The procession continues

Once the weather warmed up the wildflowers began to bloom with new species starting every day. It is hard to keep up with all of them.

Narrow-leaf Mountain-trumpet ~ Collomia linearis

Hound’s Tongue ~ Cynoglossum officinale

American Vetch ~ Vicia americana

Viper’s-bugloss ~ Echium vulgare

American twinflower ~ Linnaea borealis

Queen’s Cup ~ Clintonia uniflora

White Sweet-vetch ~ Hedysarum sulphurescens

American speedwell ~ Veronica americana

Yellow Clover ~ Trifolium aureum

Bird’s-foot Trefoil ~ Lotus corniculatus

Sulphur Penstemon ~ Penstemon attenuatus

Oxeye Daisy ~ Leucanthemum vulgare

Back to the flowers

Red-osier Dogwood, Cornus stolonifera, May 27

Yellow Salsify, Goat’s Beard, Tragopogon dubious, May 27

Yarrow, Milfoil, Achillea millefolium, May 27

Hound’s Tongue, Gypsy Flower ~ Cynoglossum official, May 26

Dunno, May 21

Thread-leaved Phacelia, Thread-leaf Scorpion-weed, Phacelia liners, May 30

White Campion, Bladder Campion, Silene latifolia, May 30

Wildflowers of spring (12)

Unknown (Possibly a species of Primrose?) 6/10

Red Osier Dogwood ~ Cornus stolonifera 6/11

Hookedspur Violet, Early Blue Violet ~ Viola adunca 6/12 (Couldn’t resist posting another photos of this one!)

Common Red Paintbrush, Scarlet Indian Paintbrush ~ Castilleja miniaata 6/12 (These seem to be early this year, and maybe a little brighter than usual too.)

High Mountain Cinquefoil ~ Potentilla flabellifolia 6/12

Hound’s Tongue, Gypsy Flower ~ Cynoglossum officinale 6/12