Milkvetch In Hail

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Milkvetch In Hail

Milkvetch In Hail

Wooly-pod milkvetch (Astragalus purshii) under hail after a sudden hail storm on the Owyhee Plateau of Idaho. May 2004
mrh
on Jan 4, 2007 11:32 pm
Image Type(s): Flora
Image ID: 257173

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rasgoat

rasgoat - Jan 4, 2007 11:42 pm - Voted 10/10

Very

cool!

mrh

mrh - Jan 5, 2007 6:09 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Very

Thanks. But actually it wasn't cool. It got very cold.

Deb

Deb - Jan 4, 2007 11:43 pm - Voted 10/10

Painful & ..

... pretty; kind of like leather and lace.

mrh

mrh - Jan 5, 2007 6:10 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Painful & ..

Thanks Deb, I had the same thought.

lisae

lisae - Jan 5, 2007 12:28 am - Voted 10/10

I keep

misreading the title for this image (and the other's in the series); 'Milkvetch in Hell' and wonder what the poor flowers have done to deserve such a fate.

mrh

mrh - Jan 5, 2007 6:13 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: I keep

Yes, I keep misreading it too and I even wrote it! Thanks.

rasgoat

rasgoat - Jan 5, 2007 9:48 pm - Voted 10/10

Re: I keep

lol

Dan Dalton

Dan Dalton - Jan 5, 2007 6:07 pm - Voted 10/10

Looks like small...

pieces of hail!

mrh

mrh - Jan 5, 2007 6:14 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Looks like small...

The hail was about 1/4 to 1/2 inch in diameter. We rarely get large hail in Idaho.

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