Flowers, North America

Flowers of the Canadian Rockies around Spray Lake – Cycling the Great Divide, Canada.

Cycling the Great Divide from Banff to Sparwood the sides of the tracks are ablaze with flowers. I have included a selection here. They are not particularly rare, it is just the density along the side of the tracks that is impressive.

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Cornus canadensis – Bunchberry. Amazingly these have the fastest moving flower parts in the world!  It flings its pollen at a rate of 24,000 m/s.  They carpeted the floor of the woodlands we cycled through.
Campanula rotundifolia
Campanula rotundifolia
Wild alpine strawberries were everywhere we often had these for a snack
Wild alpine strawberries were everywhere we often had these for a snack
Indian Paintbrush - Castilleja miniata and Yellow Rattle - Rhinanthus minor
Indian Paintbrush – Castilleja miniata and Yellow Rattle – Rhinanthus minor
Yellow Mountain Aven - Dryas octopetala
Yellow Mountain Aven – Dryas octopetala
I think that these are Asphodels
I think that these are Asphodels
Some of the flowers beside Spray Lake
Some of the flowers beside Spray Lake
Indian paintbrush
Indian paintbrush
Grasses
Grasses
Oxeye daisies with Fireweed
Oxeye daisies with Fireweed
I have no idea what this is - any ideas?
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Potentilla
Juniper
Juniper
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