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12/2/11 – Featured in the WILDFLOWERS OF NORTH AMERICA Group.
I these beautiful Ragwort (Senecioneae Jacobaea) flowers growing in profusion along the North Fork of the Flathead River at Great Northern Flats, which is a favorite departure point for rafters. After the Robert Fire in 2005, this area of Glacier Park was decimated. Now there are several varieties of wildflowers growing, to begin the cycle of new life. Although they look beautiful, Ragwort produces natural biocides (especially alkaloids) to deter or even kill animals that would eat them. [from the wikipedia article] For this reason, the state of Montana is trying to eradicate it. It’s interesting that the first of the new growth plants would be this weed, which is not native to the area.
Photo taken August 13, 2011 with a Kodak EasyShare Z712 IS camera, across the river from Glacier National Park, Montana (USA).
Comments
Do you by chance have a photo showing the leaves and/or stem to this plant? I’m finding it hard to narrow down to a specific plant without knowing the type of leaves :o( I’m just not that clever with flowers…….
Does this photo help?
– rocamiadesign
I uploaded the photo below to give you more details of the plant. It’s not a very good photo, but I hope that it will help in identifying it.
– rocamiadesign
Do a google search on small yellow wildflowers in Montana. I found several that could be your mystery flower. :o)
Very nice!
:-)
I did a search here as well Kathleen, these are beautiful with the long stemens sticking out all over the place.
Here is what sold me
Thanks, Vickie! I agree, and changed the name on both of my photos.
– rocamiadesign
I guess the moral of this lovely image is; you can never trust beauty:) Cat.
Beautiful!!!
Congratulations!!! Your BEAUTIFUL image is being FEATURED
in the group, “Wildflowers of North America!!”
Thank you so much, Lorilee!
– rocamiadesign
Fantastic capture of the common ragwort! I was unaware that they are also called “wild sunshine”, however. They are certainly poisonous to horses.
Don’t forget to enter our Color Me Yellow Challenge in the group,
“Wildflowers of North America!!”