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And what is so rare as a day in June?* » Downy Yellow Painted Cup 7780

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Castilleja sessiliflora, downy yellow painted cup. “An extremely rare plant in our area…Probably the world’s easternmost colony of the natural range of this species occurs near Zion in Lake County, Illinois, where it grows in sandy soil…” ~Swink & Wilhelm

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