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tiger_lily.jpgCommon Name: California Tiger Lily / Leopard Lily
Location: Cascade Valley
Date: August 9, 2007
Color: Orange
Details: Lilium pardalinum

Sky Pilot / Polemonium

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sky_pilot.jpgCommon Name: Sky Pilot / Polemonium
Location: Pinchot Pass
Date: August 8, 2006
Color: Blue
Details: Polemonium eximium.  Grows at high altitude.

Monk's Hood

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monkshood.jpgCommon Name: Monk's Hood
Location: Eastern Yosemite
Date: July 28, 2007
Color: Purple
Details: Aconitum columbianum

Crimson Columbine

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Crimson_columbine.jpgCommon Name: Crimson Columbine
Location: Eastern Yosemite
Date: July 28, 2007
Color: Red
Details: Aquilegia formosa
hybrid_columbine.jpgCommon Name: Alpine Pink Columbine (Hybrid)
Location: 20 Lakes Basin (east boundary of Yosemite)
Date: July 28, 2007
Color: White/Pink
Details: This is a hybrid between the crimson columbine (Aquilegia formosa) and the alpine columbine (Aquilegia alpina) and they are unable to reproduce. This is a rare find and can be found in the High Sierra. This photo was taken at approximately 10,000 ft.

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