The genus Castilleja, known as paintbrushes or Indian paintbrushes, is a large group with many species in Montana. The genus is named for the Spanish botanist Domingo Castillejo. Paintbrushes belong ...

The small lot in Missoula's Northside neighborhood teems with dozens of flowering plants that support pollinating insects, like bees and butterflies, of which Montana has hundreds of species. Almost ...

Almost 200 years have passed since Meriwether Lewis collected Gaillardia aristata, a brightly colored native wildflower that also is a favorite garden plant. Perhaps you were lucky enough to see the ...

DONNA HEALY Of The Gazette Staff Apr 11, 2009 Apr 11, 2009 0 In what was once an asphalt parking lot on Billings' South Side, a wildflower with a faintly chocolate fragrance blooms in midsummer. The ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana Tech’s Native Plant Program is inviting the public to take part in a community planting on Sunday, Sept. 28, from noon to 4:30 p.m. The event will be held at Buffalo Street ...

American witch-hazel, also called common witch-hazel, is a native plant in our area that surprises us by blooming in late fall into December. Yellow witch-hazel flowers are often spotted out in the ...