Water Lily Family
Yellow Water Lily Nymphaea Polysepala
Water lilies are not lilies at all but are very like buttercups in the structure of the flower. The famous Lotus Flower of the Nile is a water lily. The flowers of the Rocky Mountain species are yellow, tinged with red. They may be found from May to August, floating on the surface of lakes and slow streams up to 11000 ft. The seeds from the large mucilaginous pods are used as food by the Indians of the Northwest. They are dried and roasted, after which they taste very much like popcorn, or they may be ground into meal and made into porridge or bread. Nymphaea means “water nymph” and refers to the home of the plant.
VIOLET FAMILY
1 Yellow Violet: Viola biflora
2 Prairie Violet: Viola pedatifida
CAPER FAMILY
3 Rocky Mountain Bee Plant: Cleome serrulata
MUSTARD FAMILY
4 Wall Flower: Erysimum asperum
5 Golden Whitlow: Draba aurea
7 Bladder pod: Physaria didymocarpa
BLEEDING HEART FAMILY
6 Golden Smoke: Capnoides aureum