…..Lance and I headed to Boise to do some stewardship work for a few clients over there, one of them Camels Back Park in downtown Boise. We have done allot of erosion control in drainages and old trails, and both of us were excited to see so much stuff germinating and beginning to hold the soil in place. This is a much loved park in Boise, and it is easy to see why; we found loads of early spring flowers and the rain keeps falling ensuring that there will be many more to come. If your in the Boise area, this is a great place to go for a nature walk, check it out.
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Yellow bell, Fritillaria pudica
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One of my favorite spring flowers, Nine-leaved desert parsley, Lomatium triternatum
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Praire star flower, Lithophragma parviflora
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…..Another gorgeous spring flower is something everyone should seek out, South Idaho onion, Allium aaseae. This is a very rare plant that only grows in a few limited areas (most of which are them selfs threatened) and while it is abundant at Camels Back Park it is rarely seen elsewhere. Be sure to make a trip out to Camel Back this spring to see the threatened species for your self.
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South Idaho onion, Allium aaseae
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South Idaho onion, Allium aaseae
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