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VOF BB Spring 2022: Plants Mystery Cache

Hidden : 1/30/2022
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Park info can be found at http://parks.nv.gov/parks/valley-of-fire

CACHE IS NOT AT PUBLISHED COORDS.

Please solve the puzzle below to get the final cache location. I used iNaturalist for Valley of Fire location. Google may also be your friend.

N 36 25._ _ _

1) The Desert Trumpet is also known as:
Oenothera deltoides = 7
Eriocoma hymenoides = 5
Eriogonum inflatum = 6
Asclepias subulata = 9

2) The Desert Globemallow is also known as:
Sphaeralcea ambigua = 0
Oenothera suffrutescens = 2
Datura wrightii = 6
Erodium cicutarium = 3

3) The Desert Woollystar is also known as:
Oenothera suffrutescens = 0
Stephanomeria pauciflora = 4
Eriogonum exaltatum = 3
Eriastrum eremicum = 1

W 114 28._ _ _

4) The Creosote Bush is also known as:
Isocoma acradenia = 8
Larrea tridentata = 6
Stephanomeria pauciflora = 5
Pleurocoronis pluriseta = 4

5) The Coyote Melon is also known as:
Chylismia brevipes = 9
Eriophyllum lanosum = 6
Cucurbita palmata = 0
Langloisia setosissima = 7

6) The Common Fishhook Cactus is also known as:
Mammillaria tetrancistra = 3
Cylindropuntia multigeniculata = 1
Eschscholzia glyptosperma = 8
Ferocactus cylindraceus = 2

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Snxr cvarpbar

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)