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), 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....
Fremont’s Barberry (Berberis fremontii)
Fremont’s Barberry (Berberis fremontii), Barberry Family (Berberidaceae), a native shrub found on rocky hillsides and pinyon-juniper slopes from plains to foothills on the western slope. Blooms from April through June. Photo by Mo...