May 18, 2017
Ground-ivy ~ Glechoma hederacea
Rocky Mountain groundsel ~ Packera streptanthifolia
Ponderosa Pine ~ Pinus ponderosa
Large-flowered Tritelia ~ Triteleia grandiflora
Fern-leaved Desert-parsley ~ Lomatium dissectum
Oregon Boxleaf ~ Paxistima myrsinites
Western Blue Clematis ~ Clematis occidentalis
White Campion ~ Silene latifolia
May 12, 2013
After the late arrival of warm weather, the wildflowers in this part of Western Montana have been hurrying to catch up with spring. Here are more that have started blooming in May:
Miner’s Lettuce, Claytonia perfoliata
Unknown
Western Blue Clematis, Clematis occidentalis
Heart-leaf Arnica , Arnica cordifolia
Fairy Slipper, Calypso Orchid , Calypso bulbosa
Falsebox, Mountain Boxwood, Oregon Boxwood, Paxistma myrsinites
Blue-eyed Mary, Collinsia parviflora
Yellow Wood Violet, Viola glabella
Arrow-leaved Balsamroot, Balsamorhiza sagittata
Arrow-leaved Balsamroot, Balsamorhiza sagittata
Serviceberry, Saskatoon, Amelanchier alnifolia
Antelope Bitterbrush, Antelope-brush, Purshia tridentata
Antelope Bitterbrush, Antelope-brush, Purshia tridentata
Sticky Purple Geranium, Sticky Geranium, Geranium viscosissimum
Woolly Groundsel, Packera cana
Ground Ivy, Glechoma hederacea
Largeflower Triteleia, Triteleia grandiflora
Meadow Death Camas, Common Death Camas, Zigadenus venenosus
Small-flowered Woodland-star, Small-flowered Prairie-star, Lithophragma parviflorum
Holly-leaf Oregon-grape, Shining Oregongrape, Tall Oregongrape, Berberis aquifolium
Unknown shrub
Common Hawkweed, Hieracium lachenalii
Two-lobe Larkspur, Upland Larkspur, Delphinium nuttallianum
May 14, 2012
Our wildflowers are blooming now faster than I can post their pictures! I shall try to catch up!
Early Blue Violet, Viola adunca , May 1
Ground-ivy, Creeping Charlie, Field Balm, Glechoma hederacea , May 2
Oregon Grape, Mahonia aquifolium, Berberis aquifolium , May 1
Unidentified, May 2
Hooker’s Fairybells, Disporum hooker , May 2
May 25, 2011
Pink Trillium ~ Trillium ovatum 5/10
Saskatoon, Serviceberry ~ Amelanchier alnifolia 5/17
Ground-ivy, Creeping Charlie, Gill Over the Ground, Field Balm ~ Glechoma hederacea (Mint) 5/17
Upland Larkspur, Nuttall’s Larkspur ~ Delphinium nuttallianum 5/18
Indian Paintbrush, Common Red Paintbrush ~ Castilleja miniata 5/18
This bud is actually pretty early for here. The species will bloom on into late summer, especially higher up the slopes.
Miner’s Lettuce ~ Claytonia perfoliata 5/19
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