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Week of Wildflowers – White

I’m able to spend lots of time in Mineral King this month. While hiking, I think. Sometimes I think about the blog, and the idea of a week of wildflowers came to me. Today, white! I’m doing my best to look at white flowers and learn some new names. Several blog readers have told me that they love white flowers, so out of respect for you, I will try to stop ignoring them. Here are 17 for you to enjoy: (there are more than 17 out there along the trails but I probably ignored them.)

Dandelion puff
Elderberry
Not sure – sort of looks like Pennyroyal, but I forgot to scratch and sniff
Cow parsnip
Wild Geranium
I don’t know and can’t find in any of my 4 books!
Morning glory (not the kind that plagues the farmers down the hill)
Rein Orchis (weird, I know)
Pennyroyal, for sure
Knotweed? Sort of looks like it, but not exactly and wasn’t growing in a wet area.
Phlox – sometimes these are lavender.
Mariposa Lily (pay no attention to the tiny yellows here)
Thimbleberry
Yarrow

Naked Buckwheat
Don’t know and can’t find – it is exactly the sort of white flower that I usually just pass by as if it is just another grass or leaf.

These might be Baby’s Breath. Who knew they existed outside of florists’ shops?

6 Comments

  1. I think the one after wild geranium that you can’t identify looks like wild strawberry. Check back later to see if any berries appear.

    • Nikki, it is much taller than it appears in the photo. Wild strawberry is close to the ground. I think this one might be in the buttercup family, but I can’t find any documentation – just a faint memory of something. . .

  2. Thanks, Jana. I often take pictures of these beautiful flowers, but I had no idea of their names.

    • Hi Jon, nice to hear from you! I usually take the same photos over and over but this year I am forcing myself to pay attention to the boring and unknown ones too. Hope you enjoy the rest of the week, because I will be focusing on flowers the entire 5 days.

  3. The Mariposa Lily definitely is my favorite. Not sure why, other than it’s just a pure, white blossom with yellow and purple highlights in the center against a dark background. Thank you for taking us on your white flower stroll!

    • Sharon, aren’t you proud of me for not ignoring all the whites? Thank you for checking in, and I agree with you about the Mariposa Lily. All the detail – sometimes that dark purple looks black, and sometimes it looks navy.

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