Caltha leptosepala
(white mountain marsh-marigold)
© Virginia Skilton (Photo ID #2554)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Banff National Park, Helen Lake Trail
Photographer
Virginia Skilton
Habitat
alpine meadow
Photo Date
June 27, 2004
Upload Date
March 16, 2005
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Photo ID #
2554
Comments
This beautiful, extensive meadow just above tree line was carpeted with Caltha leptosepala, Anemone occidentalis, Trollius albiflorus, and Ranunculus eschscholtzii. It was the first wave of bloom shortly after snow melt.