Latin name: Opuntia erinacea
Date: May 16, 2010
Location: near Colorado River bridge, GLCA, UT
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Common Prickly Pear
Latin name: Opuntia erinacea
Date: May 16, 2010
Location: near Colorado River bridge, GLCA, UT
Sego Lilly
Date: May 15, 2010
Location: Delicate Arch overlook trail, near parking lot, ARCH, UT
Notes: Utah's State flower
Fremont's Peppergrass
Date: May 15, 2010
Location: The windows, ARCH, UT
Canaigre
Date: May 15, 2010
Location: The windows, ARCH, UT
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Silvery Townsendia
Latin name: Townsendia incana
Date: May 13, 2010
Location: Frying Pan trail, near summit, CARE, UT
Volvariella bombycina
Latin name: Volvariella bombycina
Date: September 2, 2008
Location: trail to shipwreck, SMI, SLBE, MI
Notes: rare; only one I saw all summer
Tylopilus rubrobrunneus
Latin name: Tylopilus rubrobrunneus ?
Date:August 8, 2008
Location: trail to Popple campground, SLBE, MI
Angel's Wings
Latin name: Pleurotus ostreatus
Date: August 29, 2008
Location: trail to Popple campground, SLBE, MI
Notes: aka Oyster mushroom; edible and choice
Chanterelle
Latin name: Cantharellus cibarius
Date: July 22, 2009
Location: north of the Ozette River campground, OLYM, WA
Notes: edible and prized, though a little rubbery IMO
Sulfur Shelf
Latin name: Laetiporus sulphureus
Date: July 25, 2009
Location: trail to Shi-Shi Beach, Makah Indian Reservation, WA
Notes: aka "Chicken of the Woods"
Darkening Russula
Latin name: Russula paludosa ?
Date: July 23, 2009
Location: trail to Cape Alava?, OLYM, WA
Notes: supposedably edible, but not verified
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Lavender Evening Primrose
Latin name: Calyophys lavandulifolia
Date: May 11, 2010
Location: Capitol Gorge, roadside, CARE, UT
Notes: lavender refers to the color the flowers turn after pollination
Utah Penstemon
Latin name: Penstemon utahensis
Date: May 11, 2010
Location: Rim Overlook trail, CARE, UT
Common Paintbrush
Latin name: Castilleja chromosa
Date: May 10, 2010
Location: Capitol Gorge, near trailhead, CARE, UT
Common Globemallow
Latin name: Sphaeralcea coccinea
Date: May 8, 2010
Location: Grand Wash trail, by trailhead, CARE, UT
Dwarf Evening Primrose
Latin name: Oenothera casepitosa
Date: May 8, 2010
Location: Grand Wash by Oyler Mine, CARE, UT
Notes: flowers open only in the evening, hence the name
Eaton's Penstemon
Latin name: Pentstemon eatonii
Date: May 6, 2010
Location: Grand Wash roadside, by trailhead, CARE, UT
Claret Cup
Latin name: Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Date: May 6, 2010
Location: Top of Cassidy Arch trail, CARE, UT
Notes: also called the hedgehog plant
Wooly Locoweed
Latin name: Astragalus mollissimus
Date: May 6, 2010
Location: Grand Wash, near Oyler Mine, CARE, UT
Notes: so-named because it causes cattle to go mad when eaten
Nakedstem
Latin name: Enceliopsis nudicaulis
Date: May 6, 2010
Location: Intersection of Grand Wash and Scenic Drive, CARE, UT
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