Last week Amy and I went on a camping adventure. Just us girls and our trusty dog friend Molly. We camped near Caribou a little south of the Rainbow Lakes area and the wild flowers were in a glorious bloom! It was so rejuvenating and inspiring to be away from the city and fill our lungs with clean fresh air.
I brought along my plant book and we tried to identify the wildflowers, these are my educated guesses of what they are..
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| Heart leaved Alexanders |
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| Silky Scorpionweed also known as 'sky pilot' which "celebrate the attractive plant's presence in high altitudes" |
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Columbines were growing in groups in this magical aspen grove
"the slender spurs of these flowers contain fragrant nectaries that can be reached only by hummingbirds and long-tongued insects such as hawk moths." |
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| Pretty Shooting Star, "the fine, powdery pollen is released from the anthers by vibrations caused by bees. |
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| this plant could be Marsh Skullcap. Its leaves have been used by herbalists for centuries. |
Quotes are from the text
Plants of the Rocky Mountains. Lone Pine Publishing.
