When I planned this blog post I "googled" wildflowers in Waterton Lakes and discovered that it is nicknamed "The Wildflower Capital of Canada" and has over 400 flower species with 175 of them considered rare. Who knew?
There is also a website devoted to the wildflowers in the park so I was able to identify most of the ones I took pictures of.
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| I had spotted a couple of flowers on the first day hiking down Bear's Hump Trail but hadn't mentioned them to the others as it was while I was enjoying the peace and quiet of walking down slowly while the rest of the family forged ahead. This is a Glacier Lily. |
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| The leaves of this look like a Holly but it is a Creeping Oregon Grape. |
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| About half an hour into the Bertha Falls hike, Mike pointed out these. After that Maya and I were on the hunt for flowers. |
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| Prairie Pasque Flower. |
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| Turns out that Maya is a very good flower spotter. Hooked Spur Violet. We saw numerous violets of various colours The website listed 4 different varieties. |
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| Harsh Indian Paintbrush. |
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| I didn't need the internet to identify this as a wild strawberry but it is officially a Virginia Strawberry. |
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| More of the Creeping Oregon Grape. |
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| These were tiny, that's the tip of my hiking pole. I wasn't able to identify this one, maybe one of the Geraniums. |
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| Finally, nearly back at the village, Western Blue Clematis. |
These were all found alongside the trail, mostly where the undergrowth was recovering from the wildfire. The info on the internet indicates that the best wildflowers are in the prairie areas of the park in May and June.
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