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Anemone occidentalis
A herbaceous plant species in the genus Anemone and family Ranunculaceae. A wildflower that is in the seedpod stage. Grow to almost 2 ft tall. Plants flower briefly mid-spring to mid-summer, usually soon after the ground is exposed by melting snow.
Spotted at Mount Rainier National Park near Sunrise. Native to far western North America including British Columbia to California and Montana, it is found growing in gravelly soils on slopes and in moist meadows.
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