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42,669,670 | NorthAmericanwiIIIWalc_0062 | 3 | 208 | 42,669,807 | Caltha palustris Linnaeus | MARSHMARIGOLD
Caltha palustris Linnaeus
When the marshmarigold is in full bloom and the frogs are singing in chorus, we realize that spring has really come. The wet meadows and the margins of the brimming streams are then adorned with bunches of this beautiful Caltha, whose flowers seem of a more brilliant gold because... |
42,669,671 | NorthAmericanwiIIIWalc_0063 | 3 | 209 | 42,669,809 | Pentstemon digitalis (Sweet) Nuttall | FOXGLOVE PENTSTEMON
Pentstemon digitalis (Sweet) Nuttall
Foxglove pentstemon thrives in dry meadows and thickets, and in midsummer its tall spikes of large white flowers, which are sometimes tinged with lavender, are very showy. Under cultivation the size of the plant and the abundance of flowers may be improved.
This ... |
42,669,672 | NorthAmericanwiIIIWalc_0064 | 3 | 210 | 42,669,811 | Callicarpa americana Linnaeus | BEAUTYBERRY
Callicarpa americana Linnaeus
Beautyberry is one of the common plants of the Southern States, growing in moist thickets or in dry, sandy places. It is a bushy shrub, sometimes as much as six feet tall. The small, bluish or pinkish flowers, appearing in spring in dense clusters in the axils of the leaves, ar... |
42,669,673 | NorthAmericanwiIIIWalc_0065 | 3 | 211 | 42,669,813 | Viola rafinesquii Greene | FIELD VIOLET
Viola rafinesquii Greene
The field violet is one of the daintiest members of the Violet Family. It prefers the drier fields and open woods, and because it so frequently is found growing in the grass, and has such a pale color, it is easily overlooked. Field violet is a winter annual, and growing day by day... |
42,669,674 | NorthAmericanwiIIIWalc_0066 | 3 | 212 | 42,669,815 | Cyrtopodium punctatum (Linnaeus) Lindley | SPOTTED CYRTOPODIUM
Cyrtopodium punctatum (Linnaeus) Lindley
Few of the truly tropical orchids afford so brilliant a display of large and brightly colored flowers as does this plant, which is one of the showiest of all the orchids native in the United States. It grows abundantly in the cypress swamps of southern Florid... |
42,669,675 | NorthAmericanwiIIIWalc_0067 | 3 | 213 | 42,669,817 | Hypopitys lanuginosa (Michaux) Nuttall | RED PINESAP
Hypopitys lanuginosa (Michaux) Nuttall
Because of its bright red color, red pinesap is more showy than some of its near relatives. Like them it is a plant of fungus-like appearance, because of the complete lack of the green coloring which characterizes nearly all flowering plants. It grows in woodlands, spr... |
42,669,676 | NorthAmericanwiIIIWalc_0068 | 3 | 214 | 42,669,819 | Conopholis americana (Linnaeus filius) Wallroth | SQUAWROOT
Conopholis americana (Linnaeus filius) Wallroth
Squawroot is a curious plant, suggesting in its appearance, because of the absence of green coloring, a fungus rather than a flowering plant. The thick and firm but fleshy stems often grow indense clumps, the flowers nestling in the axils of bracts and forming a... |
42,669,677 | NorthAmericanwiIIIWalc_0069 | 3 | 215 | 42,669,821 | Habenaria lacera (Michaux) Loddiges | RAGGED FRINGE-ORCHID
Habenaria lacera (Michaux) Loddiges
The tagged fringe-orchid comes into bloom a little later than its more showy sister, the yellow fringe-orchid. Because it grows in swampy places among grasses and other moisture-loving plants, or in deep woods, and since its flowers differ little in coloring from... |
42,669,678 | NorthAmericanwiIIIWalc_0070 | 3 | 216 | 42,669,823 | Cypripedium arietinum Robert Brown | RAMSHEAD LADYSLIPPER
Cypripedium arietinum Robert Brown
Ramshead ladyslipper is the rarest of the North American species of Cypripedium, and one of the most unusual in form and color. It is much daintier than its sisters in its habit of growth. It occurs only in cold, damp woods, and happy is he who is fortunate enough... |
42,669,679 | NorthAmericanwiIIIWalc_0071 | 3 | 217 | 42,669,825 | Cypripedium reginae Walter | SHOWY LADYSLIPPER
Cypripedium reginae Walter
The showy ladyslipper is considered by many to be the most beautiful of our native species of Cypripedium. It loves peat bogs or low wet woods; thus only those willing to meet the difficulties of tramping in such places are rewarded by finding the shy beauty. Its flowers are... |
42,669,680 | NorthAmericanwiIIIWalc_0072 | 3 | 218 | 42,669,827 | Pogonia ophioglossoides (Linnaeus) Ker | ROSE POGONIA
Pogonia ophioglossoides (Linnaeus) Ker
Rose pogonia blooms at about the same time as the grass-pink orchid. It chooses the same swamps and wet meadows for its habitat, and the two are often found growing together. Its beautiful fringed lip is an enticing landing place for the bees, which are attracted also... |
42,669,681 | NorthAmericanwiIIIWalc_0073 | 3 | 219 | 42,669,829 | Dionaea muscipula Ellis | VENUS FLYTRAP
Dionaea muscipula Ellis
Venus flytrap is one of the most interesting and remarkable plants in the United States. The restricted region on the Atlantic coast in which it grows has been visited by many scientists bent upon forming a personal acquaintance with the plant in its native haunts. The white flower... |
42,669,682 | NorthAmericanwiIIIWalc_0074 | 3 | 220 | 42,669,831 | Gelsemium sempervirens (Linnaeus ) Persoon | CAROLINA JESSAMINE
Gelsemium sempervirens (Linnaeus) Persoon
Carolina jessamine, called “jasamer” by the natives of some parts of the South, is one of the delights of early spring in that region. It is a large vine whose woody, tangled, twining stems seek support upon the smaller trees, and then spread in riotous confu... |
42,669,683 | NorthAmericanwiIIIWalc_0075 | 3 | 221 | 42,669,833 | Kalmia latifolia Linnaeus | MOUNTAIN-LAUREL
Kalmia latifolia Linnaeus
Mountain-laurel is a joy to the flower lover, not only when its beautiful blooms are plentiful in late spring, but also during the other months of the year, when its glossy evergreen leaves lend themselves so readily to the decoration of our homes. The intricate structure of th... |
42,669,684 | NorthAmericanwiIIIWalc_0076 | 3 | 222 | 42,669,835 | Orontium aquaticum Linnaeus | GOLDENCLUB
Orontium aquaticum Linnaeus
Goldenclub is not so handsome as many members of the Arum Family, but when the plants grow in large colonies their many bright yellow spikes are showy. Each spike is composed of innumerable tiny flowers. The plant attracts gnats and small insects, which are instrumental in fertili... |
42,669,685 | NorthAmericanwiIIIWalc_0077 | 3 | 223 | 42,669,837 | Castalia odorata (Dryander) Woodville and Wood | AMERICAN WATERLILY
Castalia odorata (Dryander) Woodville and Wood
The lure of ponds and shallow streams never seems more insistent than when the waterlilies open in the early morning. Thoreau, speaking of the Merrimac River, says, “I have passed down the river before sunrise on a summer morning, between fields of lilie... |
42,669,686 | NorthAmericanwiIIIWalc_0078 | 3 | 224 | 42,669,839 | Viola eriocarpa Schweinitz | SMOOTH YELLOW VIOLET
Viola eriocarpa Schweinitz
Among the host of violets, perhaps none is better known to the flower lover than this dainty yellow species, which grows so plentifully in its favorite habitat. A lover of low, open woods, it is early in bloom, and soon is past its full beauty.
Bryant alludes to one of th... |
42,669,687 | NorthAmericanwiIIIWalc_0079 | 3 | 225 | 42,669,841 | Menyanthes trifoliata Linnaeus | BOGBEAN
Menyanthes trifoliata Linnaeus
This lovely flower is well protected from molestation by admiring visitors, for it grows in cold swamps or such wet places that rubber boots are a necessity if good specimens are to be obtained. Usually it is associated with thick beds of sphagnum. The white flowers, tinged with p... |
42,669,688 | NorthAmericanwiIIIWalc_0080 | 3 | 226 | 42,669,843 | Ilex vomitoria Aiton | YAUPON
Ilex vomitoria Aiton
Yaupon is a shrub or small tree, sometimes as much as twentyfive feet tall. It is especially handsome in autumn when covered with its beautiful red berries, which resemble those of its close relative, the American holly. It is worthy of wider cultivation as an ornamental plant in the Souther... |
42,669,689 | NorthAmericanwiIIIWalc_0081 | 3 | 227 | 42,669,845 | Bignonia radicans Linnaeus | TRUMPETCREEPER
Bignonia radicans Linnaeus
Trumpetcreeper is a hardy vine with strong growth, and with gaudy red or orange flowers clustered at the ends of long, graceful stems. If it has an opportunity it clings by means of aerial roots to a supporting neighbor, and frequently it climbs to the tops of tall trees. If no... |
42,669,690 | NorthAmericanwiIIIWalc_0082 | 3 | 228 | 42,669,847 | Vaccinium corymbosum Linnaeus | HIGHBUSH BLUEBERRY
Vaccinium corymbosum Linnaeus
Highbush blueberry is better known by its delicious fruit than by the beautiful flowers which are so attractive in spring. These are borne thickly on the branches and attract many insects to their nectar feast. But it is when loaded with fruit that the plant’s principal ... |
42,669,693 | NorthAmericanwiIIIWalc_0085 | 3 | 230 | 42,669,851 | Vaccinium tenellum Aiton | PINE LAND BLUEBERRY
Vaccinium tenellum Aiton
Pineland blueberry is a low shrub, rarely over three feet high. It has long, slender, woody underground stems, from which rise at irregular intervals the stiff, bushy branches. The flowers open in early spring, before the finely toothed leaves are fully expanded. The edible ... |
42,669,694 | NorthAmericanwiIIIWalc_0086 | 3 | 231 | 42,669,853 | Magnolia acuminata Linnaeus | CUCUMBERTREE
Magnolia acuminata Linnaeus
The cucumbertree is a handsome inhabitant of the eastern forests. Under favorable conditions it attains a height of ninety feet with a proportionately broad crown. The greenish-yellow flowers, in spite of their large size, are not so conspicuous as those of some other magnolias,... |
42,669,695 | NorthAmericanwiIIIWalc_0087 | 3 | 232 | 42,669,855 | Azalea rosea Loiseleur | DOWNY PINXTERBLOOM
Azalea rosea Loiseleur
Downy Pinxterbloom is a striking plant when in bloom, its masses of clear pink flowers attracting the attention of everyone. It decorates the landscape wherever it is found, and is especially beautiful as seen along narrow mountain roads. Here it grows in profusion in company w... |
42,669,696 | NorthAmericanwiIIIWalc_0088 | 3 | 233 | 42,669,857 | Monarda punctata Linnaeus | SPOTTED BEEBALM
Monarda punctata Linnaeus
Spotted beebalm is one of the most beautiful members of the Mint Family. The delicate combination of color in its flowers is quite unlike the colors exhibited by most of its relatives. The plant has a strong flavor and scent, somewhat resembling that of mint but closer to that ... |
42,669,697 | NorthAmericanwiIIIWalc_0089 | 3 | 234 | 42,669,859 | Claytonia virginica Linnaeus | VIRGINIA SPRINGBEAUTY
Claytonia virginica Linnaeus
Springbeauty is one of the first spring flowers, blooming with hepatica, bloodroot, anemone, and troutlily. It grows from a small tuber, which is edible. The flowers open only in bright sunshine, closing at night and not opening again if the following day is cloudy. Th... |
42,669,698 | NorthAmericanwiIIIWalc_0090 | 3 | 235 | 42,669,861 | Pinguicula elatior Michaux | PURPLE BUTTERWORT
Pinguicula elatior Michaux
Purple butterwort is a dainty and beautiful plant. It grows in moist sandy pine woods on the Coastal Plain, often in association with other purple or yellow butterworts. Although in Florida it may be found in flower at almost any season, it blooms most profusely in spring. T... |
42,669,699 | NorthAmericanwiIIIWalc_0091 | 3 | 236 | 42,669,863 | Sarracenia psittacina Michaux | PARROT PITCHERPLANT
Sarracenia psittacina Michaux
Parrot pitcherplant is a beautiful member of the bizarre group to which it belongs. The Pitcherplant Family consists of only three genera and about ten species, all American. The true pitcherplants are all natives of the eastern United States, but one of their relatives... |
42,669,700 | NorthAmericanwiIIIWalc_0092 | 3 | 237 | 42,669,865 | Scutellaria serrata Andrews | WOOD SKULLCAP
Scutellaria serrata Andrews
This species is one of the most showy and beautiful of all the skullcaps, of which there are over sixty species in the United States. Its large, blue-purple flowers and the bright-green scentless foliage distinguish it from most other members of the Mint Family native in the Ea... |
42,669,701 | NorthAmericanwiIIIWalc_0093 | 3 | 238 | 42,669,867 | Sisyrinchium angustifolium Miller | BLUE-EYED-GRASS
Sisyrinchium angustifolium Miller
The starlike flowers of blue-eyed-grass open only in bright sunshine, and last but a single day. Thus in fields that were plentifully sprinkled with them in the morning, not a flower will be found among the grasslike leaves and stems in the afternoon. Its leaves althoug... |
42,669,702 | NorthAmericanwiIIIWalc_0094 | 3 | 239 | 42,669,869 | Trillium erectum Linnaeus | RED TRILLIUM
Trillium erectum Linnaeus
In one pronounced character the red trillium is strikingly different from other trilliums, which have no well-defined odor. The strong offensive odor of this plant is repellent to the bees and butterflies, although it does draw the carrion flies, which have a monopoly of the polle... |
42,669,703 | NorthAmericanwiIIIWalc_0095 | 3 | 240 | 42,669,871 | Trillium grandiflorum (Michaux) Salisbury | SNOW TRILLIUM
Trillium grandiflorum (Michaux) Salisbury
Snow trilliums area delight to behold when they reach the perfection of growth in spring along with other early spring flowers. They love woodland regions, pushing up from the ground through the covering of brown leaves, and waving in every fitful breeze that blow... |
42,669,083 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0015 | 4 | 241 | 42,669,167 | Orchis spectabilis Linnaeus | SHOWY ORCHIS
Orchis spectabilis Linnaeus
Although this orchid is known by the English equivalent of its Latin name, showy orchis, the name is really not appropriate, for the plant is far less conspicuous than some of its North American relatives. It is known also as “pulpit-flower,” because of the resemblance of the ma... |
42,669,084 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0016 | 4 | 242 | 42,669,169 | Pogonia divaricata (Linnaeus) Robert Brown | ROSEBUD ORCHID
Pogonia divaricata (Linnaeus) Robert Brown
Rosebud orchid is widespread and abundant in the far South, and the acid-soil meadows of northern Florida are sometimes colored pink by thousands of its blossoms. Farther north it becomes rarer, and is seldom found even by the botanist, whose excursions lead him... |
42,669,085 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0017 | 4 | 243 | 42,669,171 | Habenaria grandiflora (Bigelow) Torrey | LARGE PURPLE FRINGE-ORCHID
Habenaria grandiflora (Bigelow) Torrey
Large purple fringe-orchid is perhaps the most beautiful of the Habenarias. The delightful fragrance of its flowers appeals to us no less than their beauty, and we are not surprised that they attract bees and moths to their nectar and pollen. The plant p... |
42,669,086 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0018 | 4 | 244 | 42,669,173 | Franklinia alatamaha Marshall | FRANKLINIA
Franklinia alatamaha Marshall
Franklinia, or Franklin tree, a member of the Tea Family, has perhaps the most romantic history of any plant included in “North American Wild Flowers.” It was first seen by John Bartram in 1765 in the vicinity of Fort Barrington, Georgia, and was named by his friend, Humphrey Ma... |
42,669,087 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0019 | 4 | 245 | 42,669,175 | Phlox divaricata Linnaeus | BLUE PHLOX
Phlox divaricata Linnaeus
Blue phlox is a lovely flower of spring. It often grows in company with cream-white violets in rich valleys, beneath tall trees, affording a delightful combination of dainty color. In its wild state, this species of phlox is variable, the color ranging from pinkish to pale violet, a... |
42,669,088 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0020 | 4 | 246 | 42,669,177 | Collinsia verna Nuttall | BLUE-EYED-MARY
Collinsia verna Nuttall
Blue-eyed-mary is one of the daintiest of spring flowers. In the Middle West it sometimes grows in such profusion that the meadows are blue with its brightly colored blossoms. The plant is fragile in appearance. Its flowers, although without odor, are visited by many bees. A membe... |
42,669,089 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0021 | 4 | 247 | 42,669,179 | Bikukulla cucullaria (Linnaeus) Millspaugh | DUTCHMANS-BREECHES
Bikukulla cucullaria (Linnaeus) Millspaugh
The peculiarly delicate flowers of dutchmans-breeches, held aloft above the lacelike leaves by a slender stem, are one of the delights of flower lovers in early spring. This plant prefers rich soil on rocky ledges or well-drained wooded slopes. The leaves wi... |
42,669,090 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0022 | 4 | 248 | 42,669,181 | Silene caroliniana Walter | PEATPINK
Silene caroliniana Walter
The bright flowers of the peatpink are larger than the blossoms of most of our wild members of the Pink Family, and always attract notice among the spring flowers. The plants grow in clumps, and prefer dry, sandy or rocky, usually rather acid soil. The flowers have two sets of stamens... |
42,669,091 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0023 | 4 | 249 | 42,669,183 | Dentaria laciniata Muhlenberg | CUT TOOTHWORT
Dentaria laciniata Muhlenberg
Cut toothwort is found in spring growing plentifully in rich, moist woods, at about the same time as bloodroot and hepatica. The name toothwort is given because of the protuberances on the rootstocks of some of the species of Dentaria. These rootstocks have a spicy flavor sim... |
42,669,092 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0024 | 4 | 250 | 42,669,185 | Sarracenia rubra Walter | SWEET PITCHERPLANT
Sarracenia rubra Walter
Sweet pitcherplant is a lovely member of its family, its flowers held aloft on delicate stems well above the “pitchers.” In addition to other interesting features, it has a delightful odor similar to that of wild grape blossoms. The leaves have the usual characteristics of pit... |
42,669,093 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0025 | 4 | 251 | 42,669,187 | Sarracenia minor Walter | HOODED PITCHERPLANT
Sarracenia minor Walter
Hooded pitcherplant has some distinctive features not shown by most other members of the family. The hood is beautifully arched, and tends to darken the interior cavity of the leaf. Contrasting with the opaque yellow-green of the surrounding leaf structure, the translucent pa... |
42,669,094 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0026 | 4 | 252 | 42,669,189 | Porteranthus trifoliatus (Linnaeus) Britton | BOWMANSROOT
Porteranthus trifoliatus (Linnaeus) Britton
The delicate flowers of bowmansroot grace the woodlands in June, when the graceful loose panicles of white blossoms, sometimes tinged with pink, are at their best. To the layman, the plant bears little resemblance to other members of the Rose Family, to which it b... |
42,669,095 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0027 | 4 | 253 | 42,669,191 | Azalea vaseyi (Gray) Rehder | PINKSHELL AZALEA
Azalea vaseyi (Gray) Rehder
The pinkshell azalea is so charming in form and color that it deserves attention from flower lovers who cultivate our native plants. It prefers rather moist, acid soil, and yields easily to cultivation. The corolla is so different in shape from that of other Azaleas that it ... |
42,669,096 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0028 | 4 | 254 | 42,669,193 | Rhododendron maximum Linnaeus | ROSEBAY RHODODENDRON
Rhododendron maximum Linnaeus
The glory of the rosebay rhododendron when in bloom can hardly be exaggerated. Its lovely white or delicately pink flower clusters, surrounded by dark green leaves, make a charming picture. The shrub grows to a height of thirty feet in the Carolina mountains, where it ... |
42,669,097 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0029 | 4 | 255 | 42,669,195 | Atamosco atamasco (Linnaeus) Greene | ATAMASCO-LILY
Atamosco atamasco (Linnaeus) Greene
Springing from the brown bed of the southern forest, no lovelier flower graces the awakening of spring than the atamasco-lily, a member of the Amaryllis Family. Blooming as it does in many places about Easter time, it is widely known in the South as “Easter lily.” Great... |
42,669,098 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0030 | 4 | 256 | 42,669,197 | Lilium superbum Linnaeus | TURKSCAP LILY
Lilium superbum Linnaeus
It is not surprising that Linnaeus gave the specific name superbum to this beautiful lily. Anyone who has seen it growing in meadows or bogs in midsummer will never forget the impression created by a great number of these plants blooming together. The stems, which at times attain ... |
42,669,099 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0031 | 4 | 257 | 42,669,199 | Polygala lutea Linnaeus | ORANGE POLYGALA
Polygala lutea Linnaeus
At many places in the Southeastern States the brilliant heads of the orange polygala stand out in bold relief from the background of grasses and weeds that surround them. The pine-barren swamps are its chosen habitat, and here it may be found in blossom most of the summer. Most o... |
42,669,100 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0032 | 4 | 258 | 42,669,201 | Pedicularis bracteosa Bentham | RED HELMET
Pedicularis bracteosa Bentham
Red helmet, or wood betony, is found plentifully in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and frequently, before it comes into bloom, deceives the passer-by, who assumes that its fern-like leaves are fern fronds. The flowers are curious in structure, the “helmet” having the shape of a w... |
42,669,101 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0033 | 4 | 259 | 42,669,203 | Chelone glabra Linnaeus | TURTLEHEAD
Chelone glabra Linnaeus
This plant prefers to grow along water courses or in swamps, where it blooms freely in late summer and fall. The ingeniously constructed flower is visited by bees and other insects. The lower lip forms a platform on which the bees alight, and as the hooded upper lip is large enough to... |
42,669,102 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0034 | 4 | 260 | 42,669,205 | Sambucus pubens Michaux | SCARLET ELDER
Sambucus pubens Michaux
Although rather inconspicuous in spring when its small, greenish-white flowers open, scarlet elder is a striking plant in summer and fall, with its bunches of brightly colored berries against a background of deep green leaves. The bushes are from five to thirty feet in height. Sinc... |
42,669,103 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0035 | 4 | 261 | 42,669,207 | Anisostichus capreolatus (Linnaeus) Bureau | CROSSVINE
Anisostichus capreolatus (Linnaeus) Bureau
Although its flowers are very showy, crossvine is not familiar to many flower lovers. Its glossy, evergreen, paired leaves are borne on tough, tangled, woody stems with stout tendrils. The plant is nearly related to the trumpet-creeper, but is easily distinguished fr... |
42,669,104 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0036 | 4 | 262 | 42,669,209 | Monotropa uniflora Linnaeus | INDIANPIPE
Monotropa uniflora Linnaeus
The weird flowers of the Indianpipe develop in warm midsummer weather after rains. The flowers rise above the forest floor when most plants are past their bloom. The plants subsist upon decaying vegetable matter, having a mat of rootlets under the dead leaves. They have specialize... |
42,669,105 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0037 | 4 | 263 | 42,669,211 | Lobelia cardinalis Linnaeus | CARDINALFLOWER
Lobelia cardinalis Linnaeus
Cardinalflower, one of the most brilliantly colored of all our wild flowers, loves swampy places or the banks of streams, where in midsummer it teaches its perfection. The long spikes continue to bloom for weeks. The flowers open in succession from the lowest buds on the stem ... |
42,669,106 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0038 | 4 | 264 | 42,669,213 | Zenobia cassinifolia (Ventenat) Pollard | ZENOBIA
Zenobia cassinifolia (Ventenat) Pollard
Zenobia is a branching shrub, from three to five feet in height, with glossy, deep green leaves. Its clusters of large, creamy-white, bell-shaped flowers exhale a delightful perfume, and its name is a fitting tribute to the beautiful Zenobia, queen of Palmyra, in the days... |
42,669,107 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0039 | 4 | 265 | 42,669,215 | Phoradendron flavescens (Pursh) Nuttall | AMERICAN MISTLETOE
Phoradendron flavescens (Pursh) Nuttall
The mistletoe of romance does not grow in America, but our native species serve the same decorative purpose, and are used at Christmas time with holly and other evergreens. There are several kinds of mistletoe, parasitic on both evergreen and deciduous trees. T... |
42,669,108 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0040 | 4 | 266 | 42,669,217 | Ilex opaca Aiton | AMERICAN HOLLY
Ilex opaca Aiton
The brilliant red berries and spiny evergreen leaves of American holly carry with them all the Old World associations, even though our species is different from that of Europe. The inconspicuous flowers are of a greenish color, and the pistillate and staminate flowers usually occur on se... |
42,669,109 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0041 | 4 | 267 | 42,669,219 | Tsuga mertensiana (Bongard) Sargent | MOUNTAIN HEMLOCK
Tsuga mertensiana (Bongard) Sargent
Mountain hemlock forms wide expanses of dark green foliage along the mountain sides. A mature tree has a tapering trunk two to four feet in diameter and seventy to a hundred feet in height, and gracefully drooping branches. The heavy cones are abundant and beautifull... |
42,669,110 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0042 | 4 | 268 | 42,669,221 | Tsuga heterophylla (Rafinesque) Sargent | WESTERN HEMLOCK
Tsuga heterophylla (Rafinesque) Sargent
Western hemlock is a tall tree with graceful feathery branches, quite different from the mountain hemlock in habit and in fruitage. It sometimes grows two hundred feet high, with a trunk six to nine feet in diameter. The small brown cones, not more than an inch lo... |
42,669,111 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0043 | 4 | 269 | 42,669,223 | Larix occidentalis Nuttall | WESTERN LARCH
Larix occidentalis Nuttall
One of the stateliest trees in our northwestern country is western larch, which gives a distinctive appearance to the forests where it is found. The tall, straight trunks, often three feet in diameter, reach a height of a hundred feet or more, rising above the surrounding trees.... |
42,669,112 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0044 | 4 | 270 | 42,669,225 | Pseudotsuga mucronata (Rafinesque) Sudworth | DOUGLAS-FIR
Pseudotsuga mucronata (Rafinesque) Sudworth
The giant Douglas-fir is an impressive tree wherever it reaches its full development. It grows from eighty to two hundred feet in height with a trunk two to eight feet in diameter, or sometimes even larger. The rich green foliage, pointed buds, and beautiful pende... |
42,669,113 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0045 | 4 | 271 | 42,669,227 | Cornus canadensis Linnaeus | BUNCHBERRY
Cornus canadensis Linnaeus
To see bunchberry in its glory we must travel to the northern woods, where the cool summers and generally moist conditions of soil and atmosphere are most favorable to its growth. Here it covers acid humus with its bright green leaves, producing at the top of each stem a whorl of p... |
42,669,114 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0046 | 4 | 272 | 42,669,229 | Cornus canadensis Linnaeus | BUNCHBERRY
Cornus canadensis Linnaeus
When in August the bunchberry is in fruit, it is even more striking than when in flower, for the berries are exceptionally brilliant in color. They are relished by wild birds, though insipid and unattractive to our taste. Both stems and leaves also turn red, enhancing the charm of ... |
42,669,115 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0047 | 4 | 273 | 42,669,231 | Moneses uniflora (Linnaeus) Gray | WOODNYMPH
Moneses uniflora (Linnaeus) Gray
Woodnymph would probably escape the attention of the passerby, were it not for the pervasive odor of its flowers. Beautiful trails in the deep forest, where the sunshine filters through, lead us to the quiet spots where it grows in perfection. Half hidden by surrounding moss, ... |
42,669,116 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0048 | 4 | 274 | 42,669,233 | Primula maccalliana Wiegand | ALBERTA PRIMROSE
Primula maccalliana Wiegand
Travelers to the mountains in midsummer rarely see this lovely primrose, for it soon passes with the first warm days. It delights in wet banks or moist, sandy or gravelly places, and is so small that sharp eyes are needed to find it. The slender, dainty stem carries the pale... |
42,669,117 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0049 | 4 | 275 | 42,669,235 | Senecio lugens Richardson | MOURNING GROUNDSEL
Senecio lugens Richardson
Mourning groundsel is a peculiar plant, thriving in situations where camps have been located, and blooming late in the flowering season. The flower stalk, about a foot tall, rises from the center of a rosette of large leaves, and from the top of the stem a half dozen flowers... |
42,669,118 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0050 | 4 | 276 | 42,669,237 | Dodecatheon pauciflorum (Durand) Greene | SLENDER SHOOTINGSTAR
Dodecatheon pauciflorum (Durand) Greene
Slender shootingstar has a delicate habit of growth, and appears so frail that one wonders how it thrives in its chosen location. It loves moist places, such as wet meadows, or rocky ledges where cold water trickles down. The stems rise from the center of a l... |
42,669,119 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0051 | 4 | 277 | 42,669,239 | Salix nivalis Hooker | SNOW WILLOW
Salix nivalis Hooker
When climbing in the higher altitudes of the Rocky Mountains, just above timber line, one often finds large patches of the ground covered with a low plant about an inch high, bearing spikes of tiny red flowers surrounded by small, dark green leaves. It proves to be the snow willow, one ... |
42,669,120 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0052 | 4 | 278 | 42,669,241 | Phacelia sericea (Graham) Gray | GRAY PHACELIA
Phacelia sericea (Graham) Gray
Gray phacelia grows under various conditions in the higher mountains. Some plants are quite low, others form stems a foot tall, springing from a bunch of silky gray-green leaves. The flowers are produced in elongated clusters. The deep purple color of the flowers contrasts w... |
42,669,121 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0053 | 4 | 279 | 42,669,243 | Lychnis apetala Linnaeus | NODDING CAMPION
Lychnis apetala Linnaeus
Nodding campion grows among the rocks and boulders of old moraines or on alpine summits. Its flowers, turned toward the ground, are inconspicuous. The tiny petals project only a little from the end of the inflated calyx. Though the species has a wide distribution, it is seldom s... |
42,669,122 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0054 | 4 | 280 | 42,669,245 | Erigeron aureus Greene | GOLDEN FLEABANE
Erigeron aureus Greene
Golden fleabane is known to all mountaineers in the Canadian Rockies, for its clear yellow flowers cover the ground in favorable situations above tree line, or appear in rock crevices where the soil has gathered in sufficient quantity to give the plants a foothold. The flowers spr... |
42,669,123 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0055 | 4 | 281 | 42,669,247 | Carex aurea Nuttall | GOLDEN SEDGE
Carex aurea Nuttall
Sharp eyes are needed to find this attractive sedge in fruit, for it grows near the ground among other grasses and plants. Its seeds are heavy in proportion to the slender stems, and the bunches are borne over toward the ground. We have frequently found it on the flats of glacier-fed st... |
42,669,124 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0056 | 4 | 282 | 42,669,249 | Oxytropis podocarpa Gray | ALPINE POINTVETCH
Oxytropis podocarpa Gray
Rocky slopes above timberline yield many of the most attractive flowers, among them the alpine pointvetch. This plant overcomes the handicaps of its difficult environment by growing close to the ground, its woody root holding it firmly to the soil that has collected among the ... |
42,669,125 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0057 | 4 | 283 | 42,669,251 | Oxytropis podocarpa Gray | ALPINE POINTVETCH
Oxytropis podocarpa Gray
Alpine pointvetch is adorned, a little later in the season, with inflated pods. As the slender stems are unable to beat their weight, the pods lie on the ground, and sometimes, if the plant is especially sturdy, make a circle of fruit around the gray silky leaves. The tiny pea... |
42,669,126 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0058 | 4 | 284 | 42,669,253 | Kalmia microphylla (Hooker) Heller | ROCKY MOUNTAIN KALMIA
Kalmia microphylla (Hooker) Heller
The dainty stems and flowers of Rocky Mountain kalmia cause that plant to seem far removed from its sturdy relatives of the eastern United States. It grows in swampy places near streams and alpine lakes, often forming masses of color among the moss, grasses, and ... |
42,669,127 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0059 | 4 | 285 | 42,669,255 | Pyrola secunda Linnaeus | SIDEBELLS PYROLA
Pyrola secunda Linnaeus
Sidebells pyrola—its name often contracted to sidebells—is a dainty plant, with small, leathery leaves close to the ground. It loves moist shady places. The tiny bell-shaped flowers hang from one side of the flower stem, and by this characteristic the species is easily distingui... |
42,669,128 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0060 | 4 | 286 | 42,669,257 | Antennaria rosea (Eaton) Greene | PINK PUSSYTOES
Antennaria rosea (Eaton) Greene
Of all the kinds of Antennaria, pink pussytoes is one of the most attractive, the pale silvery leaves and stems and the pink bracts of the flower heads forming a pleasing color combination. The plants are found usually in dry sterile or moist open ground, where they form m... |
42,669,129 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0061 | 4 | 287 | 42,669,259 | Caltha leptosepala De Candolle | ELKSLIP
Caltha leptosepala De Candolle
The traveler seldom sees the beautiful elkslip in perfection, because it frequents retired spots high in the mountains. It grows in dense masses, preferring swampy meadows wet by the cold water from melting snow. The leaves suggest those of the cyclamen, but the flowers, with thei... |
42,669,130 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0062 | 4 | 288 | 42,669,261 | Artemisia discolor Douglas | ROCK WORMWOOD
Artemisia discolor Douglas
The wormwoods all have a pungent odor, especially when the leaves and flowers are crushed. Rock wormwood grows among the loose stones of steep rock slides. The plants are so nearly the color of their rock surroundings that they are easily overlooked. The wormwoods belong to the ... |
42,669,131 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0063 | 4 | 289 | 42,669,263 | Anaphalis margaritacea (Linnaeus) Gray | PEARL EVERLASTING
Anaphalis margaritacea (Linnaeus) Gray
Pearl everlasting, with its clusters of yellow-centered white flower heads, grows plentifully in many situations, but it is not one of the most beautiful of the mountain flowers. The white, cottony leaves and stems contrast with the background of dark green grass... |
42,669,132 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0064 | 4 | 290 | 42,669,265 | Erigeron salsuginosus (Richardson) Gray | ALASKA FLEABANE
Erigeron salsuginosus (Richardson) Gray
Of all the mountain flowers in the Canadian Rockies, Alaska fleabane is one of the most conspicuous on the higher slopes and in the alpine valleys. The flower heads are large, their bright yellow centers surrounded by purple rays. The stems are often eighteen inch... |
42,669,133 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0065 | 4 | 291 | 42,669,267 | Anemone globosa Nuttall | GLOBE ANEMONE
Anemone globosa Nuttall
This beautiful flower is often the first anemone seen by the flower lover whose Western journey is taken in midsummer, when the early anemones are past flowering. The plants grow in clumps, the flowers borne on stout stems well above the gray-green foliage and colored pink, red, wh... |
42,669,134 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0066 | 4 | 292 | 42,669,269 | Aquilegia brevistyla Hooker | SHORTSPUR COLUMBINE
Aquilegia brevistyla Hooker
Shortspur columbine is a rate member of the Crowfoot Family, seldom found by mountain visitors. Its blue coloring is most beautiful, and in marked contrast to that of the lemon columbine and red columbine, both of which are familiar plants in the alpine valleys of the Can... |
42,669,135 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0067 | 4 | 293 | 42,669,271 | Rubus pedatus Smith | RED DEWBERRY
Rubus pedatus Smith
The rich green leaves of the red dewberry form close mats over the ground, and the star-like white flowers contrast sharply with them. The fruits have usually four or five drupelets, bright red in color, surrounded by a leafy envelope. The stems creep along the ground, rooting at the jo... |
42,669,136 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0068 | 4 | 294 | 42,669,273 | Gentiana acuta Michaux | LADDER GENTIAN
Gentiana acuta Michaux
Ladder gentian is not so handsome or showy as many other gentians. The stems are stiff and frequently dark red in color. The numerous flowers are lavender or sometimes white, and spring from the stem in the axils of the upper leaves. Often the plants are almost pyramidal in form, e... |
42,669,137 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0069 | 4 | 295 | 42,669,275 | Astragalus alpinus Linnaeus | ALPINE MILKVETCH
Astragalus alpinus Linnaeus
Alpine milkvetch is found at high altitudes. It covers the ground with a mat of leaves, above which the loose bunches of delicate mauve flowers are borne in short heads. It delights in rocky soil in partially shaded situations. When found above tree line, the flower heads ar... |
42,669,138 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0070 | 4 | 296 | 42,669,277 | Potentilla glaucophylla Lehmann | GRAYLEAF FIVEFINGER
Potentilla glaucophylla Lehmann
On the higher mountain slopes we were always attracted by the cheerful yellow flowers of grayleaf fivefinger. The slender stems, rising well above a bunch of gray-green leaves, wave to and fro in the mountain breezes. The blossoms seem sometimes almost like a shower o... |
42,669,139 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0071 | 4 | 297 | 42,669,279 | Thermopsis rhombifolia (Nuttall) Richardson | GOLDENPEA
Thermopsis rhombifolia (Nuttall) Richardson
The clear yellow flowers of the goldenpea, as observed from the car windows, are very striking, and they are equally beautiful when seen close at hand. The plant’s suggestion of coarseness is less apparent when the blooms are gathered to adorn the house, and they do... |
42,669,140 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0072 | 4 | 298 | 42,669,281 | Menziesia glabella Gray | WESTERN MENZIESIA
Menziesia glabella Gray
Many of the steep wooded slopes in the higher valleys of the Northwest Coast are covered with blueberry bushes and other shrubs, and in company with them is found the western menziesia, sometimes called false blueberry. The dainty bells, hanging from the upper portions of the b... |
42,669,141 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0073 | 4 | 299 | 42,669,283 | Trillium chloropetalum (Torrey) Howell | GIANT TRILLIUM
Trillium chloropetalum (Torrey) Howell
Giant trillium is found from the mountains of western Washington to California. It is easily cultivated in wild gardens, and proves to be hardy in the vicinity of Boston, where this specimen was obtained.
The petals vary from white and greenish-yellow to wine color.... |
42,669,142 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0074 | 4 | 300 | 42,669,285 | Epilobium lutem Putsh | YELLOW WILLOW-WEED
Epilobium lutem Putsh
The lush growth of yellow willow-weed attracts attention to the plant, as its greenish-yellow funnel-shaped flowers are inconspicuous. It loves the moist borders of streams, or other wet places. The long seed pods are characteristic of the Epilobiums, a wellknown genus of the Ev... |
42,669,143 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0075 | 4 | 301 | 42,669,287 | Epilobium angustifolium Linnaeus | FIREWEED
Epilobium angustifolium Linnaeus
The magenta hue of fireweed is often inharmonious with the colors of other flowers, but when seen alone in valleys or on mountain sides, tinting the landscape, it is very beautiful. The tall, graceful stems are decorated with many flowers, and these are followed by the cottony ... |
42,669,144 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0076 | 4 | 302 | 42,669,289 | Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nuttall | BEARGRASS
Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nuttall
Beargrass is a conspicuous plant when in bloom, the spikes of creamy flowers contrasting with the dark green foliage of the neighboring trees and plants. The numerous flowers seem almost too heavy even for the stout stems supporting them. On steep slopes, sterile plants often... |
42,669,145 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0077 | 4 | 303 | 42,669,291 | Centaurium venustum (Gray) Robinson | PINK CENTAURIUM
Centaurium venustum (Gray) Robinson
The brilliant flowers of pink centaurium contrast beautifully with their gray surroundings, and are the more striking because the plants grow in bunches. The numerous flowers are large in proportion to the size of the plant, and the pea-green leaves are entirely overs... |
42,669,146 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0078 | 4 | 304 | 42,669,293 | Allium cernuum Roth | NODDING ONION
Allium cernuum Roth
In the Canadian Rockies, nodding onion is a conspicuous plant, growing plentifully on the drier slopes. Its graceful leaves and stems, the latter curved downward near the top, differentiate it from other members of the Lily Family. If its identification is in doubt, however, the smell ... |
42,669,147 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0079 | 4 | 305 | 42,669,295 | Rhododendron albiflorum Hooker | ROCKY MOUNTAIN RHODODENDRON
Rhododendron albiflorum Hooker
To those familiar with the eastern rhododendrons, with their glossy evergreen leaves, the Rocky Mountain rhododendron is a surprise, for it has deciduous leaves, and the flowers are not in clusters at the ends of the branches, but are scattered along the leafy ... |
42,669,148 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0080 | 4 | 306 | 42,669,297 | Anemone deltoidea Hooker | FOREST ANEMONE
Anemone deltoidea Hooker
This beautiful anemone grows plentifully in deep woods, sheltered from the hot rays of the sun. Its blooming season is much longer than that of most other western anemones, which prefer alpine meadows in full sunshine. The single flower grows at the end of the slender stem, and t... |
42,669,149 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0081 | 4 | 307 | 42,669,299 | Geranium viscosissimum Fisher and Meyer | WESTERN CRANESBILL
Geranium viscosissimum Fisher and Meyer
Western cranesbill is a more robust plant than its relative, the wild geranium, which is so common in the Eastern woods in spring. The flowers are borne on sturdy stems well above the beautiful cluster of rich green leaves, making the plant almost a bouquet in ... |
42,669,150 | NorthAmericanwiIVWalc_0082 | 4 | 308 | 42,669,301 | Echinocereus viridiflorus Engelman | GREEN STRAWBERRY-CACTUS
Echinocereus viridiflorus Engelman
One of the commonest members of the cactus family in the western United States is the green strawberry-cactus, which grows abundantly in many places in the Rocky Mountain region, usually about rocks on the foothills, or along the stony banks of stream beds. Bec... |
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