Carolina Bugbane (Trautvetteria caroliniensis)
Carolina Bugbane (Trautvetteria caroliniensis), Buttercup Family (Ranunculaceae). Globally secure but uncommon and imperiled in Colorado. Grows in moist spruce forests and along streams from montane to alpine on the western slope. Blooms from July through august....
Weber’s Saw-wort (Saussurea weberi)
Weber’s Saw-wort (Saussurea weberi), Aster Family (Asteraceae). Native, G3 (vulnerable globally) and S2 (imperiled in Colorado). Grows in gravelly soil of the alpine and on scree slopes from subalpine to alpine on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from July...
Brookfoam Alumroot (Telesonix jamesii)
Brookfoam Alumroot (Telesonix jamesii), Saxifrage Family (Saxifragaceae). Native, G2 (imperiled globally, and S1 (critically imperiled in Colorado). Grows on granite outcrops from montane to alpine on the eastern slope. Blooms from July through September. There are 30...