Under the rubric 'inquiring minds want to know,' we turn to two formerly mysterious plants growing great in the riparian area above the dam by the graffiti-ed Cooper's-Hawk-nest tree (and elsewhere). I'm thrilled that both turned out to be species in the sunflower/aster family, because that was my initial semi-educated guess. (And a good guess to make, given that the sunflower/aster family is second only to the grass family in terms of number of species in the canyon : -)
Because they weren't flowering (or, when I looked at them, even budding) and were somewhat atypically tall, they didn't give me the necessary knock on the head regarding their identity. I had to call (actually email) for aid.
Ned and I did a point-and-shoot session; Debbie had already taken a sample to the plant people at the U, and she was able to help with the identification of both plants. Hooray for team work!
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