trip through the Gates Of The Mountains

[rattler]

a canyon on the upper Missouri river over by Helena, MT

BTW if you know what ANY of the plants are please tell me as i have no clue

this is something along the lines of "Calcea's(sp?) moss" its not actually a moss, i cannot find any info on it, if anyone knows ANYTHING ON IT PLEASE LET ME KNOW! sorry for the blurry closeup but i was hanging on to the side of a cliff trying for the pic

ferns on the dry limestone

some vine....would like to know what it is

unknown flower on limestone cliff

shots from the river

 

[neon-eon]

Oh Wow! oddly enough, it actually reminds me of when I visited the Yukon river last summer...

-Gabe

 

[Pyro]

What is the class on that river??

 

[rattler]

that portion of the river is actually lake. there is a dam several miles down the river from where i was. at though where i was at was on the upper reaches and was mainly around 35 feet deep.......IIRC it wasnt that rough of a sectio of the river when Lewis and Clark went through

 

[rattler]

alright, i believe its called Kelsey's "moss" and was discovered by Francis Duncan Kelsey sometime between 1885 and 1893............but thats only if i got the right guy.....anyone else able to figure it out. the dang plant is in none of my wildflower books i cant find anything on the web...........the stuff was everywhere on the limestone in that canyon........

 

[herenorthere]

Maybe you need this - http://www.amazon.com/Plants-Rocky-Mountains-Linda-Kershaw/dp/customer-reviews/1551050889. It looks like it gets into the non-flowering plants most guides ignore. I know the Rockies are on the other side of the state, 12,421 miles away, but it'll probably be the best you can do.

 

[rattler]

thats on the couch next to me at the moment.......its not in there........... :grin:

 

[Clint]

Looks like a sedum to me.

 

[rattler]

i am 110% sure its not a sedum........had my hands on the plant, inspected it up close.....defiantly not a sedum.........