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Cinquefoil (yellow tormentil) grows all the way over here in our mountains as well, mostly in meadows.

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In Nevada would that be? This one is the very small Potentilla erecta.

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The Sierra Nevada mountains of California (which cross into Nevada briefly). Looks like it's Potentilla diversifolia. Descriptions say 3 feet, but I usually see it about 1 foot tall. It looks exactly like the photo in your story.

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Such lovely, you-are-there prose! Thank you!

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Lovely piece of writing, Ronald. I had no idea about the floral diversity up there. I will explore (with care) - Dave

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And of course can continue up one of those nice ridges to Nethermost or Dollywaggon

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I'm curious about who "owns" the lands that you write about Ronald.

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I'm in a mountain hut in Bavaria waiting for my son to come down off the mountain so can reply at length... In Scotland most mountain is owned by miscellaneous aristocrats billionaires etc who use it for shooting red deer. Doesn't matter as our right to roam gives access everywhere including camping out and on bikes. In England Wales situation quite different as the aristocrats are shooting birds not beasts (red grouse not red deer). Also no legal rights for tents or bicycles. Lake District (England) a lot of it is owned by National Trust (150 year old non profit) and in Scotland some bits by the John Muir Trust. Almost nowhere is owned by the State or the National Parks.

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