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Yosemite National Park

I lived near Yosemite National Park once and it had beautifully scenic landscapes with a diverse population of many different species. Unfortunately, it has been mostly destroyed by a large fire that has devastated the land. Here are the species that live (or used to live) here.

common dandelion 1
Taraxacum officinale
Pacific hulsea 2
Hulsea algida
Perennial Cornflower 3
Centaurea montana
Yellow Starthistle 4
Centaurea solstitialis
Cobwebby Thistle 5
Cirsium occidentale
common yarrow 6
Achillea millefolium
pearly everlasting 7
Anaphalis margaritacea
California mugwort 8
Artemisia douglasiana
bull thistle 9
Cirsium vulgare
pineapple-weed 10
Matricaria discoidea
pink everlasting 11
Antennaria rosea
prickly lettuce 12
Lactuca serriola
grassy tarweed 13
Madia gracilis
rayless ragwort 14
Senecio aronicoides
Golden Yarrow 15
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
yellow salsify 16
Tragopogon dubius
feverfew 17
Tanacetum parthenium
common daisy 18
Bellis perennis
oxeye daisy 19
Leucanthemum vulgare
American trailplant 20
Adenocaulon bicolor
sticky western rosinweed 21
Calycadenia multiglandulosa
California sunflower 22
Helianthus californicus
small tarweed 23
Madia exigua
Common Madia 13
Madia elegans
narrowleaf mule-ears 24
Wyethia angustifolia
spearleaf agoseris 22
Agoseris retrorsa
rough cocklebur 25
Xanthium strumarium
Common Yellow Chaenactis 26
Chaenactis glabriuscula
Wedgeleaf Goldenbush 27
Ericameria cuneata
western marsh cudweed 28
Gnaphalium palustre
California Aster 29
Corethrogyne filaginifolia
California brickellbush 30
Brickellia californica
western goldenrod 31
Euthamia occidentalis

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