Wild For Wildflowers: Recent Episodes
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 wildforwildflowerspod@gmail.com for questions, comments, or just say hi! Follow us on instagram @wildforwildflowerspod
Give me a break, give me a break, break me off a piece of that biscuitroot! Join us and our special guest this episode as we take a close look at this early blooming flower and all of its uses. How did the Nez Perce prepare the Biscuitroot into a hardy staple that could be slung along side a horse? Learn about this and more!
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Join us this week in learning about this wild wildflower, the Sticky Geranium. Let the beautiful petals guide you in close just like it does to the many pollinators it attracts. Don't get too close though, because the Sticky Geranium's protocarnivorous sticky hairs may get ahold of you!
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Pussytoes! Who doesn't love to say Pussytoes? Oh, not everyone? Join us while Kelsey struggles to describe this unique wildflower, that looks like cat toes! Learn what villous means and whether or not this flower is daintily useless.
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Check out Cole's music on Bandcamp nforeman.bandcamp.com if you like the theme music!
Take a little tropical adventure with Kelsey and Tenea this week and explore this weedy wildflower. Learn about the medicinal uses of this plant and how it can be problematic down under. This flower is sure to spark your interest with its 2 feet long bright yellow flowers that resemble candles!
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If you like the show please tell a friend and subscribe so we can grow our podcast! We really enjoy making it and hope you do to!Follow us on instagram to see pictures of the flower for each episode @wildforwildflowerspod
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and Wildfor Wildflowers on facebook Did anyone notice we have new music!! Thanks to our little sibling Nicole Brickell! You can find their music on bandcamp nforeman.bandcamp.com, so please take a listen!
Don't forget to get outside and smell the wildflowers!!
This week Kelsey and Tenea discuss another flower that belongs to the Sunflower family, but this time it actually looks like a sunflower! So grab a fuzzy blanket and cuddle up and learn about this fuzzy-leafed flower that is also known as Firewheel! Learn about the history of this wildflower as a garden plant and how it got its nickname Blanketflower.
If you like the show please tell a friend and subscribe so we can grow our podcast! We really enjoy making it and hope you do to!Follow us on instagram to see pictures of the flower for each episode @wildforwildflowerspod and you can email us at wildforwildflowerspod@gmail.comDid anyone notice we have new music!! Thanks to our little sibling Nicole Brickell! You can find their music on bandcamp nforeman.bandcamp.com, so please take a listen!Don't forget to get outside and smell the wildflowers!!
Due to lack of producing skills by Donavon, the original version of this episode was posted with raw unedited audio. Please give this episode a second shot, because this truly is an awesome flower.
Let's talk about this week's flower that looks like a primrose, but isn't exactly a primrose at all. The Evening-Primrose will really catch your eye as you stroll through the harsh desert with it's beautiful large petals that seemingly grow straight from the ground. This flower has many uses from treating a bad cough, all the way to improving liver health.
If you like the show please tell a friend and subscribe so we can grow our podcast! We really enjoy making it and hope you do to!Follow us on instagram to see pictures of the flower for each episode @wildforwildflowerspod and you can email us at wildforwildflowerspod@gmail.comDid anyone notice we have new music!! Thanks to our little sibling Nicole Brickell! You can find their music on bandcamp nforeman.bandcamp.com, so please take a listen!Don't forget to get outside and smell the wildflowers!!
The pollinator of the week is Hyles linata (White-lined Sphynx Moth)
Were you a late bloomer? Nothing to be embarrassed about, this episode's flower Dotted Blazing Star is a late bloomer too! If you find yourself wandering the prairie in the fall you're likely to stumble upon this flower, and if you're anything like this week's pollinator the Bleeding Flower Moth, you'll be drawn to this bright purple flower too. Join Kelsey and Tenea in learning about this unique member of the asteraceae family.If you like the show please tell a friend and subscribe so we can grow our podcast! We really enjoy making it and hope you do to!Follow us on instagram to see pictures of the flower for each episode @wildforwildflowerspod and you can email us at wildforwildflowerspod@gmail.comDid anyone notice we have new music!! Thanks to our little sibling Nicole Brickell! You can find their music on bandcamp nforeman.bandcamp.com, so please take a listen!Don't forget to get outside and smell the wildflowers!!
This week Tenea and Kelsey cover an often overlooked flower called American Speedwell! Veronica is a tiny little bluish purple flower that grows along streambeds and other riparian areas. Find out about bilateral symmetry and how that might be why we think this little flower is so cute! Do you know what a tussy mussy boquet is? Find out in this episode and also what Tenea and Kelsey's stance on botox is! And most importantly the origin of the common name for this flower "Speedwell" is revealed. Speed you well and thanks for listening!!! If you like the show please tell a friend and subscribe so we can grow our podcast! We really enjoy making it and hope you do to!Follow us on instagram to see pictures of the flower for each episode @wildforwildflowerspod and you can email us at wildforwildflowerspod@gmail.comDid anyone notice we have new music!! Thanks to our little sibling Nicole Brickell! You can find their music on bandcamp nforeman.bandcamp.com, so please take a listen!Don't forget to get outside and smell the wildflowers!!
Join us this week to learn about a prairie wildflower you can find right here in Montana that has so many medicinal uses. Find out about this flowers questionable nicknames, like Black Sampson! And decide whether or not Echinacea looks like a hedgehog, an urchin, or a cone...?If you like the show please tell a friend and subscribe so we can grow our podcast! We really enjoy making it and hope you do to!Follow us on instagram to see pictures of the flower for each episode @wildforwildflowerspod and you can email us at wildforwildflowerspod@gmail.comDid anyone notice we have new music!! Thanks to our little sibling Nicole Brickell! You can find their music on bandcamp C.brickell, so please take a listen! Don't forget to get outside and smell the wildflowers!!
This week we discuss Harebells! And sweet little lavender flower that looks like a bell and blooms for an incredibly long time! Find out why this flower is a little spooky and learn about the common name lore that gives it many names such as Witch's thimble!
If you like the show please tell a friend and subscribe so we can grow our podcast! We really enjoy making it and hope you do to!
Follow us on instagram to see pictures of the flower for each episode @wildforwildflowerspod and you can email us at wildforwildflowerspod@gmail.com
Did anyone notice we have new music!! Thanks to our little sibling Nicole Brickell! You can find their music on bandcamp C.brickell, so please take a listen!
Don't forget to get outside and smell the wildflowers!!
Join two Montana gals Kelsey and Tenea while they discuss another flower from the Asteraceae family called Pearly Everlasting! Explore the uniqueness of this fall blooming flower. Do you know how to say involucre? Well, either do we! Do these flowers look like little snowballs? You decide! Thank you so much for listening and as always, don't forget to get outside and smell the wildflowers!!!If you like the show, tell a friend and subscribe on whatever platform you are listening to us on. You can email us at wildforwildflowerspod@gmail.com and follow us on instagram to see pictures of the flowers that go along with each episode @wildforwildflowerspodWe have new music!! This music was written and recorded by Cole Brickell our sibling! You can find their music on Bandcamp cbrickell.bandcamp.com
Join Kelsey and Tenea this time to talk about common yarrow. While this flower might be easily overlooked and boring to some, this incredible plant can help almost any health condition you can think of! How well do you know your Greek mythology? Have you ever taken a bath in yarrow leaves to help soothe arthritic limps? Stick around until the end to find out why Common Yarrow is called Devil's Nettle and don't forget to get outside and smell the wildflowers!
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Thank you for bearing with us as our episodes have been coming out inconsistently, due to my little puppy Aldito being sick and well you know life.
On this week's episode, Kelsey and Tenea learn about the Mariposa Lily! Does it look like a butterfly to you? If you were a little beetle do you think you'd cozy up inside it and munch up some pollen, take a little nap, and maybe even use it as your bathroom? Listen and learn all about it, and don't forget to like, subscribe, share, and review @wildforwildflowerspod on instagram and wildforwildflowerspod@gmail.com
Wait wait wait, I thought this was a podcast about wildflowers, not cacti! What is a prickly pear but a beautiful wildflower with a strange and poky stem? Tread lightly as to not get poked, and listen in while Kelsey and Tenea discuss the many interesting facts about this sharp plant and its culinary and medicinal benefits. Please subscribe and tell a friend!
Join Kelsey and Tenea for another episode of Wild for Wildflowers. Find out the importance of thorns and what spinose means. Do you know what eats these thorny roses? Have you ever had "itchy bum"? These burning questions may or may not be answered this week. Join us while we talk about the Woods Rose and its magnificent scent! This episode is extremely important to get outside and smell the wildflowers!!!
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Join Kelsey and Tenea this week discussing a beautiful white Lily that lives in the sand! Make like a little sweat bee and dive deep into this lovely little flower. Don't forget to follow us on instagram @wildforwildflowerspod or email us @ wildforwildflowerspod@gmail.com and, of course, don't forget to get outside and smell the wildflowers.
Crack open a cold root beer, sit back, relax, and enjoy learning about this episode's wacky hairdo flower Prairie Smoke. Does it look more like smoke or an old man's whiskers? You decide! We hope this episode gets you wiggling with anticipation just like this flower does to bumble bees. Please like, subscribe, and share with friends. Follow us on Instagram @WildforWildflowersPod and email us at wildforwildflowerspod@gmail.com. Don't forget to get outside and smell the wildflowers!
Join Kelsey, Tenea and the very thirsty Podcast Dogs as this current streak of blue flowers comes to an end... with tall bluebells! Find out if you can munch on this flower as a little snack and so much more.
If you like the show, tell a friend. Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform. Be sure to follow us on instragram @wildforwildflowerspod to look at pictures of the flowers that we talk about on each episode. You can also email u.s at wildforwildflowerspod@gmail.com with comments, questions or suggestions. Don't forget to get outside and smell the wildflowers!
Join Kelsey and Tenea this week to hear about Kelsey's 5th favorite flower! And hear all about her very interesting version of how this flower got its name. This dainty blue flower will bring you so much joy if you see it in the wild!
If you like the show, tell a friend. Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform. Be sure to follow us on instragram @wildforwildflowerspod to look at pictures of the flowers that we talk about on each episode. You can also email u.s at wildforwildflowerspod@gmail.com with comments, questions or suggestions. Don't forget to get outside and smell the wildflowers!
Join Kelsey and Tenea this week to hear about another blue flower, wild blue flax. Learn all about it's fascinating material uses and even medicinal uses that could potentially cure all of your eye problems!
If you like the show, tell a friend. Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform. Be sure to follow us on instragram @wildforwildflowerspod to look at pictures of the flowers that we talk about on each episode. You can also email u.s at wildforwildflowerspod@gmail.com with comments, questions or suggestions. Don't forget to get outside and smell the wildflowers!
Join Kelsey, Tenea and The Podcast Dogs this week to talk about another flower in the Ranunculaceae family! Now with really cool sound effects! Learn all about the five spurred petals, a very special pollinator, and why this flower is said to look like several doves. If you like the show, tell a friend! Follow us on instagram @wildforwildflowerspod to see pictures of the flowers. If you have a suggestion you can email us at wildforwildflowerspod@gmail.com. And don't forget to get outside and smell the wildflowers!!
Join Kelsey and Tenea this week, while we discuss a beautiful BLUE wildflower that may or may not look like a dolphin. Learn about the specialized petal that is a nectary and how you can use this flower to make dye. If you like the podcast, tell a friend! You can email us at wildforwildflowerspod@gmail.com and follow us on instagram to see beautiful pictures of the flower we discuss @wildforwildflowerspod. Thank you so much for listening and don't forget to get outside and smell the wildflowers!
Join Tenea and Kelsey on a leisurely stroll in the Grand Canyon to observe the unique Utah Agave plant and its beautiful flower! Like and subscribe on your favorite streaming platform, follow us on instagram @wildforwildflowerspod and email us at wildforwildflowerspod@gmail.com.
What's that sweet smell tickling your nose? Its Beebalm! On this episode Kelsey and Tenea discuss this beautiful flower that just so happens to look like a cool punk rock hair style. And they are even recording in the same room again, how 'bout that. Thanks for exploring the wonderful world of wildflowers with us, and if you like what you hear, share with a friend. Follow us on Instagram @wildforwildflowerspod and email us @ wildforwildflowerspod@gmail.com. Get outside, and smell the wildflowers!
Join Kelsey and Tenea for another episode of Wild for Wildflowers! In this episode we talk about a beautiful yellow sunflower that has arrow-shaped leaves. We discuss whether or not to use balsamroot leaves as toilet paper, the alarm system of the woods, and much, much more!
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And as always, get outside and smell the wildflowers!
Join us on this week's episode where we learn about a very peculiar flower, the elephant head. Not only is this flower medicinally useful, but it has a shocking resemblance to the lovable creatures, Elephants! Please share with your friends and subscribe to get updates on new episodes. Get outside, and smell the wildflowers!
In this very special episode we talk about "Chatty" Kelsey's number one favorite wildflower; fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium formerly Epilobium angustifolium). Fireweed is not only a stunningly beautiful and bright wildflower it also has so many medicinal properties, and the incredible ability to grow in the ashy soil after a fire has burned through a forest. Thank you so much for listening to Wild for Wildflowers! If you like the show please tell a friend and subscribe on whatever podcasting platform you listen to! You can send us an email at wildforwildflowerspod@gmail.com and follow us on instagram @wildforwildflowerspod. And don't forget to get outside and smell the wildflowers!
I mention a little shop called Wildwood Apothecary in the episode, that sells some amazing stuff and has an incredibly inspiring owner, you can find the shop at sheisofthewoods.org and you can follow her on instagram @sheisofthewoods
Source information: "Fireweed: Botany, phytochemistry, and traditional uses". Authors: Arthur Adamczaki, Mariola Dreger, Katarzyna Seidler, Karolina Wielgus
Join us this week while we discuss one of Montana's few orchids, Calypso! Yes, you heard that right, Montana does indeed have orchids. Please forgive our giggling as we discuss this flower's structure that resembles certain bathing suit parts. We also learn how these sneaky flowers trick pollinators into pollinating them, without returning the favor to the pollinators. Please like, rate, and subscribe on your favorite platform and tell a friend! Follow us on instagram @wildforwildflowerspod and email us at wildforwildflowerspod@gmail.com
Whoops, what's that you dropped? Did you just drop a flower on the ground? No, its a Bitterroot flower, it just looks like it was placed there. This week, join Kelsey and Tenea in delving deep into the wonderful world of wildflowers in learning about Montana's State Flower, the Bitterroot. It's not just a mountain range, valley, and river, but a very hardy and resilient flower that grows out of soil you'd never expect to see something so showy and beautiful. Please rate, subscribe and share on your preferred listening platform and tell a friend! Follow us on instagram @wildforwildflowerspod and email us with questions or suggestions at wildforwildflowerspod@gmail.com
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 wildforwildflowerspod@gmail.com for any questions, requests, or to say HI. Thanks for listening! As always, 'Get outside, and smell the wildflowers!'
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:wildforwildflowerspod@gmail.com insta: @wildforwildflowerpod
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 Wildforwildflowerspod@gmail.com and follow us on instagram @wildforwildflowerspod
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!
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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!
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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 wildforwildflowerspod@gmail.com 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
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: wildforwildflowerspod@gmail.com. Don't forget to get outside and smell the wildflowers (and tell a friend)!
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.
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 wildforwildflowerspod@gmail.com and follow us on instagram @wildforwildflowerspod
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.
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The first episode! If you like the podcast, tell us in a email wildforwildflowerspod@gmail.com And subscribe on whatever podcast app you are using.
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Sources:
Lesica, Peter. "Manual of Montana Vascular Plants", 2012. Botanical Research Institute of Texas. Fortworth, TX.
Scheimann, Donald Anthony. "Wildflowers of Montana", 2005. Montana Press Publishing Company. Missoula, MT.
Kershaw, Linda, MacKinnon, Andy, Pojar, Jim. "Plants of the Rocky Mountains", 1998. Lone Pine Publishing. Edmonton, AB.
Denver Botanical Gardens. "Wildflowers of the Rocky Mountain Region", 2018. Timber Press. Portland, OR.
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1307451110 "Diversification through multitrait evolution in a co evolving interaction"