Wildflowers of SouthernIdaho - Idaho Native Plant...
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ARROWLEAF BALSAMROOT (Balsamorhiza sagittata)
COLORING BOOK
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Many native plants and wildflowers grow in southern Idaho.Some may be as close as your own backyard! These plants are an
important part of our landscape. They provide food for many birds, mammals and insects, and they help keep soils rich.
On your next hike, take this book with you! It can help you learn more about Idaho’s wildflowers.
Write field notes or draw the plants you see. If you have a camera, take photographs.
Take a close look at flower petals, seeds and leaves. What insects are visiting the flowers to pollinate?
Does the plant have a scent?
Enjoy your Idaho wildflower walk!
White marsh marigold (Caltha leptosepala)
Published by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Idaho Native Plant Society - Pahove Chapter, April 2011Photos by Bureau of Land Management • Illustrations by Karl A. Urban • Design by Meggan Laxalt Mackey
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SyrInga (MOckOrangE)Idaho’s state flower smells like orange blossoms!
Philadelphus lewisii
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ELkHOrnSLewis & Clark thought the bright pink petals looked like tiny elk antlers.
Clarkia pulchella
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MUnrO’S ScarLET gLOBEMaLLOWGlobemallow has bright orange flowers and tiny star-like hairs on its stems and leaves.
Sphaeralcea munroana
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WOOLy SUnFLOWErThis plant has bright yellow flowers and short grey hairs on its stems and leaves.
Eriophyllum lanatum
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caMaS LILyVast “seas of blue” appear in Idaho’s high meadows when this bulb blooms.
Camassia quamash
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arrOWLEaF BaLSaMrOOTThese arrow-leaved plants can live for decades!
Balsamorhiza sagittata
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WESTErn cOLUMBInEThis beautiful flower’s sweet nectar attracts hummingbirds.
Aquilegia formosa
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BLUE-EyED graSSThis delicate blue star-flowered plant loves moisture.
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
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Ipomopsis aggregata
ScarLET gILIaThis native Idaho plant has bright red trumpet-shaped flowers.
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LEWIS’ MOnkEyFLOWErThis sticky-leaved plant grows near streams and springs.
Mimulus lewisii
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WrITE a FIELD nOTE Or DraW yOUr OWn PIcTUrE HErE!
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WrITE a FIELD nOTE Or DraW yOUr OWn PIcTUrE HErE!
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PraIrIE LUPInE (Lupinus aridus)Did you know that lupines are related to peas and beans?
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Originally produced by U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land ManagementSecond Edition published by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Idaho Native Plant Society - Pahove Chapter, April 2011
Photos by Bureau of Land Management • Illustrations by Karl A. Urban • Design by Meggan Laxalt Mackey