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Yellow Salsify

Photo by MelonyDixon
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Field Notes

Description:

Yellow flower about 18 inches.

Habitat:

Rocky Mountains up the Poudre Canyon.

Notes:

Thanks to whomever figured out the name!

Species ID Suggestions

Yellow Salsify, Goatsbeard

Tragopogon dubius

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Comments (3)
SueWesterh
Incredible! I agree with the pure mathematics statement.
sttweets
Nice picture, look at the symmetry in nature. Pure mathematics!
Dan Doucette
Very cool! I like the spikes at the end of the petals.

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Flowers of North America
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PublishedJuly 3, 2011

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