Craters of the Moon National Monument

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Blue Dragon Lava Cinders at Craters of the Moon

July 6, 2020 TR Bowlin

Tucked away on this surface of lava cinders are two of my favorite things, Scorpion...

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Lost River Mountain Range, Butte County Idaho

April 27, 2020 TR Bowlin

This is the southernmost point of the Lost River Mountain Range near Arco Idaho. This...

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Buckwheat…an important food source

April 26, 2020 TR Bowlin

Another flower from Craters of the Moon National Monument is the Craters-of-the-Moon Wild Buckwheat, Eriogonum...

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Parasitic plant – Clustered Broomrape

April 25, 2020 TR Bowlin

The Clustered Broomrape, Orobanche fasciculata, is a parasitic plant. You should note the lack of...

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Scorpion weed, Phacelia hastata

April 24, 2020 TR Bowlin

This is one of my favorite little plants at Craters of the Moon National Monument...

Butterfly, Craters of the Moon National Monument, fritilaria

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Callippe fritillary butterfly

April 13, 2020 TR Bowlin

Who doesn’t love a great butterfly picture? This is the Speyeria callippe,callippe fritillary. There are...

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Flowers

POTD: Clustered Broomrape at Craters of the Moon

February 14, 2018 TR Bowlin

This was taken June 2017 at the Craters of the Moon National Monument in Idaho....