Orange Honeysuckle, Lonicera ciliosa
Smallflower Miterwort, Mitella stauropetala
Twinflower, Linnaea borealis
June 12, 2013
May 19, 2013
An hour on the Spring Creek trail
A little spare time in the late afternoon, a short drive, cool green shade and flowers.
Scarlet Indian Paintbrush, Castilleja miniata
Kinnikinnik, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Howell’s pussytoes, Antennaria howellii
Woodland Strawberry, Fragaria vesca
Yellow Coralroot, Corallorhiza trifida
This encounter made my day! It was the first time that I’ve encountered this saprophytic orchid. Its greenish tinge suggests that it may be capable of manufacturing at least a part of its food to supplement its normal diet of decaying organic material.
Smallflower Miterwort, Mitella stauropetala
Heart-leaf Arnica, Arnica cordifolia
Early Blue Violet, Viola adunca
Star-flowered Solomon’s-seal, Maianthemum stellatum
Feathery False Lily-of-the-valley, maianthemum racemosum
Western Gromwell, Lithospermum ruderale
May 31, 2011
Wildflowers of spring (7)
Smallflower Miterwort, Side-flowered Mitrewort, Cross-shaped Mitrewort ~ Mitella stauropetala 5/27
Wild Strawberry ~ Fragaria virginiana 5/23
Bitter Cherry ~ Prunus emarginata 5/23
False Solomon’s Seal ~ Smilacina racemosa 5/25
Prickly Currant, Bristly Black Gooseberry, Swamp Gooseberry, Swamp Currant ~ Ribes lacustre 5/25
Leaf jewel
June 10, 2008
The flowers at Spring Creek
***Note: I’ll likely be off the air for a time while I convert my stuff over to a new iMac, which also involves trying to forget over 20 years of the Microsoft way of operating. Please don’t think I’m ignoring anyone…. pray for me!***
I have posted photos of a few of the flowers that are found in the Spring Creek area here in western Montana, most notably the Tolmie star-tulips. Following are some I haven’t posted eariler including a few new photos of previous ones.
The blossoms in the next two photos are tiny, at a little less than an eighth of an inch across, and very fragile. I noticed them for the first time last year and nearly overlooked them along the trail this year.
Smallflower mitrewort, Piper flowers, Mitella stauropetala
It’
s easy to get carried away photographing the Blue Clematis and I did. Please bear with me.
Blue Clematis, Western blue virginsbower, Clematis occidentalis
(Thanks to some expert help from Tabbie and Adam, I’ve identified this one as Thalictrum occidentale or Thalictrum occidentalis, Western meadow-rue)
Red clover
Lupines
Indian paintbrush
Calypso orchid
Red trillium
Wild currants
Blue violet
(By the time I get my system converted I’
m sure there will be more new ones ready for the lens!)
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