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Clokey's Gilia (Gilia clokeyi)Observer
suzanne11Description
All taken going straight up hill directly across from meeting place and over as far as the ravine.
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Southern Lion (Panthera leo ssp. melanochaita)Observer
john3329Description
Reintroduced
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Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa reticulata)Observer
michalsloviakDescription
The four species in one place (Samburu National Reserve):
Reticulated giraffe (Giraffa reticulata)
Kenyan impala (Aepyceros melampus rendilis)
Southern gerenuk (Litocranius w.walleri)
Vulturine guineafowl (Acryllium vulturinum)
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King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)Observer
mgshepardDescription
Small part of the King Penguin colony at Salisbury Plain.
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Scarlet Globemallow (Sphaeralcea coccinea)Observer
jefsilentfDescription
Superbloom
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Giant Blue Sage (Salvia azurea)Observer
helenawoodDescription
Mt. Sanitas TH. These come back every year and are said to be a cultivar. Weber says these can be found naturally growing further east on the plains.
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Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)Observer
suzanne11Description
Bobolink Trail
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Subalpine Gumweed (Grindelia subalpina)Observer
helenawoodDescription
I was struggling with Grindelia species in Boulder County almost as much as I do with thistles. Then, I got expert advice from a top identifier on iNaturalist. Thank you Ryan McDaniels.
I looked at Ackerfield's treatment, Weber's, and FNA which Weber uses.
I found my labor and understanding, which is at the beginner level, were made more simple and lucid by only following Weber's sage advice and Ryan McDaniel's guidance.
"We follow the FNA treatment of this difficult genus. Hybridization and trivial variation are rife", William A. Weber.
It is possible that in the future, modern technologies will establish subspecies. But until then, KISS is my strategy with Grindelia species!
