Common Juniper (Juniperus communis)
Common Juniper (Juniperus communis), Cypress Family (Cupressaceae). A native and common shrub in aspen or spruce-fir forests, from plains to alpine on the eastern and western slopes. Photo by Mo...
Comb Wash Buckwheat (Eriogonum clavellatum)
Comb Wash Buckwheat (Eriogonum clavellatum), Buckwheat Family (Polygonaceae). Native, G2 (imperiled globally) and S1 (critically imperiled in Colorado) where it covers only 117 square kilometers. Grows on dry, clay or shale slopes in semi-desert shrublands on the...
Intermountain Clover (Trifolium andinum)
Intermountain Clover (Trifolium andinum), Pea Family (Fabaceae). Native, G3 (vulnerable globally) and S1 (critically imperiled in Colorado). Grows in sandy soil of dry, exposed places, usually in association with Pinyon Pine (Pinus edulis) and Mountain Mahogany...