IT'S WILDFLOWER SEASON ON MOUNTAIN PEAKS, BUT ALPINE PLANTS MAY SOON MISS THE DATE

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ARLINGTON, Va., July 11 -- The National Science Foundation issued the following press release: July brings a riot of color- a rainbow-hued carpet of wildflowers- to the high peaks of the Rockies. In these mountain environments, however, plants have a narrow window of opportunity to set their buds. N

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