Sandy McNabb to Junction Creek Cycle Outing - Yellow wildflower near Junction Creek
Sandy McNabb to Junction Creek Cycle Outing - Yellow wildflower near Junction Creek

2/100 for the 100 flower group. Trying to focus on Alberta wildflowers

Not sure what this is, perhaps a buttercup. It's also in rough shape, with a few petals missing. We didn't see any others of this yellow wildflower that were this advanced.

Looking at my guru's photos, I'm thinking now this is a Prairie Buttercup / Ranuculus rhomboideus.

They close Highway 546 at the Sandy McNabb area to cars on December 1, and reopen it on May 15 every year. Bicycles are not prohibited, though, and so we did a 38 km bike ride from the gate closure to the end of the road at Junction Creek and back. A lovely day!

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Taken on: April 18, 2019
Tags: Everybody's photos tagged with Prairie Buttercup Prairie Buttercup Everybody's photos tagged with Ranuculus rhomboideus Ranuculus rhomboideus
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