Woodsie
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Colorado
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Post by Woodsie on Jul 19, 2015 9:55:34 GMT -8
Can someone identify this? Found at ~11,200 in Colorado. 
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leafwalker
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Post by leafwalker on Jul 19, 2015 10:15:12 GMT -8
Mountain Laurel. Page 276 of Guide to CO Wildflowers by Guennel
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Post by swimswithtrout on Jul 19, 2015 10:18:08 GMT -8
Mountain Laurel aka Alpine Laurel This is from the Indian Peaks  |
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Woodsie
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Colorado
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Post by Woodsie on Jul 19, 2015 10:32:52 GMT -8
Thanks!
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davesenesac
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Post by davesenesac on Jul 19, 2015 16:43:32 GMT -8
From our Island Lake warmup backpack a month ago, alpine laurel, kalmia polofolia.  Here in the Sierra Nevada we have 4 heath heather species, alpine laurel, red mountain heather, white heather, and labrador tea. Would expect all 4 are also about many Rockies high areas. Alpine laurel often shows first about higher elevation turfy areas that are still soggy wet and its blooms fade quickly. White heather and red (mountain) heather follow closely slightly later and are much more widespread across rocky landscapes where snowmelt drains. The more bushy labrador tea tends to start bloom when red mountain heather is at peak, tends to last longer, and is often found along lake and stream edges. The pink kalmia flowers do bear a somewhat similar resemblance to red heather  |
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