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Wildflower walks along the Boise Front

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COMMON EARLY SPRING FLOWERS

SHOWY WILDFLOWERS OF MID TO LATE SPRING

COMMON SPRING BELLYFLOWERS

NOXIOUS/INVASIVE WEEDS

Recent Posts

  • Those Baffling Biscuitroots
    May 25, 2023
    Even for those of us inured to the inevitability of name changes, and fully versed on the perfectly good reasons behind them, the nearly complete turnover in the nomenclature of our local biscuitroots (genus Lomatium) can be mind-boggling.  For those of …
  • Isabel Mulford and her Milkvetch
    May 7, 2023
    Mulford’s Milkvetch (Astragalus mulfordiae), one of Idaho’s rarest plants that is currently in peak bloom in the Boise Front, comes with a wonderful back-story involving a woman who was both one of the earliest plant collectors in the young …
  • Zombie Phlox, and Pseudoflowers
    April 30, 2023
    With “zombie fungus” currently in the public eye, thanks to the popularity of “The Last of Us”, let me introduce you to a botanical counterpart that’s easily observed in the Boise Front in spring.  As is so often the case, …
  • The Existential Threat of Thatch
    April 16, 2023
    Given that this website is based on blogging software, I thought I’d try an actual blog post, inspired by this poor struggling sagebrush buttercup (Ranunculus glaberrimus) that I photographed on this morning’s walk.  It was one of the few …
  • Get the Jump On Spring
    March 18, 2022
    As days start to lengthen, triggering once again the urge to seek out the floristic treasures that the Boise Front has to offer, this walk offers an excellent chance to "get the jump on spring". …

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Wildflower Walks

All Walks Summary
Bob's Trail
Bonneville Point
Bucktail/Shane's/Three Bears Loop
Buena Vista Trail
Camelsback
Chief Eagle Eye Reserve
Cobb Trail
Currant Creek East
Redtail/Currant Creek
Hidden Springs Wetlands
Interpretive Loop
Lydle Gulch
Lydle Gulch
Milepost 12
Miller Gulch
Oregon Trail
Polecat Gulch
Shafer Butte Loop
Sweet Connie
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