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  • Alaska.  Stand of small Common Fireweed plants (Chamerion angustifolium) with leaves turned a bright crimson and spattered with raindrops growing beside the Denali National Park road in August.
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  • Alaska.  Small group of bright green False Hellebore plants (Veratrum viride) growing in open tundra on a hillside in the Talkeetna Mountains near Hatcher Pass in August.
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  • Alaska.  Dwarf Dogwood (Cornus canadensis), also called Bunchberry, nestled among Crowberry plants (Empetrum nigrum) in Chugach State Park in June.
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  • Alaska.  Young False Hellebore plants (Veratrum viride) with pale green deeply veined leaves growing on a damp hillside in the Talkeetna Mountains near Hatcher Pass in July.  Poisonous; contains toxic alkaloids.
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  • Alaska.  Dwarf Dogwood (Cornus canadensis), also called Bunchberry, nestled among Crowberry plants (Empetrum nigrum) in Chugach State Park in June.
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  • Alaska.  Stand of small Common Fireweed plants (Chamerion angustifolium) with leaves turned a bright crimson and spattered with raindrops growing beside the Denali National Park road in August.
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  • Native American museum exhibit inside the Southeast Alaska Discovery Center shows how plants were used to make baskets, bowls, mats, spoons, masks and other useful items. Ketchikan, Alaska
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  • Bedding plants on sale in Anchorage Alaska ready to brighten up the city with blooming flowers
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  • Alaska.  Several young Dwarf Dogwood plants (Bunchberry) (Cornus canadensis) taking root in the top of the decaying stump of a spruce tree previously logged.  Decaying logs and stumps hold moisture and nutrients that support new plant growth and are an important part of the rejuvenation of forests.
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  • Alaska.  Close-up of two dry Sitka Spruce cones (Picea sitchensis) nestled on the ground among Low-bush Cranberry plants (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) with ripe red berries in late August on the Kenai Peninsula.  Also known as lingonberry or cowberry, the fruit of this short evergreen shrub is a staple of subsistence gatherers in the boreal forest and Arctic tundra regions across the Northern Hemisphere.
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  • Alaska.  Bright red ripe fruit on separate stalks of Watermelon Berry plants (Streptopus amplexifolius) along the Denali National Park road in August.
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  • Alaska.  Bunchberry plants (Cornus canadensis) in autumn colors with dark red leaves and bright orange fruit covered with a thin layer of ice and leaves edged with frost along the Russian Lakes trail on the Kenai Peninsula in September.  Plant is a slow-growing herbaceous subshrub often forming carpet-like mats.  Also called Dwarf Dogwood.  Member of the Cornaceae (dogwood) family.  Fruit is edible but very mild in flavor.
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  • Alaska, Wilderness with fireweed plants in Independence Mine Park
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  • Alaska, A man photographs wild lupine plants  withthe Chugach Mountains in summer.
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  • On Board Park Ranger provides education about local plants aboard the Alaska ferry in Southeast Alaska.
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  • Alaska.  Clumps of bright red Alpine Bearberry leaves (Arctostaphylos alpina) and yellow Arctic Willow leaves (Salix arctica) combine with a bleached root to form a pattern in a bed of mixed lichen and a few Low-bush Cranberry plants (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) in tundra near the Denali Highway in September.  Wild.
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  • Alaska.  Several plants of Chiming Bells (Mertensia paniculata) with unusual pink blossoms near the Denali National Park road on an overcase, wet day in July.
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  • USA, Alaska, Kenai Peninsula.  Common Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) springs up around charred dead logs a year after a big forest fire on near Homer.  Fireweed is among the first plants to recolonize an area after being burned or disturbed.
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  • Alaska, Denali National Park, autumn tundra plants in detail: bearberry (red leaves), crowberry (black berries), lowbush cranberry (red berries) & Labrador tea.
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  • Alaska.  Close-up of a small Beach Fleabane plant (Senecio pseudoarnica) with one bright yellow blossom and bud along the Cook Inlet eastern shore near Discovery Campground in the Captain Cook State Recreation Area on the Kenai Peninsula in July.
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  • Alaska.  A cluster of light pink Dwarf Fireweed (Chamerion latifolium) blooming near Tern Lake in late July with the more common plants with magenta-colored blossoms behind.
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  • Alaska. Girdwood. Alyeska Highway towards Alyeska resort with summer garden plants. The subtemperate rainforest environment allows for excellent growth for local flora.
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  • Alaska.  Bunchberry plants (Cornus canadensis) in autumn colors with dark red leaves and bright orange fruit wet with rain along the Russian Lakes trail on the Kenai Peninsula in September.  Plant is a slow-growing herbaceous subshrub often forming carpet-like mats.  Also called Dwarf Dogwood.  Member of the Cornaceae (dogwood) family.  Fruit is edible but very mild in flavor.
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  • Alaska.  A cone of ripe red Devil's Club berries (Oplopanax horridus) on the Kenai Peninsula in late August.  Devil's Club berries are a favorite of bears, and the plant itself has many uses in both traditional and contemporary native American cultures.
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  • Alaska.  Close-up of a single plant of Dwarf Dogwood (Bunchberry) (Cornus canadensis) with a cluster of bright orange berries hanging vertically against a layer of moss on the Kenai Peninsula in August.
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  • Alaska.  A large Devil's Club shrub (Oplopanax horridus) with leaves turned a birilliant yellow along a roadway on the Kenai Peninsula in September.  Also known as Alaskan Ginseng.  Native Americans used the plant for many medicinal purposes, and the shiny red clusters of berries are a favorite of brown bears.
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  • Alaska.  Close-up of a cluster of poisonous bright red Baneberries (Actaea rubra) on the Kenai Peninsula in August.  Also called Chinaberry or Doll's Eye due to characteristic black dot at end of berry.  The only deadly toxic berry in Alaska; also found with white berries.  All parts of the plant are toxic.
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  • Alaska. Close-up of delicate creamy-white blossoms of Star-flowered False Solomon's Seal (Smilacina stellata; syn. Maianthemum stellatum) in June at Eklutan Flats.  The small individual flowers cluster in a short racime at the end of the main plant stem.  Plant is a perennial, often found growing in profusion close together covering a large area.
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  • Alaska.  Close-up of delicate creamy-white blossoms of Star-flowered False Solomon's Seal (Smilacina stellata; syn. Maianthemum stellatum) in June at Eklutan Flats.  The small individual flowers cluster in a short racime at the end of the main plant stem.  Plant is a perennial, often found growing in profusion close together covering a large area.
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  • Alaska.  Single Bunchberry plant (Cornus canadensis) in autumn colors with dark red leaves and bright orange fruit wet with rain along the Russian Lakes trail on the Kenai Peninsula in September.  Plant is a slow-growing herbaceous subshrub often forming carpet-like mats.  Also called Dwarf Dogwood.  Member of the Cornaceae (dogwood) family.  Fruit is edible but very mild in flavor.
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  • Alaska.  Close-up of the center of a single Bunchberry plant (Cornus canadensis) with green leaves and four bright reddish-orange berries in August.  Plant is a slow-growing herbaceous subshrub often forming carpet-like mats.  Also called Dwarf Dogwood.  Member of the Cornaceae (dogwood) family.  Fruit is edible but very mild in flavor.
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  • Alaska.  A frost-encrusted Bunchberry plant (Cornus canadensis) in autumn colors with dark red leaves and bright reddish-orange fruit along the Russian Lakes trail on the Kenai Peninsula on a cold morning in September.  Plant is a slow-growing herbaceous subshrub often forming carpet-like mats.  Also called Dwarf Dogwood.  Member of the Cornaceae (dogwood) family.  Fruit is edible but very mild in flavor.
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  • Alaska.  A small, low-growing, rain-drenched Mountain Forget-me-not plant (Eritrichium aretioides) with clusters of bright blue blossoms growing in alpine scree at the edge of a ravine in Denali National Park in June.
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  • Alaska.  Close-up of delicate creamy-white blossoms of Star-flowered False Solomon's Seal (Smilacina stellata; syn. Maianthemum stellatum) in June at Eklutan Flats.  The small individual flowers cluster in a short racime at the end of the main plant stem.  Plant is a perennial, often found growing in profusion close together covering a large area.
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  • Alaska.  A frost-encrusted Bunchberry plant (Cornus canadensis) in autumn colors with dark red leaves and bright reddish-orange fruit along the Russian Lakes trail on the Kenai Peninsula on a cold morning in September.  Plant is a slow-growing herbaceous subshrub often forming carpet-like mats.  Also called Dwarf Dogwood.  Member of the Cornaceae (dogwood) family.  Fruit is edible but very mild in flavor.
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  • A pink poppy looms large close up over the field of flowers planted by the City of Kenai for the enjoyment of its citizens and visitors.
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  • Alaska.  Close-up of a single plant of Oeder's Lousewort (Pedicularis oederi) growing in tundra near Highway Pass in Denali National Park in July.  Blossoms are light yellow with reddish-brown tips on the hoods.
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  • Alaska.  A Devil's Club shrub (Oplopanax horridus) along Turnagain Arm in September with most of its leaves turned bright yellow.  The plant has widespread medicinal and spiritual uses, particularly in indigenous cultures.
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  • A pink poppy looms large close up over the field of flowers planted by the City of Kenai for the enjoyment of its citizens and visitors.
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  • Alaska.  Bright yellow Marsh Marigold blossoms (Caltha palustris) growing in a pond near Potter Marsh in June with blossoms reflected in the water surface below.  A water plant with hollow stems and an excellent vegetable when cooked.
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  • Hundreds of dew drops covers the lush green lupine plant of Kodiak Island in spring.
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  • Alaska.  Dwarf Fireweed (Chamerion latifolium) in full bloom in August.  This plant is growing in the alpine region near Hatcher Pass in the Talkeetna Mountains.
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  • Alaska.  Single ripe golden-yellow Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis) hanging on the plant in July near Whittier.  Among the earliest of wild berries to ripen, they look similar to very large raspberries and range in color from a golden-yellow to deep red.  The wild shrub is abundant in moist areas near the coast with canes to seven feet, often forming dense thickets.  A  widely used subsistence food, salmonberries have been gathered by all northwest coastal native peoples.  Fruit has a watery consistency with a mild flavor some find insipid, but others consider to be among the best.
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  • Alaska.  False Hellebore plant (Veratrum viride) in Chugach State Park in June.
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  • Alaska.  Bright green emerging new leaves of Devil's Club (Oplopanax horridus) in direct sunlight against a very dark background in June along the Winner Creek Trail.  Prominent brittle spines cover the woody stem and break off easily if handled.  Grows in moist, dense forest habitats and reproduces by forming clonal colonies.  Used as both food and medicine, the plant has been used traditionally by Native Americans to treat diabetes and tumors.  Also called Alaska Ginseng.
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  • Alaska.  A single Bunchberry or Dwarf Dogweed plant (Cornus canadensis) with bright red berries and leaves turned yellow and dark red hanging against a background of moss on the Kenai Penisula in September.
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  • Alaska.  Common Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium) (syn. Epilobium angustifolium) appears in many shades of magenta and occasionally in pink or white.  This stand along the Seward Highway in early August has two distinctly different magenta hues, one light and one dark.  On the right edge is a Cow Parsnip plant (Heracleum lanatum) in early seed stage.
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  • Alaska.  A large Devil's Club plant (Oplopanax horridus) in Kincaid Park in September with most of its leaves turned a bright yellow and a prominent spike of bright red berries which are a favorite of bears.
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  • Alaska.  Several clusters of violet-blue Beautiful Jacob's Ladder blossoms (Polemonium pulcherrimum) all part of one plant forming a mound of flowers at Eklutna Flats in June.  Jacob's Ladder is a perennial herb in the phlox family.
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  • USA, Alaska, Anchorage.  Single white, four-petaled Cloudberry blossom (Rubus chamemorous) between plant's two deep green leaves in early June near Goose Lake.
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  • Alaska, Homer, July.  Common fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) growing in profusion following a forest fire in 2008 along East End Road.  Fireweed is considered a pioneer species and is a rapid colonizer, often being the first plant to cover burned out or disturbed areas.
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  • Alaska, Homer, July.  Common fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) growing in profusion following a forest fire in 2008 along East End Road.  Fireweed is considered a pioneer species and is a rapid colonizer, often being the first plant to cover burned out or disturbed areas.
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  • Alaska.  Large cluster of Death Camas (Zygadenus elegans) in full bloom in a damp area of tundra in Denali National Park in July.  Also called Wnd Lily, plant contains highly toxic poison which can cause vomiting, lowered temperatures, and severe breathing difficulties.  Should not be handled or eaten.
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  • USA, Alaska.  Two fully formed Dandelion seedheads (Taraxacum officinale) create intricate oval shapes.  Dandelions are an aggressive invasive plant in much of Alaska.
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  • Alaska.  CLose-up of a single plant of Dwarf Fireweed (Chamerion latifolium) growing in heavy gravel with magenta-colored blossoms just beginning to open near Tern Lake in late July.
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  • Alaska.  Close-up of a single plant of Bear Flower (Boykinia richardsonii) growing in tundra near Highway Pass in Denali National Park in July.  Blossoms are white with maroon-colored sepals.
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  • Alaska.  Medium-sized plant of blue Chiming Bells (Mertensia paniculata) in full bloom in Denali National Park in July.
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  • Alaska.  Close-up of a dense group of bright golden-yellow Gloriosa Daisy (Rudbeckia hirta) blossoms in a planting in the Town Square in downtown Anchorage in early September.  Also commonly called Black-eyed Susan.
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  • Alaska.  Dense planting of bright golden-yellow Gloriosa Daisies (Rudbeckia hirta) with other domestic flowers in the Town Square in downtown Anchorage in early September.  Also commonly called Black-eyed Susan.
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  • Alaska.  Entrance sign for the Alaska Botanical Garden in Anchorage with plantings of bright red nastursiums below in full bloom.
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  • Alaska.  Close-up of a single rosy-lavender colored Wild Geranium blossom (Geranium erianthum) at Eklutna Flats in early June.
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  • Alaska.  A single light brown Sitka Spruce cone (Picea sitchensis) hanging on a young tree in Portage Valley in May.
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  • Alaska.  New growth at the tips of needle-covered Sitka Spruce branches (Picea sitchensis) in Portage Valley in May.
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  • Alaska.  Large adult Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for Soapberries (Shepherdia canadensis) along a small creek in Denali National Park near Highway Pass in late September.  Bears put on as much fat as they can before hibernation to sustain themselves through the winter.
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  • Alaska.  Close-up of a cluster of ripe Low-bush Cranberries (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) on the Kenai Peninsula in September.
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  • Alaska.  Brilliant crimson leaves of Northern Red Currant (Ribes triste) adorn a shrub in mid-September near Byers Lake in Denali State Park.
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  • Alaska.  Close-up of a cluster of four salmon-colored High-bush Cranberries (Viburnum edule) hanging from a branch in Portage Valley in September.
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  • Alaska.  Large adult Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for Soapberries (Shepherdia canadensis) along a small creek in Denali National Park near Highway Pass in late September.  Bears put on as much fat as they can before hibernation to sustain themselves through the winter.
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  • Alaska.  Close-up of pink Prickly Rose blossoms (Rosa acicularis) at Eklutna Flats in early June.
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  • Alaska.  Close-up of a Serviceberry shrub (Amelanchier florida) covered with showy white blossoms along Turnagain Arm in late May.
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  • Alaska.  Close-up of a delicate yellow male willow catkin (Salix sp.) blooming in late May in Portage Valley.
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  • Alaska. A single branch of a High-bush Cranberry shrub (Viburnum edule) with four bright crimson leaves on the Kenai Peninsula near Ptarmigan Creek in September.
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  • Alaska.  Bright reddish-orange clusters of ripening High-bush Cranberries (Viburnum edule) on the Kenai Peninsula in August.  This edible fruit is widely gathered for subsistence, and often used in juices and jellies.  Overripe berries can take on a musty odor.  Foliage turns bright red in autumn.
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  • Alaska.  Close-up of a single Sitka Spruce cone (Picea sitchensis) hanging on the branch of a young tree on the Kenai Peninsula near Ptarmigan Creek in August.
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  • Alaska.  Close-up of new yellowish-green leaves emerging from the tip of a cottonwood (balsam poplar) branch (Populus balsamifera) in Far North Bicentennial Park in May.
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  • Alaska.  Close-up of several clusters of bright red Low-bush Cranberries (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) wet with morning dew on the Kenai Peninsula in late August.  Also known as lingonberry or cowberry, the fruit of this short evergreen shrub is a staple of subsistence gatherers in the boreal forest and Arctic tundra regions across the Northern Hemisphere.
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  • Alaska.  Large adult Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for Soapberries (Shepherdia canadensis) along a small creek in Denali National Park near Highway Pass in late September.  Bears put on as much fat as they can before hibernation to sustain themselves through the winter.
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  • Alaska.  Close-up of delicate yellow male willow catkins (Salix sp.) blooming in late May in Portage Valley.
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  • Alaska.  Close-up of a cluster of ripe Low-bush Cranberries (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) lying on a carpet of lichen and moss on the Kenai Peninsula in September.
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  • Alaska.  Close-up of a cluster of four cone-like Sitka Alder fruits (Alnus sinuata) covered with hoar frost against a black background along Turnagain Arm in January.
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  • Alaska.  High-bush Cranberry shrub (Viburnum edule) on which all but two leaves have turned yellow and crimson in September on the Kenai Peninsula near Ptarmigan Creek.
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  • Alaska.  Cluster of crimson Red Elderberries (Sambucus racemosa) among dark green leaves on the Kenai Peninsula in August.  Not generally considered edible, thoiugh flowers and eseeded fruits are safe for consumption.  Elderflower tea also has medicinal uses.
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  • A view of Cook Inlet from a beach along the Kenai Penisula with blooming fireweed in the foreground.
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  • A scenic view with fireweed blossoms overlooking a teal colored secluded lake in Alaska.
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  • Alaska.  Early morning sun shines around the trunk of a large Paper Birch tree (Betula papyrifera) casting a prominent sunburst pattern of rays and highlighting chartreuse-colored new leaves against a blue sky background.
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  • Alaska. Close-up of Shooting Star blossoms (Dodecatheon pulchellum) at Eklutna Flats in early June.
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  • Alaska.  Close-up of a single Nagoonberry blossom (Rubus arcticus) along a bike path in Anchorage in early June.
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  • Alaska.  Close-up of a cluster of showy white  Serviceberry blossoms (Amelanchier florida) along Turnagain Arm in late May.
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  • Alaska.  Close-up of bright yellow Devil's Club leaves (Oplopanax horridus) and red cluster of berries against a blue sky background on a sunny day on the Kenai Peninsula in September.
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  • Alaska.  Delicate new reddish-colored female seed cones open for pollination on a White Spruce tree (Picea glauca) in Portage Valley in early June.
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  • Alaska.  Close-up of fuzzy gray pussy willow catkins (Salix sp.) blooming in February along Turnagain Arm.
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  • Alaska.  Close-up of a cluster of bright red Low-bush Cranberries (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) wet with morning dew on the Kenai Peninsula in late August.  Also known as lingonberry or cowberry, the fruit of this short evergreen shrub is a staple of subsistence gatherers in the boreal forest and Arctic tundra regions across the Northern Hemisphere.
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  • Alaska.  Bright reddish-orange clusters of ripening High-bush Cranberries (Viburnum edule) on the Kenai Peninsula in August.  This edible fruit is widely gathered for subsistence, and often used in juices and jellies.  Overripe berries can take on a musty odor.  Foliage turns bright red in autumn.
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  • Alaska.  Bright reddish-orange clusters of ripening High-bush Cranberries (Viburnum edule) on the Kenai Peninsula in August.  This edible fruit is widely gathered for subsistence, and often used in juices and jellies.  Overripe berries can take on a musty odor.  Foliage turns bright red in autumn.
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  • Alaska.  Close-up of a cluster of ripe Low-bush Cranberries (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) over a carpet of moss on the Kenai Peninsula in September.
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  • Alaska.  Early morning sun shines around the trunk of a large Paper Birch tree (Betula papyrifera) casting a prominent sunburst pattern of rays and highlighting chartreuse-colored new leaves against a blue sky background.
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  • Alaska.  Backlit amber-colored peeling bark on a Paper Birch tree trunk (Betula papyrifera) in Far North Bicentennial Park in May.
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  • A view of Cook Inlet from a beach along the Kenai Penisula with blooming fireweed in the foreground.
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  • Alaska.  Close-up of the blossoms of blue Chiming Bells (Mertensia paniculata) near Hatcher Pass in early July.
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  • USA, Alaska. Large clusters of white European Bird Cherry blossoms (Prunus padus) (also called May Day tree) along Campbell Creek in south Anchorage in late May.  Domestic ornamental tree has become highly invasive in riparian environments and quickly displaces native trees and shrubs.  Astringent black berries are readily eaten by birds.
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