More from Kananaskis in July 2007

Goat's-beard

Tragopogon dubius

Aster family

Northern Gentian, Felwort

Gentianella amarella

Gentian family

Prickly or Wild Rose

Rosa acicularis

Rose family

Northern Bedstraw

Galium boreale

Bedstraw family

Silky or Perennial Lupine

Lupinus sericens

Pea family

Heartleaf Arnica

Arnica cordifolia

Aster family

Kananaskis wildflowers discovered in July 2007

I changed the format for these wildflowers. What do you think?

Wood Nymph, One-flowered Wintergreen

Moneses uniflora

Heath family

Wild Chives

Allium schoenoprasum

Lily family

White Camas

Zigadenus elegans

Lily family

Pink Pussytoes

Antennaria rosea

Aster family

Harebell

Campanula rotundifolia

Harebell family

Indian Paintbrush

Castilleja linariaefolia

Figwort family

Bog or Common Pink Wintergreen

Pyrola asarifolia

Wintergreen family

Twinflower

Linnaea borealis

Honeysuckle family

Nodding Onion

Allium cernuum

Lily family

Canada Bunchberry

Cornus canadensis

Dogwood family

Common Fireweed

Epilobium augustifolium

Evening-primrose family

Tufted Vetch, Canada Pea

Vicia cracca

Pea family

Groundsel

Senecio spp

Sunflower family

Some strays, and some from this June.

This was a challenge for me, somehow. Once my friend Collin told me what it was I found it everywhere. It's from way back in 2006. Anyway here it is:
Rubus arcticus


This one isn't quite so late-from April:
Ribes triste


And these are from June-just a roadside stop in the rain on the way home from a visit to Vernon:
Hieracium aurantiacum


Lilium columbianum


Myosotis sylvatica

Flowers from Mexico in March 2007

On our trip to Mexico in March we saw many unfamiliar and amazing flowers and flowering trees, but it wasn't always easy to tell if they were planted or native. I decided since they were all so unusual for me, a Canadian, that I could only learn from identifying all of them. I wanted to publish all in one bunch-but I'm having trouble with many of them.

Ipomoea purpurea


Cordia sebestina

Hibiscus coccineus


Bougainvillea spectabilis





Acoelorrhaphe wrightii

Allamanda cathartica


Alpina purpurata


Cordyline terminalis




Allemanda cathartica

On Vancouver Island in April 2007

Rubus spectabilis


Trillium ovatum


Dicentra eximia

Elk Island National Park in July 2006

Bedens cernua


Typha latifolia


Impatiens capensis


Lonicera involucrata

Wildflowers found in Beaverhill Lake Natural Area - July 2006

Cirsium arvense


Parnassia palustris


Cicuta maculata


Symphyotrichum ericoides


Achillea millefolium

Some wildflowers from B.C. - July 2006

These are from our trip to the Shuswap Lakes in British Columbia. It was a beautiful trip, and I saw lots of unusual flowers, some of which I posted below back in July.


Calochortus macrocarpus


Gaillardia aristata


Prunella vulgaris


Apocynum androsaemifolium

Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park-October

Gerard came home from work on Thursday early and wanted to take a drive to one of our traditional haunts-Dry Island. It's a short 50 minute or so drive from home and well worth it. I was thinking most of the autumn colour would be past, and it was, but we and our little dog Hermes easily managed to enjoy ourselves regardless on a beautifully sunny afternoon.