#pasqueflower

[kristo-flowers]

Pasque flower

[artichokefartichoke]

Friday hike 💚

[westcoastpagan]

Second day in a row of rain and hail. I really don't like the weather this time of year. That being said, here are some pictures from last summers trip to Mt. Rainier.

[raylawna]

[thiswillnotdo]

2025_06_15

[jagalart]

Hue 20

This time a floral for the very kind @Franticbindings <3 thank you again!

[adventurealldays]

Pasqueflower season

[mountrainiernps]

“What are the Truffula Trees called?”

It is one of the most common questions we get from kids this time of year at Mount Rainier. These fluffy, green plants that remind so many of the famous trees from Dr. Seuss’ 1971 children’s book “The Lorax” are actually the seed heads of the western pasqueflower, one of our early season blooms. While the pasqueflower doesn’t bloom for very long, its seedhead will linger all summer in meadows throughout the park, giving us all a constant reminder of the Lorax’s famous quote “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” 

If you care a whole awful lot about Mount Rainier and our meadows, please remember to stay on trail and not to pick the flowers so that we can preserve our beautiful scenery for years to come.

NPS/E. Blotz Photo of pasqueflower seedheads along the Sunrise Nature Trail, 7/25/24.