After deep snows lingered on and on, we waited until August to have a field trip to some unnamed and unheralded lakes near popular Bull Trout Lake. We hoped that the mosquitoes would be gone and some late-blooming plant species would be seen. So it was, that August 2nd was the perfect day to wander around lakeshores and bogs with botanist Michael Mancuso.

Michael got our attention when he showed us the carnivorous English sundew (Drosera anglica). Sundew consumes insects. Another plant that stirred interest was Purple marshlocks (Comarum palustre) as most of us had never seen it before. We saw two different gentians, a sure sign that fall was approaching: Felwort (Swertia perennis) and Explorer’s Gentian (Gentiana calycosa).
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About the Photo Slideshow ______________________ There are 10 photos in the slideshow above. Download times vary from 2-3 seconds for high-speed connections, and 2-3 minutes for dial-up. Enjoy the whole show (which will load and play automatically) OR use the quick links at left to view and print individual slides (just use the BACK button on your web browser to return to this page when you are done with each slide). All photos are by Lynne K. Stone, BWCC, Copyright 2008, unless otherwise noted. > Slide 1: What is This Flower? > Slide 2: Old Cabin > Slide 3: Looking for Wildflowers > Slide 4: Quiet Lake > Slide 5: Purple Marshlocks > Slide 6: Looking at English Sundew > Slide 7: English Sundew > Slide 8: Looking at Elephanthead Flowers > Slide 9: Studying a Flower Species > Slide 10: Bull Trout Lake

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