Celebrating Wildflowers - Fading Gold - Flowers in the Aspen Groves

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	Flowers in the Aspen Groves Rocky Mountains, Utah Many different wildflowers are found in the understory of aspen groves in the Rocky Mountains in Utah. Some of the more common species are the fireweed, columbine, geranium, and blue bells. On the Wasatch-Cache National Forest, a new addition to the Research Natural Areas (RNA) system has been established. Scenes from the Walter F. Mueggler - Butler Fork RNA, Utah. Photos by Wayne Padgett. Walter F. Mueggler – Butler Fork RNA This addition to the Research Natural Areas (RNA) system on the Wasatch-Cache National Forest is the Walter F. Mueggler – Butler Fork RNA. It is approximately 1,270 acres in size and occurs in the central Wasatch Mountain Range of north-central Utah. The RNA is located in Big Cottonwood Canyon within the Mount Olympus Wilderness Area, southeast of Salt Lake City. Named after the renowned aspen ecologist Walt Mueggler, this area is dominated by quaking aspen. The area has not experienced grazing in over 100 years, which is very uncommon in this portion of Utah, and shows no impacts from any historical uses. The rich herbaceous undergrowth truly represents the potential of aspen communities throughout northern Utah and adjacent Rocky Mountains states. Photo Gallery Click the thumbnail images below to see larger images of the flowers. Common yarrow (Achillea millefolium). Photo by W. Padgett. Columbian monkshood (Aconitum columbianum). Photo by W. Padgett. Nettleleaf giant hyssop (Agastache urticifolia). Photo by W. Padgett. Colorado blue columbine (Aquilegia caerulea). Photo by A. Kratz. Colorado blue columbine (Aquilegia caerulea). Photo by W. Padgett. Yellow columbine (Aquilegia flavescens). Photo by W. Padgett. Gunnison’s mariposa lily (Calochortus gunnisonii). Photo by A. Kratz. Small camas (Camassia quamash). Photo by T. Prendusi. Splitleaf Indian paintbrush (Castilleja rhexiifolia). Photo by W. Padgett. Rock clematis (Clematis columbiana). Photo by W. Padgett. Hairy clematis (Clematis hirsutissima). Photo by W. Padgett. Sierra fumewort (Corydalis caseana ssp. brachycarpa). Photo by W. Padgett. Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium). Photo by W. Padgett. Stream orchid (Epipactis gigantea). Photo by T. Prendusi. Aspen fleabane (Erigeron speciosus). Photo by W. Padgett. Engelmann's aster (Eucephalus engelmannii). Photo by W. Padgett. Woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca). Photo by W. Padgett. Richardson’s geranium (Geranium richardsonii). Photo by W. Padgett. Sticky purple geranium (Geranium viscosissimum). Photo by W. Padgett. Spotted stickseed (Hackelia patens). Photo by W. Padgett. Ballhead waterleaf (Hydrophyllum capitatum). Photo by W. Padgett. Streambank wild hollyhock (Iliamna rivularis). Photo by B. Lowry. Bulbous woodland-star (Lithophragma glabrum). Photo by T. Prendusi. Silvery lupine (Lupinus argenteus). Photo by W. Padgett. Tailcup lupine (Lupinus caudatus). Photo by W. Padgett. Aspen bluebells (Mertensia arizonica). Photo by W. Padgett. Feathery false lily of the valley (Maianthemum racemosum). Photo by T. Prendusi. Tall fringed bluebells (Mertensia ciliata). Photo by W. Padgett. Wasatch beardtongue (Penstemon cyananthus). Photo by W. Padgett. Broadleaf beardtongue (Penstemon platyphyllus). Photo by W. Padgett. Towering Jacob's-ladder (Polemonium foliosissimum). Photo by W. Padgett. Sticky cinquefoil (Potentilla glandulosa). Photo by W. Padgett. Slender cinquefoil (Potentilla gracilis). Photo by W. Padgett. Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana). Photo by W. Padgett. Nootka rose (Rosa nutkana). Photo by W. Padgett. Woods' rose (Rosa woodsii). Photo by W. Padgett. Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus). Photo by W. Padgett. Western coneflower (Rudbeckia occidentalis). Photo by W. Padgett. Red elderberry (Sambucus racemosa). Photo by W. Padgett. Fendler’s meadow-rue (Thalictrum fendleri). Photo by W. Padgett. Largeleaf triteleia (Triteleia grandiflora). Photo by W. Padgett. California false hellebore (Veratrum californicum). Photo by W. Padgett. Nuttall's violet (Viola nuttallii). Photo by W. Padgett. Marsh violet (Viola palustris). Photo by W. Padgett. Next: Flowers in the Sierra-Nevada » « Flowers in the Aspen Groves
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