And don’t forget the Fairyslippers…

More wildflowers are showing up just about every day now. It’s just a matter of getting out where they are!

Lemonweed ~ Lithospermum ruderale

Wild Strawberry ~ Fragaria virginiana

Heart-leaved Arnica ~ Arnica cordifolia

Early Blue Violet ~ Viola adunca

Fairyslipper, Calypso Orchid ~ Calypso bulbosa

Arnica, Clematis, Gromwell

In May, the wildflower parade continues…

Heart-leaved Arnica, Heart-leaf leopard bane, Arnica cordifolia

Blue Clematis, Columbia clematis, Clematis occidentalis

Lemonweed, Western Gromwell, Western stoneseed, Lithospermum ruderale

Wildflowers of spring (4)

Heart-leaved Arnica ~ Arnica cordifolia 5/16

Pretty, but I have been unable to identify it 5/16

Field Chickweed ~ Cerastium arvense 5/16

Leafy Spurge ~ Euphorbia esula 5/17

This is a Eurasian introduction that has become a serious threat to rangeland. It is difficult to eradicate and is poisonous.

Star Solomon’s Seal ~ Maianthemum stellatum 5/17

Oregon Grape ~ Mahonia aquifolium 5/17

I couldn’t resist posting another photo of this. I liked the setting among the other plants in a typical setting and these are blossoming just everywhere right now.

Wildflowers of spring (2)

Kinnikinnik ~ Arctostaphylos uva-ursi – 5/6

Holboell’s Rockcress ~ Arabis holboellii – 5/6

Blue clematis ~ Clematis occidentalis – This is a vine and it climbs into the lower branches of nearby trees. The blossoms often look like bluebirds flying through the forest. – 5/10

Utah Honeysuckle ~ Lonicera utahensis – 5/13

Heart-leaved Arnica bud ~ Arnica cordifolia – 5/13

Western Larch ~ Larix occidentalis – (Not a flower, just the beauty of new leaves on our deciduous conifer!) – 5/13