pine indian paintbrush, Castilleja applegatei
alpine lily, Lilium parvum
Sierra larkspur, Delphinium glaucum
smokey mariposa, Calochortus leichtlinii
mountain jewelflower, Streptanthus tortuosus
meadow sweet, Spiraea densiflora
prettyface, Triteleia ixiodes
Alpine heather, Cassiope mertensiana
crimson columbine, Aquilegia formosa
This is just a smattering of the flowers we saw on our Desolation Wilderness hike. The trip was a great refresher course for my High Sierra botany. When I was trying to make sure I had the names right, I found this really rad site. We pretty much saw all of these lovely flowers. Check it out here.
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