Prairie Violet (Viola pedatifida)
Birdtooth violet (Viola pedatifida), Violet Family (Violaceae), native and imperiled in Colorado (S2), but common globally. Rare in dry grasslands and open ponderosa pine forests along the front range from plains to foothills only on the eastern slope. Photo by Steve...
Vicky-Ramakka Frazera speciosa
2016 Photo Contest 1st place Native Plant Category, “Frazera speciosa”. Photo by Vicky Ramakka Elkweed (Frasera speciosa), Gentian Family (Gentianaceae), native and common on open slopes and in forest openings from the lower foothills to alpine on the...
Polytrichum commune
Common Haircap Moss (Polytrichum commune), a moss in the Polytrichaceae Family which grows in wet areas like pond edges, swampy areas and fens in the montane and subalpine. The flower-like structure seen here is a splash cup, somewhat rare in mosses but are used on...