INDEX
[A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] J K [L] [M] [N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] U V [W] X [Y] Z
A Page Abronia fragrans [14] Alpine forget-me-not [46] Alpine sunflower [55] Anemone globosa [20] Aquilegia coerulea [24] Argemone intermedia [25] Asclepias speciosa [43]
B Bird-bill [41] Brook primrose [40] Bush cinquefoil [29] Bush morning-glory [44]
C Cactus [35-36] Calochortus gunnisonii [11] Castilleja integra [49] Cattail [Back Cover] Chimaphila umbellata [39] Chrysothamnus nauseosus [52] Cirsium undulatum [56] Claytonia lanceolata [17] Columbine [24] Cypripedium calceolus [13]
D Deer clover [31] Delphinium nelsonii [21] Dodecatheon radicatum [41]
E Easter daisy [53] Echinocereus triglochidiatus [35] Epilobium angustifolium [38] Erigeron speciosus [54] Eriogonum umbellatum [15] Eritrichium elongatum [46] Erysimum asperum [26] Erythronium grandiflorum [12] Evening primrose [37]
F Fireweed [38] Fleabane [54] Fringed gentian [42]
G Gaillardia aristata [51] Gentiana elegans [42] Gilia aggregata [48] Glacier lily [12] Globe anemone [20] Globe flower [23] Golden banner [33]
H Hymenoxys grandiflora [55]
I Indian paintbrush [49] Ipomoea leptophylla [44]
L Lady’s slipper [13] Lambert’s loco [32] Larkspur [21] Lathyrus stipulaceus [30] Leucocrinum montanum [9] Lilium umbellatum [10] Loco [32]
M Mariposa [11] Mentzelia nuda [34] Milkweed [43] Moss campion [18]
N Nelson’s larkspur [21]
O Oenothera brachycarpa [37] Opuntia trichophora [36] Oxytropis lambertii [32]
P Paintbrush [49] Pasque flower [19] Penstemon unilateralis [50] Phacelia sericea [45] Pipsissewa [39] Polemonium viscosum [47] Potentilla fruticosa [29] Prairie pea [30] Prairie snowball [14] Prickly pear [36] Prickly poppy [25] Primula parryi [40] Pulsatilla ludoviciana [19] Purple fringe [45]
Q Queen’s crown [28]
R Rabbit brush [52] Ranunculus adoneus [22] Rumex venosus [16]
S Sand begonia [16] Sand lily [9] Saxifraga rhomboidea [27] Scarlet gilia [48] Sedum rhodanthum [28] Shooting star [41] Showy fleabane [54] Silene acaulis [18] Sky pilot [47] Snowball saxifrage [27] Snow buttercup [22] Spanish bayonet [front cover] Spring beauty [17] Stickweed [34] Strawberry cactus [35] Sulphur flower [15]
T Thermopsis divaricarpa [33] Thistle [56] Townsendia sericea [53] Trifolium nanum [31] Trollius laxus [23] Typha latifolia [Back Cover]
W Wallflower [26] Wood lily [10]
Y Yellow evening primrose [37] Yellow lady’s slipper [13] Yucca glauca [front cover]
Cattail Family
Cattail, Typha latifolia, L.
The flower spike forms the top 6 to 10 inches of a stiff rush-like stem which rises from a sheath of long, narrow, flat leaves to a total height of about 4 feet, the leaves rising slightly higher than the stem. The top 3 or 4 inches of the flower spike is composed of numerous male flowers producing only pollen and early dropping off to leave a bare, rather sharp, stem tip; the lower 4 or 5 inches of the flower spike is composed of thousands of female flowers packed so tightly together as to give the appearance of a smooth, rich-brown cylinder, more than an inch in diameter, which finally breaks up into fluffy seeds. Forms solid colonies in marshy places in plains, foothills and lower montane zones. Blooms first appear about July, and become mature in September-October.
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