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Klara Varga explains the unique features of a sticky geranium's pistil during a "socially distanced plant walk" she led at Blackfoot Pathways Saturday morning.
Shelly Devine examines a chokecherry leaf as she takes notes on the various plants on the walk.
Varga holds a Birchleaf Spirea bloom as she explains it's 'fuzzy' appearance, which is actually made up of tiny flowers with extremely long pistils.
Varga cradles a lone wild snapdragon as she shows it to the group.
A participant in the walk holds several sticky geranium flowers in full bloom.
Birchleaf Spirea bloom
A biological technician at the Lincoln Ranger District, Klara Varga is a botanist by training, with a fascination for all types of plants native to the region. Varga's plant walk didn't actually involve much walking. Covering only a couple hundred feet, she spent an hour and a half keeping participants engaged with the wide variety of plants found over the short distance.
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