Tucked in the southwest corner of Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park
is a wildflower lover's paradise especially in June.

Here's a selection of the huge variety we spotted on a recent visit.
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Arrowleaf Balsamroot, Balsamorhiza sagittata		Bear Grass, Xerophyllum tenax
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Bladder Campion, Silene vulgaris		Blue Clematis, Clematis columbiana
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Butterweed, Packera glabella		Stiff Yellow Paintbrush, Castilleja lutescens
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Cow Parsnip, Heracleum maximum		Death Camas, Zigadenus venenosus
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Small-flowered Prairie Rocket, Erysimum inconspicuum		White Phacelia, Imbricate phacelia
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Lance-leaved Stonecrop, Sedum lanceolatum		Mountain Death Camas, Zigadenus elegans
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Northern Bedstraw, Galium boreale		Indian Paintbrush, Castilleja miniata
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Indian Paintbrush, Castilleja miniata		Parry's Townsendia, Townsendia parryi
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Pointed Mariposa, Calochortus apiculatus		Prairie Smoke, Geum triflorum
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Puccoon, Lithospermum ruderale		Queencup, Clintonia uniflora
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Saskatoon, Amelanchier alnifolia		Showy Locoweed, Oxytropis splendens
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Silky Lupine, Lupinus sericeus		Silky Phacelia, Phacelia sericea
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Sitka Valerian, Valeriana sitchensis		Sulphur Hedysarum, Hedysarum sulphurescens
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Thin-leaved Owl Clover, Orthocarpus tenuifolius		Umbrella Plant, Eriogonum flavum
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Upland Larkspur, Delphinium nuttallianum		Yellow Locoweed, Oxytropis sericea
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Yellow Mountain Avens, Dryas drummondii		Brown-eyed Susan, Gaillardia aristata
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Fairybells, Disporum trachycarpum		Silverberry, Elaeagnus commutata
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Graceful Cinquefoil, Potentilla gracilis		Sticky Cinquefoil, Potentilla glandulosa
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Wild Strawberry, Fragaria virginiana		Western False Solomon's Seal, Smilacina racemosa
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Shrubby Cinquefoil, Potentilla fruticosa		Yellow Salsify, Tragopogon dubius
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Black Chokecherry, Prunus virginiana melanocarpa		Sticky Purple Geranium, Geranium viscosissimum
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Thimbleberry, Rubus parviflorus		Yellow Columbine, Aquilegia flavescens
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Prairie Onion, Allium textile		Alumroot, Heuchera sp
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Wind Flower, Anenome multifida		Blue Flax, Linum lewisii
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Mouse-eared Chickweed, Cerastium arvense		Wall Flower, Erysimum inconspicuum
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Yellow Beardtongue, Penstemon confertus		Smooth Blue Beardtongue, Penstemon nitidus
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Many thanks to John McFaul of Alpenglow Nature Hikes for his assistance in identifying some of these plants.
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