by CONPS ME | Feb 24, 2023
Rubber Rabbitbrush (Ericameria nauseosa) in the Aster Family (Asteraceae) is a native shrub common and widespread in dry, sandy or rocky, open places, from the plains to the montane on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from July through October. Rubber...
by CONPS ME | Feb 24, 2023
Mountain Deathcamus (Anticlea elegans) in the False-Hellibore Family (Melanthiaceae) is a native plant common in meadows, dry to moist slopes, forests, and alpine tundra, from the foothills to the alpine on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms June through August....
by CONPS ME | Feb 20, 2023
White-flowered Blazing Star (Mentzelia nuda) in the Stickseed Family (Loasaceae) is a native plant common on the eastern plains and sometimes in the lower foothills. Blooms from July through September. Mentzelia nuda’s flowers open from 4:30pm to 12:00 midnight...
by CONPS ME | Feb 16, 2023
Spearleaf Stonecrop (Sedum lanceolatum), Stonecrop Family (Crassulaceae), is a native wildflower, common in rocky soil and on dry slopes, from the plains to the alpine on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from May through September. Photo by Jim...
by CONPS ME | Feb 14, 2023
Golden Saxifrage (Saxifraga chrysantha), Saxifrage Family (Saxifragaceae) is a native plant found in rocky alpine tundra (and occasionally in similar subalpine areas), alpine meadows, and on scree slopes on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from July through...