Barbara J. Collins, Ph.D.
California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, California, 91360
Welcome!
Below are links to photographs of wildflowers
of the Canadian Rockies and nearby foothills, prairies, and the
Waterton-Glacier area. The plants are indexed according to
scientific, common, and family names. Also, included are some
scenery photographs from the Canadian Rocky Mountain area.
For the Canadian Rockies, the plants were organized and identified
by Barbara J. Collins, and the
photographs were taken by both Barbara and
Lorence G. Collins. Some photos of
birds and animals, taken by digital camera, are by
Robert J. Bielesch. For the Foothills,
Prairies, Waterton-Glacier, Alaska, Yukon, and Northwest Territory areas,
the plants were photographed by Robert J. Bielesch, except that some of the
plants in the Alaska area were photographed by Lorence and Barbara Collins.
Peter Achuff assisted with the identification of flowers in the Waterton-Glacier
area.
A more detailed description of the plants illustrated in this website
may be obtained from the books listed below.
Plants in the Foothill section occur from Calgary west to
the Rockies and east of Calgary in the Cypress Hills. Plants
in the Prairie section occur east of Calgary in southern Alberta.
Because many plants overlap the sections, we recommend using
the search engine to see where images of plants can be found
in more than one section.
Robert Bielesch has a large collection of photos that include
a complete plant cycle from flowering to fruiting stages as well as
leaf characteristics for many plants. If interested in a particular
plant for such photos, please contact him at
bikerrob@shaw.ca.
References
Antos, J., Coupé, R., Douglas, G., Evans,
R., Goward, T., Ignace, M., Lloyd, D., Parish, R., Pojar,
R., and Roberts, A., 1996, Plants of Southern Interior
British Columbia and the Inland Northwest, Parish, R.,
Coupé, R., and Lloyd, D. (editors): Lone Pine Publishing,
Vancouver, 464 p.
Craighead, J., Craighead, F. C., and Davis,
R. J., 1998, A Field Guide to Rocky Mountain Wildflowers:
Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Massachusetts, 361 p.
Kavanagh, J.,
Nature Alberta: Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Kershaw, L., 2003, Alberta Wayside Wildflowers:
Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 160 p.
Kershaw, L., Gould, J., Johnson, D., and Lancaster, J., 2001,
Rare Vascular Plants of Alberta: University of Alberta Press,
Alberta, Canada, 484 p.
Kershaw L., MacKinnon, A., and Pojar, J., 1998,
Plants of the Rocky Mountains: Lone Pine Publishing,
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 384 p.
Patton, B., 1982, Parkways of the
Canadian Rockies, an Interpretive Guide to Banff, Jasper,
Kootenay and Yoho Parks: Summerthought, Banff, Canada,
154 p.
Phillips, H. W., 2001,
Northern Rocky Mountain Wildflowers: The Globe Pequot Press,
Guilford, Connecticut, 284 p.
Royer, F., and Dickinson, R., 1999, Weeds
of Canada and the Northern United States: Lone Pine
Publishing, Edmonton, 434 p.
Scotter, G. W. and Flygare, H., 1986,
Wildflowers of the Canadian Rockies: Hurtig
Publishers, Edmonton, 170 p.
Shaw, R. J., and On, D., 2003,
Plants of Waterton-Glacier National Parks and the Northern Rockies:
Montain Press Publishing Company, Missoula, Montana, 160 p.
Shiemann, D. A., 2005,
Wildflowers of Montana: Montana Press Publishing,
Missoula, Montana, 305 p.
Spellenberg, R., 2001,
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers, Western Region:
Alfred A. Knopf, New York, New York, 896 p.
Strickler, D., 1986,
Prairie Wildflowers: The Flower Press, Columbia
Falls, Montana, 80 p.
Vance, F. R., Jowsey, J. R., and McLean, J. S., 1999,
Wildflowers Across the Prairies: Western Producer Prairie Books,
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 382 p.
Wilkinson, K., 1999, Wildflowers of
Alberta, A Guide to Common Wildflowers and Other Herbaceous
Plants: Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton, Alberta,
Canada, 364 p.
This website was designed and authored by
Kevin A. Collins in accordance with the wishes of Barbara
and Lorence Collins. Feedback and or questions about the
content of this website should be directed to bcollins@callutheran.edu or
bikerrob@shaw.ca.
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