Part 5

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.

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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.

Transcriber’s Notes

—Silently corrected a few typos.

—Retained publication information from the printed edition: this eBook is public-domain in the country of publication.

—In the text versions only, text in italics is delimited by _underscores_.