Mule’s Ears (Wyethia amplexicaulis), in the Aster Family (Asteraceae), is a native plant common in wet to dry, open meadows and on open hills and slopes, often with sagebrush, from the foothills to the montane on the eastern and western slopes. It blooms from...
Hook-spurred Violet (Viola adunca), in the Violet Family (Violaceae) is native and common on open slopes, in meadows and open forests, and in alpine tundra. It is found from from the foothills to the alpine on the eastern and western slopes. It blooms from May through...
Nuttall’s Violet (Viola nuttallii), in the Violet Family (Violaceae), is a native, widespread species which is common on open hills and in grasslands and meadows, from the plains to the subalpine on the eastern and westerns slopes. It blooms from April through...
Prairie Goldenrod (Solidago ptarmicoides), in the Aster Family (Asteraceae) is considered imperiled in Colorado (S2), but secure globally. It is found in forest clearings and open meadows, mostly found in El Paso and Teller Counties but with scattered occurrences...
Golden Thread Moss (Leptobryum pyriforme), in the Meesiaceae Family, is found in Canada and all but 4 southern states in the U.S. In Colorado it grows from the foothills to the subalpine on the eastern and western slopes. This is a somewhat weedy species that prefers...