by CONPS ME | Mar 13, 2023
Rocky Mountain Blazing Star (Liatris ligulistylis), in the Aster Family (Asteraceae), is considered endangered in Colorado (S2), but is secure globally. It grows in wet meadows and along streams, known from the outer foothills along the Front Range and scattered on...
by CONPS ME | Mar 13, 2023
Northern Single-spike Sedge (Carex-scirpoidea) is in the Sedge Family (Cyperaceae), and is found in fens, along the margins of lakes and streams, on rocky ridges, and in moist tundra, from the upper montane to the alpine on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from...
by CONPS ME | Mar 13, 2023
An indicator plant of the Alpine Turf Plant Community, the Blackroot Sedge (Carex elynoides) is in the Sedge Family (Cyperaceae). It is a native sedge and common in alpine tundra and meadows from the subalpine to the alpine (rarely in the montane). Blooms from June...
by CONPS ME | Mar 11, 2023
Narrowleaf Four O’clock (Mirabilis linearis) in the Four O’Clock Family (Nyctaginaceae) is a native wildflower common throughout the state, especially on the plains and in open places in mountain valleys in the montane on the eastern and western slopes....
by CONPS ME | Mar 11, 2023
Columbian Monkshood (Aconitum columbianum) in the Buttercup Family (Ranunculaceae). This is the white-flowered form. Photo by LaDonna...
