Finding Fall Flowers

Rabbit Brush

Fall isn't the time that you'd expect to find flowers, and granted there aren't many this time of year, but we have seen quite a few.  The most common seem to be the bright yellow Rabbit brush.  With the recent rains, they've turned a brilliant yellow and seem to be everywhere.

 

Orange Globe Mallow

A lot less common, but still relatively easy to find alongside the road has been the orange Globe Mallow.  The plants are 1-2' tall with numerous flowers along the main stem.

We had to ride many miles before I saw one of these: a Thick-stemmed Aster.  The flowers are low to the ground and less than an inch in diameter, but quite colorful.

Thick Stemmed Aster

Another rare flower that we observed by the side of the road was this Tufted Evening Primrose.  It hadn't yet opened for the day, but it was the best picture I took.

Tufted Evening Primrose

And lastly was this mysterious white flower with pink insides.  It seemed like it was everywhere, and my best guess as to what it was is some kind of bistort.














With all the colorful flowers we've seen, I just couldn't resist posting this incredible rainbow shot taken as the rain tapered off and the sun shown underneath the receding clouds.