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Wyoming State Flower
The Indian paintbrush is the state flower of our home state, Wyoming. This is the most prevalent color, a vivid scarlet, though it ranges in color from pale yellow to orange as well.
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Purple Fringe
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Bluebells
Note the lichens growing on the granite stone behind the blue bells.
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Sego Lilies
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Violets
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Shooting Star
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Prairie Smoke
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Heart Shaped Arnica
This is an arnica flower, found in sub-alpine habitats. It is gathered wild for use as a medicinal treatment for bruising, sprains and sore muscles.
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Bell Flower
Joan took this photo as part of her studies for paintings she was thinking about; I can't find the exact name, I've always heard it called a purple bellflower.
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Beauty and Butterfly
Amanda got this shot at a photo class she took during the "Becoming an Outdoors Woman" week held at the American Wilderness Leadership School near Jackson.
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