On a cool late November day I hiked through the grasslands enjoying the glaciated terrain, some expansive views, and nature’s offerings along the route.

Along the way I stopped to observe various various plants and lichens, including low pussytoes (Antennaria dimorpha), goldspeck lichens (Candelariella), rock-posy lichens (Rhizoplaca melanophthalma (and others), reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea), buckwheat (Eriogonum heracleoides), rimmed naval lichens (Rhizoplaca), grimmia rock moss (Grimmia laevigata), and various other grasses.  All photos taken by the author on that day.   Click an image for a lightbox view and a caption.

rimmed naval lichens

cactus

buckwheat

grimmia?

rock-posy and others

reed canary grass

low pussytoes

goldspeck lichen

Some of the identifications are tentative.    Please comment if you want to help out.