Rothrock’s Easter Daisy (Townsendia rothrockii)

Rothrock’s Easter Daisy (Townsendia rothrockii)

Rothrock’s Easter Daisy (Townsendia rothrockii), Aster Family (Asteraceae), is a Colorado endemic species (G3 S3, vulnerable in Colorado and globally) that grows in dry, open places in rocky soil, especially alpine fell fields, known from 12 counties southwest...
Stemless Easter Daisy (Townsendia exscapa)

Stemless Easter Daisy (Townsendia exscapa)

Stemless Easter Daisy (Townsendia exscapa), Aster Family (Asteraceae), common in dry, open places from the plains to openings in ponderosa pine forests, often with sagebrush, from the plains to montane on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from April through...
Brittle Bldder Fern (Cystopteris fragilis)

Brittle Bldder Fern (Cystopteris fragilis)

Brittle Bladder Fern (Cystopteris fragilis), Woodfern Family (Dryopteridaceae), native and common in rocky crevices, cliffs, and at the base of rocks, from plains to alpine on the eastern and western slopes. Photo by Mo...
Drummond’s Rush (Juncus drummondii)

Drummond’s Rush (Juncus drummondii)

Drummond’s Rush (Juncus-drummondii), Rush Family (Juncaceae), native and common in moist meadows, along lake shores and streams, in seepage areas, and in alpine tundra, from upper foothills to alpine on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms . July through...
Arctic Bluegrass (Poa arctica)

Arctic Bluegrass (Poa arctica)

Arctic Bluegrass (Poa arctica), Grass Family (Poaceae), native and common in alpine and subalpine meadows and on scree slopes, also in the higher montane. on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from June through August. Photo by Mo...