A new contributor today! Thank you to mdv_graupe@Flickr for sharing today''s photograph with us (original via the BPotD Flickr Group Pool). It''s very appreciated.

Common names for Hulsea algida include alpine hulsea, Pacific hulsea, alpine gold hulsea. The names tend to suggest a high-elevation grower, and indeed it is: this photograph was taken at 4000m (or 13 300 ft.). It is generally found in the western USA: California, Nevada, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming (Utah is intriguingly absent).

The Jepson Manual provides its usual excellent description of the species: Hulsea algida. Frequent BPotD contributor Michael Charters has a page about it as well, with links to the meaning of the names (e.g., algida means “golden cold” – see comments below): alpine gold hulsea. More photographs are available via CalPhotos. Posted by: Daniel Mosquin    Source

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