by CONPS ME | Oct 7, 2023
Mountain Ash (Sorbus scopulina var scopulina) is in the Rose Family (Rosaceae). It grows in cool ravines, along streams, and in forests and meadows, from the plains to the subalpine on the eastern and western slopes. It blooms from June through August. Photo by Mo...
by CONPS ME | Sep 21, 2023
Yampa Beardtongue (Penstemon yampaensis) in the Plantain Family (Plantaginaceae) is imperiled in Colorado and Globally (G2S2). It is only one inch tall and grows on dry slopes, limestone outcrops, gypsum hills, or barren shale ridges. In Colorado it is known only from...
by CONPS ME | Sep 20, 2023
Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia), in the Pine Family (Pinaceae) is a native tree which is dominant tree in montane forests, but is also found from the foothills to the lower alpine on the eastern and western slopes. Photo by Mo...
by CONPS ME | Sep 20, 2023
Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), in the Douglas Fir Family (Pseudotsuga) is a native tree which is common in the mountains, forming dominant forests with Abies concolor (fir) or Picea (spruce). it grows from the plains to the subalpine on the eastern and western...
by CONPS ME | Sep 11, 2023
Plains Pricklypear Cactus (Opuntia polyacantha), in the Cactus Family (Cactaceae), is a native plant which is common and widespread throughout the state in dry, open places from the plains to the lower montane on the eastern and western slopes. Its flowers range from...
