Wildflowers aplenty in Interior Alaska
On a recent field trip I spotted numerous species of wildflowers in bloom. Here are just a few of the different flowers I spotted. All of these flowers were located within a two acre tract by the Tanana River
Left – Shrubby Cinquefoil, also called Tundra Rose (Potentilla fruticosa)
Right – Four-petalled Gentian (Gentianella propinqua)
Left – Cow Parsnip (Heracleum maximum also Heracleun Lanatum)
Right – Arctic or Northern Goldenrod (Solidago multiradiata)
Left – Star Gentian (Swertia perennis)
Right – Grass of Parnassus (Parnassia palustris)