by CONPS ME | May 20, 2023
Skunkbush Sumac (Rhus trilobata var trilobata), in the Sumac Family (Anacardiaceae) is a native plant which is common in canyons and on rocky slopes of the foothills and plains, on the eastern and western slopes. Photo by Mo...
by CONPS ME | May 20, 2023
Yellow Sundrops (Oenothera serrulata var. serrulata) is a native forb in the Evening Primrose family (Onograceae) and is common in shortgrass prairie, grasslands, sandy soil, and on outcrops, from the plains to the foothills on the eastern slope. It blooms from May...
by CONPS ME | May 20, 2023
Sand Bluestem (Andropogon hallii) is a native grass in the Poaceae family which is common on sandhills and sand dunes of sandsage prairie on the eastern slope. It blooms from July through September. Photo by Mo...
by CONPS ME | May 20, 2023
Needle and Thread Grass (Hesperostipa comata), in the Grass Family (Poaceae) is a native grass, common in shortgrass prairie, grasslands, sagebrush, and open forests and meadows, from the plains to the montane on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from May through...
by CONPS ME | May 12, 2023
Fisher Milkvetch (Astragalus piscator) is a native wildflower in the Pea Family (Fabaceae). It is a rare plant listed as critically imperiled in Colorado (S1), but vulnerable (G3) globally because it is also found in Arizona and Utah. It grows in rocky or clay soil,...
