Mountain Ash (Sorbus scopulina var scopulina)
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...
Yampa Beardtongue (Penstemon yampaensis)
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...
Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia)
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...