Common
name: Prairie Smoke or Pink Plumes
Latin name: Geum triflorum
Annual/Perennial: Perennial Flowers: May to June
Flower size: 1/2" to 3/4"
Found in: Montane to Subalpine
Height: 12" to 24"
Invasive: No
Native species: No Useful in garden: Yes
Image taken:
Between highway 40 and the railroad tracks just west of
Fraser
Pictured
Wildflower: Prairie Smoke Geum triflorum
Wildflower
Field notes: It was a real treat to discover this large patch
of Prairie Smoke growing along highway 40. The nodding bell shaped
flowers make identifying this plant really easy.
Look for them in
moist meadows, hillsides, and clearings in the aspen forests.
