Alaskan Wildflowers in the city of Anchorage

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Alaskan Wildflowers Seen along various city trails in Anchorage in mid-July, 2002

Above: Fireweed Epilobium angustifolium Click photo for an enlargement. Click here for large scenic view.		Above: Pushki or Cow parsnip Heracleum lanatum Juices from this plant can cause painful blisters. Click for closeup of flower head	Above: Wild Geranium Geranium erianthum Click for a closeup of the flower
Below: Butter and Eggs or Toadflax Linaria vulgaria This is an introduced species that has rapidly spread from gardens to the wild.	x	Below: Devil's Club, Oplopanax (Echinopanax) horridum . This plant has leaves that are very similar to Cow parsnip. The flowers differ, and this plant has painful stickers on the stems. The nondescript cream colored flower will turn to bright red berry-like fruits in the fall. Bears are known to eat them.

		left: Coastal Paintbrush Castilleja unalaschensis right: Bird Vetch, Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca Although beautiful to look at, this member of the pea family is a noxious weed that often chokes out native plants. below left: Northern Yarrow Achillea borealis below center: yarrow closeup and Arctic White Butterfly (Click butterfly for more info.) below right: MacKenzie River Husky with some Shasta Daisies (Leucanthemum x superbum.) Although it's not a native species, I believe these have been planted all over town.


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