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Metropolis Wildflowers

Elko County, Nevada

Photographs were taken in June, 2001, around the ghost town of Metropolis.

 

(Click on Pictures to View ORIGINAL HIGHER CLARITY Photo)

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^ Lupine
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^ cinquefoil (one of the herbaceous forms, as opposed to the more known shrubby form)
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^ Blue-eyed Grass
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^  Similar to Fringed Grass of Parnassas (?)

 

Preliminary ID by:  Mrs. Lois Ports

 

References:

Anderson, Steve, Eriksen, Lisa, Howell, Cheri, Ports, Lois, Seymour, Lisa, 1998,

Ruby Mountain Flora, Humboldt National Forest Interpretive Association

     

Dorward, Doreen, Swanson, Sally, 1993, Along Mountain Trails (and in Boggy Meadows),

Boggy Meadows Press, Ketchum, Idaho - Available at: 

 

Available from:  Northeastern Nevada Museum

 


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Recent Photos by:  Dan Turner