Plant Mysteries at Sagehen
Some of these plants are so variable within the Sagehen basin that individuals seem almost unrelated.
Some of them appear to be unreported taxa.
These are good future projects for sleuthing botanists!
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There are some very large, old Ponderosa pines along the south side of Lower Sagehen Creek. These pines live in the frigid cold air drain close to the creek thalweg, and produce very small, prickly... More
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There may be undescribed subspecies of this plant within the Sagehen basin. Found in wet meadows, this delicate plant is tiny and low, often obscured by taller vegetation, with generally pink ph... More
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common / NativeIn the past, two subspecies of this plant were lumped together. But maybe there is still a split? At Sagehen, one version of this plant occurs in wet, shady meadows near creeks and is small in s... More
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common / NativeThere may be undescribed subspecies of this plant within the Sagehen basin. Find Senecio integerrimus growing in the dry pine forest uplands and it's only lightly hairy, almost always solitary, ... More
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common / NativeThere may be undescribed subspecies of this plant within the Sagehen basin. In wet, sunny meadows this flower crowds in. The divided heads are messy, small and dry out quickly to papery reddish-... More
Added by faerthen on June 12, 2019
