Hoosier Pass Ipomopsis (Ipomopsis globularis)

Hoosier Pass Ipomopsis (Ipomopsis globularis)

Hoosier Pass Ipomopsis (Ipomopsis globularis), Phlox Family (Polemoniaceae) is a Colorado endemic plant and imperiled here (S2) and globally. It grows on high alpine slopes and ridges, known from the Mosquito Range (Hoosier Ridge) in Lake, Park, and Summit Counties on...
Low Northern Rockcress (Braya humilis sbsp. humilis)

Low Northern Rockcress (Braya humilis sbsp. humilis)

Low Northern Rockcress (Braya humilis ssp. humilis), Mustard Family (Brassicaceae) is a rare species listed as imperiled in Colorado, but secure globally as it is found in many Canadian provinces. It grows on rocky soil of alpine tundra, often in disturbed old mining...
Sidebells Penstemon (Penstemon-secundiflorus)

Sidebells Penstemon (Penstemon-secundiflorus)

Sidebells Penstemon (Penstemon secundiflorus), Plantain Family (Plantaginaceae), is a native and common species, growing in grasslands and meadows, and on rocky hillsides, from the plains to the subalpine on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from May through...
Brandegees Penstemon (Penstemon glaber var. brandegei)

Brandegees Penstemon (Penstemon glaber var. brandegei)

Brandegees Penstemon (Penstemon glaber var. brandegei, Plantain Family (Plantaginaceae), Found in mountain meadows and on open slopes, known from the southern Front Range (Teller Co. south to Las Animas Co.), from the plains to the montane, only on the eastern slope....
Slender Tube Skyrocket (Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. tenuituba)

Slender Tube Skyrocket (Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. tenuituba)

Slender Tube Skyrocket (Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. tenuituba), Phlox Family (Polemoniaceae), native and common on open, gravelly slopes, in grassy or sagebrush meadows, and along roadsides, found in the north-central and west-central counties from the semi-desert...