Wildflowers: small white flowers wrapped around other plants

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  1. coelacanth

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    what is this i dont even
     

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    Daniel Mosquin Paragon of Plants UBC Botanical Garden Forums Administrator Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Cuscuta. Most of these need to be identified from microscopic / hand-lens characters, but given the density of the flower cluster, I'd lean toward Cuscuta cephalanthi.
     
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    Awesome. Thank you.

    P.S. Those Kettle Mountain Meadows photos still have me reeling ugh it's so beautiful!
     
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