Potentilla-fruiticosa

What's New?

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A photo of a bouquet of old man of the mountain flowers

2023 Photo Contest

Click here to see the 1st winners of the CoNPS Conference Photo Contest.

Great Galls!

Learn about galls and how to ID them. A fruitful search while we wait for more flowers!

photo of High Creek Fen with a creek running through the middle

Clinton Reservoir Expansion

CoNPS comments on the Clinton Reservoir expansion project, which will inundate and destroy some ancient fens.

Prairie Up: A Book Review

An excellent guide for the urban and suburban gardeners who need a well-designed native garden.

a photo of the Alpine Turf Plant Community

New! Alpine Turf Plant Community

The Alpine Turf Plant Community is the ecological successor to the Alpine Fellfield community and is dominated by sedges and grasses. Click to to learn more!

a photo of the montane-foothills shrublands

Lower Montane Foothill Shrubland

We have added this new plant community to the website.

Regional Job Openings

Botanical and horticultural job openings in our region.

Some New Photos on the Website

(click on the photo to see a full-sized image)

a photo of a white snowberry shrub in bud

White Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus)

Photo by Ernie Marx

a close up photo of a golden columbine flower in bloom

Narrowleaf Yucca (Yucca angustissima var angustissima)

Photo by Lea Baca

a close up photo of a golden columbine flower in bloom

Golden Columbine (Aquilegia chrysantha)

Photo by Loraine Yeatts.

a photo of a wooly cinquefile flower in bloom

Wooly Cinquefoil (Potentilla hippiana)

Photo by Loraine Yeatts.

a photo of a patch of common yarrow in bloom

Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

Photo by Loraine Yeatts.

a photo of the mountains in Geneva Basin

Geneva Basin

Photo by Susan Tamulonis

a photo of an alpine laurel shrub in full bloom

Alpine Laurel (Kalmia microphyllua)

Photo by Mo Ewing

a photo of a common elderberry shrub in bloom

Common Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis)

Photo by Mo Ewing

a photo of a hairy false goldenaster plant in bloom

Hairy False Goldenaster (Heterotheca villosa)

Photo by Mo Ewing

a photo of a branch of flexible milkvetch in bloom

Flexible Milkvetch (Astragalus flexuosus)

Photo by Loraine Yeatts.

a photo of an old mine on Red Mountain Pass

Red Mountain Pass

Photo by Lea Baca

a photo of a Parry's Clover flower in bloom

Parry's Clover (Trifolium parryi)

Photo by Mo Ewing

A photo of a carpet phlox plant in bloom

Carpet Phlox (Phlox hoodii)

Photo by Mo Ewing

a photo of a Rocky Mountain Milkvetch in bloom

Lesser Rushy Milkvetch (Astragalus convalarius)

Photo by Scott Smith

a photo of a wolfberry shrub in bloom

Wolfberry (Symphoricarpos occidentalis)

Photo by Ernie Marx

a photo of the Arikaree River at dusk

The Arikaree River

Photo by Gifford Ewing ewingphoto.com

a photo of a longleaf phlox plant in bloom

Longleaf Phlox (Phlox longifolia)

Photo by Mo Ewing

a photo of mountain muhly grass in a ray of sunshine

Mountain Muhly (Muhlenbergia montana)

Photo by Matt von Feldt, iNaturalist

a photo of a dwarf blueberry shrub in bloom

South Park

Photo by Linda Smith

a photo of a dwarf blueberry shrub in bloom

Dwarf Blueberry (Vaccinium cespitosum)

Photo by Mo Ewing

a photo of several mancos columbine plants in bloom

Mancos Columbine (Aquilegia micrantha)

Photo by Mo Ewing

a photo of a rose heath plant in bloom

Rose Heath (Chaetopappa ericoides)

Photo by Mo Ewing