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Western US Wildflowers 2009

In July of 2009 the Nelson family embarked on an orchid hunting expedition, traveling by car from their home in NYC to the west coast. Represented here are some of the non-orchid species that were found in the mountains of Colorado, Washington, Oregon and California.
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Lupinus latifolius Olympic Nat'l Park, WA 7/12/09
Lupinus latifolius Olympic Nat'l Park, WA 7/12/09		 Lupinus latifolius habitat. Yosemite Nat'l Park, CA 7/21/09
Lupinus latifolius habitat. Yosemite Nat'l Park, CA 7/21/09		 Castellija miniata Olympic Nat'l Park, Wa 7/12/09
Castellija miniata Olympic Nat'l Park, Wa 7/12/09		 Heracleum maximum with Castilleja miniata Olympic Nat'l Park, Wa
Heracleum maximum with Castilleja miniata Olympic Nat'l Park, Wa
Castilleja miniata, Hurricane Ridge Road, Olympic Nat'l Park, Wa 7/12/09
Castilleja miniata, Hurricane Ridge Road, Olympic Nat'l Park, Wa 7/12/09		 Erythronium montanum top of Hurricane Ridge, Olympic Nat'l Park, Wa 7/12/09
Erythronium montanum top of Hurricane Ridge, Olympic Nat'l Park, Wa 7/12/09		 Dodecatheon pulchellum Olympic Nat'l Park, Wa 7/12/09
Dodecatheon pulchellum Olympic Nat'l Park, Wa 7/12/09		 Tom Nelson amidst the floral wonders along Hurricane Ridge Road, Olympic Park, Wa 7/12/09
Tom Nelson amidst the floral wonders along Hurricane Ridge Road, Olympic Park, Wa 7/12/09
Pedicularis groenlandica Olympic Nat'l park, Wa 7/12/09
Pedicularis groenlandica Olympic Nat'l park, Wa 7/12/09		 Lilium columbianum with Castilleja miniata. Olympic Nat'l Park, Wa 7/12/09
Lilium columbianum with Castilleja miniata. Olympic Nat'l Park, Wa 7/12/09		 Lilium columbianum w. Lupinus latifolia. Roadside profusion, Olympic Nat'l Park, Wa 7/12/09
Lilium columbianum w. Lupinus latifolia. Roadside profusion, Olympic Nat'l Park, Wa 7/12/09		 Aquilegia formosa Lassen Nat'l Park, Ca 7/3/09
Aquilegia formosa Lassen Nat'l Park, Ca 7/3/09
Stenanthium occidentale Middle Fork Smith River, Siskiyou Mts. Ca 7/6/09
Stenanthium occidentale Middle Fork Smith River, Siskiyou Mts. Ca 7/6/09		 Phyllodoce empetriformis Hurricane ridge, Olympic Nat'l park, Wa 7/12/09
Phyllodoce empetriformis Hurricane ridge, Olympic Nat'l park, Wa 7/12/09		 Dicentra formosa Crater Lake Nat'l Park, Oregon. 7/7/09
Dicentra formosa Crater Lake Nat'l Park, Oregon. 7/7/09		 Digitalis purpurea Middle Fork Smith River, Ca 7/6/09
Digitalis purpurea Middle Fork Smith River, Ca 7/6/09
Sarcodes sanguinea Lassen Nat'l Park, Ca 7/3/09
Sarcodes sanguinea Lassen Nat'l Park, Ca 7/3/09		 Sarcodes sanguinea Lassen Park, Ca 7/3/09
Sarcodes sanguinea Lassen Park, Ca 7/3/09		 Darlingtonia californicum close-up. South Fork Smith River, Ca 75/09
Darlingtonia californicum close-up. South Fork Smith River, Ca 75/09		 Darlingtonia californicum South Fork Smith River, Ca 7/5/09
Darlingtonia californicum South Fork Smith River, Ca 7/5/09
Darlingtonia californicum, ibid
Darlingtonia californicum, ibid		 Darlingtonia californicum, ibid
Darlingtonia californicum, ibid		 Darlingtonia californicum habitat. ibid
Darlingtonia californicum habitat. ibid		 Mimulus aurantiacus. SFB Morse Botanical Preserve, Pebble Beach, Ca 9/19/09
Mimulus aurantiacus. SFB Morse Botanical Preserve, Pebble Beach, Ca 9/19/09
Xerophyllum tenax Mt Hood, Ore 7/9/09
Xerophyllum tenax Mt Hood, Ore 7/9/09		 Xerophyllum tenax. Mt Hood, Ore 7/9/09
Xerophyllum tenax. Mt Hood, Ore 7/9/09		 Tom Nelson Photographing Xerophyllum tenax. Mt Hood, Ore 7/19/09
Tom Nelson Photographing Xerophyllum tenax. Mt Hood, Ore 7/19/09		 Castilleja miniata near Leadville, Co 7/25/09
Castilleja miniata near Leadville, Co 7/25/09
Castilleja miniata near Leadville, Co, 7/25/09
Castilleja miniata near Leadville, Co, 7/25/09		 Castilleja miniata and occidentalis near Leadville, Co 7/25/09
Castilleja miniata and occidentalis near Leadville, Co 7/25/09		 Zygadenus elegans with Castilleja occidentalis near Leadville Co 7/25/09
Zygadenus elegans with Castilleja occidentalis near Leadville Co 7/25/09		 Zigadenus elegans near Leadville Co 7/25/09
Zigadenus elegans near Leadville Co 7/25/09
A hillside covered with Castilleja occidentalis. Near Leadville, Co 7/25/09
A hillside covered with Castilleja occidentalis. Near Leadville, Co 7/25/09		 Calachortus gunnisonii Near nederland, Co 7/25/09
Calachortus gunnisonii Near nederland, Co 7/25/09		 Calochortus gunnisonii close up. Near Nederland, Co 7/25/09
Calochortus gunnisonii close up. Near Nederland, Co 7/25/09		 Calachortus gunnisonii near Nederland Co 7/25/09
Calachortus gunnisonii near Nederland Co 7/25/09
Calachortus gunnisonii, pink-flowered form. Near Nederland, Co 7/25/09
Calachortus gunnisonii, pink-flowered form. Near Nederland, Co 7/25/09		 Calachortus macrocarpus Near John Day, Ore 7/8/09
Calachortus macrocarpus Near John Day, Ore 7/8/09		 Calachortus macrocarpus with insect. Near John Day, Ore 7/25/09
Calachortus macrocarpus with insect. Near John Day, Ore 7/25/09
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Guest 30-Dec-2009 04:06
Hi Tom,
Great stuff! I wish I was with you to see the pink Calochortus gunnisonii!!!!!
Thanks for sharing,
Ron P
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