I've been busy--another hiking thread with plants. This time we're going into the Glacier Peak Wilderness. Glacier Peak is Washington State's 4th highest mountain-- and also a stratovolcano--but few people see it because it's really inaccessible, surrounded by roadless wilderness in the vast Mt Baker Snoqualmie National Forest. One trailhead into that wilderness is via Lost Creek Ridge, about 2-1/2 hours drive from Seattle. A short thread #hiking #backpacking #PNW #nativeplants #getoutside
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Coyote Thistle for #ThistleThursday due to the common name... but this plant is actually in the Apiaceae family, while thistles belong to the Asteraceae 🤪
The scientific name is Eryngium aristulatum var. parishii and another common name is San Diego Button Celery.
This is a rare/endangered native plant, due to limited distribution and habitat loss. It grows in vernal pools, of which >90% in San Diego have been lost due to development.
#NativePlants #SanDiego #NaturePhotography #CloseUp #VernalPool #Nature #Plants #BloomScrolling #Florespondence #VernalPools #IntimateLandscape #RarePlants #SouthernCalifornia #Endangered
Spurges are generally pretty weird in my opinion, and the aptly-named Beetle Spurge (Euphorbia eriantha) justly earns a spot in the top part of the list.
Maybe it's alien and should be called UFOrbia? 😅
Photographed in southern Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California.
#FlowerFriday #Flowers #NativePlants #SouthernCalifornia #Desert #BloomScrolling #Florespondence #CloseUp #Macro #NaturePhotography #MacroPhotography #SanDiego #AnzaBorrego #Euphorbia #Spurge #Euphorbiaceae #Herbs #FloralFriday #FlowersOnFriday #Weird #StrangePlants
