Nuttall's Toothwort: The 11th Flower of Spring!

Have you ever tried to identify the flowers and insects that you photograph? Talk about a time-consuming project!! I used to try to find the flowers and insects online and spent hours searching through pictures, often without luck. Now I have two books, Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest and Wildflowers of Southern Oregon, and they are very helpful! I still have a difficult time identifying my flowers, but at least I don't have to waste so much time looking online. This little flower was found on a walk along our ridgetop, right where I turn around to go back! What a nice reward!

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