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Help; identify this flower?

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Posted by Kevin Trinkner on November 19, 2008 at 11:36 AM
Help; identify this flower?

I was wondering if someone could tell me what kind of flower this is?

I shot this during a July backpacking trip to the Maroon Bells area, not sure what I have here...

Thanks for the help.

Kevin
Posted by Grant Collier on November 19, 2008 at 2:29 PM
Looks kind of like a "Helianthella quinquenervis" - it's definitely part of the sunflower family.
Posted by Nate Palmer on November 19, 2008 at 2:40 PM
I always call them Mule's Ear, but I am certainly not a botanist.
Posted by Les Barstow on November 19, 2008 at 3:46 PM
Um DYC? (That's Damned Yellow Composite...)

It could be any number of Aster family flowers; without the main leaves it's kind of hard to tell.
Posted by Todd Caudle on November 19, 2008 at 11:39 PM
Wow, good call Grant! I did a quick GIS, and it looks like he's right.