
Brainard Lake
今天本想到Brainard Lake Recreation Area賞Yellow Pond Lily,順便攀登高山湖Lake Isabelle,但到了入口才知Long Lake Trailhead自去年水災後封閉迄今未開放,而Lake Isabelle的登山口就是Long Lake Trailhead,該登山口一封閉,我們只好逛逛Red Rock Lake和Brainard Lake兩個湖了!
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相關文章:遊Brainard Lake Recreation Area順登Lake Isabelle (2010.08.24)
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Red Rock Lake素以水面舖滿黃睡蓮(Yellow Pond Lily)聞名,往年來時花況並不甚理想,但今年來時花況甚佳,整個Red Rock Lake有將近一半的湖面舖滿綠油油的Yellow Pond Lily,點點黃花就懸浮在綠葉間,異常美麗。














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Yellow Pond Lily (黃睡蓮)
別名:Spatterdock (萍蓬草)
花:大而亮麗黃色的球形花朵輕托於水面
葉:大片心形葉可長至12吋(30公分)寬,以長莖托出或平貼水面
大小:全株1~2呎(30~60公分)高,花3~5吋(7.6~12.7公分)寬
季節:7~8月
繁殖地:山區、亞高山的水塘、湖泊淺水區
發現地區:落磯山國家公園Bear Lake Area, Nymph Lake;Brainard Lake Area, Red Rock湖面。
※此花台灣也有,稱為“台灣萍蓬草”,區別在花蕊,紅紅的花心是台灣萍蓬草所特有!
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Shooting Star(流星花)
別名:American cowslip (美州櫻草)、mosquito bills (蚊子嘴)、mad violets (堇菜)、sailor caps (水手帽)
原產地:北美和西伯利亞東北部
花:4~5片淡紫紅色的花瓣呈喇叭狀向後展開,類似流星的尾巴;雄蕊藏在深色的管孔內,幾朵花高高懸吊在無葉的莖上。
葉:略圓形的葉子長在莖的底部略成蓮花座型。
大小:全株最高可達16吋(41公分),花有1~1.5吋(約2.5~3.8公分)
花季:5~7月
繁殖地:海拔一千公尺以上山麓或山腰河、湖邊潮濕地。
發現地區:Brainard Lake Area、Diamond Lake Trail、Devil's Thumb Pass Trail
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欣賞完Red Rock Lake的黃睡蓮後再往內到Brainard Lake,一般車輛僅能開到此,再往內道路施工封閉,我們在湖邊逛逛後中午就在湖邊的野餐區用餐,用完餐後看天象有轉壞機向決定提早返家。












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