Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, 5/15/04
Identified to species:
Richardson's Geranium (Geranium richardsonii)
- Group of plants
- Lower cauline leaf
- Infloresence
- Flower, frontal view
- Flower closeup, oblique view
- Flower closeup, underside view
- Center of flower
- Center of flower, different focus
Draperia (Draperia systyla)
- Leaves and infloresence
- Infloresence, overhead view
- Infloresence, lateral view
- Leaf, lower surface
- Flowers, frontal view
- Flowers, lateral view
- Flower, frontal view
- Flower, frontal view, focus at base of throat
- Flower, lateral view
Western Bleeding Heart (Dicentra formosa)
- Group of plants
- Foliage
- Infloresence
- Flower, broadside view
- Flowers, edge view
- Flower tip, oblique view
- Flower tip, frontal view
Tincture Plant (Collinsia tinctoria)
- Entire plant
- Leaf, upper surface
- Leaf, lower surface
- Infloresence
- Flower, frontal view
- Flower, lateral view
- Flower closeup, frontal view
Giant Collomia (Collomia grandiflora)
- Entire plant
- Stem and leaves
- Infloresence
- Flower, oblique view
- Flower, lateral view
- Flower tubes and buds
- Fading flower, closeup, with stigma open
- Flower closeup
Blue Gilia (Gilia capitata ssp mediomontana)
- Entire plant
- Stem and leaves
- Infloresence
- Flowers, frontal view
- Flowers, lateral view
Sticky Cinquefoil (Potentilla glandulosa)
- Plant cluster
- Lower leaves
- Infloresence
- Infloresence, closeup
- Flower, oblique view
- Flower, lateral view
- Flower, oblique view of underside
- Center of flower, lateral view
- Center of flower, frontal view
Elegant Rock Cress (Arabis sparsiflora v. arcuata)
- Basal leaves, stems
- Stem and leaves
- Stem and leaves, closeup
- Leaf base and attachment to stem
- Infloresence, including fruit
- Fruits and stem
- Fruit, lateral view
- Flowers and fruits
- Flowers and buds
- Flower and buds, lateral view
- Flower and buds, frontal view
Virgate Phacelia (Phacelia heterophylla ssp virgata)
- Plant cluster
- Leaf, upper surface
- Leaf, lower surface
- Infloresences
- Upper portion of infloresence
- Flower coil, lateral view
- Flower and buds, oblique view
- Flower, lateral view
- Flower, frontal view
- Stamens and style
Purple Nightshade (Solanum xanti)
- Group of plants
- Stem and leaves
- Infloresence
- Flower, frontal view
- Flower, oblique view
- Flower, underside view
- Center of flower
- Stamens, lateral view
Whiskerbrush (Linanthus ciliatus)
- Entire plant
- Stem and leaves
- Leaves, closeup
- Infloresence
- Infloresence, closeup
- Flower, lateral view
- Flower, oblique view
- Flower, frontal view
Hemizonella (Madia minima)
- Entire plant
- Flower head, oblique view
- Flower head, lateral view
- Flower head, frontal view
California Gaura (Clarkia heterandra)
- Flower, partially open, lateral view
Pussypaws (Calyptridium monospermum)
- Entire plant
- Infloresence
- Flowers and bracts
- Flower, frontal view
- Flower, lateral view
Identified to family:
Borage family (Boraginaceae), Cryptantha or Plagiobothrys
- Flower, frontal view
Other:
Variable Checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas chalcedona)
- Oblique view, from front
- Overhead view
- Two together
Silver Spotted Skipper butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
- Underwing, natural light
- Underwing, flash
- Underwing, attenuated flash
- Portion of upper wing

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