Rocky Mountain Red Boletus (Boletus edulis)
Rocky Mountain Red Boletus (Boletus edulis), Boletus Family (Boletaceae), is probably the most common edible mushroom in Colorado and was considered to be the same as Boletus edulis in Europe, until 2014 when David Arora and Jonathan Frank published a paper that...
Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia)
Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia), Rose Family (Rosaceae), a native shrub common on dry hillsides in canyons, aspen, pinyon-juniper or with sagebrush from plains to subalpine on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from May through July. There are three varieties...
Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa)
Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa), Rose Family (Rosaceae). Native and common on rocky slopes, in canyons and gulches, open forests and along streams from plains to subalpine on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from April through June. Photo by SW...