Carpet Phlox (Phlox hoodii)

Carpet Phlox (Phlox hoodii)

Carpet Phlox (Phlox hoodii) is a native plant in the Phlox Family (Polemoniaceae) which is common on dry slopes or bluffs, ridge-tops, in sagebrush meadows, shortgrass prairie, and sometimes with pinyon-juniper. It grows from the plains to the montane and blooms from...
Longleaf Phlox (Phlox longifolia)

Longleaf Phlox (Phlox longifolia)

Longleaf Phlox (Phlox longifolia) is a native plant in the Phlox Family (Polemoniaceae) which is common in sagebrush meadows and on dry slopes, often with pinyon-juniper or oak, from the plains to the montane on the eastern and western slopes. It blooms from May...
Rose Heath (Chaetopappa ericoides)

Rose Heath (Chaetopappa ericoides)

Rose Heath (Chaetopappa ericoides) is a native plant in the Aster Family (Asteraceae) which is found in dry, sandy, open places, especially common on the desert steppes and the grasslands of the eastern plains, It grows into lower montane and blooms from May through...
Golden Columbine (Aquilegia chrysantha)

Golden Columbine (Aquilegia chrysantha)

Golden Columbine (Aquilegia chrysantha), is a rare plant in the Buttercup Family (Ranunculaceae), which is considered imperiled (S2) in Colorado, but considered secure globally (G4). It is uncommon in moist gulches and ravines, often near waterfalls, native to El Paso...
Hairy False Goldenaster (Heterotheca villosa)

Hairy False Goldenaster (Heterotheca villosa)

Hairy False Goldenaster (Heterotheca villosa) is a native wildflower in the Aster Family (Asteraceae) which is common in sandy or gravelly soil from the plains to the subalpine with occurrences in every county in Colorado, It blooms from May through October on the...