Common?

Common Dandelions – Taraxacum officinale

Today the Dandelions growing where a small trout stream meandered through a bright green meadow were especially large and lush; seemed anything but “common”.

And more April flowers

This is appearing to be an unusual spring for wildflowers. Some seem to be blooming later than normal and some seem to be early. In this and the following post I will show the rest of this year’s April blooms that I’ve encountered.

Stream Violet, Wood Violet, Viola glabella

Stream Violet, Wood Violet, Viola glabella

Redstem Stork’s Bill, Erodium cicutarium

Redstem Stork’s Bill, Erodium cicutarium

Utah Honeysuckle, Red Twinberry, Lonicera utahensis

Utah Honeysuckle, Red Twinberry, Lonicera utahensis

Falsebox, Mountain Boxwood, Oregon Boxwood, Pachistima (or Paxistima) myrsinites

Common Dandelion, Taraxacum officinale