Snow on the Mountains (Euphorbia marginata)

Snow on the Mountains (Euphorbia marginata)

Snow on the Mountains (Euphorbia marginata), Spurge Family (Euphorbiaceae), native and common in shortgrass prairie, disturbed areas, fields, floodplains and along roadsides from plains to foothills on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms June through...
Marsh Marigold (Caltha leptosepala)

Marsh Marigold (Caltha leptosepala)

Marsh Marigold (Caltha leptosepala), Buttercup Family (Ranunculaceae), Native and common in moist meadows, along streams, in marshes, and near seepages, often foun d growing with White Globeflower (Trollius), from montane to alpine on the eastern and western slopes....
Shortstem Beardtongue (Penstemon breviculus)

Shortstem Beardtongue (Penstemon breviculus)

Shortstem Beardtongue (Penstemon breviculus), Plantain Family (Plantaginaceae), native, G3 (vulnerable globally) and S2 (imperiled in Colorado). Grows in dry, sandy or clay soil and pinyon-juniper communities from semi-desert shrublands to foothills on the western...
Pincushion Cactus (Escobaria vivipara)

Pincushion Cactus (Escobaria vivipara)

Pincushion Cactus (Escobaria vivipara), Cactus Family (Cactaceae), native and common in open, dry places, from plains to montane on the eastern and western slopes. blooms from May through July. Photo by Loraine...