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Fairyslipper Orchid along forest road in Island Park, Idaho. June 2010.
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Fairyslipper Orchid along forest road in Island Park, Idaho. June 2010.

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  • Shooting Star (Dodecatheon pulchellum), Idaho. May 30, 2010.
  • Meadow Rue on the verge of blooming. Island Park, Idaho, May 30, 2010
  • Cladonia, pixie goblet lichen. May 2010.
  • Glacier Lily. Idaho May 30, 2010.
  • Leafy Spurge, a noxious weed, but a beautiful wild plant. Found in Rexburg, along the North fork of the Teton River. June 4, 2010
  • Springbeauty in Island Park, Idaho. June 5, 2010
  • American Pasqueflower (Anemone patens). One of the first to bloom in Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. This specimen was found above Shambow Pond at the forest's edge. June 14, 2010.
  • Fairyslipper Orchid along forest road in Island Park, Idaho. June 2010. Notice the unusual pink lower petal. Most are white. Idaho. June 2010.
  • Fairyslipper Orchid along forest road in Island Park, Idaho. June 2010.
  • Side view of a specimen of a White Mule's Ear flower that is obviously some kind of a developmental anomaly. It has an extended mid-section, like the molecular development machinery in the plant "stuttered" while creating the flower. The "stem" was much thicker than the normal flower as well. Found in a pasture in Island Park, Idaho. June 21, 2010.
  • This is a side view of an example of a White Mule's Ear flower that is obviously some kind of a developmental anomaly. It has an extended mid-section, like the molecular development machinery in the plant "stuttered" while creating the flower. Found in a pasture in Island Park, Idaho. June 21, 2010.
  • Here's an example of a White Mule's Ear flower that is obviously some kind of a developmental anomaly. It has an extended mid-section, like the molecular development machinery in the plant "stuttered" while creating the flower. It is found next to a normal flower. Found in a pasture in Island Park, Idaho. June 21, 2010.
  • Here's an example of a White Mule's Ear flower that is obviously some kind of a developmental anomaly. This flower appears to have undergone a condition called Fasciation. It has an extended mid-section, like the molecular development machinery in the plant "stuttered" while creating the flower. Found in a pasture in Island Park, Idaho. June 21, 2010. Fasciation is a condition of plant growth in which the apical meristem, which normally is concentrated around a single point which produces approximately cylindrical tissue, becomes elongated perpendicularly to the direction of growth, producing flattened, ribbon-like, crested, or elaborately contorted tissue. It is known to be a rare condition though over 100 species of plants have been seen to produce such behavior.
  • Here's an example of a White Mule's Ear flower that is obviously some kind of a developmental anomaly. It has an extended mid-section, like the molecular development machinery in the plant "stuttered" while creating the flower. I'm holding a normal flower next to it. Found in a pasture in Island Park, Idaho. June 21, 2010.
  • Mule's Ear closeup, you can actually see the little minature flowers in the disk.
  • Black-eyed Susan at Visitor's center, Mesa Falls, Island Park, Idaho. 2009
  • Yellow Coralroot (Corallorhiza trifida) is easy to overlook on the forest floor. It's only about 5 inches high and the little flowers are only about 3/8 inch high. These do NOT photosynthesize.
  • Red Columbine in Targhee Forest across from RedRock RV Park near West Yellowstone. June 29, 2010.
  • Starry false Soloman's Seal (Maianthemum stellarum) along path to lake at Upper Red Rock Lake campground, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. June 28, 2010.
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