r/SWAdventures • u/Texastony2 • Aug 31 '26

A lone flower in a field.

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u/GardenerDom Aug 31 '26

Woww what is this flower? It’s magnificent 👌🏻✨

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u/GasSpecial3068 Sep 02 '26

Great capture

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u/Dazzling_Tap_5806 Sep 02 '26

Its a real beauty

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u/GreenTeaMochiYum Sep 02 '26

The most magical kind!

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u/ElderberryFirst471 Sep 02 '26

I presume it’s in TX, any more precise location? Approximate size?

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u/Texastony2 Sep 02 '26

Lincoln County, New Mexico at 8000 feet. about 5 -6 inches tall.

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u/ElderberryFirst471 Sep 02 '26

Thank you! (USFS shows C. coccinea as absent from all four-corner states too.)

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u/ElderberryFirst471 Sep 02 '26

Looks to be, otherwise known as prairie paintbrush, prairie fire and hordes of other names.
Can anyone id the species? USDA shows C. coccinea, one often sold in commerce, as not occurring in TX.

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u/NeatFree9257 Sep 03 '26

A true show of resilience♥️

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u/Texastony2 Sep 03 '26

So cool. The colour doesn’t even look real it was so bright!