Flora of Unalaska

It is not the language of painters but the language of nature which one should listen to....  -- Vincent van Gogh

I'm lucky enough to travel to this part of the world when everything seems to be in bloom.  With the help from a guide I found on Jeff's bookshelf, written by Suzi Golodoff called Wildflowers of Unalaska Island, I will attempt to identify them.  Very few have the patience to hike with me when there are flowers around...

Fireweed
Monkshood

Kamchatka Lily
Yellow Monkey Flower
Burnet
Self-heal, Woodwort

Paintbrush
Seabeach Senecio, Seashore Sunflower

Goldenrod
Bluebell
Bog Orchid
Aleutian Heather


Purple Orchid
Kamchatka Rhododendron
Lupine
Fleabane
Wild Iris

May Flower, Anemone

Cranesbill, Wild Geranium

Putchki (Cow Parsnip)