I led a wildflower walk last Saturday in the Sandia mountains. We had 16 participants, obviously helped by the publicity in
an article in The Albuquerque Journal on Thursday, August 9. We had splendid weather as we ascended to 10,000 ft. elevation via the
Sandia Crest Scenic Byway to the
10K South trailhead.
We found more than 30 species of wildflowers in bloom. Here are just a few.
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Cutleaf Groundsel - Senecio eremophilus - Aster Family |
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Showy Daisy - Erigeron speciosus - Aster Family |
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Harebells - Campanula rotundifolia - Bellflower Family |
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Scarlet Paintbrush - Castilleja miniata - Figwort Family |
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Nodding Groundsel -Senecio bigelovii - Aster Family |
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Showy Golden-eye - Viguiera multiflora - Aster Family |
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Whipple's Penstemon or Dusky Penstemon -
Penstemon whippleanus - Figwort Family |
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Red Elderberry (fruit) - Sambucus racemosa - Honeysuckle Family |
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Atlantis Fritillary butterfly - Spyeria atlantis |
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Mountain Caraway - Aletes acaulis - Parsley Family |
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Tachinid Fly on a Nodding Groundsel |
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Cutleaf Groundsel |
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Goldenrod - Solidago spp. |
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Louisiana Sage or White Sage -
Artemesia ludovicana - Aster Family |
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Velvet Unmbrellawort/Mountain Four o'clock -
Mirabilis oblongifolia - Four o'clock Family |
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Velvet Woodsorrel - Oxalis violaceae - Violet Family |
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Richardson's Geranium - Geranium richardsonii - Geranium Family |
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Whipple's Penstemon |
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Showy Golden-eye |
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Mountain Dandelion/Burnt-Orange Dandelion -
Agoseris aurantiaca - Aster Family |
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Canada Violet - Viola canadensis - Violet Family |
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Ragweed Sagebrush – Artemisia franserioides- Aster Family
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Rattlesnake Orchid - Goodyera oblongifolia – Orchid Family |
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Sidebells/One-sided Wintergreen - Orthila secunda – Wintergreen Family |
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Twisted Pod Draba - Draba helleriana – Mustard Family |
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Bedstraw, Northern – Galium boreale – Madder Family
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Sweet Cicely - Osmorhiza obtusa – Parsley Family |
Join me this Saturday at 9AM at the
Sandia District Ranger Station in Tijeras. We'll walk the South Crest Trail. There will be some great views from that trail.
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View of Albuquerque from the South Crest Trail |
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Another view toward La Luz Trail below the Sandia Crest |
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