At the end of March, I reported on my discovery of a local preserved patch of PNW prairie. I returned a month later on April 29th and there were some big changes. What I was hoping to see was a field of Camas such as the native peoples would nurture and harvest instead of the isolated specimens I found last time. I was not disappointed!
Field of Common camas (Camassia quamash) with interspersed Desert Parsley
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Let's see what else was blooming in the prairie.
Death Camas (Zigadenus venenosus)
Menzie's Larkspur (Delphinium menziesii)
Prairie smoke (Geum Triflorum)
Prairie Star (Lithophragma parviflorum)
It's already time to go back to see what else has changed. Just driving past earlier this week, I could tell that the camas were fading and new flowers were emerging.
Your turn! Any wildflowers where you live?
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