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Arizona Thistle (Cirsium arizonicum)Observer
jerryfriedmanDescription
Var. bipinnatum?
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Black-tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus melanopygus)Observer
jerryfriedmanDescription
One for New Mexico. Identification by @johnascher at BugGuide.
It's enjoying Eremogone fendleri.
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Virile Crayfish (Faxonius virilis)Observer
jerryfriedmanDescription
Not sure I got the right views. I do have more images, but no better dorsal or good lateral views.
I have no idea what it was doing there. This stream isn't deep enough anywhere to submerge this beast. Maybe it fell down the waterfall just above where I found it--that would explain its injuries. Above the waterfall the stream is an irrigation ditch and might be deeper.
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Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla)Observer
jerryfriedmanDescription
Thanks to Ryan Mier for taking the photo and passing it onto me.
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Water Parsnip (Sium suave)Observer
jerryfriedmanDescription
On a sandbar in the Rio Grande.
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Rushes and Allies (Family Juncaceae)Observer
jerryfriedmanDescription
Not sure at all about the family
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Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata)Observer
jerryfriedmanDescription
Thanks to Bob Sivinski for ID.
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Blue Water-Speedwell (Veronica anagallis-aquatica)Observer
jerryfriedmanDescription
Thanks to Bob Sivinski at NM-Plants for ID.
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Arizona Centaury (Zeltnera arizonica)Observer
jerryfriedmanDescription
Thanks to Bob Sivinski at NM-Plants for ID.
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Canada Mint (Mentha canadensis)Observer
jerryfriedmanDescription
Minty smell.
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Subgenus PenstemonObserver
jerryfriedmanDescription
The only one I saw. Pinyon-juniper scrub.
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Nightshades (Genus Solanum)Observer
jerryfriedmanDescription
Thanks to David Conklin and Chick Keller for identification.
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Three-square Bulrush (Schoenoplectus pungens)Observer
jerryfriedmanPlace
Rio Arriba County, NM, USA. Cañada de Ojo Sarco. Elevation about 1970 m (6460 ft) (Google, OSM)
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North Wind Bog Orchid (Platanthera aquilonis)Observer
jerryfriedmanDescription
At the edge of a boggy area. Elevation about 1970 m (6460 ft), which is a bit low for P. huronensis in N. M., according to Flora Neomexicana.
