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  • Valeriana edulis / hairy valerian

    • long-lived, herbaceous, dioecious perennial - limited to marshes and fens
    • grass-like basal leaves; pin-like lobed, stem leaves
    • teeny male flowers, white with five fused petals
    • sub-millimeter female flowers
    • male and female flowers usually on different plants
    • overall plant stands out above wetland grasses, rushes etc.

  • Viola praemorsa / upland yellow violet

    • yellow, 5-petals with purple "pencilling" on lower petals
    • back sides up upper petals brown-ish
    • leaves relatively thick, likely with many short hairs
    • on dry, rocky soils, often with sagebrush or steep slopes
    • soon after snowmelt; follows the snow up the mountains

  • Viola vallicola / sagebrush violet

    • early, bright yellow violet, usually in sagebrush
    • lanceolate leaves with long petioles
    • moderate purplish "pencilling" on lower petal; 1-2 lines on side petals
    • back sides of petals usually yellow (not brown)

  • Wyethia helianthoides / white mule’s ears

    • large, white-rayed flowers - like daisies
    • large leaves, reminiscent of mule's ears
    • uncommon but in huge profusion when it is found
    • in wetlands or wetter meadows and especially in the spring.

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