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MtnGoat
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MtnGoat
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 Tue Jul 31, 2018 1:23 pm |
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We found this interesting flower thingy last weekend at Jumpoff Mtn (5700') near Rimrock.
Flower/seedpod/bulbous thingies are dry to the touch, and hollow.
Botany experts say it's a .....? 
Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock. - Will Rogers
Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock. - Will Rogers
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gb
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Tue Jul 31, 2018 2:22 pm |
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Probably Astragalus whitneyi assuming it was east of the crest and between 4500-6500' on lithosol soil.
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JimK
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Tue Jul 31, 2018 2:45 pm |
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gb has the correct name. We have just called it locoweed.
Here is some from Tronsen Ridge.
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MtnGoat
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Tue Jul 31, 2018 4:12 pm |
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I looked up lithosol soil, yes, definitely that. No horizons, barely 'soil' at all, very much just small rocks and dust. The road in is one rocky, relentless affair...12+ miles of driving on what seems like broken bricks, I'm not sure I ever got above 2nd gear.
thanks for the ID!
Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock. - Will Rogers
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