Purple Waterleaf Purple Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum capitatum)

Purple Waterleaf Purple Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum capitatum)

Purple Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum capitatum), Waterleaf Family (Hydrophyllaceae). Native and uncommon in forests and on open slopes, usually in noist places from foothills to subalpine on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from May through July. Photo taken by Bob...
Sawsepal Penstemon (Penstemon glaber)

Sawsepal Penstemon (Penstemon glaber)

Sawsepal Penstemon (Penstemon glaber), Plantain Family (Plantaginceae). Native and common in meadows and on open slopes from the plains to subalpine on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from June through August. Photo by Loraine...
Rocky Mountain Pond Lily (Nuphar polysepala)

Rocky Mountain Pond Lily (Nuphar polysepala)

Rocky Mountain Pond Lily (Nuphar polysepala), Waterlily Family (Nymphaeaceae), Native and found in high altitude ponds and lakes, from montane to subalpine on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from July through September. Photo by Loraine...
Buckbean (Menyanthes trifoliata)

Buckbean (Menyanthes trifoliata)

Buckbean (Menyanthes trifoliata), Buckbean Family (Menyanthaceae). The only Colorado species in this family. Native and found in shallow water of ponds and lakes, slow-moving streams, marshes, and bogs from montane to subalpine on the eastern and western slopes....
Showy Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa)

Showy Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa)

Showy Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa), Dogbane Family (Apocynaceae). Native and common in sandy, loamy, or gravelly soil along roadsides, in ditches, in fields and along streams from plains to montane on the eastern and western slopes. Bloooms from June through August....