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Vaccinium #1 (left/upper side of sketchbook page):
I negligently did not assign photos to the blueberries I sketched, and there are 3 blueberries sketched on this one page ... however, I think the following photos probably (almost certainly) belong to the sketch of the #1 blueberry, upper/lefthand side of drawing page

NOTE: location is approximate, and the GPS coordinates are not precise. This is a very rare species and should be treated as such. It should be considered highly endangered, despite its entire range being within the designated Eagle Cap Wilderness area, global warming and the resultant climate change being an existential threat to its survival, which is likely dependent on sufficient, reliable, and well-timed snowmelt.

Sisyrinchium bellum, branched stem with 2 nodes. Several individual plants looked at in the area. May be hybrids? Two other Sisyrinchium idahoense entries for this site. There are exceptions to every rule. "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain