Anemone occidentalis “Western Anemone” Ranunculaceae
Mount Rainier National Park, WA
August 4, 2012
Robert Niese
While many hikers will often overlook the flowering phase of this Anemone, their fruiting phase is definitely impossible to miss.
Anemone occidentalis
Mount Rainier from Tipsoo Lake
Chinook Pass, Mount Rainier National Park, WA
October 4, 2012
Robert Niese
(Those bushy, Dr. Seuss-like plants scattered throughout the foreground are the fruiting structures of Anemone occidentalis, a common and beautiful montane flower.)
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