For several years I have thought there were a few larkspur plants lurking among my high-bush cranberries. Those plants actually bloomed this year and I discovered that instead of wild delphinium among my cranberries,...
Spotted these bluebells (Mertensia paniculata) on the bank of the Chena River on Saturday.
Saw these wildflowers at the top of the ridge between the Chatanika River and Nome Creek drainages. Both plants are low–no more than 6″ high. I think this is Arctic Mountain Avens (Dryas integrifolia...
On our most recent outing we stopped at the East Fork Chulitna Wayside, at mile 185 of the Parks Highway. I saw a lovely little patch of Larkspurl-leaf monskhood (Aconitum delphiniifolium) there. As the...
My front yard is a native-species garden. Fortunately, may of the wildflowers appearing there are volunteers, sown by the wind and birds. Siberian Asters (Aster sibiricus Linnaeus) are some of the volunteers. This year...
Here are a few photos of wildflowers I photographed along the Denali Highway last week. I’m no expert on flower identification, but I’ve given it my best shot. Alpine Arnica (Arnica alpina) – At...
On a recent field trip I spotted numerous species of wildflowers in bloom. Here are just a few of the different flowers I spotted. All of these flowers were located within a two acre...
I was driving from Fairbanks to Tok this past Saturday and did a double-take as I passed a field of fireweed. Were there two colors of fireweed? Fireweed (Epilobium...
Yesterday I was up at Sourdough Creek, about 15 miles south of Twelve Mile Summit on the Steese Highway. I was taking photos of historic buildings, but I also spotted a small patch of...
When I was out traveling earlier this week I found some large mats of kinnikinnik or common bearberry that were in bloom. Kinnikinnik (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) is a low trailing evergreen shrub found on sandy...
