White Globeflower (Trollius albiflorus)

White Globeflower (Trollius albiflorus)

White Globeflower (Trollius albiflorus), Buttercup Family (Ranunculaceae). Native and common in moist meadows, along streams, and in marshes, often found growing with Caltha leptosepala from the foothills to the alpine on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from...
Coyote Willow (Salix exigua)

Coyote Willow (Salix exigua)

Coyote Willow (Salix exigua), Willow Family (Salicaceae) a native species that is common along rivers and streams, ditches, and in floodplains from the plains to the montane on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from April through July. Photo by Sue...
Delicious Raspberry (Rubus deliciosus)

Delicious Raspberry (Rubus deliciosus)

Delicious Raspberry (Rubus deliciosus), Rose Family (Rosaceae), is a native shrub which is common in canyons, along streams, on rocky hillsides, and growing in cracks of boulders, scattered along the Front Range and from the western slope near Unaweep Canyon (Mesa...
Rocky Mountain Bee Plant (Cleome serrulata)

Rocky Mountain Bee Plant (Cleome serrulata)

Rocky Mountain Bee Plant (Cleomella serrulata), Caper Family (Caparaceae) is a native species that is common in sandy soil, often found along roadsides, sometimes in disturbed places, widespread across the state, from the plains to the montane on the eastern and...
Tufted Evening Primrose (Oenothera caespitosa)

Tufted Evening Primrose (Oenothera caespitosa)

Tufted Evening Primrose (Oenothera caespitosa), Evening Primrose Family (Onagraceae) has four varieties. The first three are found from the plains to montane on the eastern and western slopes: var. cespitosa. Grows on dry slopes, outcrops, sandy soil, and in...