Highway 5 north of Effie, MN

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devil's-paintbrush, grim-the-collier, orange hawkweed, red daisy

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Highway 1 east of Effie, MN devil's-paintbrush, grim-the-collier, orange hawkweed, red daisy

daisy and devils paint brush

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devil's-paintbrush, grim-the-collier, orange hawkweed, red daisy

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Canada anemone

Canada anemone

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birdsfoot trefoil

clover

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birch

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Water hemloc

Water hemloc

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Water hemloc

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My best guess ... Smooth rose (Rosa blanda) Newcomb's Locator Key 554 5 - flowers with 5 regular parts 5 - shrubs 4 - leaves divided Upper stems without prickles or with few scattered weak prickles; bushy shrubs without long arching flowering stems; stipules broadened at the tip; 2-5 feet high. Rose Family

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My best guess...... Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) Newcomb's Locator Key 532 5 - flowers with 5 regular parts 3 - wildflower with alternate leaves 2 - leaves entire Coarse, woolly plant with a dense spike of yellowflowers. Large (4-12" long), soft-velvety, oblong leaves, the largest ones ina basal rosette. 2-8 foot high. Figwort Family.

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