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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

According to information provided by the MDC, scientists believe the loss of native bees’ habitat may be the key to their decline. Bees use many of the same habitats as bobwhite quail, rabbits and ...