Linum lewisii – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Lewis’s Flax – Feeling The Blues

By Mia McPherson|July 4th, 2022|Categories: Lewis’s Flax, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildflowers|Tags: bloom, blooming, blossoms, Blue Flax, blue wildflowers, canyon, close up, flowering, hillside, Lewis flax, Lewis's flax, Linum lewisii, mountains, mountainside, native, perennial, Prairie Flax, summer, Wild Blue Flax, wildflowers|

While I was up in the Wasatch Mountains last week I saw several clumps of blooming Lewis's Flax and I stopped to take a few photos of these lovely wildflowers.

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Happy Mother’s Day 2022

By Mia McPherson|May 8th, 2022|Categories: Lewis’s Flax, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert, Wildflowers|Tags: bloom, blooming, blossom, Blue Flax, blue wildflowers, desert, foothills, Lewis's flax, Linum lewisii, Mother's Day, mountains, native, spring, wildlfowers|

I wanted to wish all moms a Happy Mother's Day with a wildflower that I see blooming at this time of year in northern Utah. This is a blooming Lewis's Flax.

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Blooming Lewis’s Flax

By Mia McPherson|June 6th, 2021|Categories: Tooele County, Utah, West Desert, Wildflowers|Tags: bee, beetle, blooming, blooms, blue wildflowers, desert, drought, flax, flowering, Lewis's flax, Linum lewisii, mountains, prolonged drought conditions, sky island mountains, wildflowers|

I wanted to follow my post about a blue bird with blue wildflowers so here are some photos I took last week of Lewis’s Flax which are also known as Wild Blue Flax.

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Dreaming Of Wildflowers

By Mia McPherson|March 30th, 2021|Categories: Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildflowers|Tags: Bearberry honeysuckle, Black Twin Berry, Black twinberry honeysuckle, blue wildflowers, Bluebells, flora, Lewis flax, Lewis's flax, Linum lewisii, Lonicera involucrata, Mertensia ciliata, Mountain Bluebells, Prairie Flax, shade, shrub, spring, Twinberry honeysuckle, Wild Blue Flax, wildflower, wildflowers, wildlflowers|

My dreams were filled with blooming wildflowers and me taking photos of them in the field so it seemed appropriate to share a few wildflower photos this morning.

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Wildflower Season Has Started In Northern Utah – Lewis’s Flax

By Mia McPherson|May 14th, 2019|Categories: Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildflowers|Tags: blue wildflowers, Lewis flax, Lewis's flax, Linum lewisii, Prairie Flax, shade, Wild Blue Flax, wildflowers|

Everywhere I go in the lower elevations of northern Utah I can see wildflowers blooming now.

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Blooming Lewis’s Flax in the Wasatch Mountains

By Mia McPherson|June 10th, 2017|Categories: Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildflowers|Tags: American Hoverfly, Lewis's flax, Linum lewisii, Prairie Flax, Wild Blue Flax, wildflower, wildflowers|

One of my favorite wildflowers is Lewis's Flax, I love how the blossoms move in a breeze because it seems like they are dancing and their blue color is appealing to my eyes.

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Bison babies and Lewis’s Flax

By Mia McPherson|May 24th, 2014|Categories: American Bison, Antelope Island State Park, Utah, Wildflowers|Tags: American Bison, Bison bison, calf, Calves, Davis County, Lewis flax, Linum lewisii, nature photography, Wild Blue Flax, wildflowers, wildlife, wildlife photography, wildlife watching|

The Lewis's Flax are blooming on Antelope Island right now and to my delight there was a large herd of American Bison and their calves resting and grazing among the wildflowers yesterday morning.

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