Stickseed

Growing in shade under large granitic boulders. I saw this plant once before, 27 years earlier in the Cottonwood lakes region to the south when I was not photographing plants that much. I was very excited to find it, recognizing it right away.

Growing in shade under large granitic boulders. I saw this plant once before, 27 years earlier in the Cottonwood lakes region to the south when I was not photographing plants that much. I was very excited to find it, recognizing it right away.

Growing in shade under large granitic boulders. I saw this plant once before, 27 years earlier in the Cottonwood lakes region to the south when I was not photographing plants that much. I was very excited to find it, recognizing it right away.

Growing in shade under large granitic boulders. I saw this plant once before, 27 years earlier in the Cottonwood lakes region to the south when I was not photographing plants that much. I was very excited to find it, recognizing it right away.

Growing in shade under large granitic boulders. I saw this plant once before, 27 years earlier in the Cottonwood lakes region to the south when I was not photographing plants that much. I was very excited to find it, recognizing it right away.

Growing in shade under large granitic boulders. I saw this plant once before, 27 years earlier in the Cottonwood lakes region to the south when I was not photographing plants that much. I was very excited to find it, recognizing it right away.

Plants on moist volcanic soils of a roadside drainage and up a deeply shaded bank at base of roadcut.

Plants on moist volcanic soils of a roadside drainage and up a deeply shaded bank at base of roadcut.

Plants on moist volcanic soils of a roadside drainage and up a deeply shaded bank at base of roadcut.

Plants on moist volcanic soils of a roadside drainage and up a deeply shaded bank at base of roadcut.

Plants on moist volcanic soils of a roadside drainage and up a deeply shaded bank at base of roadcut.

Plants on moist volcanic soils of a roadside drainage and up a deeply shaded bank at base of roadcut.

Plants on moist volcanic soils of a roadside drainage and up a deeply shaded bank at base of roadcut.

guided to this site by Dylan Neubauer.

guided to this site by Dylan Neubauer.

guided to this site by Dylan Neubauer.

guided to this site by Dylan Neubauer.

guided to this site by Dylan Neubauer.

guided to this site by Dylan Neubauer.

guided to this site by Dylan Neubauer.

guided to this site by Dylan Neubauer.