Mountain Flowers

West Coast Mountain Flowers Alpine Speedwell Elephant's Head Lousewort Green-banded Mariposa Lily Jeffrey's Shooting Star Mountain Owl's Clover Subalpine Spirea Western Conflower Western Monkshood White Bog Orchid Valerian Cone Peak Meadows Types of Flowers

Mid-summer along the West Coast means the mountain areas, especially mountain meadows, are abloom with a rainbow of flower colors.

Often the flowers are distinctive species, related to similar valley species that grow in the spring. Jeffrey's Shooting Star, for example, is one of a dozen or so West Coast shooting stars. However, it is only one of a few commonly found shooting stars growing in mountain meadows.

Like their valley counterparts, mountain habitats can range from open meadow to woodland, with either featuring dry to wet climates.

All the flowers species listed in the box share a mountain habitat, some even have mountain sounding names. Most are easily found in either wet or dry mountain meadows.

Sometimes the name alpine flowers can be attached to the species, however, the term alpine flowers is usually reserved to those species that live at or above the tree line.

The Cone Peak Meadows link points to additional mountain flowers found in one particular area. Please click on any link to learn more.

© 2008 Patricia A. Michaels