Pinyon Pine (Pinus edulis)
Pinyon Pine (Pinus edulis), Pine Family (Pinaceae), native and common on dry slopes, mesas, and in canyons, often with junipers from plains to montane on the eastern and western slopes. Photo by SW Colorado...
Utah Juniper (Juniperus osteosperma)
Utah Juniper (Juniperus osteosperma), Cypress Family (Cupressaceae). Native and found on dry, rocky slopes, sometimes with pinyon pine or sagebrush on the western slope from semi-desert shrublands to foothills. Photo by Mo...
Buffalo Grass (Buchloe dactyloides)
Buffalo Grass (Buchloe dactyloides), Grass Family (Poaceae), native and common in the shortgrass prairie and foothills, sometimes grown as a lawn grass, from plains to foothills on the eastern slope.. Blooms from May through July. Buffalo Grass and buffalo have a...