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Mutated trillium

Host is Dasistoma macrophylla

White flowered form; second photo, white form surrounded by conventional bicolored plants.

See here for previous observation of white flowered version of the species and some discussion.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/156770773

I always enjoy the sight of a white BEM, there is something rather uplifting about it. In this case one can see two white flowered plants, together with a BEM with formal colours.

see comments https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/186230451

Not sure at all about this

With Red-breasted Merganser in front.

Glacier has retreated about 99% Very few specimens could be found

Growing on Trametes cinnabarina

Very odd-looking, growing on the side of a railroad in an area that doesn't appear to be particularly wet with Reynoutria.

Slightly nodding densely-packed racemes with blunt tip. Individual flowers have five tepals. Brown ribbed ochrea lack conspicuous bristles at top. Pubescent peduncles.

Cropped/full size; the Candlesnuff Fungus, Xylaria hypoxylon: inaturalist.org/observations/163149025

On Zizia aurea

Third photo shows a comparison between the stems of Blue-Fruited Dogwood (on the left) and Red Osier Dogwood (on the right)

Growing in rich basswood-elm-maple forest.

Q. rubra

Automated ID

On Bidens alba.