MOUNTAIN LILIES
By Laura Mariko Marx, Autumn 2022
The white avalanche lily (Erythronium montanum) and the yellow glacier lily (Erythronium grandiflorum) are native Pacific Northwest flowers that are related, but are usually found at slightly different altitudes. The best time to see them is mid-summer, because they both bloom near melting snow.
The avalanche lily can thrive in higher elevation alpine habitats, while the glacier lily is commonly found in mountain meadows.
Wildlife such as marmots, mule deer, and bears are known to eat glacier and avalanche lilies. The bulbs have also provided a food source for some indigenous tribes of the Pacific Northwest.
Laura Mariko Marx is a recent resident of Seattle but is loving everything about living in the majestic Pacific Northwest. She attributes her love for wildlife to having grown up in San Diego, a city that gave her exposure to animals, conservation issues, and the outdoors. Laura is currently a botany interpreter at The Spheres in Seattle and a volunteer at the Seattle Aquarium. In her spare time, she enjoys writing, reading, yoga, arts and crafts, hiking, SCUBA, and spending time with her partner and their house full of pets.
Table of Contents, Issue #17, Autumn 2022
All Kinds of Flowers!
By Fayla Schwartz, Autumn 2022 photos by Fayla Schwartz except as notedphoto by Thomas NolandBy Fayla Schwartz, Autumn 2022 photos by Fayla Schwartz except as notedThe Salish Sea region is home to a wide variety of flowering plants. This article provides a short...
Dandelion Transformation
by John F. Williams, Autumn 2022 by John F. Williams, Autumn 2022A rugged-looking brown seed attached to a parachute glides through the air. How did that dandelion flower create dozens and dozens of these seeds? This six minute video takes a look at that...
Poetry-17
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Sidewalk Wilderness
Text & photos by Sara and Thomas Noland, Autumn 2022 Queen Anne's lace.Text & photos by Sara and Thomas Noland, Autumn 2022The sidewalk is not the first place that comes to mind when thinking about habitat for plants and animals. Even discussions of “urban...
The Dandy Dandelion
By Sarah Lorse, Autumn 2022 photos by John F. Williams except as noted By Sarah Lorse, Autumn 2022 photos by John F. Williams except as notedThe dandelion is an iconic flower. It brings a burst of cheery yellow in early spring and summer seed-poofs to wish upon — a...
After the Camas
By Katherine Derbyshire, Autumn 2022Spring bloom on the prairie at Glacial Heritage Preserve near Grand Mound, Washington. photo by Thomas NolandBy Katherine Derbyshire, Autumn 2022Editor's Note: Mima Mounds near Littlerock, Washington, is one of several prairie...
Native Flowering Shrubs
By Julie O'Donald, Autumn 2022Flowering salal. photo by John F. WilliamsBy Julie O'Donald, Autumn 2022When it comes to wildflowers, native shrubs aren't the first thing most people think of, yet nature's gardens include an abundance of flowering shrubs at the right...
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