I tried that link and still had the same problem. I seem to be in a holding pattern on the download. I did get to one of the thumbnails, and I believe it is Corydalis caseana. I made it to the Crested Butte Wildflower Festival a couple of times in the 90's. If anyone can make it, it is worth your time. The first year when we got there, we went to the information desk and asked where good hiking trails are for wildflowers. They just gave us a funny look and said "Go anywhere". We did and it was great. We went on a guided hike with a couple of folks from the Denver Botanic Garden and that was where I learned about this plant.

For future reference, it looks like you're in Sunset zone 1a, Lynnette. Brrrr! :) That's beautiful country, but what's happy up there probably wouldn't be happy down here where I live. According to the Sunset Western Garden Book, "The mild days and chilly nights during the [short] growing season extend the bloom of summer perennials like columbines and Shasta daisies. If your garden gets reliable snow cover (which insulates plants), you'll be able to grow perennials listed for some of the milder zones. In years when snow comes late or leaves early, protect plants with a 5- or 6-inch layer of organic mulch. Along with hardy evergreen conifers, tough deciduous trees and shrubs form the garden's backbone. Gardeners can plant warm-season vegetables as long as they are short-season varieties." You're in Plumas County, right? I Googled Plumas County wildflowers and the results are below. :) Brenda Here is a link that might be useful: Plumas Googled

Terrene - A bit off topic, but if you can find a local woodturning group, you could try contacting them to see if anyone is interested in your 3 foot diameter Acer platanoides. Norway maple is a nice wood, so you'll be getting rid of an invasive species and having it turned into something beautiful. I'm an amateur turner and have lots of buckthorn. In rooting it out I noticed the pretty orange color just under the bark and decided to try turning it. I've used it for Christmas ornaments which are small enough to use the small diameter wood I have. Makes me feel like all the time I spend removing buckthorn isn't such a total waste since some of it I can use. In addition to the buckthorn (lots and lots and lots!) I have some bittersweet, a couple of kinds of honeysuckle (vine and shrub), pruple loosestrife along the river, and some barberry. I have enough property that I'll never get rid of it all, but on an ongoing basis I work to reduce what invasives are there by pulling, cutting, and judicious use of Roundup. I'm pretty careful what I plant since I'm in a rural area and invasives can really spread into the woods. For instance, I've been waiting to see about Heptacodium. It seems like a great plant, but it's a relatively newly marketed one, and although I've heard nothing about it seeding around, I decided I'd wait to be sure that it wouldn't develop that problem. An example is that only now are the pears (like the Bradford and Cleveland) being seen as invasive in the southeast, long after they have been planted in every other subdivision. Perhaps I'm being overly cautious, but I see what problems are created when plants attract animals that help them seed themselves around, and so I really try to avoid the problem. I get information on invasives here on GW as well as other internet sources and books. I also look around at old fields and other sites where invasives often move in and make sure that I can ID most of the plants there as a way to familiarize myself with pioneer species, some of which are fine or native, but others are foreign invasives. I usually consult several sources before I get a plant I'm not familiar with, and if it either runs through underground roots or is a prolific seeder, I don't buy it. It's way too much trouble to remove a plant I end up regretting (the voice of bitter experience) than to avoid it in the first place, no matter how attractive it may seem.

Jacqueline, the photo was too blurry to get a close look at the leaves and flowers. If you can get a better close up, that would be great. If you post this question on the Name That Plant Forum, you should get a quick answer providing you submit a better close up. :)