Wasatch Wildflowers

Photos and descriptions of beautiful flowers that I encounter during my hikes among the Wasatch Mountains in Utah

Sunday, July 13, 2014

Colorado Columbine (Aquilegia coerulea)

Columbine, Mt. Timpanogos, 7/24/2013, David Kenison

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Labels: blue , buttercup , Colorado Columbine , purple , white

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Yellow Blazing Star (Mentzelia laevicaulis)

Yellow Blazing Star, Orem Foothills, David Kenison, 7/9/14

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Sunday, July 6, 2014

Alpine Buttercup (Ranunculus adoneus)

Alpine Buttercup.  David Kenison.  Click to enlarge

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Alpine Sunflower (Hymenoxys grandiflora)

Alpine Sunflower, David Kenison, Pfeifferhorn, June 28, 2014; click to enlarge

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Labels: Alpine Sunflower , aster , sunflower , yellow

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Wasatch Beardtongue (Penstemon cyananthus)

Wasatch Beardtongue or Penstemon, May 31, 2014, David Kenison.  Click to enlarge.

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Labels: beardtongue , blue , figwort , penstemon , purple , Wasatch Beardtongue

Sego Lily (Calochortus nutallii)

Sego Lily bloom
Sego Lily, Mount Olympus, June 21, 2008, David Kenison.  Click to enlarge.

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Labels: edible , lily , Sego Lily , white

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Firecracker Penstemon (Penstemon eatonii)

Firecracker Penstemon, Grove Creek (PG, Utah), June 2013, David Kenison; click to enlarge

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Labels: Firecracker Penstemon , penstemon , red , snapdragon

Thursday, May 22, 2014

Dalmation Toadflax (Linaria dalmatica)

Closeup of Dalmation Toadflax.  Photo by David Kenison, 5/21/14, Rock Canyon, Provo.  Click to enlarge.
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Labels: Dalmation Toadflax , noxious , snapdragon , yellow

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Western Salsify (Tragopogon dubius)

Western Salsify, Rock Canyon Trail, Provo; David Kenison, 5/21/14 (click to enlarge)
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Labels: edible , sunflower , Western Salsify , yellow

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Ballhead Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum capitatum)

Ballhead waterleaf; Dry Canyon Trail, 5/18/2013, David Kenison; click to enlarge
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Labels: Ballhead Waterleaf , blue , edible , purple

Thursday, May 8, 2014

Foothill Death Camas (Toxicoscordion paniculatum, syn. Zigadenus paniculatus)

The Foothill Death Camas.  Photo by David Kenison, Battle Creek Trailhead, 5/6/14
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Labels: camas , Foothill Death Camas , onion , poisonous , white

Monday, May 5, 2014

Oregon Grape (Mahonia aquifolium / Berberis repens)

Oregon Grape - closeup / enlargement of blossom cluster.  Dry Canyon, 5/5/14, David Kenison
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Labels: barberry , edible , Oregon Grape , yellow

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Tufted Evening Primrose (Oenothera caespitosa)

Tufted Evening Primrose, Y Trail, 4/24/14, David Kenison.  Click to enlarge.
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Labels: lily , primrose , Tufted Evening Primrose , white

Sunday, April 27, 2014

Glacier Lily (Erythronium grandiflorum)

Glacier Lily, Horsetail Falls, Alpine, Utah, David Kenison.  Click to enlarge.
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      • Colorado Columbine (Aquilegia coerulea)
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      • Ballhead Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum capitatum)
      • Foothill Death Camas (Toxicoscordion paniculatum, ...
      • Oregon Grape (Mahonia aquifolium / Berberis repens)
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      • Glacier Lily (Erythronium grandiflorum)

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  • Glacier Lily (Erythronium grandiflorum)
    Glacier Lily, Horsetail Falls, Alpine, Utah, David Kenison.  Click to enlarge.
  • Case's Corydalis (Corydalis caseana)
    Case's Corydalis, Pfeifferhorn trail, 7/1/16; David Kenison
  • Monkshood (Aconitum columbianum)
    Monkshood; Timponeeke Trail, 7/13/2016, David Kenison
  • Wasatch Beardtongue (Penstemon cyananthus)
    Wasatch Beardtongue or Penstemon, May 31, 2014, David Kenison.  Click to enlarge.
  • Mountain Bluebell (Mertensia ciliata)
    Mountain Bluebell; Timpanogos Basin, 7/24/2013, David Kenison
  • Foothill Death Camas (Toxicoscordion paniculatum, syn. Zigadenus paniculatus)
    The Foothill Death Camas.  Photo by David Kenison, Battle Creek Trailhead, 5/6/14
  • Sego Lily (Calochortus nutallii)
    Sego Lily, Mount Olympus, June 21, 2008, David Kenison.  Click to enlarge.
  • Western Wallflower (Erysimum capitatum)
    Western Wallflower; Grandeur Peak, 6/2/2016, David Kenison
  • Silvery Lupine (Lupinus argenteus)
    Field of Lupine; Timpanogos Basin, 7/24/2013, David Kenison
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    Western Larkspur; Timpanogos, 7/24/2013, David Kenison

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