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Benton County, Washington

May 30, 2004

Vernita Bridge is where Washington Hwy 243 crosses the Columbia River north of the Tri-Cities. Horn Rapids Park, also north of Richland, hosts a variety of shrub-steppe species growing on almost pure sand.
Sagebrush Mariposa Lily
Sagebrush Mariposa Lily blossom
Sagebrush Mariposa Lily blossom
Sagebrush Mariposa Lily blossom detail
Sagebrush Mariposa Lily blossom
Sagebrush Mariposa Lily blossom detail
Russian Knapweed blossom
Russian Knapweed
Russian Knapweed blossom & foliage
Russian Knapweed
Round-headed Desert Buckwheat among Sagebrush
Round-headed Desert Buckwheat among Sagebrush
Round-headed Desert Buckwheat
Round-headed Desert Buckwheat
Philadelphia Fleabane blossoms & foliage
Philadelphia Fleabane blossom & foliage detail
Philadelphia Fleabane blossom & foliage
Philadelphia Fleabane
Field Bindweed
Field Bindweed blossom & foliage detail
Field Bindweed
Wavy-leaf Thistle
Wavy-leaf Thistle blossom
Wavy-leaf Thistle blossom detail
Wavy-leaf Thistle bud detail
Sagebrush Mariposa Lily blossom among Grey Rabbitbrush foliage
Yellow Bee Plant
Yellow Bee Plant blossoms & foliage
Yellow Bee Plant blossoms & foliage
American Licorice
American Licorice
American Licorice
Western Prairie Clover
Western Prairie Clover blossom detail
Western Prairie Clover blossom detail
Cheeseweed blossom & foliage
Cheeseweed blossom & foliage
Cheeseweed blossom & foliage
Prostrate Knotweed
Prostrate Knotweed blossoms & foliage detail
Plains Prickly Pear
Plains Prickly Pear
Plains Prickly Pear blossom detail
Woolly Plantain blossoms detail
Woolly Plantain blossoms detail
Woolly Plantain
Showy Townsendia