Moss Campion (Silene acaulis)
Moss Campion (Silene acaulis) is in the Pink Family (Caryophillaceae). It is a pioneer species, the first to grow in disturbed habitats, and develops a root as long as six feet. It is common on alpine tundra and less so in subalpine habitats. Blooms from June through...
Creeping Sibbaldia (Sibbaldia procumbens)
Creeping Sibbaldia (Sibbaldia procumbens) is a native wildfower in the Rose Family (Rosaceae) and is common in alpine tundra and on rocky, subalpine slopes or spruce-fir forests, from the montane to the alpine on the eastern and western slopes. It Blooms from June...
Rocky Mountain Nailwort (Paronychia pulvinata)
Rocky Mountain Nailwort (Paronychia pulvinata), in the Pink Family (Caryophillaceae), is found on alpine tundra and rocky slopes, in the subalpine, alpine and occasionally montane, on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from June through August. Photo by Frank...