
2. Late June. A bush with several buds
and blossoms.
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3. Late June. Another typical blossom
and a bud.
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4. Mid-July. Unusual blossom with what
appears to be two sets of red and white
petals just opening within a single calyx.
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5. Mid-July. Another blossom with
red-tipped petals. The stamens and sepals
are drying.
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6. Mid-July. Close-up side view of a developing
berry. The stamens are still present and
the sepals are still green.
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7. Mid-August. Section of a bush with berries at
various stages. One berry has already dropped
from the plant.
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8. Early September. A young plant with
leaves beginning to turn.
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9. Early September. Close-up of a single 5-foliate
leaf on the plant in Photo 7. Note the prickly
stem.
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10. July 2, 2009. A young plant with
redish brown leaves in early summer.
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Photos 1-7 taken along Upper Bottom
Dollar Road.
65° 25.2' N, 144° 48.5' W
Elev. 1900 ft.
Photos 8 and 9 taken on the
granite tors along Bottom Dollar Creek
above the confluence with Half Dollar Creek.
65° 25.23' N, 144° 48.43' W
Elev. 1900 ft.
Photo 10 taken along the Elliot highway
at the Livengood rest stop.
65° 30.0' N, 148° 37.4' W
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