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Subject: Re: [OM] IMGs: Exciting New Widflower
From: Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2017 09:09:45 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
     Thank you all.  It's actually a matter of noticing things that are out of 
place or that don't seem to belong.  Many of the wildflowers I've found over 
the years were found in just that manner.

>
>I agree with Rick.  In my opinion, it takes a sharp, inquisitive eye to 
>note something like this.  Blown up large, it is an interesting plant, 
>indeed.
>
>
>On 3/15/2017 10:37 AM, Chris Trask wrote:
>>       Near the end of Monday's wildflower hike, I just happened to 
>>notice something unusual nestled between two large rocks.  If not for 
>>the sharp contrast between the two rocks and the plant I might not have 
>>noticed it:
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/32642603173/in/dateposted-public/
>>
>>       Looking closer, I realised that this was something entirely new, 
>>and I carefully took a couple of closeups, this being the better of the 
>>two:
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/32642603793/in/dateposted-public/
>>
>>       I knew for certain that it was a euphorbia, closely related to 
>>Desert Poinsettia, which is a small annual plant that can be found at 
>>lower altitudes, usually in fairly large communities of an acre or more.  
>>This was entirely different, and I later found that this is Mexican 
>>Poinsettia (aka Beetle Spurge, Euphorbia eriantha).
>>
>
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