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Alaskan Wildflowers
Seen on Flattop Mount Magnificent, Eagle River, Alaska
in Early August, 2002 

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lapland diapensia

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It was a cloudy, drizzly day on the ridge, and fall colors were already appearing. Some flowers were still in bloom however, both on the alpine tundra on the ridge and along the lower trail.

 

At left:
Lapland Diapensia, Diapensia lapponicum
These tundra flowers were found at about 4000'.

Both flowers below were found further down the trail, below the treeline, probably about 2000'.

Below left:
Larkspur, Delphinium glaucum
Like its relative, monkshood, this is a poisonous plant.

Below right:
Northern Bedstraw, Galium boreale

Click on any flower to get a larger view.

larkspur

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northern bedstraw
 

More Alaskan Wildflowers 
Alaskan Wildflowers from the Table Rock Forest Trail
Alaskan Wildflowers from the Eklutna Lakeside Trail
Alaskan Wildflowers from a tundra meadow by Worthington Glacier
Alaskan Wildflowers seen along various city trails in Anchorage

Alaskan Wildflowers seen along the Falls Creek Trail
Alaskan Wildflowers seen on Flattop Mountain in Anchorage

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