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Details - ©Nicky Davis
Located at Upper Setting, Uinta Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Elevation 7533 feet
GPS N. 40.37.518, W. 111.08.151
Characteristics
Perennial , female flowers are maroon, male flowers are greenish
yellow, stems red tinted, leaves are arrowhead shaped, likes moist
soil, about 18 inches tall. The leaves are edible and can be used
in salads.
The leaves are used by some Copper butterfly larvae as a host
plant. Both American Copper - Lycaena phlaeas and Lustrous Copper - Lycaena cupreus can use this
plant.
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