Pine lousewort Pedicularis semibarbata Orobanchaceae

Mountain prickly phlox Linanthus pungens Polemoniaceae

Southern mountain lupine Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus Fabaceae [I have been increasingly unhappy with the key distinction between L.e. austromontanus and L.e. johnstonii, the only real difference between them being the inflorescence less than or more than 14 cm with the same blooming period and essentially the same range and habitat. I have observed that in most groupings you can find plants that fit either taxon and I really question the validity of this distinction.

Scalebud Anisocoma acaulis Asteraceae

Columbine Aquilegia formosa Ranunculaceae

		Nevin's bird's beak Cordylanthus nevinii Orobanchaceae [Named for Joseph Cook Nevin, 1835-1913]		White alder Alnus rhombifolia Betulaceae
Bracken fern Pteridium aquilegium var. pubescens Dennstaedtiaceae

		Tumble mustard * Sisymbrium altissimum Brassicaceae

Volcanic gilia Gilia ochroleuca ssp. vivida Polemoniaceae [Named for Filippo Luigi Gilii, 1756-1821]

Common muilla Muilla maritima Themidaceae

Mountain whitethorn Ceanothus cordulatus Rhamnaceae

Yellow pincushion Chaenactis glabriuscula var. glabriuscula Asteraceae

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