On the Trails: Butterworts, leaf rollers, and invasive flowers

On the Trails: Butterworts, leaf rollers, and invasive flowers

Juneau Empire Juneau Empire - The Voice of Alaska's Capital Since 1912 On a bright, sunny day in mid-June, a friend and I strolled on the Lower Loop trail at Eaglecrest. Out in the meadows, we found the white flowers of starflower and three-leaf goldthread; long-leaf and round-leaf sundews were there, as usual, but not yet flowering. Just above the sphagnum moss, I chanced to see some tiny purple things, borne on stems. These turned out to be fl…