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Welcome to the Sierra Nevada Wildflower web site!
We provide a place to share our interest in the beauty and diversity of wildflowers found in these lovely mountains. As a secondary objective, we will be able to share our love of photography as it applies to capturing the images of the many wildflowers of our region. We invite you to join us by sharing your images and posting your comments about the information on this site. Warning! We are not experts, but hobbyists, and are learning as we go, so your comments and corrections are important to us. We hope this site becomes a resource for you, and although it is not yet a field manual, perhaps some day...
Flower of the Hour
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Growing close to the ground, just 1 to 4 inches tall, the funnel-shaped flowers are composed of oblong white petals. The leaves are thick, hairy and oblong, growing in a basal rosette. There is one style with two stigmas in each flower. This was found in a meadow at Hope Valley at the bottom of Burnside Lake Road.
| Common Name: |
Western Centaur |
| Scientific Name: | Hesperochiron californicus |
| Family: | Waterleaf |
| Color: | White |
| Author: | Columbine Kid |
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