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    Craters Of The Moon

    National Monument & Preserve Idaho

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Spring Wildflowers

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Date: June 14, 2011
Contact: Visitor Center Staff, 208-527-1335

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Bitterroot bloom

Recent rains should make this another banner year for the annual eruption of wildflowers at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve. Peak bloom is approaching and should last through early July.

Flowers that bloom through cracks in the lava, including Gland Cinquefoil and Indian Paintbrush, are showing well. Flowers that bloom on cinder slopes, including Dwarf Monkeyflower and Dwarf Buckwheat, have not yet reached peak but should do so in the next few weeks. Although June brings the most impressive show of flowering plants, there are a wide variety of wildflowers that bloom throughout the summer. The varied habitats of the monument support more than 700 different types of plants.

Wildflower Watch
Updates including a list of annual blooming times for a variety of Monument flowers can be found at this link.

Did You Know?

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In 1970 Craters of the Moon became one of the first areas in the National Park System to be designated as a federal Wilderness area. Craters of the Moon contains vast areas where visitors have an opportunity to experience the earth as it was.