The snow is almost gone in the Dallas Barnhartvale Nature Park. The delightful little sagebrush buttercup (Ranunculus glaberrimus) is now in bloom. It is consistently one of the earliest blooming wildflowers in our low elevation grasslands, sagebrush slopes, and ponderosa … Continue reading →
The majority of spring mushrooms in our area are small. It is in fall that we get our display of the larger, more noticeable species. An exception to our diminutive spring species is Calocybe gambosa, known as the lightning mushroom. They are … Continue reading →
This post has been revised to update the placement of photos, but the content is the same (10/2025): It’s pretty easy to spot differences between these two plants – one has yellow flowers, one has white flowers. One is squat, … Continue reading →