Thank you all. It's actually a matter of noticing things that are out of
place or that don't seem to belong. Many of the wildflowers I've found over
the years were found in just that manner.
>
>I agree with Rick. In my opinion, it takes a sharp, inquisitive eye to
>note something like this. Blown up large, it is an interesting plant,
>indeed.
>
>
>On 3/15/2017 10:37 AM, Chris Trask wrote:
>> Near the end of Monday's wildflower hike, I just happened to
>>notice something unusual nestled between two large rocks. If not for
>>the sharp contrast between the two rocks and the plant I might not have
>>noticed it:
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/32642603173/in/dateposted-public/
>>
>> Looking closer, I realised that this was something entirely new,
>>and I carefully took a couple of closeups, this being the better of the
>>two:
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/32642603793/in/dateposted-public/
>>
>> I knew for certain that it was a euphorbia, closely related to
>>Desert Poinsettia, which is a small annual plant that can be found at
>>lower altitudes, usually in fairly large communities of an acre or more.
>>This was entirely different, and I later found that this is Mexican
>>Poinsettia (aka Beetle Spurge, Euphorbia eriantha).
>>
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