Mount Ord lily

I revisited the site of this four-year-old observation hoping to catch it in an earlier stage of flowering. Sorry to say that it was a bust - it was still there, but was even more advanced than the last time.

But there were plenty of other critters present, including many thousands of Calochortus ambiguus plants at this location.

Posted on April 22, 2017 06:13 AM by stevejones stevejones

Observations

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Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)

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stevejones

Date

April 21, 2017 09:45 AM MDT

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Sonoran Scrub Oak (Quercus turbinella)

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stevejones

Date

April 21, 2017 09:50 AM MDT

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Desert Penstemon (Penstemon pseudospectabilis)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 09:47 AM MDT

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 09:50 AM MDT

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Rusby's Globemallow (Sphaeralcea rusbyi)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 09:51 AM MDT

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Squirreltail (Elymus elymoides)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 09:51 AM MDT

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Mojave Ceanothus (Ceanothus pauciflorus)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 09:52 AM MDT

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Fragrant Sumac (Rhus aromatica)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 09:52 AM MDT

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California Chicory (Rafinesquia californica)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 09:55 AM MDT

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Wholeleaf Paintbrush (Castilleja integra)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 10:11 AM MDT

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Lesser Yellowthroat Gilia (Gilia flavocincta)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 10:12 AM MDT

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New Mexico Thistle (Cirsium neomexicanum)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 10:14 AM MDT

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New Mexico Groundsel (Packera neomexicana)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 10:14 AM MDT

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Lewis Flax (Linum lewisii)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 10:15 AM MDT

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Emory Oak (Quercus emoryi)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 10:18 AM MDT

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Western Comandra (Comandra umbellata ssp. pallida)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 10:19 AM MDT

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Grasses (Family Poaceae)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 10:20 AM MDT

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Palmer Lupine (Lupinus argenteus var. palmeri)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 10:21 AM MDT

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Spotted Fritillary (Fritillaria atropurpurea)

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stevejones

Date

April 2017

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New Mexico Bird's-foot Trefoil (Acmispon oroboides)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 10:37 AM MDT

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Pinkbract Manzanita (Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. pringlei)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 10:38 AM MDT

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Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 10:43 AM MDT

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Nevada Biscuitroot (Lomatium nevadense)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 10:44 AM MDT

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Mexican Cactus Fly (Copestylum mexicanum)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 10:45 AM MDT

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Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 10:52 AM MDT

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Smooth Arizona Cypress (Hesperocyparis glabra)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 11:05 AM MDT

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Emory Oak (Quercus emoryi)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 11:07 AM MDT

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Smooth Arizona Cypress (Hesperocyparis glabra)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 11:28 AM MDT

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Gilias (Genus Gilia)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 11:32 AM MDT

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 11:55 AM MDT

Description

One of the hedgehogs exhibiting the hummingbird pollination syndrome

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Banana Yucca (Yucca baccata)

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stevejones

Date

April 21, 2017 11:59 AM MDT

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Few-flowered Bluedicks (Dipterostemon capitatus ssp. pauciflorus)

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stevejones

Date

April 21, 2017 12:02 PM MDT

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Grasses (Family Poaceae)

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stevejones

Date

April 21, 2017 12:00 PM MDT

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Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa)

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stevejones

Date

April 21, 2017 12:16 PM MDT

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Gambel Oak (Quercus gambelii)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 12:18 PM MDT

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 11:05 AM MDT

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Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)

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stevejones

Date

April 21, 2017 11:12 AM MDT

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Mexican Yellow (Abaeis mexicana)

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stevejones

Date

April 21, 2017 11:14 AM MDT

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California Flannelbush (Fremontodendron californicum)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 11:24 AM MDT

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Goldenflower Century Plant (Agave chrysantha)

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stevejones

Date

April 21, 2017 11:25 AM MDT

Description

Who thought this plant was "not green enough"?

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Black-throated Gray Warbler (Setophaga nigrescens)

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stevejones

Date

April 21, 2017 11:26 AM MDT

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stevejones

Date

April 21, 2017 11:32 AM MDT

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Arizona Singleleaf Pinyon (Pinus monophylla ssp. fallax)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 11:35 AM MDT

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Ashy Silktassel (Garrya flavescens)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 11:52 AM MDT

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Utah Serviceberry (Amelanchier utahensis)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 11:54 AM MDT

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Running Fleabane (Erigeron tracyi)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 11:59 AM MDT

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Gray Oak (Quercus grisea)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 12:16 PM MDT

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Cory's Mistletoe (Phoradendron coryae)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 12:18 PM MDT

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Alligator Juniper (Juniperus deppeana)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 12:20 PM MDT

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Arizona Mariposa Lily (Calochortus ambiguus)

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stevejones

Date

April 21, 2017 12:27 PM MDT

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Gray Oak (Quercus grisea)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 12:33 PM MDT

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Arizona Mariposa Lily (Calochortus ambiguus)

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stevejones

Date

April 21, 2017 12:35 PM MDT

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Little Barley (Hordeum pusillum)

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stevejones

Date

April 21, 2017 12:46 PM MDT

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Goldenflower Century Plant (Agave chrysantha)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 12:52 PM MDT

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Sacahuista (Nolina microcarpa)

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stevejones

Date

April 21, 2017 12:53 PM MDT

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 12:56 PM MDT

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Goldenflower Century Plant (Agave chrysantha)

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stevejones

Date

April 21, 2017 01:01 PM MDT

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Emory Oak (Quercus emoryi)

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stevejones

Date

April 21, 2017 12:33 PM MDT

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Bajada Lupine (Lupinus concinnus)

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stevejones

Date

April 21, 2017 12:45 PM MDT

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Nevada Biscuitroot (Lomatium nevadense)

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stevejones

Date

April 21, 2017 12:45 PM MDT

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Spinystar (Escobaria vivipara)

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stevejones

Date

April 21, 2017 12:46 PM MDT

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stevejones

Date

April 21, 2017 12:50 PM MDT

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Dodders (Genus Cuscuta)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 12:51 PM MDT

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Pointleaf Manzanita (Arctostaphylos pungens)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 12:54 PM MDT

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Manzanita Leafgall Aphid (Tamalia coweni)

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stevejones

Date

April 21, 2017 12:54 PM MDT

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Lesser Yellowthroat Gilia (Gilia flavocincta)

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stevejones

Date

April 21, 2017 12:55 PM MDT

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stevejones

Date

April 21, 2017 12:59 PM MDT

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Silky Evolvulus (Evolvulus sericeus)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 01:01 PM MDT

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New Mexico Bird's-foot Trefoil (Acmispon oroboides)

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stevejones

Date

April 21, 2017 01:03 PM MDT

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Cassin's Kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 01:04 PM MDT

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Southwestern Mock Vervain (Glandularia gooddingii)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 01:11 PM MDT

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Rusby's Globemallow (Sphaeralcea rusbyi)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 01:12 PM MDT

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Blackfoot Daisy (Melampodium leucanthum)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 01:13 PM MDT

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Spinystar (Escobaria vivipara)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 01:14 PM MDT

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Sugar Bush (Rhus ovata)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 01:16 PM MDT

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Tahoka Daisy (Machaeranthera tanacetifolia)

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stevejones

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April 21, 2017 01:18 PM MDT

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Little Barley (Hordeum pusillum)

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stevejones

Date

April 21, 2017 01:19 PM MDT

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Squirreltail (Elymus elymoides)

Observer

stevejones

Date

April 21, 2017 01:20 PM MDT

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Firecracker Penstemon (Penstemon eatonii)

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stevejones

Date

April 21, 2017 01:31 PM MDT

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Arizona Mariposa Lily (Calochortus ambiguus)

Observer

stevejones

Date

April 21, 2017 01:07 PM MDT

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