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Buckwheat

Photo by BonnieLewis
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Field Notes

Notes:

I took this photo yesterday, while hiking the Highline Trail in Glacier National Park at an elevation of about 6,500'. As it was an 11 mile hike, and I was BEYOND exhausted when I took it, the details are fuzzy.
The individual clusters are about dime-sized. The area was sparsely wooded, with dappled sunlight.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (8)
BonnieLewis
Thank you Leuba. Now I've learned something new today too!
Leuba Ridgway
I've learnt something new today ! If this is buckwheat then you've got 72 members in this Order in Montana alone. I hope you find the one - they are all pretty http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Buckwheats_of_Montana
BonnieLewis
Sounds good Leuba. I have added a tighter cropped image for more clarity.
Leuba Ridgway
Thanks Bonnie. If you don't mind, I will edit your spotting and place your notes in the allocated space above so it goes to make the spotting complete.
BonnieLewis
Leuba, Thanks so much for your interest. I took this photo yesterday, while hiking the Highline Trail in Glacier National Park at an elevation of about 6,500'. As it was an 11 mile hike, and I was BEYOND exhausted when I took it, the details are fuzzy. The individual clusters are about dime-sized. The area was sparsely wooded, with dappled sunlight.
StirredMocha
Looks like a buckwheat (Eriogonum sp.) but don't know which species
Leuba Ridgway
These look attractive. I wonder if the red specks are individual flowers.. nice ! Could you please write a little about where you found the plant ( Habitat), it's size (approx), leaf structure and anything that might help with an ID (Description). Thanks, Bonnie.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2014

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