| The follwoing lists wildflowers located around the 'Escape cabins and
along any of the hiking trails listed in Appendix II. The list is broken down by location
and color, followed by time of year in bloom. Entries marked with an asterix (*) indicate
those which Laura has identified; unmarked entries are those that should be in the area. Wildflowers below Timberline: White (or cream-colored, or champagne ivory or bleached poodle blonde): Western Solomon's-seal (Lily; Smilacina stellata): mid-May to mid-June *White Camas and Death Camas (Lily; Zygadenus elegans and Z. venenosus): late May to mid-Aug Fairy Bells (Lily; Disporum trachycarpum): Late May to mid-June Wild White Geranium (Geranium; Geranium richardsonii): Late May to early July Rock Jasmine (Primrose; Androsace chamaejasme): mid-May to early July Fairy Candelabra/Pygmy Flower (Primrose; Androsace septentrionales): Late April to early June Mountain Sandwort (Pink; Arenaria spp.): Mid-may through July *Saxifrages (Saxifrage; Saxifraga spp.): May to August *One-flowered Wintergreen/Single Delight (Heath): Mid-July to early August Grass-of-parnessus (Saxifrage; Parnassia spp.): July and August Western Canada Violet (Violet; Viola canadensis): Late May to mid-July *Bunchberry/Dwarf Dogwood (Dogwood; Cornus canadensis): June and July Wild Strawberry (Rose; Fragaria virginiana): May to July *Kinnikinnik/Bearberry (Heath; Arctostaphylos uva-ursi): May to August *Twinflower (Honeysuckle; Linnaea borealis): July *White Pussytoes/Small-flowered Everlasting (Composite; Antennaria microphylla): June and July Coltsfoot (Composite; Prenanthes frigidus): May Wild Sweat Pea/Vetchling (Pea; Lathyrus ochcoleucus): May to July *Milk Vetch (Pea; Astragalus spp.): May and June *White Clover (Pea; Trifolium repens): Late June to early August Round-leaved Sundew (Sundew; Drosera rotundifolia): Late June to early August *Bog Orchids (Orchid; Habenaria spp.): June and July *Yarrow/Milfoil (Composite; Achillea millefolium): June to September *Cow Parsnip (Carrot; Heracleum lanatum): June to August *Fleabane (Composite; Erigeron spp.): April to August Western Willow Aster (Composite; Aster hesperius): July and August
Greenish *Meadow-rue (Buttercup; Thalictrum spp.): June and July Peppergrass (Mustard; Lepidium densiflorum): June to August Wild Sarsaparilla (Ginseng; Aralia nudicaulis): June Twisted Stalk (Lily; Streptopus amplexifolius): May and June False Hellebore (Lily; Veratrum viride): July and August Stinging Nettle (Nettle; Urtica dioica): July
Yellow or Orange *Western Wood Lily (Lily; Lilium philadelphicum): Mid-June to mid-July Yellow Lady's-Slipper/Moccasin Flower (Orchid; Cypripedium calceolus): Mid-June to early July *Dandelion (Composite; Taraxacum officinale): April to October Hawkweed (Composite; Hieracium spp.): July and August Arnica (Composite; Arnica spp.): Mid-June to September *Wild Gaillardia/Brown-eyed Susan (Composite; Gaillardia aristata): July to September *Potentilla/Cinquefoil (Rose; Potentilla spp.): May to September *Buttercup (Buttercup; Ranunculus spp.): May to September Yellow Avens (Rose; Gerum aleppicum): June to August *Yellow Columbine (Buttercup; Aquilegia flavenscens): June Purslane (Purslane; Portulaca oleracea): July *Yellow Dryas/Yellow Mountain Avens (Rose; Dryas dummondii): Mid-June to early July Stonecrop/Sedum (Orpine; Sedum stenopetalum): June Yellow Alumroot (Saxifrage; Heuchera cylindrica): July to mid-August Draba/Whitlow Grass (Mustard; Draba spp.): May to August Flexweed (Mustard; Descurania sophia): June and July Ragwort/Groundsel (Composite; Senecia spp.): June to August Mountain Goldenrod (Composite; Solidago spathulata): August *Early Yellow Locoweed (Pea; Oxytropsis sericea): May and June *Yellow Sweet Clover (Pea; Melilotus officinalis): Mid-July to September *Yellow Paintbrush (Figwort; Castille ja lutescens): June and July Western Lousiewort (Figwort; Pedicularis bracteosa): July and August Butter-and-Eggs/Yellow Toadflax (Figwort; Linaria vulgaris and L. dalmatica): late June through July Umbrella Plant/Sulphur Plant/Wild Buckwheat (Buckweat; Eriogonum spp.): June to August
Red or Pink *Red Paintbrush (Figwort; Castilla ja spp.): June to September *Pale Sweetvetch/Pale Hedysarum (Pea; Hedysarum alpinum): July *Red Clover (Pea; Trifolium pratense): Mid-June to early August *Mountain Cranberry/Cow-berry (Heath: Vaccinium vitis-idaea): June Grouseberry (Heath; Vaccinium scoparium): June and July *Pink Pussytoes/Rosy Everlasting (Composite; Antemnaria rosea): June to August Old-Man's Wishers/Prairie Smoke (Rose; Gerum triflorum): June Common Pink Wintergreen (Heath; Pyrola asarifolia): July Calypso Orchid/Fairy's Slipper/Venus's-Slipper (Orchid; Calypso bulbosa): June *Small Bog Cranberry (Heath; Vaccinium oxycoccus); June Swamp Laurel/Mountain Laurel (Heath; Kalmia polifolia): June and July *Fireweed (Evening Primrose; Epilobium spp.): Mid-July to September Dwarf Raspberry (Rose; Rubus arcticus): July
Blue or Purple Pasque Flower/Prairie Crocus (Buttercup; Anemone patens): Late March to mid-May *Blue Clematis (Buttercup; Clematis columbiana): May and June Blue Camas (Lily; Camassia guamash): Mid- to late June Wild Vetch/American Vetch (Pea; Vicia americana): June and July *Sweetvetch/Mackenzie's Hedysarum (Pea; Hedysarum boreale): June Showy Locoweed (Pea; Oxytropis splendens): Late June to mid-July Wild Lupine (Pea; Lupinus spp.): July Penstemon/Beard-Tongue (Figwort; Penstemon spp.): May to August Bicknell's Geranium/Crane's Bill (Geranium; Geranium bicknellii): June to August Rock Cress (Mustard; Arabis spp.): June and July Speedwell/Veronica (Figwort; Veronica spp.): July to September *Harebell/Bluebell (Harebell; Campanula rotundifolia): July to October Wild Blue Flax (Flax; Linum lewisei): June and July *Mertensia/Bluebells/Lungwort (Borage; Mertensia paniculata): Late June to mid-July Early Blue Violet/Dog Violet (Violet; Viola adunca): Mid-May to early June Butterwort (Bladderwort; Pinguicula vulgaris): June and July Brook Lobelia (Bluebell; Lobelia kalmii): Mid-August to early September *Northern Blue Columbine (Buttercup; Aguilegia brevistyla): June and July *Tall Larkspur/Delphinium (Buttercup; Delphinium glaucum): Mid-July to mid-August *Monkshood/Aconite (Buttercup; Aconitum delphini folium): July Wild Mint (Mint; Mentha arvensis): July and August *Aster (Composite; Aster spp.): July to October Showy Fleabane (Composite; Erigeron peregrinus): July *Gentians (Gentian; Gentiana spp.): June to September
Alpine Wildflowers White Alpine Anemone (Buttercup; Anemone parviflora): May to mid-August Drummond's Anemone (Buttercup; Anemone drummondii): June Alpine Gass-of-Parnassus (Saxifrage; Parnasia kotzebuei): July White Dryas (Rose; Dryas integrifolia): July Alpine Pyrola/Lesser Wintergreen (Heath; Pyrola minor): July *Saxifrage (Saxifrage; Saxifraga spp.): June to August Alpine Fleabane and Woolly Fleabane (Composite; Erigeron pallens and E. Lanatus): July and Aug Meadow Spirea/Patridge-Foot (Rose; Luetkea pectinata): August Bistort (Buckwheat; Polygonum viviparum): Late July to early August Alpine Everlasting (Composite; Antennaria alpina): July Alpine Coltsfoot (Composite; Petasites frigidus): July White Heather (Heath; Cassiope tetrazona and C. mertensiana): Late June to early August
Yellowish Green, Reddish Green and Odd Colors Green Heather/Yellow Heather (Heath; Phyllodoce glanduliflora): June and July Longstem Greencaps/Alpine Wormwood (Composite; Artemisia norvegica): August *Bladder Campion/Chinese Lantern (Pink; Lychnis apetala): June and July Mountain Sorrel (Buckwheat; Oxyria digyma): July
Yellow or Orange *Alpine Potentilla/Cinquefoil (Rose; Potentilla nivea): June to mid-July *Alpine Buttercup/Snow Buttercup (Buttercup; Ranunculus escholtzii): June and July *Alpine Dandelion (Composite; Taraxacum spp.): June to September Alpine Hawksbeard (Composite; Crepis nana): August Lyall's Goldenweed/Lyall's Iron-Plant (Composite; Haplopappus lyallii): July and August Sibbaldia (Rose; Sibbaldia procumbens): June Head-Shaped Louisewort (Figwort; Pedicularis capitata): July and August Alpine Early Yellow Locoweed (Pea; Oxytropis sericea): July *Alpine Yellow Paintbrush (Figwort; Castille ja occidentalis): July Alpine Goldenrod (Composite; Solidago multiradiata): August
Red or Pink *Moss Campion (Pink; Silene acaulis): Mid-June to early August Alpine Louisewort (Figwort; Pedicularis arctica): July Rose-Root (Sedum; Sedum roseum): June and July Pink Heather (Heath; Phyllodoce empetriformis): July and August Alpine Laurel (Heath; Kalmia microphylla): Late July to early August
Blue or Purple *Alpine Forget-Me-Not (Borage; Myosotis alpestris): July Alpine Speedwell/Alpine Veronica (Figwort; Veronica wormskjoldii): July Alpine Rock Cress (Mustard; Arabis lyalli and A. lemmonii): June and July *Alpine Harebell (Bluebell; Campanula lasiocarpa): July and August *Purple Saxifrage (Saxifrage; Saxifraga oppositifolia): Mid-July Alpine Purple Wallflower (Mustard; Erysimum pallasii): July Lapland Rosebay (Heath; Rhododendron lapponicum): July and August Telesonix (Saxifrage; Telesonix heucheriformis): July *Alpine Columbine (Buttercup; Aquilegia jonesii): June Bladder Locoweed (Pea; Oxytropis podocarpa): July Blue Bottle/Smooth Alpine Gentian (Gentian; Gentiana glauca); Mid-July to mid-August *Alpine Milk-Vetch (Pea; Astragalus alpinus): July Moss Gentian (Gentian; Gentiana prostrata): July *Scorpionweed/Silky Phacelia/Purple Bee Plant (Waterleaf; Phacelia sericea): Late May to mid-Aug Saw Wort/Saussurea (Composite; Saussurea nuda): July and August Crowberry (Heath; Empetrum nigrum): June |
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