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Title: Great site on N-American wildflowers
Post by: JPB on February 16, 2010, 06:11:04 PM

http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/index.shtml

Maybe many of you know the link already, but for those who don't...enjoy!

Hans

Title: Re: Great site on N-American wildflowers
Post by: TheOnionMan on February 16, 2010, 06:31:20 PM

Excellent resource Hans, and most educational, thanks for highlighting it.  And some of the plants, why haven't we heard of some of these, just take a look at this Silene serpentinicola; forget about S. hookeri  :D

http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/communities/serpentines/center/images/se/images/silene_serpentinicola3_jensen.jpg

... and how about Silene salmonacea

http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/communities/serpentines/center/images/rareplants/images/silene_salmonacea_susan_erwin.jpg

Going back for another look.

Title: Re: Great site on N-American wildflowers
Post by: cohan on February 16, 2010, 07:27:31 PM

looks like a good site, i think it may have come up in searches before, but i have never been to the home page..

Title: Re: Great site on N-American wildflowers
Post by: Tony Willis on February 16, 2010, 07:43:47 PM

Really good site. We are of to Oregon in July and I have already seen some places to go. Thanks.