Among all of the many nice things about wildflowers are the places in which they live.
April 25, 2019
Today’s wildflower finds
This afternoon it seemed to me that I ought to check the area of West Swamp Creek (about 20 miles to the southwest of my home). Sure enough, there were several species blooming there in profusion and I was glad that I paid attention to my hunch.
Small White Violet ~ Viola macloskeyi
Both the white and yellow violets are growing right in the water of a small spring fed stream, which makes photographing them a rather wet and messy endeavor, but that’s alright because it is now warm!
Pioneer Violet ~ Viola glabella
Alpine Springbeauty ~ Claytonia megarhiza
Glacier Lily ~ Erythronium grandiflorum
Shooting Star ~ Dodecatheon pulchellum
Small Bluebells ~ Mertensia longiflora
Slender Phlox ~ Microsteris gracilis
April 23, 2019
Finally!
Spring has finally come to this part of western Montana and the first wildflowers are now starting to bloom. Everything here is about a month late this year.
Woodland Star ~ Lithophragma glabrum
Sagebrush Buttercup ~ Ranunculus glaberrimus
White Trillium ~ Trillium ovatum
Yellow Glacier Lily ~ Erythronium grandiflorum
