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71204 "Smoothstem Blazingstar" -
Melrose, Montana |
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Family Loasaceae
Called the "stick leaf" family because the leaves' barbed hairs cling to
fabric. |
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Mentzelia laevicaulis (Dougl.
ex Hook.) Torr. & Gray |
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50204 "Larkspur" - Eden, Montana in the
"Great Falls Carpool Tour" |
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61804 "Prickly Pear"
cactus - Alzada, Montana |
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50403 "Pasque Flower"
(left) "Glacier Lily" (right)
- Glacier National Park |
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71303 "Lupine" and
"Smokeweed" on the Gravelly
Range - Ennis,
Montana |
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Smokeweed
a.k.a Polygonum bistortoides (Buckwheat Family) |
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The stout roots were once prepared by Indians for
food. Young leaves may be cooked as greens. * |
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*Plant information from: |
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Spellenberg, Richard |
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The Audubon Society Field Guide to North
American Wildflowers |
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Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.: New York, New York : 1986 |
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USDA, NRCS. 2004. The PLANTS Database, Version
3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov).
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National
Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. |
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