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Flower ID?

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Posted by Scott Bacon on July 1, 2007 at 2:48 PM
Flower ID?
I'm soooo bad at wildflower ID, :rolleyes: but I'm trying to get better... I couldn't find these in Dahm's pocket guide and the closest I could find in the Audubon guide was Red Clover. :confused: Can anyone make a positive ID on these? They're, light purple, 4-6" tall, and were growing in open tundra around exposed rock. Thanks in advance!! :wavey:
Posted by Grant Collier on July 1, 2007 at 3:58 PM
Easy. Those are purple flowers. Or, to be more precise, small purple flowers :biggrin:.
Posted by Rick Dunn on July 1, 2007 at 5:59 PM
Looks like Parry Clover. This was around Lake Isabelle? According to Colorado's Best Wildflower Hikes, you can find alpine clover and rosy globed parry clover on the trail to Isabelle above treeline. I don't have great pics of either, but it looks more like this.
Posted by Todd Caudle on July 1, 2007 at 6:32 PM
Owl clover? I'm fairly certain.
http://www.pgmuseum.org/WildflowerTour/PinkOwlsClover.htm
Posted by Scott Bacon on July 1, 2007 at 8:18 PM
Yep, these were on the Eastern shore of Lake Isabelle. Thanks, guys!