Carex acutiformis, the "lesser pond-sedge" is such an unflattering name for such a pretty plant. I came across this during my first creek crossing at Henry Coe State Park and was really captivated by it for some reason.
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Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Thursday, 03-Apr-2025 10:20:06 JST Seasons of Jason
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Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Thursday, 03-Apr-2025 10:26:54 JST Seasons of Jason
Ok now I have to do some timeline cleansing by sharing all my favorite pops of color from flowers and trees on my backpacking trip last week.
This beauty is "Indian Warrior," native to California and Oregon.
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Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Thursday, 03-Apr-2025 10:28:57 JST Seasons of Jason
This was BY FAR my favorite one.
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Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Thursday, 03-Apr-2025 10:35:49 JST Seasons of Jason
I *think* this lovely thing is a Northern Red Oak, but correct me if I'm wrong. I'm learning all these for the first time!
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Evan Prodromou 🎏 (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Thursday, 03-Apr-2025 10:36:34 JST Evan Prodromou 🎏
@killyourfm I think that's right.
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Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Thursday, 03-Apr-2025 10:44:28 JST Seasons of Jason
This shock of yellow is "California Goldfields."
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Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Friday, 04-Apr-2025 00:17:07 JST Seasons of Jason
And the Buckbrush gets an honorable mention because they smell AMAZING.
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