From an email by Jocie to the Botany Group on July 12, with photos from Alison M.
Despite being laid up with a broken wrist and having to type with one hand, Alison has come through with some colourful photos for us of a succession of blooms from Paradise Meadows and area. The hot weather has accelerated the transition from winter to summer, in just a few short weeks!
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- Western bog laurel (Kalmia microphylla)
- Fern-leaved goldthread (Coptis asplenifolia)
- Globe flower (Trollius laxus)
- Avalanche lily (Erythronium grandiflorum). These are found on the knoll above Croteau Lake (a bit out of focus due to strong wind).
- Jeffrey’s shooting star (Dodecatheon jeffreyi)
- Utah honeysuckle (Lonicera utahensis). An uncommon honeysuckle in our area with twinned creamy-white blooms, photographed here along the trail to McKenzie Lake.
- Black twinberry (Lonicera involucrata). A more common shrub honeysuckle species, with twinned yellow blooms.
- Green bog orchid (Platanthera stricta)
- Rosy twistedstalk (Streptopus roseus)
- Meadows view June 18…note the snow!
- Meadows view June 28
- Battleship Lake view June 18