Bigelow’s Tansy-aster (Dieteria bigelovii) (formerly Machaeranthera bigelovii) is in the Aster Family (Asteraceae). A native wildflower, it is common along roadsides, on open slopes, and in meadows and forest clearings, from the plains to the subalpine on the...
Pericome (Pericome caudata), in the Aster Family (Asteraceae), is found on open, rocky hillsides, from the plains to the montane on the eastern and western slopes. It blooms from August through October. Tachinid Flies are covered in spiky black hairs. This species has...
Caespitose Four-nerved Daisy (Tetraneuris acaulis var. caespitosa) is a native plant in the Aster Family (Asteraceae) which is common in the alpine tundra, but also found as low as the montane on the eastern and western slopes. It blooms from June through August....
Glacial Daisy (Erigeron glacialis), Aster Family (Asteraceae). Native and common in mountain meadows, along streams, and in forest openings from montane to alpine on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from July to September. Photo by Mo...
Thinleaf Alder (Alnus incana ssp tenuifolia), in the birch family (Betulaceae) is a shrub which is common along streams, bordering lakes and wet meadows, and in moist gulches from the plains to the subalpine. It blooms from April through July on the eastern and...