Antelope Bitterbursh (Purshia tridentata)

Antelope Bitterbursh (Purshia tridentata)

Antelope Bitterbursh (Purshia tridentata), Rose Family (Rosaceae), a native shrub, common on dry hillsides, often with sagebrush or pinyon-juniper, from plains to montane on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from April through July. Photo by Mo...
Western Wheatgrass (Pascopyrum smithii)

Western Wheatgrass (Pascopyrum smithii)

Western Wheatgrass (Pascopyrum smithii), Grass Family (Poaceae), native and common along roadsides,, in grasslands, and on dry slopes, from plains to montane on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from June through September. Photo by Mo...
Whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)

Whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)

Whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), Heath Family (Ericaceae), native and common on forest floors and on rocky alpine ridges, from foothills to alpine on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from June through August. Photo by Mo...
Oregon Grape (Berberis repens)

Oregon Grape (Berberis repens)

Oregon Grape (Berberis repens), Barberry Family (Berberidaceae), native and common and widespread throughout the foothills and mountains to the subalpine on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from April through June. Photo by Mo...
Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva ursi)

Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva ursi)

Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva ursi), Heath Family (Ericaceae), native and a common ground cover in forests from foothills to alpine on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from May through August. Photo by Mo...