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Wyoming Native Plant Society

The Wyoming Native Plant Society's goals are to encourage the appreciation and conservation of the native flora and plant communities of Wyoming through education, research, communication, and activities.

  • Wyoming Native Plant Society

Society Newsletters

The quarterly newsletter Castilleja and an index of articles is available on their website.

  • Castilleja
  • Index of Articles

On view in Wyoming

The Blazing Star Flower, Mentzelia laevicaulis
Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Dcrjs

The Blazing star flower, Mentzelia laevicaulis, looks like a weedy plant but its showy flower, which blooms at night into early morning, outshines its daytime look.

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Aven Nelson

Aven Nelson

Aven Nelson, 1859-1952, was an American botanist who specialized in plants of the Rocky Mountains. A collecting trip in Wyoming resulted in the establishment of the Rocky Mountain Herbarium in 1893, which has since grown to 800,000 specimens. He was one of the founding professors of the University of Wyoming and was an enthusiastic and influential Professor of Botany. His contributions to the progress of botanical science endures to this day.  

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