Natural Events Almanac

Montana

Wetlands
ŠAlan D. St. John

Event: Water Howellia Blooming

When: End of July and beginning of August

The wetlands in the Swan River Oxbox Preserve, located between the Swan Range and the Mission Mountains, support a variety of rare species including the water howellia, a federally listed threatened species. The plant grows mostly below the surface of the water, but its white flowers emerge during the end of July and beginning of August.

Closed to the public.

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