Seven of us -- Debi, Collette, Kay, Rich, me and newcomers Cori and Joan spent a gorgeous morning up at Steve's Stark's 40 acres of paradise. This was our first WW foray to this location, and Steve didn't think we'd find much, but glad to say he was wrong. We found over 40 species of plants, many we had never seen before. Forward momentum was pretty slow, but that is what it's all about!
The seasonal lake on the property has shrunk to a pond, leaving behind all sorts of flowering plants that thrive in this seasonal wetland prairie environment. The highlight was coming upon a shimmering silvery pink acre of Prairie Smoke. Truly stunning.
Steve offered cold water at the end of our circumnavigation to us "Weed Walkers", as he called us. We will definitely be back next year.
Respectfully submitted, Your Flower Floozy Liz
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Bach's calicoflower_Downingia bacigalupi
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Bleeding heart_Dicentra formosa
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Broadleaf lupine_Lupinus latifolius
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California stickseed_Hackelia californica
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California water plantain_Damsonium californicum
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Field peppergrass_Lepidium campestre
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Grassy tarweed_Madia gracilis
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Hairy Indian paintbrush_Castilleja tenuis
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Idaho blue-eyed grass_Sisyrinchium idahoensis
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Narrowleaf mule's ears_Wyethia angustifolia
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Oregon checker-mallow_Sidalcea oregano
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Oregon geranium_Geranium oreganum
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Pacific coral-root_Corallorrhiza mertensiana
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Prairie smoke & Larkspur
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Prairie smoke acres
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Prairie smoke_Geum triflorum
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Sheep sorrel_Rumex acetosella
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Silverleaf phacelia_Phacelia hastata
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Skullcap snapdragon_Scutellaria antirrhinoides
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Slender phlox_Microsteris gracilis (1)
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Slender phlox_Microsteris gracilis
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Sticky cinquefoil_Potentilla glandulosa
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Western starflower_Trientalis borealis
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Woodrush pussy toe_Antennaria luzuloides
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Woolly-head clover_Trifolium eriocephalum
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Yellow salsify_Tragopogon dubius
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