Although there is an abundance of leafy greens, many flowers and a lively stream, the soil looks dry. Many of the herbacious plants have aphids, which in my gardening experience, is a sign of stress.
Sadly, we were too late for ladyslippers.
Sadly, we were too late for ladyslippers.
6-26 Holy Ghost Creek, Pecos Wilderness
Apiaceae (Parsley family)
water hemlock Cicuta maculata
common cowparsnip Heracleum maximum
mountain parsley Pseudocymoptrus montanus
Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)
spreading dogbane Apocynum androsaemifolium
Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family)
showy milkweed Asclepias speciosa
Asparagaceae (Asparagus family)
reclassified from Liliaceae
nodding onion Allium cernuum
Asteraceae (Aster family)
western yarrow Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis
yellow thistle Cirsium pallidum
spreading fleabane Erigeron divergens
fleabane Erigeron sp.
Newberry's hymenopappus Hymenopappus newberryi
orange sneezeweed Hymenoxys hoopesii
blackeyed susan Rudbeckia hirta
tall Easterdaisy Townsendia eximia
yellow salsify Tragopogon dubius
Boraginaceae (Borage family)
Franciscan bluebells Mertensia franciscana
Brassicaceae (Mustard family)
western wallflower Erysimum capitatum
Campanulaceae (Bellflower family)
Parry's bellflower Campanula parryi
harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Fabaceae (Bean family)
red clover Trifolium pratense
white clover Trifolium repens
Geraniaceae (Geranium family)
redstem stork's bill Erodium cicutarium
purple geranium Geranium caespitosum
Richardson's geranium Geranium richardsonii
Hydrangeaceae (Hydrangea Family)
fivepetal cliffbush Jamesia americana
Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf family)
Fendler's waterleaf Hydrophyllum fendleri
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
American dragonhead Dracocephalum parviflorum
mintleaf bergamot Monarda fistulosa var. menthifola
Linaceae (Flax family)
blue flax Linum lewisii var. lewisii
Plantaginaceae (Plaintan family)
reclassified from Scrophulariaceae
brooklime Veronica americana
Polemoniaceae (Phlox family)
scarlet gilia Ipomopsis aggregata
Holy Ghost ipomopsis Ipomopsis sancti-spiritus
Primulaceae (Primrose family)
darkthroat shootingstar Dodecatheon pulchellum
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Macoun's buttercup Ranunculus macounii
Fendler's meadow-rue Thalictrum fendleri
Rosaceae (Rose family)
prairie smoke geum triflorum
pretty cinquefoil Potentilla pulcherrima
Woods' rose Rosa woodsii
thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus
Rubiaceae (Madder family)
northern bedstraw Galium boreale
Scrophulariaceae (Snapdragon family)
seep monkeyflower Mimulus guttatus
fernleaf lousewort Pedicularis procera syn. P. grayi
scarlet penstemon Penstemon barbatus ssp torreyi
Valerianaceae (Valerian family)
tobacco root Valeriana edulis
Verbenaceae (Verbena family)
spike verbena Verbena macdougalii
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| common cowparsnip Heracleum maximum |
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| water hemlock Cicuta maculata |
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| thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus |
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| mintleaf bergamot Monarda fistulosa var. menthifola |
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| pretty cinquefoil Potentilla pulcherrima |
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| fleabane Erigeron sp. |
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| Holy Ghost ipomopsis Ipomopsis sancti-spiritus (RARE & ENDANGERED) |
