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    The Elk Mountain Campground is closed and will remain closed through the summer of 2013 due to across the board budget cuts.

Wildflowers - Field Milkvetch

Field Milkvetch - Asragalus agrestis, A. dasyglottis
Field Milkvetch - Asragalus agrestis, A. dasyglottis
NPS Photo by Jim Pisarowicz
 
The Field Milkvetch has a colorful flower which is often overlooked because it tends to grow hidden in the grass. Color can vary to reddish-purple.

Did You Know?

Stemless Hymenoxys

The scientific name for the Stemless Hymenoxys is Hymemoxys acaulis.  Acaulis means "stemless" and referes to the leafless stalks which bear the flower heads. More...