Wild For Wildflowers

In this very special episode we talk about "Chatty" Kelsey's number one favorite wildflower; fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium formerly Epilobium angustifolium). Fireweed is not only a stunningly beautiful and bright wildflower it also has so many medicinal properties, and the incredible ability to grow in the ashy soil after a fire has burned through a forest.  Thank you so much for listening to Wild for Wildflowers! If you like the show please tell a friend and subscribe on whatever podcasting platform you listen to! You can send us an email at [email protected] and follow us on instagram @wildforwildflowerspod. And don't forget to get outside and smell the wildflowers! 

I mention a little shop called Wildwood Apothecary in the episode, that sells some amazing stuff and has an incredibly inspiring owner, you can find the shop at sheisofthewoods.org and you can follow her on instagram @sheisofthewoods

Source information: "Fireweed: Botany, phytochemistry, and traditional uses". Authors: Arthur Adamczaki, Mariola Dreger, Katarzyna Seidler, Karolina Wielgus

Join us this week while we discuss one of Montana's few orchids, Calypso! Yes, you heard that right, Montana does indeed have orchids. Please forgive our giggling as we discuss this flower's structure that resembles certain bathing suit parts. We also learn how these sneaky flowers trick pollinators into pollinating them, without returning the favor to the pollinators. Please like, rate, and subscribe on your favorite platform and tell a friend! Follow us on instagram @wildforwildflowerspod and email us at [email protected]

Whoops, what's that you dropped? Did you just drop a flower on the ground? No, its a Bitterroot flower, it just looks like it was placed there. This week, join Kelsey and Tenea in delving deep into the wonderful world of wildflowers in learning about Montana's State Flower, the Bitterroot. It's not just a mountain range, valley, and river, but a very hardy and resilient flower that grows out of soil you'd never expect to see something so showy and beautiful. Please rate, subscribe and share on your preferred listening platform and tell a friend! Follow us on instagram @wildforwildflowerspod and email us with questions or suggestions at [email protected]

The buzz word for today's episode is "Buzz Pollination", learn how bumble bees shake their little bodies to facilitate this unique form of animal pollination that the Shooting Star uses with Kelsey and Tenea. The Shooting Star is a really interesting and beautiful ephemeral flower that we are excited to share with you, and our guests Lexi (mini-aussie) and Rowdy (Labrador) are also very enthusiastic about. Please be sure to like, subscribe, and share with your friends! Follow us on instagram for cool wildflower photos @wildforwildflowerspod and email us at [email protected] for any questions, requests, or to say HI.  Thanks for listening! As always, 'Get outside, and smell the wildflowers!'

Join us on our trip down south to Georgia to learn about this beautiful, listener requested (Thanks Manuela!) flower, Granite Stonecrop! This lovely low-growing flower blooms when we are still skiing deep snow up here in Montana, so we are super excited to share what we learned about a totally new flower to us. Unlike some of the other flowers we have covered already, this flower is pretty dang rare, so we learn how rare-ness is categorized in flowers, and what human activities are driving this Sedum species to be so rare. We love all of your feedback, so be sure to shoot us an email with any requests, suggestions, corrections, or to just say hi! Please like, subscribe, and review and be sure to share with all of your nature loving friends. And of course, get outside and smell the wildflowers. email:[email protected] insta: @wildforwildflowerpod

Join us this episode in learning about Tenea's favorite flower, the Indian Paintbrush! Tenea may have a little bit of hummingbird in her, as the Indian Paintbrush must be one of their favorite flowers too, as it has special adaptations catering (literally) specifically to them. Learn more about this and much more! As always, thanks for listening, like and subscribe on your preferred platform, and share with your friends! But more importantly, 'Get outside, and smell the wildflowers!" Email us at [email protected] and follow us on instagram @wildforwildflowerspod

This week we have a special double flowered episode where we discuss TWO spring blooming yellow flowers! Bear with us as we try to do flower math and dig up the goods on munching mammals. Don't forget to get outside and smell the wildflowers!

If you like the show, tell a friend! You can email us at [email protected] and you can follow us on instagram @wildforwildflowerspod where you can see pictures of the flowers we are talking about. 

Join two sisters, Kelsey and Tenea for another episode of Wild for Wildflowers.  We have lots to say about this fuzzy little spring bloomer. You don't want to miss out on the important conversations we have about Finding Nemo and other important topics. Pasque me about it!

If you like the show, please tell a friend! You can also email us at [email protected] and follow us on instagram @wildforwildflowerspod so you can see the pictures we have posted for each flower. Thanks for listening!

We have another quickie for you. This one is about beargrass uses and Indigenous people. Let us weave on into your ears and hear MORE amazing uses of beargrass! You can email us at [email protected] and follow us on instagram @wildforwildflowerspod to see pictures of the basketry. And if you like the show please tell a friend! Thank you so much for listening!! 

Sources: “Natural and Cultural History of Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax)” by Susan Hummel, Sarah Foltz-Jordan and Sophia Polasky can be found on the USDA website 

In this week's episode, we discuss the otherworldly looking flower, Beargrass! Join us in learning about this unique flower and the animals that utilize it in unexpected ways, while you cozy up in a big ole' pile of Beargrass leaves (hint). Thank you so much for listening, we love sharing what we learn with you! Please like, subscribe, and rate on whatever platform you are listening on.  If you have any comments, questions, or would just like to say "hi", shoot us an email at: [email protected].  Don't forget to get outside and smell the wildflowers (and tell a friend)!