"Our ability to perceive quality in nature begins, as in art, with the pretty. It expands through successive stages of the beautiful to values as yet uncaptured by language.” 
                               ―    Aldo Leopold

Rainbows are our images...imaginations...of light split by water drops. Flowers also split light...absorbing some frequencies and reflecting others.

We enjoy the experience of flowers, because their absorption of some of the rainbow, allows us to concentrate our attention on what is not absorbed. Thanks flowers!!!

GROWISER's Flowers

The photos on this page are arranged in the approximate order that the flowers appear

during the season.

Elevation 3300-3500 ft, 45.5 degrees North Latitude. 

One of three habitats is listed for each species: forest, open prairie, or the overlapping

areas between them.

All the photos were taken at the GROWISER preserve, by Andy Huber.

The names used are those listed on the USDA Plants Database

http://plants.usda.gov/java/



Note: to see more photos, click on the image here, or its name on the next

page, "Native Plant Lists."

Scouler's willow Salix scouleriana--- Late March to mid-April---between forest and open prairie

Douglas' grasswidow Olsynium douglasii---Late March to mid-April---open prairie

Great Basin Indian potato Orogenia linearifolia---Late March to mid-April---open prairie

sagebrush buttercup Ranunculus glaberrimus---Late March to late April---open prairie

Populus tremuloides quaking aspen---Late March to mid-April---between forest and open prairie

Populus tremuloides quaking aspen---Late March to mid-April---between forest and open prairie

lanceleaf springbeauty Claytonia lanceolata---Late March to early April---between forest and prairie

cous biscuitroot Lomatium cous---Early to late April---open prairie

yellow fritillary Fritillaria pudica---Mid to late April---open prairie

Geyer's sedge Carex geyeri---Late April to early May---between forest and prairie

Pacific trillium Trillium ovatum---Mid to late April---forest

yellow avalanche-lily Erythronium grandiflorum---Late April to early May---between forest and prairie

ballhead waterleaf Hydrophyllum capitatum---Mid April to early May---prairie

small bluebells Mertensia longiflora---Mid to late April---open prairie

Piper's anemone Anemone piperi---purple form---Mid April to early May---forest

Piper's anemone Anemone piperi---white form---Mid April to early May---forest

smallflower woodland-star Lithophragma parviflorum---Late April to mid-May---open prairie

bulbous woodland-star Lithophragma glabrum---Late April to mid-May---open prairie

darkthroat shootingstar Dodecatheon pulchellum---Late April to early-May---open prairie

Brown's peony Paeonia brownii---Late April to early May---open prairie

lambstongue ragwort Senecio integerrimus---Late April to mid-May---open prairie

red besseya Besseya rubra---Late April to mid-May---open prairie

twolobe larkspur Delphinium nuttallianum---Late April to mid-May---open prairie

arrowleaf balsamroot Balsamorhiza sagittata---Late April to mid-May---open prairie

darkwoods violet Viola orbiculata---Early to mid-May---between forest and prairie

fairyslipper Calypso bulbosa---Early to mid-May---forest

Arnica cordifolia heartleaf arnica---Late April to mid-May---forest

Rocky Mountain iris Iris missourienss---Mid-May---open prairie

Camassia quamash small camas---Late April to mid-May---open wetland

sulfur lupine Lupinus sulphureus---Mid-May---open prairie

bigseed biscuitroot Lomatium macrocarpum---Mid-May---open prairie

maiden blue eyed Mary Collinsia parviflora---Mid-May------open prairie

rush pussytoes Antennaria luzuloides---Mid-May---open prairie

rosy pussytoes Antennaria rosea---Mid-May---between forest and prairie

fringed onion Allium fibrillum---Mid-May---open prairie

hairy balsamroot Balsamorhiza hookeri---Mid-May---open prairie

western stoneseed Lithospermum ruderale---Mid-May---between forest and prairie

Sierra pea Lathyrus nevadensis---Mid-May---between forest and prairie

feathery false lily of the vally Maianthemum racemosum---Mid to late May---forest

starry false lily of the vally Maianthemum stellatum---Mid to late May---forest

creeping barberry Mahonia repens---Mid to late May---between forest and prairie

oneflowered broomrape Orobanche uniflora---Mid to late May---open prairie

hairy clematis Clematis hirsutissima---Early to Mid May---open prairie

Saskatoon serviceberry Amelanchier alnifolia---Early to mid May---between forest and prairie

miner's lettuce Claytonia perfoliata---Early to late May---between forest and prairie

hookedspur violet Viola adunca---Mid to late May---between forest and prairie

bride's bonnet Clintonia uniflora---Mid to late May---forest

fernleaf biscuituoot Lomatium dissectum---Early to mid May---open prairie

tapertip hawksbeard Crepis acuminata---Early to mid May---open prairie

dwarf hesperochiron Hesperochiron pumilus---Mid to late May---open prairie

harsh Indian paintbrush Castilleja hispida---yellow specimen---Mid to late May---between forest and prairie

harsh Indian paintbrush Castilleja hispida---orange specimen---Mid to late May---between forest and prairie

elegant mariposa lily Calochortus elegans---Mid to late May---between forest and prairie

chokecherry Prunus virginiana---Mid to late May---between forest and prairie

redstem ceanothus Ceanothus sanguineus---Early to mid May---between forest and prairie

mallow ninebark Physocarpus malvaceus---Mid to late May---between forest and prairie

Idaho trillium Trillium petiolatum---Mid to late May---between forest and prairie

thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus---Mid to late May---between forest and prairie

western meadow-rue Thalictrum occidentale---female plant---Mid to late May---forest

western meadow-rue Thalictrum occidentale---male plant---Mid to late May---forest

Virginia strawberry Fragaria virginiana---Mid to late May---between forest and prairie

sticky current Ribes viscosissimum---Mid to late May---between forest and prairie

smallflower miterwort Mitella stauropetala---Mid to late May---forest

sticky purple geranium Geranium viscosissimum---Mid to late May---between forest and prairie

largeflower triteleia Triteleia grandiflora---Mid to late May---open prairie

mountain goldenbanner Thermopsis montana---Mid to late May---between forest and prairie

old man's whiskers Geum triflorum---Mid to lat May---between forest and prairie

fewflower pea Lathryus pauciflorus---Mid to late May---between forest and prairie

largeleaf lupine Lupinus burkei---Mid to late May---between forest and prairie

Nootka rose Rosa nutkana---Mid to late May---between forest and prairie

redstem springbeauty Claytonia rubra---Mid to late May---between forest and prairie

bastard toadflax Comandra umbellata---Late May to early June---open prairie

wholeleaf saxifrage Saifraga integrifolia---Mid to late May---open prairie

meadow deathcamas Zigadenus venenosus---Mid to late May---between forest and prairie

orange honeysuckle Lonicera ciliosa---Late May to Early June---forest

rough eyelash weed Blepharipappus scaber---Late May to early June---open prairie

elkweed Frasera speciosa---Late May to early June---between forest and prairie

mule-ears Wyethia amplexicaulis---Late May to early June---open prairie

Rocky Mountain maple Acer glabrum---Late May to early June---forest

western columbine Aquilegia formosa---Late May to early June---forest

grand fir Abies grandis---Late May to early June---forest

Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii---Late May to early June---forest

ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa---male cones---Late may to early June---forest

ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa---female cones---Late May to early June---forest

sticky cinquefoil Potentilla glandulosa---Late May to early June---between forest and prairie

slender cinquefoil Potentilla gracilis---Late May to early June---between forest and prairie

summer coralroot Corallorrhiza maculata---Late May to early June---forest

hooded coralroot Corallorrhiza striata---Late May to early June---forest

Pacific coralroot Corallorhiza mertensiana---Late May to early June---forest

mountain lady's slipper Cypripedium montanum---Late May to early June---between forest and prairie

diamond clarkia Clarkia rhomboidea---Late May to early June---between forest and prairie

drops-of-gold Prosartes hookeri ---Late May to early June---forest

western larch Larix occidentalis---Late May to early June---forest

tiny trumpet Collomia linearis---Late May to early June---open prairie

common yarrow Achillea millefolium---Late May to early June---open prairie

grand collomia Collomia grandiflora---Late May to early June---open prairie

western bracken fern Pteridium aquilinum---Late May to early June---between forest and prairie

American vetch Vicia americana---Late May to early June---between forest and prairie

Lyall's angelica Angelica arguta---Mid to late June between forest and prairie

hairy Indian paintbrush Castillejya tenuis---Mid to late June open prairie

western dwarf mistletoe Arceuthobium campylopodum---Early to mid May---forest

Lewis' mock orange Philadelphus lewisii---Early to mid June---between forest and prairie

Menzie's fiddleneck Amsinckia menziesii---Early to mid June---open prairie

sulfur penstemon Penstemon attenuatus---Early to mid June---open prairie

parsnipflower buckwheat Eriogonum heracloides---Early to mid June---open prairie

Blue Mountain beardtongue Penstemon pennellianus---Early to mid June---open prairie

oneflower helianthella Helianthella uniflora---Early to mid June---open prairie

Oregon checkerbloom Sidalcea oregana---Early to mid June---open prairie

oceanspray Holodiscus discolor---Early to mid June---between forest and prairie

pinkfairies Clarkia pulchella---Early to mid June---open prairie

twinflower Linnaea borealis---Early to mid July---forest

elegant piperia Piperia elegans---Early to mid June---between forest and prairie

bigflower agoseris Agoseris grandiflora---Early to mid June---open prairie

largeflower goldenweed Pyrrocoma carthamoides---Early to mid June---open prairie

white spirea Spirea betulifolia---Early to mid July---forest

giant red Indian paintbrush Castilleja miniata---Early to mid June---forest

Sandberg bluegrass Poa secunda---Late May to early June---open prairie

houndstongue hawkweed Hieracium cynoglossoides---Mid to late May---open prairie

scarlet gilia Ipomopsis aggregata---Early to mid June---open prairie

onespike danthonia Danthonia unispicata---Early to mid June---open prairie

tufted hairgrass Deschampsia caespitosa---Early to mid June---open prairie

bluebunch wheatgrass Pseudoroegneria spicata---Early to mid June---open prairie

California brome Bromus carinatus---Early to mid June---open prairie

Idahofescue Festuca idahoensis---Early to mid June---open prairie

blue wildrye Elymus glaucus---Early to mid June---open prairie

purple oniongrass Melica spectabilis---Early to mid June---open prairie

western needlegrass Achnatherum occidentale---Early to mid June---open prairie

prairie Junegrass Koeleria macrantha---Early to mid June---between forest and prairie

Pterospora andromedea woodland pinedrops---Mid to late June---forest

western rattlesnake plantain Goodyera oblongifolia---Mid to late June---forest

hooded lady's tresses Spiranthes romanzoffiana---Mid to late July---between forest and prairie

fireweed Chamerion angustifolium---Early to mid July---between forest and prairie

thinleaf huckleberry Vaccinium membranaceum---flowers mid to late June with berries mid to late July---forest

Bromus vulgaris Columbia brome---Late June to early July---forest

Agastache urticifolia nettleleaf giant hyssop---Mid to late June---between forest and prairie

sagebrush mariposa lily Calochortus macrocarpus---Mid to late June---between forest and prairie

Rudbeckia occidentalis western coneflower---Early to mid July---between forest and prairie

broadleaf cattail Typha latifolia---Late June to early July---open pond

slender-spire orchid Piperia unalascensis---Mid to late June---between forest and prairie

royal rein orchid Piperia transversa---Early to mid August---between forest and prairie

blue elderberry Sambucus nigra---Early to mid July---between forest and prairie

common snowberry Symphoricarpos albus---Late June through mid August---between forest and prairie

western pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea---Early to mid August---between forest and prairie

Canada goldenrod Solidago canadensis---Early to mid august---between forest and prairie

western showy aster Eurybia conspicua---Late summer---between forest and prairie