Common Early Spring Flowers

Here are some of the most common early spring flowers that can be found in the Boise Foothills. Some of the earliest, like buttercups, can often be found in bloom in February.

Sagebrush buttercup (<em>Ranunculus glaberrimus var. glaberrimus</em>) — Sagebrush buttercup (Ranunculus glaberrimus var. glaberrimus)

Orogenia, turkey-pea, Indian-potato (<em>Lomatium linearifolium</em>) — Orogenia, turkey-pea, Indian-potato (Lomatium linearifolium)

Woolly-pod milkvetch (<em>Astragalus purshii var. glareosus</em>) — Woolly-pod milkvetch (Astragalus purshii var. glareosus)

bulbous woodlandstar or prairiestar (<em>Lithophragma glabrum</em>) — bulbous woodlandstar or prairiestar (Lithophragma glabrum)

dwarf, cushion, or low pussytoes  (<em>Antennaria dimorpha</em>) — dwarf, cushion, or low pussytoes (Antennaria dimorpha)

narrowleaf or Great Basin biscuitroot  (<em>Lomatium simplex</em>) — narrowleaf or Great Basin biscuitroot (Lomatium simplex)

pricklyleaf phlox (<em>Phlox aculeata</em>) — pricklyleaf phlox (Phlox aculeata)

cross-seed or slender popcorn-flower (<em>Plagiobothrys tenellus</em>) — cross-seed or slender popcorn-flower (Plagiobothrys tenellus)

Aase's onion (<em>Allium aaseae</em>) — Aase’s onion (Allium aaseae)

Slender phlox (<em>Microsteris gracilis</em>) — Slender phlox (Microsteris gracilis)

spring whitlow-grass (<em>Draba verna</em>) — spring whitlow-grass (Draba verna)

desert alyssum or madwort (<em>Alyssum desertorum</em>) — desert alyssum or madwort (Alyssum desertorum)

Stork- or cranesbill, filaree (<em>Erodium cicutarium</em>) — Stork- or cranesbill, filaree (Erodium cicutarium)
Erodium cicutarium