Wildflower Walks

A few wildflower-themed events are coming up later this month.
On Saturday, the Clark Fork Chapter of the Montana Native Plant Society will hold its first plant sale of the season at the Missoula Farmers Market. More than 50 species of plants native to the state will be on sale. The sale is from 8:30 a.m. [...]

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Mountain pasqueflower
Pulsatilla occidentalis
Description: Five to eight white or cream-colored sepals and many yellow stamens form flower is 1 1/4 to 2 inches wide. Stands on hairy stem 8 to 24 inches tall with finely divided leaves 1 1/2 to 3 inches wide at base and below flower. Blooms May to September. Grows on mountain [...]

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If you missed out on the glacier lily bloom around Missoula in mid-May, now is the perfect time to catch it up higher.
These small, yellow canopies can be found carpeting mountain meadows in the Swan Range’s Jewel Basin and in Glacier National Park.
The picture above was taken near Picnic Lakes in the Jewel Basin, which [...]

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Beargrass
Xerophyllum tenax
Description: A cluster of small cream- to white-colored flowers on a stem 2 to 3 feet tall. Grows from a large tuft of sharp-edged grasslike leaves at the base. Grows in open woods and slopes, and alpine meadows. Blooms June to September. (“Peterson Field Guides’ Rocky Mountain Wildflowers,” by John J. Craighead, Frank C. [...]

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The 17th annual Loon and Fish Festival, based out of Seeley Lake, includes a wildflower walk to Holland Falls on Sunday.
Small groups of hikers will walk about 1 1/2 miles to an overlook at the falls. The walk is expected to take 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
Meet at the Holland Lake Trailhead at 11 a.m. [...]

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The Swan Ecosystem Center is planning a Wildflower Walkabout this Sunday, May 25, as part of the Alpine Artisans’ Loon and Fish Festival.
Native plant enthusiasts are invited to join local experts for a hike to Holland Falls beginning at the Holland Lake Trailhead. Two hikes have been scheduled – one at 11 a.m. another at 1 p.m. [...]

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