by CONPS ME | Mar 11, 2024
Stansbury Cliffrose (Purshia stansburiana) is a native shrub in the Rose Family (Rosaceae). It is found on dry hillsides, mesa rims, and in canyons, often with pinyon-juniper or sagebrush, native to the western slope but introduced on the eastern slope, from the...
by CONPS ME | Mar 11, 2024
One-seed Juniper (Juniperus monosperma) is a native tree in the Cypress Family (Cupressaceae). It is found on dry, rocky slopes, known mostly from the south-central counties but barely entering the southeastern and southwestern counties as well, from the plains to the...
by CONPS ME | Mar 6, 2024
Prairie Sagewort (Artemisia frigida) is a native shrub which is common and abundant in open, dry, sometimes rocky places; one of the most characteristic fall plants of the plains, foothills, and mountains. It is also found in the subalpine and occasionally in the...
by CONPS ME | Mar 3, 2024
Perplexing Needlegrass (Eriocoma nelsonii) is a native plant in the Grass Family (Poaceae) which is common in meadows, grasslands, woodlands, on dry slopes, from the plains to the alpine on the eastern and western slopes. It blooms from June through August. Photo by...
by CONPS ME | Mar 3, 2024
Dwarf Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus intricatus) is a native shrub in the Rose Family (Rosaceae). It is found on rocky hillsides and sandstone rimrock, often with pinyon-juniper, from the semi-desert shrublands to the foothills on the western slope. It blooms from May...
