I only saw these once along the Hell Canyon trail. They looked like little upside-down clusters of grapes!
Almost unnoticeable next to the flashier, showier wildflowers, but these are charming.
Tag Archives: Botanical Reference
Botanical | Cutleaf Anemone
Found this little gem along the Hell Canyon trail, west of Custer. Ranged in color from palest pink to a deep fuchsia. 
Their blossoms are probably a centimeter long, maybe a half inch, and don’t open any further than this. They’re a relative of the pasqueflower, since both are genus anemone.
Botanical | Nuttall’s Violet
Violets have always enchanted me – I still am not sure why. They’re lovely, yes. Many flowers are. But something about them has always intrigued me.
I first saw this violet probably eight years ago, if not longer ago, and hadn’t seen it since – This whole spring, I’ve been keeping an eye out for it, and was so happy to stumble across it this morning!
Botanical | Longspur Violet
It took me awhile to correctly identify this particular species of violet, and I identified it incorrectly for awhile as a bog violet. It was this picture, actually, which helped me identify it today. The longspur violet, as its name suggests, has a spurred lower petal, which I didn’t notice in some of the other smaller plants of this species that I had found.
This lovely little thing was sunning itself along the Hole-in-the-Wall trail. I didn’t even see it until I was on my way home. Once again, the variety and intricacies and beauty of the plant world never cease to amaze me. How could I believe that all of this was just some incredible accident? This all had to come from the hand of a loving Creator God.
Botanical | Sulfur Paintbrush
This understated flower was just beginning to bloom along the trail at Buzzard’s Roost, and at first I didn’t even recognize it as a flower. The petals were barely open and looked almost like still-growing leaves. I snapped a picture anyway, so I could check its identification and, sure enough, it was the sulfur paintbrush. 
What variety God has designed into His Creation!
Botanical | Blue-eyed grass
This color blue is enchanting. 
I was so glad today to have a good camera – A year ago, I missed my opportunity to capture some pictures of blue-eyed grass, since my point and shoot wouldn’t focus!
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