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Wildflowers are nature's vanity. Showing themselves every year with the wish to attract as many insects and animals as possible to show off their beauty. Each year is a delightful treasure hunt to find the most beautiful.
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Skeletonweed

Skeletonweed (Lygodesmia juncea) in sand dunes in Nature Conservancy area north of Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. July 30, 2011 There were only a few specimens in a large area of the dunes.

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  • Skeletonweed (Lygodesmia juncea) in sand dunes in Nature Conservancy area north of Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. July 30, 2011
  • Skeletonweed
  • Sulfur Buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum) in later stages. Nature Conservancy Sand dunes in southern Montana. July 30,2011.
  • Musk thistle (Carduus nutans) along road near RedRock RV Park. This beautiful flower is considered an invasive weed in the west. This one was growing as a single stalk, one flower, very clean looking. July 31, 2011.
  • Musk thistle (Carduus nutans) along road near RedRock RV Park. This beautiful flower is considered an invasive weed in the west. This one was growing as a single stalk, one flower, very clean looking. July 31, 2011.
  • Closeup of Musk thistle (Carduus nutans) flower head along road near RedRock RV Park. This one was growing as a single stalk, one flower, very clean looking. July 31, 2011.
  • Gray Horsebrush
  • Cushion buckwheat and Hoary aster (Machaeranthera canescens) growing in the Nature Conservancy sand dunes north of Red Rock Lakes Nat'l Wildlife Refuge. July 30, 2011.
  • Cushion Buckwheat
  • Hoary aster (Machaeranthera canescens) grows in great numbers along the North Valley road in the Red Rock Lakes Nat'l Wildlife Refuge. They are also found on the sand dunes. This patch was prolific on the Nature Conservancy's Sand dunes. July 30, 201..
  • Smooth Scouringrush
  • Smooth Scouringrush (Equisetum laevigatum) found on north slopes of Nature Conservancy plot north of Red Rock Lakes Nat'l Wildlife Refuge. This version of the horsetail likes it drier than it's wetlands counterpart (field horsetail, Equisetum arvense). I found this on all of the northern facing slopes of the sand dunes.
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  • Sticky Geranium and Lupine
  • White Sticky Geranium
  • Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus (Parnassia fimbriata) along South Valley road (in the aspens) growing in the water by the side of the road. Aug 25, 2011
  • Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus
  • Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus (Parnassia fimbriata) along South Valley road (in the aspens) growing in the water by the side of the road. Aug 25, 2011
  • Nightshade
  • Woolly Indian paintbrush (Castilleja foliolosa) at Pinnacles National Monument on Jan 24, 2012. Early bloomer!
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