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"Why cities are becoming an unlikely refuge for wildflowers"
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Why cities are becoming an unlikely refuge for wildflowers | The Optimist Daily
Britain has lost 97% of its wildflower meadows. Now cities, with their stressed soils and forgotten corners, may be where wildflowers stage their comeback.

Death Valley and parts of southern California have erupted in #wildflowers thanks to record rain that helped deliver spectacular blooms.
In the famously arid national park,
the rare display has covered miles of the landscape in vibrant shades of yellow and purple.
Park officials announced on Sunday that Death Valley was experiencing an “above-average bloom year”
that is nearing l…

Golden currant, Ribes aureum, at Sepulveda Basin 🌿
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Aerial scouting was an effective, and very scenic, way to find the most intense #wildflower blooms in the Carrizo Plain and Antelope Valley
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Arroyo Lupine, Lupinus succulentus, at Sepulveda Basin this spring
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Aerial scouting was an effective, and very scenic, way to find the most intense #wildflower blooms in the Carrizo Plain and Antelope Valley
#flying

Pink lady's slipper, Cypripedium acaule, along the carriage roads in Acadia National Park last June
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Holly-leafed cherry, Prunus ilicifolia, flowering all over the place in Placerita Canyon this past weekend
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Greenspot nightshade, Solanum douglasii, at Sepulveda Basin this spring
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