Celebrating Wildflowers - Intermountain Region

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	Intermountain Region A profusion of Mule's ears (Wyethia amplexicaulis) blooming in Nevada's Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. Photo by Andy DeGeus. Lupine, buckwheat, lomatiums, and other wildflowers carpet the trail to Ben Lomond Peak on the Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah. Photo by Teresa Prendusi. The stunning Island Lake landscape in Wyoming's Wind River mountains on the Bridger-Teton National Forest. Photo by Scott Clemons. The Intermountain Region encompasses nearly 34 million acres of National Forest System lands (the largest in the nation). The Region covers 13 National Forests and one National Grassland within Utah, Nevada, western Wyoming, southern Idaho, and a small portion of California. Four major geographic provinces come together to form the Intermountain West: the Great Basin, Colorado Plateau, Middle Rocky Mountains, and Northern Rocky Mountains. The richness of native species and high level of endemism of its flora can be explained by the extraordinary diversity of habitats, climatic conditions, unique geology, and isolation. Our wildflower viewing sites will take you from Red-rock deserts, to lush forested meadows, to the unsurpassed flower-gems of the Alpine tundra. News Botrychium Treasure Hunts On August 6 and August 20, 2011, members of the Nevada Native Plant Society visited two spring sites in the Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, to search for and, hopefully, learn how to identify Botrychium species. Botrychiums, also known as moonworts, belong to the Ophioglossaceae, an ancient family of plants distantly related to modern ferns. Read more about Botrychium Treasure Hunts… You Are There! Celebrating Wildflowers will lead you on explorations of special places on our national forests and grasslands. Hike the Highline Trail Viewing Areas Idaho Bear Basin Road - Payette National Forest Bloomington Lake - Caribou-Targhee National Forest Camas Prairie - Sawtooth National Forest Elk Mountain - Salmon-Challis National Forest Mores Mountain - Boise National Forest Mt. Harrison - Sawtooth National Forest Sawtell Peak Road - Caribou-Targhee National Forest Sawtooth Valley - Sawtooth National Forest Scabland Sagebrush Site - Payette National Forest Nevada Copper Basin - Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Dog Valley - Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Hinkey Summit - Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Utah Albion Basin Experience - Wasatch-Cache National Forest Bob's Garden - Manti-la Sal National Forest Cascade Springs - Uinta National Forest Greendale Site - Ashley National Forest NEW! Monte Cristo Scenic Drive - Wasatch-Cache National Forest Mt. Nebo Scenic Byway (Nebo Loop) - Uinta National Forest Mt. Terrill Flower Garden - Fishlake National Forest Powell Point - Dixie National Forest Red Canyon Botanical Area - Dixie National Forest Reservation Ridge Site - Ashley National Forest Silver Lake Loop Trail, Big Cottonwood Canyon - Wasatch-Cache National Forest Silver Meadow - Uinta National Forest Snowbasin Resort Upper Mountain Trails - Wasatch-Cache National Forest Tony Grove Lake - Wasatch-Cache National Forest Tushar Mountains - Fishlake National Forest Whitney Area - Wasatch-Cache National Forest Wyoming Granite Creek - Bridger-Teton National Forest Green River Lakes and Squaretop Mountain - Bridger-Teton National Forest Middle Piney Lake - Bridger-Teton National Forest Ski Areas in Jackson, Wyoming - Bridger-Teton National Forest Swift Creek - Bridger-Teton National Forest Teton Pass - Bridger-Teton National Forest Regional Information Wildflower Hot Spots of the Eastern Sierra (PDF, 4.7 MB) Wildflower Hot Spots of the Eastern Sierra highlights the unique ecology, geology, and unparalleled flora along 150 miles of the Eastern Sierra corridor. Twelve wildflower sites have been selected to represent the diversity of environments that are found throughout the Eastern Sierra. Each site features directions, a map, GPS coordinates, a description of the natural history of the area, and photos. Topics you can learn about include plant rarity, disturbance processes, and the many ways people use plants. "Can You Find…?" proposes a fun challenge for you and your family. For a more in-depth look at the species found at each site, use the plant list featured in the back of this guide. Take the time to stop and smell the flowers in this extraordinary Eastern Sierra region! Forest Visitor Guides The Intermountain Region is compiling information and creating visitor guides for each of its forests. These guides will provide recreation information, history, a basic map and other valuable information. Visit the Intermountain Region's Forest Visitor Guides… Rare Plant Conservation Success Stories Rare Plants and Alpine Vegetation of the La Sal Mountains: Studies of a Unique Ecosystem Rising Above the Arid Colorado Plateau Desert Uinta National Forest Introduction Program to Recover Clay Phacelia, Phacelia argillacea, One of Utah’s Most Endangered Species Wildflower Photographs Jacob's Ladder and Lupine in Albion Basin, Utah. Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Photo by Teresa Prendusi. Western Columbine (Aquilegia formosa) and swallowtail butterfly (Papilio rutulus). Humboldt- Toiyabe National Forest. Photo by Marnie Bonesteel. Prickly poppy (Argemone corymbosa). Manti-LaSal National Forest. Photo by Teresa Prendusi. Scarlet milkvetch (Astragalus coccineus). Humboldt-Toiyabe NF. Photo by Janel Johnson. Wildflowers (Lupine, Little sunflower, and Buckwheat) along Ben Lomond Peak Trail. Wasatch-Cache NF. Photo by Teresa Prendusi. Leather flower (Clematis hirsutissima). Uinta National Forest. Photo by Teresa Prendusi. A mountain field of Glacier Lilies (Erythronium grandiflorum) on the Uinta National Forest. Photo by Doug Page. Green gentian (Frasera speciosa) on Bridger-Teton National Forest. Photo by Teresa Prendusi. Wonderland Alice-flower (Aliciella caespitosa). Fishlake National Forest. Photo by Teresa Prendusi. Sand cholla (Opuntia pulchella). Humboldt-Toiyabe NF. Photo by Janel Johnson. Silky phacelia (Phacelia sericea). Uinta National Forest. Photo by Teresa Prendusi. Opal phlox (Phlox opalensis). Ashley National Forest. Photo by Charmaine Delmatier. Rough mules-ears (Wyethia scabra) Manti-LaSal National Forest. Photo by Teresa Prendusi.
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