A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife
Project Noah Nature School
Erysimum capitatum
This tall standing flower cluster was found in the montane region of northern New Mexico near border of Colorado. The reddish-orange to orange flower cluster was found in a grassy area within the ponderosa pine and gambel oak forest of the Sugarite Canyon State Park. The entire plant stood about about 35 cm tall. It was the only one I spotted during the duration of my hike there.
Found in a grassy area within the ponderosa pine and gambel oak forest of the montane region of northern New Mexico.
This forested area is located within the Sugarite Canyon State Park which had suffered major devastation from the 2011 track fire. The fire burned massive amounts of trees and ground vegetation which forced the park to close for several months. The severity of the track fire is still seen today. Approximately 27,000 acres of surrounding land was burned, fish populations were completely decimated in the park's lakes and rivers due to massive amounts of ash. It has since recovered quite a bit and is full of green life; though signs of massive amounts of burned and felled Ponderosa Pines still haunts the area. Despite the obvious destruction I thoroughly enjoyed my time hiking through the park's mountains and was very impressed with abundant presence of wildlife.
Spotted on Jun 10, 2015
Submitted on Jun 16, 2015
