Three wildflowers from a quick trip to Mount Rainier NP. The first is a particular favorite of mine... I'm always amused when I look closely at the tiny, perfect, floral elephant heads .
Elephanthead
Pendicularis groenlandica
Canon EF 100mm macro, Canon 5D
Lewis Monkeyflower
Mimulus lewisii
Nikon 70-180mm macro, Nikon D200
Jeffrey Shooting Star
Dodecatheon jeffreyi
Nikon 70-180mm macro, Nikon D200
Subalpine Wildflowers (closeups), Mount Rainier NP
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Very nice shots Charles. I like the compositions and colors!
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The monkey part is puzzling... but not the Lewis part:
from http://www.larkspurbooks.com/Scroph3.htmlIts species name honors Captain Meriwether Lewis who was the first to collect the plant near Lemhi Pass on the border of today's Montana and Idaho, probably on August 12, 1805; it may be found in the same place today. It was named by Frederick Pursh (1774-1820), a German botanist working in Philadelphia.