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| Fairy Slipper (Calypso bulbosa), an endangered orchid |
By Ed Schmahl
[Editor's Note: Ed Schmahl and Chuck Smythe have been hiking buddies since 1966. They've spent uncounted thousands of hours in the mountains of Colorado.]
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| Sky Pilot (It grows only near mountain tops; it has a strong, peppery smell that some people hate) |
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| Red Spotted Coralroot, another rare orchid (It grows on rotting wood deep in the forest) |
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| Columbine high on Huron Peak, Collegiate Peaks |
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| Larkspur (It loves open, sunny meadows) |
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| Pinus Gaudensis, Ponderosa Pine buds |
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| Monk’s Hood (It grows only in wet meadows up near timberline) |
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| Aspen, fall snowstorm ("Amber Cloud") |
Copyright © 2014 by Ed Schmahl
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From Colorado, a mountain floral display to amaze the eye and gladden the heart. Orchid, Larkspur, Columbine, Coralroot, Monk's Head, Ponderosa Pine buds, "Amber Cloud"....[Thank you, Ed!]
ReplyDeletethanks, beware the roo!
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