Pagosa Blatterpod (Physaria pruinosa)

Pagosa Blatterpod (Physaria pruinosa)

Pagosa Blatterpod (Physaria pruinosa), Mustard Family (Brassicaceae); G2S2 (Imperiled in Colorado and Globally); grows on Mancos shale hillsides in the foothills on the Western Slope, Colorado; Blooms May-June. Known from southern Colorado (Archuleta County, and the...
West Silver Bladderpod (Physaria scrotiformis)

West Silver Bladderpod (Physaria scrotiformis)

West Silver Bladderpod (Physaria scrotiformis), Mustard Family (Brassicaceae), A Colorado endemic and G1S1 (Critically imperiled globally & statewide); Native, only found in La Plata County); Grows in the alpine on limestone on the West Slope; blooms June-July....
White Poplar (Populus alba)

White Poplar (Populus alba)

White Poplar (Populus alba), Willow Family (Salicaceae), A cultivated tree sometimes escaping into nearby ditches and riparian areas or persisting near old homesteads, on the plains, eastern and western slopes. Blooms from April through May. Photo by Mo...
Wild Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum)

Wild Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum)

Wild Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum), Mustard Family (Brassicaceae), introduced and uncommon in old gardens and disturbed places, in the foothills in Gunnison and Montezuma Counties on the west slope., 7000-8000 ft. Blooms from May through July. Photo by Mo...
Naked Pufball Mushroom (Lycoperdon marginatum)

Naked Pufball Mushroom (Lycoperdon marginatum)

Naked Pufball Mushroom (Lycoperdon marginatum), Hymenogastracceae Family, grows on sandy soil mostly in lodgepole pine forests in the subalpine areas of the front range, but also drops occasionally into ponderosa pine forest in the montane. Photo by Mo...