by CONPS ME | Mar 30, 2023
Bristly Haircap Moss (Polytrichum-piliferum) is in the Haircap Moss Family (Polytrichaceae). This moss is easily recognized by the fact that it grow in short reddish brown clumps, with each leaf tipped by a hyaline (clear) awn. If you are lucky, you will see its...
by CONPS ME | Mar 25, 2023
James’ Holdback (Pomaria jamesii) is in the Pea Family (Fabiaceae). It is found in rocky or sandy soil, in open prairie, or along roadsides, scattered on the eastern plains, It does not grow on the western slope. Blooms from May through August. Photo by Ernie...
by CONPS ME | Mar 25, 2023
Miners Candle (Oreocarya virgata) is in the Borage Family (Boraginaceae). It is native to Colorado and common in sandy soil of the foothills and mountains along the Front Range from the plains to the montane. It does not grow on the western slope. Blooms from May...
by CONPS ME | Mar 25, 2023
Lavender-leaf Sundrops (Oenothera lavandulifolia), in the Evening Primrose Family (Oragraceae), is a native plant common on outcrops, and in shortgrass prairie, pinyon-pine, and other dry places from the plains to the lower montane. Blooms from May though August on...
by CONPS ME | Mar 22, 2023
Sand Sage (Artemisia filifolia), in the Aster Family (Asteraceae), is a native shrub, common in sandy places on the eastern plains, known on the western slope only from western Montezuma County. Blooms from July through September. Photo by Russ...
