New Plant Species Added to the Website

Compass Plant (Silphium lacinatum) has only been collected in Colorado 5 times and Natureserve says that it may be exterpated.  A plains plant, it is found in states east of Colorado.

Rocky Mountain Geranium (Geranium caespitosum) is a native flower, common on dry, rocky slopes, meadows, and open forests, especially common along the Front Range

The European honey bee (Apis mellifera) naturally occurs in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, but has been imported into the U.S. for pollination.

Small Leaf Pussytoes (Antennaria parvifolia) a native species which is common in open meadows and on rocky slopes.

Perrenial Fringed Gentian (Gentianopsis barbellata) is considered vulnerable (S3) in Colorado but aparently secure globally (G4) as it occurs in 5 states.

Sun Sedge (Carex inops ssp. heliophila) is a native sedge that is common on dry slopes, in grasslands, and oak or pine forests.

Coyote Willow (Salix exidua) is a native species that is common along rivers and streams, ditches, and in floodplains.

Tufted Evening Primrose (Oenothera caespitosa) has 4 varieties that grow from the plains to the subalpine.

Blue Sage (Salvia azurea var. grandiflora) is an imperiled (S2) species in Colorado, which grows along roadsides on the eastern plains.

Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea) is a native plant found on the eastern plains and foothills.

Sand Dune Wallflower (Erysimum capitatum).  This is the yellow form which is on the eastern plains, in the foothills, mountain meadows, and alpine tundra.

Nelson’s Physaria (Physaria nelsonii) is a newly discovered species found by Melissa Islam in 2014, but not correctly identified until 2021 by Jennifer Ackerfield.