That Yellow Flower in Mineral King

 

 

There is a flower that blooms in profusion in Mineral King. It has been incorrectly called “mule ears”, “arnica” and “sneezeweed”. I know all those, and this isn’t them. It appears to be in the sunflower family and always looks scraggly, even when first in bloom.

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I tend to think of it as “oh, that yellow thing”. But look at That Yellow Thing in a group:

 

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