A PLEASANT HIKE
Here are some photos from a recent hike, I was in a stretch of Ponderosa Pine forest in northern Arizona. The wildflowers are (clockwise): Tansy Ragwort, Western Blue Flag, Desert Paintbrush, and Silvery Lupine. BENEFITS OF HIKING
Category: WILDFLOWERS
DESERT BELL
The Desert Bell is a native annual flowering herb. It grows in open desert mountain areas with sand or gravel up to 5200′. Primarily the Mojave or Sonoran desert areas. They bloom in late winter and early spring in these areas. I saw this one in the Arizona Transition Zone, north of Phoenix in early… Read More DESERT BELL
RED COLUMBINE
Red Columbines are native to the Pacific Coast from Alaska to Baja, California.They are found in open mountain meadows, rocky areas, and along streams. They are from the Buttercup family, I saw this one while in Oregon.
WESTERN PASQUEFLOWER
Western Pasqueflowers are native to far western North America, from British Columbia, Canada south to California and east to Montana. They can be found in gravelly soils on slopes or mountain meadows. Pasqueflowers are of the Buttercup family, the Western have five to seven whitish sepals with 150-200 stamens. Found this one in Oregon.
