Deschutes flower ID

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anna in boots
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Deschutes flower ID

Post by anna in boots » March 9th, 2009, 6:58 pm

Is this Creeping buttercup? Seen on the wetter sides of hills in the Deschutes.
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It's real purdy....
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...and goes so well with the topography.
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And I saw this furry, dessicated tuft on the dry side of those hills. Looked and felt like cotton.
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The plant was a bit ratty but still sturdy and stiff after the winter winds.
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Re: Deschutes flower ID

Post by Waffle Stomper » March 9th, 2009, 11:07 pm

I think the yellow flower is a sagebrush buttercup 9Ranunculus glaberrimus).

I don't know what the 'lil furry one is.
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Re: Deschutes flower ID

Post by cfm » March 10th, 2009, 6:23 am

I found some Ranunculus glaberrimus out there too, and agree on the species name.
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