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Intermountain Region
The Intermountain Region encompasses nearly 34 million acres of National Forest System lands (the largest in the nation). The Region covers 13 National Forests and one National Grassland within Utah, Nevada, western Wyoming, southern Idaho, and a small portion of California. Four major geographic provinces come together to form the Intermountain West: the Great Basin, Colorado Plateau, Middle Rocky Mountains, and Northern Rocky Mountains. The richness of native species and high level of endemism of its flora can be explained by the extraordinary diversity of habitats, climatic conditions, unique geology, and isolation. Our wildflower viewing sites will take you from Red-rock deserts, to lush forested meadows, to the unsurpassed flower-gems of the Alpine tundra. NewsResearchers find an unusual hybrid origin in a rare plant
A colorful wildflower called Christ's paintbrush is found only one place in the world, atop a southern Idaho mountain in an area only slightly larger than the Boise State University campus. The plant, whose scientific name is Castilleja christii, is not only rare, it also has a remarkable origin. Botanists first began noticing plants that did not seem to be typical Christ's paintbrush a number of years ago. Now, Boise State University graduate student Danielle Clay has found that the species developed from an unusual type of hybrid cross between two common species of paintbrush. This is an article from the Idaho Native Plant Society's Sage Notes, December 2011, Volume 33(4). Read the Sage Notes article about Castilleja christii (PDF, 694 KB)… Read more about Celebrating Wildlower's Plant of the Week: Castilleja christii… Botrychium Treasure Hunts
On August 6 and August 20, 2011, members of the Nevada Native Plant Society visited two spring sites in the Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, to search for and, hopefully, learn how to identify Botrychium species. Botrychiums, also known as moonworts, belong to the Ophioglossaceae, an ancient family of plants distantly related to modern ferns. Read more about Botrychium Treasure Hunts… You Are There!Celebrating Wildflowers will lead you on explorations of special places on our national forests and grasslands. Wildflower Viewing Areas for the Intermountain Region
Rare Plant Conservation Success Stories
Regional Information Wildflower Hot Spots of the Eastern Sierra (PDF, 4.7 MB) Forest Visitor GuidesThe Intermountain Region is compiling information and creating visitor guides for each of its forests. These guides will provide recreation information, history, a basic map and other valuable information. Visit the Intermountain Region's Forest Visitor Guides… Wildflower Photographs
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