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Sandhill Amaranth (Amaranthus arenicola)
Sandhill Amaranth (Amaranthus arenicola) is a native plant in the Pigweed Family (Amaranthaceae). It is found on the eastern plains where it is common in waste places, along roadsides, in fields, and on sand dunes. It blooms from July through September. Photo by Photo...![Intermediate Wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium)](https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Thinopyrum-intermedium-Ewing-165287_1080x675.jpg)
Intermediate Wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium)
Intermediate Wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium), Grass Family (Poaceae), an introduced grass common along roadsides and in woodlands, from plains to montane on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from June through August. Photo by Mo...![Debeque Phacelia (Phacelia scopulina var. submutica)](https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Phacelia-scopulina-var-submutica-Clarke-165634_660x675.jpg)
Debeque Phacelia (Phacelia scopulina var. submutica)
Debeque Phacelia (Phacelia scopulina var. submutica), Waterleaf Family (Hydrophyllaceae), This variety of P. scopulina is emperiled in Colorado and globally. It is known only from Garfield and Mesa counties on the western slope where 22 occurrences have been...![Patch Phacelia (Phacelia splendens)](https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Phacelia-splendens-Clarke-179170_1080x675.jpg)