Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Pocaterra Cirque trail

When I checked my photostream, I was surprised to find that I only have one photo of Scorpionweed added, and that photo was taken on Plateau Mountain, Kananaskis. I have only seen this plant maybe two or three times, so it was a treat to see it on 25 July 2009, when a few of us went to Pocaterra Cirque for a hike, way south of Calgary. This photo has been hanging around my hard drive for so long, so I thought I would add it this morning. botany.cz/en/phacelia-sericea/

Bracted Honeysuckle is a native member of the Honeysuckle family. This shrub grows in moist, wooded areas, and has unusual, tubular, yellow flowers, June-July. Berries are shiny, purplish black, borne in pairs - very attractive. Berries are inedible, possibly poisonous. This particular shrub was photographed on the Pocaterra Cirque trail, Kananaskis. I've only ever seen this species maybe four or five times.

This was a fair sized wildflower, seen on the Pocaterra Cirque trail off Highway 40 and on the opposite side of the highway from Ptarmigan Cirque, Kananaskis, on 25th July. I think this was the first time I had seen this plant. "Erigeron peregrinus is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common names subalpine fleabane and wandering daisy. This wildflower is native to western North America from California to Colorado to Alaska, where it grows in mountain meadows and talus. It is a perennial daisy reaching anywhere from 10 to over 40 centimeters in height. It has hairless to hairy leaves reaching up to 20 centimeters long at the base of the branching stem. The inflorescence has many glandular hairs and one to four flower heads, each one to two centimeters wide. The head has a center of golden yellow disc florets and a fringe of up to 100 ray florets in shades of purple or white." From Wikipedia.