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Western Sweet-Vetch (Hedysarum occidentale)Observer
kylephyteDescription
Fabaceae, Fabales. ἡδύσαρον: Gr, axe-weed (Securigera securidaca), which is also in Fabaceae.
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Upland Larkspur (Delphinium nuttallianum)Observer
bradleyfishesDescription
ID simply based on iNat AI, please correct if I'm wrong.
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Lemmon's Willow (Salix lemmonii)Observer
whitneybrookDescription
This willow was hosting a large amount of spotted tussock moth caterpillars
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Pleated Gentian (Gentiana affinis)Observer
clairegentryDescription
Found in moist meadow (near wetlands) habitat. Leaves opposite, clasping.
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Black Cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa)Observer
konshauDescription
A close inspection of all fruits on 2 spikes showed all to have 3-parted walls. Not as hairy as they maybe could be, but definitely hairy. Huge dark green leaves, white chalky bark, and riparian habit are all supporting features. All material in hand was taken from 25' up.
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Plains Pricklypear (Opuntia polyacantha)Observer
rangerharlesDescription
Pricklypear blooming😍😍😍
Rocky hilltop
Dozens, hundreds of them are up here, this was only one blooming so far
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Western Wallflower (Erysimum capitatum)Observer
mattlavinDescription
Erysimum capitatum growing in postfire Douglas Fir forest (with some Rocky Mountain juniper and limber pine) at the south end of the Bridger Range, Gallatin County, Montana. The burn occurred September 2020. Plants in flower were photographed June 2023 and the plant in fruit during July 2022. The erect ascending fruits and dolabriform hairs uniformly scattered along the stem distinguish this species from Erysimum asperum (western wallflower).
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Rocky Mountain Clearwing (Hemaris thetis)Observer
frankgoldenDescription
Small insect with green thorax. About 1 cm in length
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Threetip Sagebrush (Artemisia tripartita)Observer
mattlavinDescription
Threetip sagebrush is common in the mountain big sagebrush steppe on the stabilized sand dunes and basement rock on the north side of Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana.
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Wandering Daisy (Erigeron peregrinus)Observer
mattlavinPlace
headwaters of the South Fork of Teton Creek, Teton Range, Teton County, Wyoming, United States (Google, OSM)Description
The involucral bracts are narrow, glandular, numerous, and approximately all equal in length and the petalls are numerous and overlapping. These are traits of Erigeron, but the late summer flowering and the broad ray petals (about 2 mm broad) are distinctive traits of Aster species. Thus, subalpine fleabane is distinctive in combining morphological and ecological traits of Erigeron and Aster sensu lato. This site lies at the headwaters of the South Fork of Teton Creek, west of Buck Mountain, in the Teton Range.
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Blue Alpine Phacelia (Phacelia sericea var. ciliosa)Observer
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