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Eureka Dunes Evening Primrose

Eureka Dunes Evening Primrose

This is the Eureka Dunes Evening Primrose (Oenothera californica ssp. eurekensis) - found only one place on this planet - at Eureka Sand Dunes in Death Valley National Park.  It is Federally-listed as "Endangered".  It grows right in the incredibly dry sand.

May, 1999, Eureka Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park

Nikon F4, Nikor 105mm micro/2.8, Fuji Velvia

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