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White Mariposa Lily (Calochortus eurycarpus)

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White Mariposa Lily (Calochortus eurycarpus), iNaturalist, by Morgan Stickrod, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) By Gene Yates USDA Plants Database, White Mariposa Lily (Calochortus eurycarpus) range map.…
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Southwestern Prickly Poppy (Argemone pleiacantha)

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Closeup of a Southwestern Prickly Poppy flower on a roadside near Tombstone, Arizona. (© teesixb - stock.adobe.com) By Charlie McDonald Range map of the Southwestern Prickly Poppy (Argemone pleiacantha).…
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Fighting non-native invasive plants with missing natives

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White pine, red oak, witch hazel, buttonbush, red elderberry, silky dogwood, ninebark, a sycamore and a smattering of alder were planted along the Batten Kill River. Photo courtesy Hildene Marketing. VERMONT—Green Mountain & Finger Lakes National Forest staff joined partners on the Batten…
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