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Boott's Rattlesnake-root (Prenanthes bootii)
Photo by Dick Widhu

Dick hiked Boott Spur in July 2012 and found this rare Boott's Rattlesnake-root (Prenanthes bootii). The genus name Prenanthes means "drooping flower", which this surely is. It is named after John Wright Boott who discovered it up here in 1829.