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

A nice way for June to begin

Just a short hike today, but some new flowers in bloom. I’ll hike up high tomorrow, probably above the wildflowers, but who knows.

Wild Blue Flax~ Linum lewisii

Wood’s Rose ~ Rosa woodsii

Three-spot Mariposa Lily ~ Calochortus apiculatus

Silvery Lupine (in white) ~ Lupinus argenteus

Yarrow ~ Achillea millefolium

Elegant Mariposa Lily ~ Calochortus elegans

Sulphur Penstemon ~ Penstemon attenuatus

Mallow Ninebark ~ Physocarpus malvaceus

Wildflowers of spring (13)

Orange Honeysuckle ~ Lonicera ciliosa 6/13

False Solomon’s Seal ~ Smilacina racemosa 6/13

Sulphur Penstemon, Taper-leaved Penstemon ~ Penstemon attenuatus 6/13

Thimbleberry ~ Rubus parviflorus 6/13

Sicklepod Rockcress ~ Arabis sparsiflora    6/13

Subalpine Mariposa Lily, Mountain Mariposa ~ Calochortus subalpinus 6/13