glaberrimus - means very smooth in reference to the leaves.
This little perennial flower is one of the first to appear in the area and is found in dry Ponderosa pine / Douglas fir forests, dry open areas such as grasslands, sagebrush slopes, rock areas and even in moist meadows. First noticed this year (2012) on the Seton Bench overlooking the Pic's falls area and behind Lillooet Public Work Yard.
Notes: This is a very poisonous plant and should not be picked. Ancestors of the Lytton Band used extracts of this plant to poison arrow tips. This flower must have been a welcome sign for those anticipating spring after a long hard winter.
Dates first photographed:
March 22, 2012
March 25, 2011
March 15, 2010
