AKA Avalanche-lily, Dogtoothed violet, Erythronium grandiflorum
April 30, 2009
April 29, 2009
After looking everywhere…
After wondering where these little ones were since the first wildflowers began to bloom, I ran across these today in the most unlikely place, a few miles up from my house in a bone-dry section of pine forest. Oh well…
Alpine Springbeauty
(Claytonia megarhiza, Purslane family)
Wax currant
The tiny blossoms of this plant which is called “gooseberry” locally are usually unnoticed at a distance but really quite pretty when one gets to see them up close. Often, people are like that.
Ribes cereum
April 28, 2009
Early Blue Violet
Sunday afternoon I was overjoyed when I came upon this pretty little face just a few feet above the Munson Creek trail; the first violet I’ve seen this year. It was all alone.
Yesterday, when I saw that there was rain in the air, I just had to try to find it again. The trail head isn’t all that far from my home, and I sure wanted to see raindrops on that blossom! After some searching (they’re pretty small), here is what I found:
Viola adunca
April 27, 2009
In the pink
The conspicuous white petals of many of the trilliums are now turning pink and rose-colored as they age.
Montana Outdoors 