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Plume Thistles (Genus Cirsium)Observer
johnbregarDescription
Plants gone to seed; some leaves still green.
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Mountain Thistle (Cirsium scopulorum)Observer
johnbregarDescription
Found in Blackbear Creek drainage high on the SW flank Mt Blaurock in Sawatch Range.
Note: Cirsiuim scariosum -- the stemless form -- also found here, at about 12000 feet.
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Plume Thistles (Genus Cirsium)Observer
johnbregarDescription
Thriving in the Lost Trail drainage along the Continental Divide Trail and on the mountain ridge to the south. Most thistles had finished blooming, but enough were still in bloom to collect.
Cirsium scariosum also present in Lost Trail Creek valley at 12000 feet.
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Plume Thistles (Genus Cirsium)Observer
johnbregarDescription
Near low point of saddle on the long ridge between Capitol Pk and Daly Pk in the Elk Range.
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Plume Thistles (Genus Cirsium)Observer
johnbregarDescription
"Horsehead" form with yellow flowers
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Plume Thistles (Genus Cirsium)Observer
johnbregarDescription
Collected on SW flank Gray Wolf Mtn east of Guanella Pass
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Eaton's Thistle (Cirsium eatonii)Observer
johnbregarDescription
Eaton's Thistle collected on SW flank Gray Wolf Mtn
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Plume Thistles (Genus Cirsium)Observer
johnbregarDescription
Variety hesperium. Collected about a mile west of Stony Pass, San Juan County, CO.
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Twinberry Honeysuckle (Lonicera involucrata)Observer
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Fringed Willowherb (Epilobium ciliatum)Observer
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Trailing Fleabane (Erigeron flagellaris)Observer
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Seep Monkeyflower (Erythranthe guttata)Observer
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Parry's Goldenrod (Oreochrysum parryi)Observer
johnbregarDescription
Crowded leafy phyllaries.
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Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)Observer
johnbregarDescription
Two birds flying overhead.
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Rosy Pussytoes (Antennaria rosea)Observer
johnbregarDescription
Finished blooming, but just a few old flowers still showed rosy phyllaries.
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Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)Observer
johnbregarDescription
Female or immature foraging on and near the ground.
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Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis)Observer
johnbregarDescription
Gave a brief appearance. Larger than a chipmunk with no stripes on face.
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Pygmy-flower Rock-Jasmine (Androsace septentrionalis)Observer
johnbregarDescription
Most plants past blooming, but a few with scattered flowers.
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Rocky Mountain Beardtongue (Penstemon strictus)Observer
johnbregarDescription
Still blooming, even though adjacent P. whippleanus mostly finished blooming.
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Tall Evening Primrose (Oenothera elata)Observer
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Whipple's Penstemon (Penstemon whippleanus)Observer
johnbregarDescription
Mostly past blooming.
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Tall Blacktip Ragwort (Senecio atratus)Observer
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White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)Observer
johnbregarDescription
Singing nearby.
