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Common Gilled Mushrooms and Allies (Order Agaricales)Observer
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Dyer's Polypore (Phaeolus schweinitzii)Observer
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Large fungi growing at the base of conifers
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Wandering Garter Snake (Thamnophis elegans ssp. vagrans)Observer
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12-14 in long in coniferous woodland next to creek
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Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (Class Agaricomycetes)Observer
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Growing next to creek under coniferous shrub
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Genus LeccinumObserver
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Found in shaded aspen grove next to creek, several individuals
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Ross' Avens (Geum rossii)Observer
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Rocky Mountain, Rocky Mountain National Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Larimer County, US-CO, US (Google, OSM)Description
Flower, ~6 in tall, 5 petals, above treeline
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American Bistort (Bistorta bistortoides)Observer
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Rocky Mountain, Rocky Mountain National Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Larimer County, US-CO, US (Google, OSM)Description
6-12 in tall flower, white flowers in terminal cluster, large basal leaves
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White-spotted Sawyer (Monochamus scutellatus)Observer
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Rocky Mountain, Rocky Mountain National Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Larimer County, US-CO, US (Google, OSM)Description
Beetle with long antennae, iridescent black, flew off when disturbed
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Common Gilled Mushrooms and Allies (Order Agaricales)Observer
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Fungi Including Lichens (Kingdom Fungi)Observer
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Growing on rotting aspen tree
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Woodhouse's Toad (Anaxyrus woodhousii)Observer
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Small toad found in Running Deer Natural Area next to creek.
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Moose (Alces alces)Observer
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2 individuals, grazing on saplings
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Prairie Pasqueflower (Pulsatilla nuttalliana)Observer
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Short flower, ~3 in. tall, no leaves, several dozen sprouting in coniferous woodland
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Missouri Foxtail Cactus (Escobaria missouriensis ssp. missouriensis)Observer
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Small cluster of cacti, each individual 1.5 cm in diameter, growing on rock in prairie adjacent to pine woodland