Close-ups: Flowers (3)
This gallery contains close-up photos of flowers. We have several other galleries of close-up and macro photos. You can access those from the Galleries page.
Click an image below to see a larger version. Mouse over the larger picture to see navigation controls for the previous or next picture, or use your keyboard's right and left arrow keys. To visit the Galleries page, click the link in the table of contents at left.
Prairie Smoke (geum triflorum), also called Old Man of the Prairie, lit by early morning June sun.
Blanketflower, also called Brown-eyed Susan (gaillardia aristata), lit by early morning sun after a night of rain.
Arrow-leaved balsamroot (balsamorhiza sagittata) blankets rocky, south-facing hills and blooms from April through June.
Early larkspur, also called Nelson's larkspur (delphinium nuttallianum or D. nelsonii), a common spring wildflower around our home in NW Montana.
Common harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) after a night of rain in June.
Yellow salsify (tragopogon dubius) is an invasive weed which spreads along roadside cuts and waste areas.