Wild For Wildflowers
Wild For Wildflowers
Kelsey Brickell, Tenea Brickell
A podcast about wildflowers. Kelsey and Tenea, two sisters discuss a new wildflower every other week. If you like flowers and want to know more about them, join us! Email [email protected] for questions, comments, or just say hi! Follow us on instagram @wildforwildflowerspod
Shooting Star (Dodecantheon pulchellum)
The buzz word for today's episode is "Buzz Pollination", learn how bumble bees shake their little bodies to facilitate this unique form of animal pollination that the Shooting Star uses with Kelsey and Tenea. The Shooting Star is a really interesting and beautiful ephemeral flower that we are excited to share with you, and our guests Lexi (mini-aussie) and Rowdy (Labrador) are also very enthusiastic about. Please be sure to like, subscribe, and share with your friends! Follow us on instagram for cool wildflower photos @wildforwildflowerspod and email us at [email protected] for any questions, requests, or to say HI.  Thanks for listening! As always, 'Get outside, and smell the wildflowers!'
Jul 18, 2022
20 min
Granite Stonecrop (Sedum pusillum)
Join us on our trip down south to Georgia to learn about this beautiful, listener requested (Thanks Manuela!) flower, Granite Stonecrop! This lovely low-growing flower blooms when we are still skiing deep snow up here in Montana, so we are super excited to share what we learned about a totally new flower to us. Unlike some of the other flowers we have covered already, this flower is pretty dang rare, so we learn how rare-ness is categorized in flowers, and what human activities are driving this Sedum species to be so rare. We love all of your feedback, so be sure to shoot us an email with any requests, suggestions, corrections, or to just say hi! Please like, subscribe, and review and be sure to share with all of your nature loving friends. And of course, get outside and smell the wildflowers. email:[email protected] insta: @wildforwildflowerpod
Jul 6, 2022
27 min
Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja)
Join us this episode in learning about Tenea's favorite flower, the Indian Paintbrush! Tenea may have a little bit of hummingbird in her, as the Indian Paintbrush must be one of their favorite flowers too, as it has special adaptations catering (literally) specifically to them. Learn more about this and much more! As always, thanks for listening, like and subscribe on your preferred platform, and share with your friends! But more importantly, 'Get outside, and smell the wildflowers!" Email us at [email protected] and follow us on instagram @wildforwildflowerspod
Jun 20, 2022
39 min
Glacier Lily (Erythronium grandiflorum) and Yellowbells (Fritillaria pudica)
This week we have a special double flowered episode where we discuss TWO spring blooming yellow flowers! Bear with us as we try to do flower math and dig up the goods on munching mammals. Don't forget to get outside and smell the wildflowers! If you like the show, tell a friend! You can email us at [email protected] and you can follow us on instagram @wildforwildflowerspod where you can see pictures of the flowers we are talking about. 
Jun 6, 2022
33 min
Pasque flower, Prairie Crocus (Pusatilla patens)
Join two sisters, Kelsey and Tenea for another episode of Wild for Wildflowers.  We have lots to say about this fuzzy little spring bloomer. You don't want to miss out on the important conversations we have about Finding Nemo and other important topics. Pasque me about it! If you like the show, please tell a friend! You can also email us at [email protected] and follow us on instagram @wildforwildflowerspod so you can see the pictures we have posted for each flower. Thanks for listening!
May 23, 2022
39 min
Quickisode #2 Beargrass Basketry
We have another quickie for you. This one is about beargrass uses and Indigenous people. Let us weave on into your ears and hear MORE amazing uses of beargrass! You can email us at [email protected] and follow us on instagram @wildforwildflowerspod to see pictures of the basketry. And if you like the show please tell a friend! Thank you so much for listening!!  Sources: “Natural and Cultural History of Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax)” by Susan Hummel, Sarah Foltz-Jordan and Sophia Polasky can be found on the USDA website 
May 18, 2022
15 min
Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax)
In this week's episode, we discuss the otherworldly looking flower, Beargrass! Join us in learning about this unique flower and the animals that utilize it in unexpected ways, while you cozy up in a big ole' pile of Beargrass leaves (hint). Thank you so much for listening, we love sharing what we learn with you! Please like, subscribe, and rate on whatever platform you are listening on.  If you have any comments, questions, or would just like to say "hi", shoot us an email at: [email protected].  Don't forget to get outside and smell the wildflowers (and tell a friend)!
May 9, 2022
30 min
Quickisode 1- Basic Floral Anatomy
In our very first quickisode, we cover some basic flower anatomy. Now you can hit that snooze button on your first day of botany class, because we got you covered... at least the first 9 minutes of it. 
May 5, 2022
8 min
Sagebrush Buttercup (Ranunculus glaberrimus)
Join us for our third episode! We are excited to talk about the buttercup, because its ridunculus! This week we discuss an early bloomer that most people will probably be familiar with because of their five shiny bright yellow petals. We talk about flowers, animals, toxicity and end on bloody diarrhea. Enjoy! If you like the show tell a friend! Subscribe on whatever podcasting platform you are listening to. Email us at [email protected] and follow us on instagram @wildforwildflowerspod
Apr 25, 2022
31 min
Lupine (Lupinus argenteus/sericeus)
This week Kelsey and Tenea talk about a beautiful flower called Lupine or Lupin or however you say it. Join us while we discuss this flower, the next best thing to getting outside and smelling it in person.  If you like the show, tell your friends!! And please subscribe on whatever podcasting platform you are listening on. Follow us on Instagram @wildforwildflowerspod  If you have questions or comments or just to say hi, email us at [email protected] 
Apr 11, 2022
26 min
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