Locally common plant of central Idaho into western Montana What is an “endemic” plant or animal? A regional endemic plant is: Native to a specific region or environment and not occurring naturally anywhere else...
Category - Flora
This category comprise mostly vascular plants of North America.
Wildflower blooming, Cous Biscuitroot
First flowering for 2019 found today, April 17 I found a couple of Cous Biscuitroot (Lomatium cous) in flower today. Wildflowers, on a whole, are slightly late in blooming compared to recent years. I have a favorite spot to look...
Spring Beauty, wildflower – what to look for
Taxonomy Family: Montiaceae14 genera of ~230 speciesClaytonia genus = 25 native species Species Habitat Upland habitat of Spring Beauty (Clayonia lanceolata) Spring Beauty (Clayonia lanceolata) grows in seasonally moist soil in a...
How to find and identify Bulbous Woodland-star
Bulbous Woodland-star (Lithophragma glabrum) is the earliest to bloom of the three similar species for this genus found in the Pacific Northwest (Burke Museum). Silhouette of flower Taxonomy Family: SaxifragaceaeGenera: 33...
March “Mossness”, period of intense biological activity
One of the first plants to green up in spring March is not only tournament time to determine the #1 college basketball team, but it is also a time of intense biological activity for moss to green up and reproduce here in the...
Yellowbells
Habitat look for Yellowbells Bell shaped flower rings in early spring Hard to miss by color and sometimes by size; Yellowbells (Fritillaria pudica) can reach 10 inches in height (Schiemann 2005). Growth is initiated from a bulb...
Sagebrush Buttercup
Snow starting to recede No bloom yet – earliest blooming wildflower locally Only three days ago this is what our local landscape looked like (photo above), significant snow still present. I posted a photo gallery for this...
Spring 10 days away, happening in places
Crossvine (Bignonia capreolata) in flower during April Desert Super Bloom Just wanted to trumpet that winter rain events in the American Southwest, especially California, are setting the stage for a tremendous wildflower season...
Early Season Color from Florida
Wild “Easter Lilies” in Bloom Atamasco Lily (Zephyranthes atamasca) This wildflower can be found in the southeastern part of the U.S. growing in moist woods, clearings and meadows (Brandenburg 2010). Lady Bird Johnson...
Sagebrush Buttercup…an early blooming wildflower
First leavesFlower budDeveloping flowerBloom peeking out of pine needleInsect visitingGrowing out of rock?Short, ground hugger plantMacro of the waxy flowerFlower pistil macroRobust growth formTurf viewTrail view Spring...