Superb Beardtongue (Penstemon superbus) 

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 This is a close up of the compound flowerhead of Alkali Goldenbush (Isocoma acradenia). Like many of the plants in our garden, it belongs to the Asteracea family  https://image.nostr.build/f6bc3a142fa7569164b1287169c7060f9e8f56dc3b4d418349dfda179c302bbf.jpg 

 Some Monarchs on our pine leaf milkweed, *Asclepias linaria*. This one appears to have damaged its wing
#monarch #pollinator #milkweed #garden

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