and, if they root, are genetically identical to their parent.
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On the hike to the spring I spotted a wildflower I had never seen before. At first I thought is was a bloomed-out Scarlet Gilia but is was a member of the same family; the Slender-tube Skyrocket, Ipomopsis tenuituba.
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Also on the hike I saw a number of windflowers, interestingly they are of many different colors from white to cream to light pink, to pink-striped white to this.
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As I was fishing I noticed a couple of lovelies blooming along the creek, the famous Elephant Head of which I post an enlarged view to show the structure of the blossoms.
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The well-named Elephant Head is a parasite; it invades the root system of surrounding plants and steals their nutrients. Beautiful but naughty.
And lastly, a wildflower that I have seen in other drainages in full bloom, here they were in bud but still very pretty, the King's Crown.
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Going out tomorrow to an alpine meadow at almost 12000 ft. hopefully I'll have some more beauties to share.
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Harvey Melvin Richards
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Great finds @Jcarrith . I regularly see Skyrockets in my summer travels. I know where the Elepahnat’s Heads hide, but they require more effort to get to since they like bogey areas.
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