Parry’s Locoweed (Oxytropis parryi)
Parry’s Locoweed (Oxytropis parryi), Pea Family (Fabaceae), Critically imperiled (S1) in Colorado, but secure (G5) globally, this species grows on rocky, open slopes in spruce-fir forests and the alpine tundra, from the montane to the alpine on the east and west...
Scrub Lotus (Lotus tenuis)
Scrub Lotus (Lotus tenuis), Pea Family (Fabaceae). An introduced species found in rocky soil of open pine forests and along roadsides, mostly in the southwestern counties but also apparently introduced in Douglas County, from the plains to the foothills on the east...
Hooker’s Mountain Avens (Dryas hookeriana)
Hooker’s Mountain Avens (Dryas hookeriana), Family (Rosaceae), grows in dry areas in tundra where snow melts early, on gravel and rocky barrens, forming a distinct heath community on calcareous soils in the subalpine and alpine on the east and west slopes. Photo...