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Autumn Flatbud Prickly Poppy

By Mia McPherson|2023-10-08T05:04:33-05:00October 8th, 2023|Categories: Flatbud Prickly Poppy, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: Argemone munita, autumn, bloom, blooming, blossom, desert, fall, Flatbud Prickly Poppy, flowering, foothills, native, Prickly Poppy, sky island mountains, white wildflower, wildflowers|

When I drove out to the West Desert for some peace and solitude three days ago, I was thrilled to spot this Flatbud Prickly Poppy still in bloom.

Blooming Gardner’s Yampah in Southwestern Montana

By Mia McPherson|2017-09-25T05:53:47-05:00September 25th, 2017|Categories: Beaverhead County, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: Common Yampah, edible, food source, Gairdner's Yampah, Gardner's Yampah, Perideridia gairdneri, squawroot, western false caraway, white wildflower, wildflowers|

Earlier this year in July I spent some time in the Centennial Valley of southwestern Montana where I photographed this Gardner's Yampah near Elk Lake.