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Sign In to followI am thinking Parry's milkvetch (Astragalus parryi); however, everything I've read says that it is restricted to the eastern side of the Continental Divide. This was found on the western slope. http://www.easterncoloradowildflowers.co...
The story goes that someone remarked, "It would puzzle a monkey to climb that"
Gall insects are an example of commensalism called shelter symbiosis.
The insect benefits and the plant is unaffected by the relationship.
Here are a couple related articles: https://kb.osu.edu/dspace/bitstream/hand...
and https://ojs.lib.byu.edu/ojs/index.php/wn...
This is a type of raspberry (Ribes sp.).
I agree. This is common tansy, also known as golden buttons.
This reminds me of toothwort (Cardamine concatenata) but not certain from the pictures.
I believe that this is a type of meadow foxtail (Alopecurus sp.).
Its a type of goldenrod (Solidago sp.). Maybe S. canadensis or S. altissima.