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  • Sunflower with bee. Ballenberg Swiss Open-Air Museum, near Brienz, Bern canton, Switzerland, Europe.
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  • Bristle thistle seen on foggy day descent from Jochpass. Swiss Via Alpina (National Route 1), Day 6: From Hotel Sonnwendhof in Engelberg, we rode the Titlis gondola lift to Trübsee, where we walked 0.7 mile to take the Jochpass chairlift to the top, where we walked down to Hotel Engstlenalp (2.3 miles with 1250 feet of descent) in Switzerland, Europe.
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  • Echinocereus triglochidiatus is a species of hedgehog cactus commonly known as claret cup cactus, Mojave mound cactus, or kingcup cactus. (It is the official state cactus of Colorado.) Starting at River Mile 134.5, a portion of our party disembarked our rafts for a hike one way up beautiful Tapeats Creek Trail to the wondrous Thunder Spring and River, across remote Surprise Valley Trail, then down Deer Creek Trail to meet others of our group at The Patio and Deer Creek Falls at River Mile 136.9. This scenic one-way traverse was 8 miles with 2300 feet gain (measured by my smartphone GPS app). Day 10 of 16 days rafting 226 miles down the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA.
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  • Stonecrop flower. For thousands of years, the Witsuwet'en First Nations people have fished for salmon where the Bulkley River plunges through Witset Canyon (formerly Moricetown), in British Columbia, Canada. Evidence of inhabitants are carbon-dated as far back as 5500 years ago, as displayed in Widzin Kwah Diyik Be Yikh (Widzin Kwah Canyon House Museum, http://tourismwitset.com). Starting in 1887, pioneer Catholic missionary Father Adrien-Gabriel Morice renamed the village as Moricetown after himself, to the admonishment of the church. The current village was built during the early 1900s. On May 5, 2018, the community officially reverted Moricetown back to the original name, Witset.
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  • Bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva) wildflowers bloom pink. Near Blewett Pass, hike 6-7 miles with 2400 feet cumulative gain from Iron Creek to Teanaway Ridge, in Washington, USA.
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  • The icy Bernina Range rises above Ova da Roseg river valley, near Pontresina, Switzerland, in the Bernina Alps, Europe. Tschierva Glacier flows from the peaks clustered on left: Piz Bernina (4049 m), Piz Scerscen (3971 m) and Piz Roseg (3937 m). At right (west), Roseg Glacier flows from Piz Glüschaint (3594 m). Val Roseg is in the Swiss canton of Graubünden (or Grisons / Grigioni / Grischun); the lower Roseg Valley is in Pontresina, whereas the upper valley is in an exclave of Samedan Municipality. Hike from Pontresina up Roseg Valley to Fuorcla Surlej for stunning views of Piz Bernina and Piz Roseg, finishing at Corvatsch Mittelstation Murtel cable car. Walking 14 km, we went up 1100 meters and down 150 m. Optionally shorten the hike to an easy 4 km via round trip lift. The Swiss valley of Engadine translates as the "garden of the En (or Inn) River" (Engadin in German, Engiadina in Romansh, Engadina in Italian), and is part of the Danube basin.
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  • The Matterhorn (4478 m/14,692 ft) rises above Zmutt Valley. From Zermatt, hike the scenic Höhbalmen Höhenweg loop via Bergrestaurant Edelweiss, Trift Hut and Zmutt, in the Pennine Alps, Switzerland, Europe. With delightful views of alpine meadows, peaks and glaciers, this strenuous walk went up and down 1200 meters over 21.6 km (13.4 miles).
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  • From Zermatt, hike the scenic Höhbalmen Höhenweg loop via Bergrestaurant Edelweiss, Trift Hut and Zmutt, in the Pennine Alps, Switzerland, Europe. With delightful views of the Matterhorn plus other peaks and glaciers, this strenuous walk went up and down 1200 meters over 21.6 km (13.4 miles).
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  • Bachalpsee reflects peaks above Grindelwald, in Bern canton, Switzerland, the Alps, Europe. Hike a very spectacular trail from Eigeralp farm at upper Bussalp, around Faulhorn to Bachalpsee, finishing at the gondola lift station at First, which descends to Grindelwald BGF. Along this hike on a clear day, admire breathtaking array of peaks: Wetterhorn, Schreckhorn, Finsteraarhorn (highest mountain in the Bernese Alps, at 4274 m or 14,022 ft), Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau. Eigeralp.ch offers a wonderful traditional breakfast and farm stays, and can be reached as follows: ride the private GrindelwaldBus.ch to the last stop in Bussalp, then ascend 40 minutes on foot. The Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch region is honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Alpine yellow composite wildflowers bloom along the Lisengrat ridge trail, in the Alpstein limestone range, Appenzell Alps, Switzerland, Europe. The aster, daisy or sunflower family (Asteraceae or Compositae) is the largest family of vascular plants. Weaving through limestone outcroppings, we hiked the stunning Lisengrat, a sinuous chain-protected trail from Rotsteinpass to the summit of Säntis. The Lisengrat is a magnificent ridge route between Säntis (2502 m / 8218 feet elevation) and Altmann (2435 m / 7989 ft), the two highest peaks in Appenzell's Alpstein range. The rocky route is safe, but can be scary for those with fear of heights. Shared by three cantons, Säntis can be reached easily via cable car or with effort via trails, to see vast mountain views across six countries: Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, France and Italy. The Appenzell Alps rise between Lake Walen and Lake Constance.
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  • Alpine yellow composite wildflowers bloom along the Lisengrat ridge trail, in the Alpstein limestone range, Appenzell Alps, Switzerland, Europe. The aster, daisy or sunflower family (Asteraceae or Compositae) is the largest family of vascular plants. Weaving through limestone outcroppings, we hiked the stunning Lisengrat, a sinuous chain-protected trail from Rotsteinpass to the summit of Säntis. The Lisengrat is a magnificent ridge route between Säntis (2502 m / 8218 feet elevation) and Altmann (2435 m / 7989 ft), the two highest peaks in Appenzell's Alpstein range. The rocky route is safe, but can be scary for those with fear of heights. Shared by three cantons, Säntis can be reached easily via cable car or with effort via trails, to see vast mountain views across six countries: Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, France and Italy. The Appenzell Alps rise between Lake Walen and Lake Constance. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • A female hiker's legs walk by Alpine yellow composite wildflowers blooming at Meglisalp near Bötzel pass in the Alpstein limestone range, Appenzell Alps, Switzerland, Europe. The aster, daisy or sunflower family (Asteraceae or Compositae) is the largest family of vascular plants. Appenzell Innerrhoden is Switzerland's most traditional and smallest-population canton (second smallest by area).
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  • Bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva) wildflowers bloom pink at North Table Mountain Biological Reserve on April 7, 2014, near Oroville, California, USA. Created by ancient lava (basalt) flows, Table Mountain is an elevated basalt mesa with beautiful vistas of spring wildflowers, waterfalls, lava outcrops, and a rare type of vernal pool, called Northern Basalt Flow Vernal Pools.
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  • Giant lupines (Lupinus weberbauerii) grow meter-tall flower stalks below snowy Mount Taulliraju (19,100 feet) in Tingopampa Valley, near Punta Union Pass, on the Santa Cruz Trek in Huascaran National Park, Peru, South America. Lupinus is a genus in the pea family (also called the legume, bean, or pulse family, scientific name Fabaceae or Leguminosae). UNESCO honored Huascaran National Park on the World Heritage List in 1985. Cordillera Blanca mountain range is in the Sierra Central of the Peruvian Andes.
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  • Heliconia, also popularly known as lobster-claw, wild plantain or false bird-of-paradise, is a beautiful flower with multi-color bracts and varied flower structure. The leaves resemble those of a banana plant. Heliconias are native to the tropical Americas and the Pacific Ocean islands west to Indonesia. Heliconia, formerly included in the family Musaceae, is now the only genus under Heliconiaceae. Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve, near Quito, Ecuador, South America.
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  • Italian Eryngo (Eryngium amethystinum) in the Schynige Platte Alpine Garden. From Berghotel Faulhorn, we hiked the spectacular trail to Schynige Platte (6.9 miles, 400 feet ascent, 2660 ft descent) in Switzerland, Europe. Then we took the scenic Schynige Platte cog train down to Wilderswil, where a train took us to Lauterbrunnen Bahnhof and adjacent Hotel Silberhorn. Berghotel Faulhorn was built in 1830, one of the oldest mountain hotels in the Alps. Earplugs are recommended for sleeping, as the old walls are thin. Perched on a remote precipice with great views especially at sunset and sunrise, Berghotel Faulhorn has flush toilets, but no drinking-water supply, nor guest showers. To save money, carry extra liters of drinking water from Grindelwald. In 2022, Berghotel Faulhorn charged 4 CHF per liter for hikers' tea, and 12 CHF per 1.5-liter bottle of drinking water. The hut's roof-gathered water is undrinkable (and our squeeze-filter didn't remove the bad taste). For personal hygiene, cold water is provided in the dormitory washroom, and the private rooms have nostalgic water jugs and bowls.
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  • Skunk cabbage. Murrelet State Wilderness, California, USA.
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  • Orange monkeyflower. High Peaks loop trail, Pinnacles National Park, California, USA
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  • Gentianopsis Holopetala / Sierra Fringed Gentian blooms purple at Honeymoon Lake in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, California, USA.
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  • Echinocereus triglochidiatus is a species of hedgehog cactus commonly known as claret cup cactus, Mojave mound cactus, or kingcup cactus. (It is the official state cactus of Colorado.) Starting at River Mile 134.5, a portion of our party disembarked our rafts for a hike one way up beautiful Tapeats Creek Trail to the wondrous Thunder Spring and River, across remote Surprise Valley Trail, then down Deer Creek Trail to meet others of our group at The Patio and Deer Creek Falls at River Mile 136.9. This scenic one-way traverse was 8 miles with 2300 feet gain (measured by my smartphone GPS app). Day 10 of 16 days rafting 226 miles down the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA.
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  • A hummingbird sucks nectar from a red ocotillo blossom. Ladder Canyon and Painted Canyon Loop Trail, Mecca Hills Wilderness, managed by BLM's Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office, near Mecca, California, USA.
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  • Yellow flower in Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, on the eastern edge of San Luis Valley, Sangre de Cristo Range, south-central Colorado, USA.
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  • Mountain Daisy (Celmisia genus). Rees Valley on Rees-Dart Track above Shelter Rock Hut, in Mount Aspiring National Park, Otago region, South Island of New Zealand.
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  • Mount John Observatory is run by the University of Canterbury, at Lake Tekapo, in the Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Nonnative Russell lupin flowers explode in color along Fairlie-Tekapo Road in early January 2019, in Canterbury region, South Island of New Zealand. The plant's diaspora began with David Douglas bringing the herbaceous lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus) from North America to Britain in the 1820s. In the early 1900s, George Russell, a horticulturist from York, UK, spent two decades breeding the Russell hybrids (Lupinus X russellii hort). First naturalized to New Zealand by local farmers wanting to beautify their landscape in the 1950s, Russell lupins have invaded large areas of roadsides, pastures, and riverbeds. This alien plant most threatens indigenous species in the braided river beds of Canterbury region. Russell lupin is classed as an invasive species in New Zealand, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Argentina, the Czech Republic, Finland, Lithuania, and Ukraine. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Pink & white flowers of liverleaf wintergreen / Pyrola asarifolia (formerly called Pink Wintergreen) is native to moist, wooded locations in western North America. Pyrola asarifolia has a single unbranched stem rising from basal rosettes of shiny, round, stalked leaves, topped by an elongated flower cluster, with between 5 and 25 heads. Leafless versions are saprophytes, which absorb their nutrients from the rich soil humus. Individual flowers are downward-pointing cups formed of five white, pale pink or reddish pink petals and centered on ten stamens. Stamens have white filaments and relatively long, purple anthers. Beneath the petals are five green sepals, longer than wide. At the base of the short flower stalks are a few narrow bracts, about as long as the stalk. Photographed in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada.
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  • Yellow flowers of Castilleja (Indian paintbrush or prairie-fire) bloom at North Kananaskis Pass in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada. Beatty Glacier is in the background. Castilleja is a genus of about 200 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants native to the west of the Americas plus northeast Asia. These plants are classified in the family Orobanchaceae and are hemiparasitic on the roots of grasses and forbs.
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  • Columbine flowers (genus Aquilegia, in the Buttercup family, Ranunculaceae). Lake of the Hanging Glacier trail, in the Purcell Range of the Columbia Mountains, British Columbia, Canada. The trailhead is 1.5 hours drive west of Radium Hot Springs on the dirt Horsethief Creek Forest Service Road. High clearance vehicle recommended. On 2018 July 19, via rough but dry roads plus two small streams crossed, our Toyota Prius V made it carefully to parking at 1 km from the trailhead, making the spectacular hike 11.7 miles round trip with 3100 feet cumulative gain. The scenic reward was worth hiking over and under 60 fallen trees each way.
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  • Fireweed alongside the Vermilion River at Marble Canyon in Kootenay National Park in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. For over 500 million years before tectonic forces thrust up the Rocky Mountains, a shallow tropical sea deposited carbonate sediments that became the limestone and dolomite rock seen in Kootenay's "Marble Canyon."
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  • Seed heads of Western pasqueflower (Anemone occidentalis, aka Pulsatilla occidentalis, in family Ranunculaceae). The Hound's Tooth (2819 meters) rises above Bugaboo Glacier in Bugaboo Provincial Park, in the Purcell Range of the Columbia Mountains, British Columbia, Canada. The Spires Trail to Conrad Kain Hut is 6 miles round trip with 2400 ft gain.
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  • Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja) flowers bloom red under the Hound's Tooth (2819 meters) and Bugaboo Glacier in Bugaboo Provincial Park, in the Purcell Range of the Columbia Mountains, British Columbia, Canada. The Spires Trail to Conrad Kain Hut is 6 miles round trip with 2400 ft gain. Castilleja is a genus of about 200 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants native to the west of the Americas plus northeast Asia. These plants are classified in the family Orobanchaceae and are hemiparasitic on the roots of grasses and forbs.
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  • Columbine flower (genus Aquilegia, in the Buttercup family, Ranunculaceae). Sherbrooke Lake, Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada.
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  • A desert rock nettle (Eucnide urens or desert stingbush) shrub blooms with creamy yellow flowers in Fall Canyon, a wilderness area in Death Valley National Park, California, USA.
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  • Pink flower, yellow center. Hunter Canyon hiking trail, on BLM land, Moab Kane Creek Blvd, Moab, Utah, USA. The BLM (Bureau of Land Management) is part of the United States Department of the Interior.
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  • Sligachan Old Bridge and Black Cuillin mountain range on Isle of Skye, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe. This image was stitched from several overlapping photos.
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  • Hike through fields of purple heather flowers from Great Broughton to Blakey Ridge, in North York Moors National Park, North Yorkshire county, England, United Kingdom, Europe. British taxpayers subsidize this privately-owned National Park, where the high, semi-natural moorland is managed by farmers and landowners for traditional sheep farming and grouse shooting. Burning the heather encourages new growth to provide food for sheep and the native red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotica, a subspecies of willow ptarmigan). Controversial killing of foxes, stoats and crows (predator control) is done to increase grouse density. While only a rich elite can afford the regulated hunt for grouse, hunting infrastructure supports the local economy. Three types of heather grow on the North York Moors: 1) Ling (Calluna vulgaris), the most common type here, has very tiny pink flowers generally blooming in mid- to late-August; 2) Bell heather has dark pink or purple bell-shaped flowers; 3) Cross-leaved heath, found in boggy areas, blooms with pale pink bell-shaped flowers. England Coast to Coast hike day 11 of 14. [This image, commissioned by Wilderness Travel, is not available to any other agency providing group travel in the UK, but may otherwise be licensable from Tom Dempsey – please inquire at PhotoSeek.com.]
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  • Marsh Orchid. Borrowdale valley in Lake District National Park, United Kingdom, Europe. England Coast to Coast hike with Wilderness Travel, day 3 of 14: from Wasdale Head to Seathwaite. From Wasdale Head, we climbed to 1637-foot Styhead Pass, then descended via Styhead Tarn to the valley of Borrowdale. Overnight at Keswick Country House, in Cumbria county. [This image, commissioned by Wilderness Travel, is not available to any other agency providing group travel in the UK, but may otherwise be licensable from Tom Dempsey – please inquire at PhotoSeek.com.]
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  • Ohia or Ohi'a Lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha, in the Myrtle family, Myrtaceae) is the most abundant tree in the Hawaiian Islands, and is one of the first trees to colonize lava flows, as here in Kilauea Iki crater. Its brush-like flower stamens are usually red. The walkable pit crater of Kilauea Iki (adjacent to the larger caldera of Kilauea) is still warm after last erupting in 1959, in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, on the Big Island, Hawaii, USA. Established in 1916 and later expanded, the park (HVNP) encompasses two active volcanoes: Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, and Mauna Loa, the world's most massive shield volcano. HVNP is honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and International Biosphere Reserve.
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  • Philippine Ground Orchid (Spathoglottis plicata), native to Southeast Asia, was introduced to Hawaii as an ornamental garden plant and it later naturalized in the wild. The violet-pink or magenta-purple flowers have 5 oval-shaped pink, purple, or white tepals (2 side petals and 3 petal-like sepals) and a similarly colored, spade-shaped labellum. The leaves emerge from pseudobulbs and are bright green, linear-lanceolate, and distinctively plicate (having fanlike folds along their length). It was photographed within the first mile of the Kalalau Trail in Na Pali Coast State Wilderness Park on the island of Kauai, Hawaii, USA.
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  • Lodging in Princeville, on the island of Kauai, Hawaii, USA. Orange flowers of the African Tulip Tree (Spathodea campanulata).
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  • A pink orchid blooms in Allerton Garden, on the south shore of Kauai, Hawaii, USA. Address: 4425 Lawai Rd, Koloa, HI 96756. Nestled in a valley transected by the Lawai Stream ending in Lawai Bay, Allerton Garden is one of five gardens of the non-profit National Tropical Botanical Garden (ntbg.org).
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  • Pink & yellow tropical flower. Allerton Garden, on the south shore of Kauai, Hawaii, USA. Address: 4425 Lawai Rd, Koloa, HI 96756. Nestled in a valley transected by the Lawai Stream ending in Lawai Bay, Allerton Garden is one of five gardens of the non-profit National Tropical Botanical Garden (ntbg.org).
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  • A water lily, genus Nymphaea, blooms white & yellow in the koi pond at Allerton Garden, Kauai, Hawaii, USA. The genus name for water lilies, Nymphaea, is from the Greek nymphaia and Latin nymphaea, literally "water lily," inspired by the nymphs mythology. Ornamental Koi (nishikigoi, "brocaded carp") were selectively bred from domesticated common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in Japan starting in the 1820s. If allowed to breed freely, the koi subspecies will revert to original carp coloration within a few generations. Native to Central Europe and Asia, carp were first bred for color mutations in China more than a thousand years ago, where selective breeding of the Prussian carp (Carassius gibelio) eventually developed goldfish (Carassius auratus), which is a species distinct from common carp and koi. Allerton Garden is on the south shore of Kauai, Hawaii, USA, at address: 4425 Lawai Rd, Koloa, HI 96756. Nestled in a valley transected by the Lawai Stream ending in Lawai Bay, Allerton Garden is one of five gardens of the non-profit National Tropical Botanical Garden (ntbg.org). Published in 2018 on the COVER and inside of 2019 Mark Nepo wall calendar, and also in the separate Meditation 2019 wall calendar, by Amber Lotus Publishing, Oregon. For licensing options for this image (not available for use in any other company's 2019 wall calendar, but otherwise licensable), please contact Tom Dempsey at Photoseek.com.
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  • Air Plant or cathedral bells (Kalanchoe pinnata in the Stonecrop family, Crassulaceae) is an ornamental garden plant and medicinal herb native to Madagascar, and naturalized in Hawaii. The individual flowers are tubular, 1 inch (2.5 cm) long, enclosed in papery, inflated, green to reddish pink sepals, and have 4 red, narrowly triangular lobes. Starting in Koke'e State Park, the Awaawapuhi Trail descends through rainforest from 4120 feet elevation to drier landscapes at the spectacular valley rim of Nualolo and Awa'awapuhi valleys at 2500 feet. Kauai is in the Hawaiian Islands, USA. Hike 6.5 miles round trip accumulating 1800 feet gain, via lands managed by the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR). This air plant photo is from the remote Awaawapuhi Trail in Kokee State Park, Kauai, Hawaii, USA.
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  • Indian Camas (or Indian hyacinth or Wild hyacinth, Camassia quamash) is native to western North America. Its flowers bloom in various shades of blue. DNA and biochemical studies by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group have reassigned Camassia from the Lily family to the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. The scientific species name "quamash" is from a Nez Perce term for the plant's bulb, which was gathered and used as a food source by tribes in the Pacific Northwest. Hike the Bluff Trail in Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, on Whidbey Island, Washington, USA.
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  • This natural garden on the forest floor includes: white bunchberry flowers (Cornus canadensis, or Dwarf Dogwood, Dwarf Cornel, or Crackerberry); heart-shaped leaves of False Lily-of-the-Valley (Maianthemum, in the Lily Family); and ferns. Hike Barclay Creek Trail to Barclay Lake, under Baring Mountain, near Baring, US Highway 2, Washington, USA.
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  • Arrowleaf Balsamroot blooms yellow on the Iron Creek to Teanaway Ridge Trail, in Wenatchee National Forest, near Blewett Pass, Washington, USA. In the background, Mount Stuart (9415 feet / 2870 meters), the second highest non-volcanic peak in the state, rises prominently in the Cascade Range. Arrowleaf Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata, in the aster/daisy family, Asteraceae/Compositae) is native to much of western North America from British Columbia to California to the Dakotas, growing in many types of habitat from mountain forests to grassland to desert scrub. All of the plant can be eaten, albeit bitter and pine-like in taste. Hike Teanaway Ridge Trail 6-7 miles with 2400 feet cumulative gain.
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  • White hybrid rhododendron flowers bloom over bench, in Meerkerk Gardens, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. To see the park's blossoms at their spectacular peak, visit around late April or early May. Getting there: 2 miles south of Greenbank, turn east at the corner of Highway 525 and Resort Road, and go to 3531 Meerkerk Lane. (Photo was taken May 22, 2015.)
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  • Marc Commbell Rwain hybrid rhododendron flowers bloom white and red in Meerkerk Gardens, on Whidbey Island, in the state of Washington, USA. To see the park's blossoms at their spectacular peak, visit around late April or early May. Getting there: 2 miles south of Greenbank, turn east at the corner of Highway 525 and Resort Road, and go to 3531 Meerkerk Lane. (Photo was taken May 22, 2015.)
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  • From Zermatt, hike the scenic Höhbalmen Höhenweg loop via Bergrestaurant Edelweiss, Trift Hut and Zmutt, in the Pennine Alps, Switzerland, Europe. With delightful views of the Matterhorn plus other peaks and glaciers, this strenuous walk went up and down 1200 meters over 21.6 km (13.4 miles).
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  • Butterfly on Edelweiss flower, in Trift Valley in the Pennine/Valais Alps, Switzerland, Europe. Edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum) is in the Asteraceae/daisy/sunflower family. Ideal for hiking in a natural setting, Trift is the only Valley in Zermatt free of railways, lifts or ski runs.
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  • Sunrise on the Matterhorn, seen from Zermatt, Pennine Alps, Switzerland, Europe. Flowing through town is the Matter Vispa, a river tributary of the Rhone.
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  • Sunrise on the Matterhorn, seen from City Hotel Garni Zermatt, Pennine Alps, Switzerland, Europe.
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  • Sunrise on the Matterhorn, seen from City Hotel Garni Zermatt, Pennine Alps, Switzerland, Europe.
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  • Sunset on the Matterhorn, seen from City Hotel Garni Zermatt, Pennine Alps, Switzerland, Europe.
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  • Sunset on the Matterhorn, seen from City Hotel Garni Zermatt, Pennine Alps, Switzerland, Europe.
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  • Zermatt, Switzerland, the Alps, Europe.
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  • Bellflowers or Glockenblumen (in the Campanula genus, Campanulaceae family) bloom in alpine meadows. Hike the dramatic Sentier des Chamois from Verbier, in Switzerland, the Alps, Europe. The Chamois Path starts at La Chaux ski lift and ends at Fionnay PostBus. Cross Col Termin (2648m/8688 ft) in Haut Val de Bagnes nature reserve and descend to Lake Louvie via 1800s stone barns to the north, then to Fionnay (640 m up, 1415 m down in 8.5 hours). Optionally stay overnight in dorms Cabane de Louvie.
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  • Bellflowers or Glockenblumen (in the Campanula genus, Campanulaceae family) bloom in alpine meadows. Hike the dramatic Sentier des Chamois from Verbier, in Switzerland, the Alps, Europe. The Chamois Path starts at La Chaux ski lift and ends at Fionnay PostBus. Cross Col Termin (2648m/8688 ft) in Haut Val de Bagnes nature reserve and descend to Lake Louvie via 1800s stone barns to the north, then to Fionnay (640 m up, 1415 m down in 8.5 hours). Optionally stay overnight in dorms Cabane de Louvie.
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  • Hike the dramatic Sentier des Chamois from Verbier, in Switzerland, the Alps, Europe. The Chamois Path starts at La Chaux ski lift and ends at Fionnay PostBus. Cross Col Termin (2648m/8688 ft) in Haut Val de Bagnes nature reserve and descend to Lake Louvie via 1800s stone barns to the north, then to Fionnay (640 m up, 1415 m down in 8.5 hours). Along the way, we admired a group fighting of Hérens cows, ibex with huge horns, and the glaciers of Grand Combins. Optionally stay overnight in dorms Cabane de Louvie. For licensing options, please inquire.
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  • Fiesch is a municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. The Alps, Europe.
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  • Hike from First gondola lift station above Grindelwald, across Grosse Sheidegg pass, then walk down to Rosenlaui PostBus station for a ride to Meiringen. Switzerland, the Alps, Europe.
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  • Hike from Pfingstegg lift station to Berghaus Bäregg, above Grindelwald, Switzerland, the Alps, Europe.
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  • Hike a very spectacular trail from Eigeralp farm at upper Bussalp, around Faulhorn to Bachalpsee, finishing at the gondola lift station at First, which descends to Grindelwald BGF. Grindelwald is in the canton of Bern, Switzerland, the Alps, Europe. Along this hike on a clear day, admire breathtaking array of peaks: Wetterhorn, Schreckhorn, Finsteraarhorn (highest mountain in the Bernese Alps, at 4274 m or 14,022 ft), Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau. Eigeralp.ch offers a wonderful traditional breakfast and farm stays, and can be reached as follows: ride the private GrindelwaldBus.ch to the last stop in Bussalp, then ascend 40 minutes on foot. The Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch region is honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Bachalpsee reflects peaks above Grindelwald, in Bern canton, Switzerland, the Alps, Europe. Hike a very spectacular trail from Eigeralp farm at upper Bussalp, around Faulhorn to Bachalpsee, finishing at the gondola lift station at First, which descends to Grindelwald BGF. Along this hike on a clear day, admire breathtaking array of peaks: Wetterhorn, Schreckhorn, Finsteraarhorn (highest mountain in the Bernese Alps, at 4274 m or 14,022 ft), Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau. Eigeralp.ch offers a wonderful traditional breakfast and farm stays, and can be reached as follows: ride the private GrindelwaldBus.ch to the last stop in Bussalp, then ascend 40 minutes on foot. The Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch region is honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Mountain Houseleek, Sempervivum montanum, has pink star-staped flowers on red and green stalks, growing close to the ground often on rocks. Photographed near Bussalp, under the Faulhorn, Grindelwald, canton of Bern, Switzerland, the Alps, Europe.
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  • White alpine flowers of Cerastium fontanum (mouse-ear chickweed or starweed, in the family Caryophyllaceae) bloom at Kleine Scheidegg pass in Switzerland, Europe. Cerastium fontanum is native to Europe but introduced widely elsewhere.
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  • Walk downhill from Eigergletscher train station (Jungfraujoch "Top of Europe") to Alpiglen station, in the Grindelwald Valley, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Europe.
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  • Gimmelwald, Lauterbrunnen Valley, in Bern canton, Switzerland, Europe.
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  • Gimmelwald, Lauterbrunnen Valley, in Bern canton, Switzerland, Europe.
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  • Purple & orange alpine flower in Upper Lauterbrunnen Valley,<br />
Switzerland, the Alps, Europe. The Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch region is honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • We loved hiking to the quiet retreat of Berghotel Obersteinberg, which offers tremendous views of waterfalls and peaks in Upper Lauterbrunnen Valley, in the canton of Bern, Switzerland, Europe. Lit by candle light at night, this romantic escape built in the 1880s recalls an earlier era without power. The main luxuries here are flush toilets down the hall, and traditional Swiss hot meals. The private double rooms lack electricity, and bowls of water serve as bath and sink. Obersteinberg is a 2-hour walk from Stechelberg, or 4 hours from Mürren, in one of the world's most spectacular glaciated valleys. From Obersteinberg, don't miss the 2-3 hours round trip to the deep-blue tarn of Oberhornsee in the upper glacial basin, beneath snowcapped Grosshorn, Breithorn and Tschingelhorn. The Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch region is honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Globe Flower (Trollius europaeus) blooms with golden yellow orbs up to 3 cm in diameter. Above Obersteinberg in Upper Lauterbrunnen Valley, Switzerland, Europe.
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  • Kandersteg is a great base for hiking in Switzerland. For example: an epic hike from Selden in Bern canton traverses Lötsch glacier and Lötschen Pass (German: Lötschenpass, Swiss German: Lötschepass) to neighboring Lötschental in Valais canton; hiking poles recommended. The walk starts with a reserved Postbus ride from Kandersteg to Selden (in Gasterntal / Gasteretal / Gasterental), climbs 1350 meters, descends 925 m, and ends 13 km later at Lauchernalp lift station, which descends to Wiler in Lötschental, to reach Goppenstein via Postbus, back to Kandersteg via train. You can also reverse the route or stay overnight in dorms at Lötschepass hut.
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  • Wild thyme or creeping thyme (Thymus genus in the mint family, Lamiaceae) wildflowers bloom purple on Lisengrat ridge, in the limestone Alpstein massif, Appenzell Alps, Switzerland, Europe.
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  • Alpine wildflowers in Meglisalp on Rotsteinpass trail, in the Alpstein limestone mountain range, Appenzell Alps, Switzerland, Europe. Appenzell Innerrhoden is Switzerland's most traditional and smallest-population canton (second smallest by area).
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  • Alpine yellow composite wildflowers bloom in the Alpstein limestone range, Appenzell Alps, Switzerland, Europe. The aster, daisy or sunflower family (Asteraceae or Compositae) is the largest family of vascular plants. Appenzell Innerrhoden is Switzerland's most traditional and smallest-population canton (second smallest by area).
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  • Alpenrose (Rhododendron ferrugineum, in the Ericaceae family) wildflowers bloom near Bötzel pass in the Alpstein limestone range, Appenzell Alps, Switzerland, Europe.
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  • Alpine yellow composite wildflowers bloom at Meglisalp near Bötzel pass in the Alpstein limestone range, Appenzell Alps, Switzerland, Europe. The aster, daisy or sunflower family (Asteraceae or Compositae) is the largest family of vascular plants. Appenzell Innerrhoden is Switzerland's most traditional and smallest-population canton (second smallest by area).
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  • Alpine yellow composite wildflowers bloom at Bötzel pass in the Alpstein limestone range, Appenzell Alps, Switzerland, Europe. The aster, daisy or sunflower family (Asteraceae or Compositae) is the largest family of vascular plants. Appenzell Innerrhoden is Switzerland's most traditional and smallest-population canton (second smallest by area).
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  • Martagon Lily / Lilium martagon (Liliaceae family). August is a good month to see many attractive alpine wildflowers blooming in the Alpstein limestone range, Appenzell Alps, Switzerland, Europe. Appenzell Innerrhoden is Switzerland's most traditional and smallest-population canton (second smallest by area).
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  • A bumblebee crawls on a purple Centaurea flower. Centaurea is a genus of hundreds of species of herbaceous thistle-like flowering plants (commonly called knapweed, starthistle, centaury, centory) in the family Asteraceae. Centaurea are found only north of the equator. August is a good month to see many attractive alpine wildflowers blooming in the Alpstein limestone range, Appenzell Alps, Switzerland, Europe. Appenzell Innerrhoden is Switzerland's most traditional and smallest-population canton (second smallest by area).
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  • Mountain cornflower or Squarrose Knapweed (Centaurea triumfetti, in the daisy family, Asteraceae). Blooming from May until August, the inner flowers are bright purple; the outer ones are azure blue or deep mauve. It grows to a height of 30–60 centimetres (12–24 in). The leaves are undivided and narrow-lanceolate. Photographed in Alpstein limestone range, Appenzell Alps, Switzerland, Europe.
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  • Native orange crocus flowers bloom in an alpine pasture in the Kaçkar Mountains, Republic of Turkey. Yellow lichen covers nearby rock scree. Glacier-clad Mt. Kaçkar rises to 12,900 feet at right. The name Kaçkar may be from the Armenian word Խաչքար (pronounced Khachkar) meaning "cross stone".  Kaçkar Dağı translates to Kaçkar mountain, and the name of the range Kaçkar Dağları translates to Kaçkar mountains.
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  • The mouth of a hybrid rhododendron flower (in the heath family, Ericaceae) blooms reddish pink in beautiful Meerkerk Gardens, on Whidbey Island, in the state of Washington, USA. To see the park's blossoms at their spectacular peak, visit around late April or early May. Getting there: 2 miles south of Greenbank, turn east at the corner of Highway 525 and Resort Road, and go to 3531 Meerkerk Lane. (Photo was taken May 22, 2015.)
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  • Hybrid rhododendron flowers (in the heath family, Ericaceae) bloom in shades of purple color in beautiful Meerkerk Gardens, on Whidbey Island, in the state of Washington, USA. To see the park's blossoms at their spectacular peak, visit around late April or early May. Getting there: 2 miles south of Greenbank, turn east at the corner of Highway 525 and Resort Road, and go to 3531 Meerkerk Lane. (Photo was taken May 22, 2015.)
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  • Iris missouriensis (or Iris montana) is commonly called western blue flag, Rocky Mountain iris, or Missouri flag. It is a hardy flowering rhizomatous species of the genus Iris, in the family Iridaceae. This Iris is native to western North America, growing widely in marshes and wet soils, from sea-level coastal hills to high-elevation mountains and alpine meadows. Photographed at 9400 feet elevation along North Fork Bishop Creek, near North Lake Campground, Inyo National Forest, Sierra Nevada, California, USA.
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  • The Inyo Mountains are seen beyond pink roadside flowers on Onion Valley Road, above Independence, California, USA.
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  • Castilleja (Indian Paintbrush or Prairie-fire) is a genus of about 200 species of plants native to the west of the Americas plus northeast Asia. McGee Creek Canyon makes an excellent moderate day hike through fields of summer wildflowers in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Sierra Nevada, Mammoth Lakes, California, USA. Swirling patterns of fractured red and gray metamorphic rocks rise impressively above this hike of 6 miles round trip with 1200 feet gain to the beaver pond on McGee Creek.
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  • Mule ear (or woolly mule's ears; Wyethia mollis) is a flowering plant in the aster family. Off Highway 88 near Carson Pass, hike a varied loop through lush wildflower fields from Woods Lake Campground to Winnnemucca Lake then Round Top Lake, in Mokelumne Wilderness, Eldorado National Forest, Sierra Nevada, California, USA. The excellent loop trail is 5.3 miles with 1250 feet gain (or 6.4 miles with 2170 feet gain if adding the scramble up Round Top).
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  • Off Highway 88 near Carson Pass, hike a varied loop through lush wildflower fields from Woods Lake Campground to Winnnemucca Lake then Round Top Lake, in Mokelumne Wilderness, Eldorado National Forest, Sierra Nevada, California, USA. The excellent loop trail is 5.3 miles with 1250 feet gain (or 6.4 miles with 2170 feet gain if adding the scramble up Round Top).
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  • Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja) flowers bloom red in Monument Canyon in Colorado National Monument, near Grand Junction, Colorado, USA. This desert land is high on the Colorado Plateau dotted with pinion and juniper forests. Castilleja is a genus of about 200 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants native to the west of the Americas from Alaska south to the Andes, plus northeast Asia. These plants are classified in the family Orobanchaceae and are hemiparasitic on the roots of grasses and forbs.
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  • Flowers of purple Grasswidow and yellow Glacier Lily bloom together on Table Mountain Trail #1209, near Blewett Pass, Wenatchee National Forest, Washington, USA. Erythronium grandiflorum is commonly known as glacier lily, yellow avalanche lily, and dogtooth fawn lily. Grasswidows have the scientific name Olsynium douglasii, with synonyms Sisyrinchium douglasii or Sisyrinchium grandiflorum, in the genus Olsynium, native to western North America from southern British Columbia south to northern California, and east to northwest Utah. Grasswidow is a perennial herbaceous bulbiferous plant which grows 10-40 cm tall with flowers having six purple tepals.
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  • A Shooting Star flower (Dodecatheon genus in the Primrose family, Primulaceae) blooms pink/purple along the Table Mountain Trail #1209, near Blewett Pass, Wenatchee National Forest, Washington, USA
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  • Trillium flowers, Ingalls Creek Trail, Wenatchee National Forest, between Leavenworth and Blewett Pass, in Washington, USA.
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  • Arrowleaf Balsamroot blooms yellow on the Iron Creek to Teanaway Ridge Trail, in Wenatchee National Forest, near Blewett Pass, Washington, USA. Arrowleaf Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata, in the aster/daisy family, Asteraceae/Compositae) is native to much of western North America from British Columbia to California to the Dakotas, growing in many types of habitat from mountain forests to grassland to desert scrub. All of the plant can be eaten, albeit bitter and pine-like in taste.
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  • Purple Trillium flower, Ingalls Creek Trail, Wenatchee National Forest, between Leavenworth and Blewett Pass, in Washington, USA.
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  • A yellow Glacier Lily grows above a white Trillium Flower along Ingalls Creek Trail, in Wenatchee National Forest, between Leavenworth and Blewett Pass, in Washington, USA. Erythronium grandiflorum is commonly known as glacier lily, yellow avalanche lily, and dogtooth fawn lily.
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  • Orange flowers of Indian Paintbrush bloom on Ingalls Creek Trail, in Wenatchee National Forest, between Leavenworth and Blewett Pass, in Washington, USA. Castilleja (Indian Paintbrush or Prairie-fire) is a genus of about 200 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants native to the west of the Americas from Alaska south to the Andes, plus northeast Asia. These plants are classified in the family Orobanchaceae and are hemiparasitic on the roots of grasses and forbs.
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  • A trillium flower blooms white in West Tiger Mountain Natural Resources Conservation Area, Washington, USA. Find the West Tiger Mountain trailhead at I-90 Exit 20 near Issaquah.
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