Prairie Violet (Viola pedatifida)

Prairie Violet (Viola pedatifida)

Prairie Violet (Viola pedatifida), Violet Family (Violaceae). Native and S2 (9mperiled in Colorado but secure globally). Found on dry grasslands and open ponderosa pine forests from plains to foothills along the Front Range on the eastern slope. Blooms April through...
Wolf’s Willow (Salix wolfi)

Wolf’s Willow (Salix wolfi)

Wolf’s Willow (Salix wolfi), Willow Family (Salicaceae). A native shrub, common in moist meadows, along lakes and streams, and in seepage areas, from foothills to subalpine on the eastern and western slops. Blooms Jay through June. Photo taken by Mo Ewing at...
Yellow Marsh Saxifrage (Saxifraga hirculus)

Yellow Marsh Saxifrage (Saxifraga hirculus)

Yellow Marsh Saxifrage (Saxifraga hirculus), Saxifrage Family (Saxifragaceae). Native but uncommon plant found in moist meadows, bogs, fens, and along creeks and lake shores, from montane to alpine on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from July through September....
Elephant’s Head Lousewort (Pedicularis groenlandica)

Elephant’s Head Lousewort (Pedicularis groenlandica)

Elephant’s Head Lousewort (Pedicularis groenlandica), Broomrape Family (Orobanchaceae), Native and common in moist meadows, marshes, and along streams and creeks, from foothills to alpine on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from June through August. Photo...
Five-star Miterwort (Mitella pentandra)

Five-star Miterwort (Mitella pentandra)

Five-star Miterwort (Mitella pentandra), Saxifrage Family (Saxifragaceae), native and common along streams, in shady forests, and in moist meadows in montane and subalpine on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms June through August. Photo by SW Colorado...