Nutzotin milkvetch (Astragalus nutzotinensis) is a mat-forming perennial of gravelly ridges, braided stream bars, and glacier margins in eastern Alaska and northwestern Canada. Named for the Nutzotin Mountains and the...
Posted by | July 11, 2024
Pedicularis langsdorffii, commonly known as Langsdorff's lousewort, is a pink-flowering perennial herb with distinctive hooded flowers that have slender teeth, differentiating it from woolly lousewort. Found in circumpolar regions, including...
Posted by | June 26, 2024
Whorled lousewort (Pedicularis verticillata) is a pink to purple flowering perennial herb found in tundra meadows and muskegs. It's leaves and and flowers form in whorls around the central stem,...
Posted by | June 21, 2024
Cypripedium guttatum, commonly known as the spotted lady's slipper, is a perennial herb in the orchid family with a unique, purple-spotted, inflated flower. It is found in northwestern North America,...
Posted by | June 21, 2024
Bog bilberry, also known as bog blueberry (Vaccinium uliginosum), is a low shrub that produces pink, urn-shaped flowers that develop into edible blueberries. These berries offer numerous health benefits, including...
Posted by | June 5, 2024
Bog rosemary (Andromeda polifolia) is a small, pink shrub, native to Alaska and circumpolar regions, thrives in wetlands and bogs. Learn about its distinguishing features such as the evergreen, rosemary-like...
Posted by | May 28, 2024
Hedysarum boreale ssp. mackenziei, a subspecies of the pea family, is notable for its purple or pink flowers and wing-margined loments. Commonly found across most of Canada and Alaska, it...
Posted by | May 22, 2024
Calypso bulbosa is a very showy pink or magenta orchid that grows in mossy forest or open areas in Alaska. It's "slipper" is often bearded with dark purple spots or...
Posted by | May 8, 2024
Epilobium hornemannii, known as Hornemann's willowherb, is a perennial herb from the Onagraceae family, found in North America and parts of Eurasia. It produces pink or sometimes white flowers and...
Posted by | April 14, 2024
Alaska Wildflowers | White Introduced species in North America Common Names spergulaire rougered sand-spurreyred sandspurrypurple sand-spurreypurple sandspurryruby sand-spurrey Synonyms Arenaria rubraSpergularia rubra var. perennansTissa rubra Subspecies none Genus: SpergulariaFamily: CaryophyllaceaeOrder:...
