Gambel Oak (Quercus gambellii)

Gambel Oak (Quercus gambellii)

Gambel Oak (Quercus gambellii), Beech Family (Fagaceae), native and common on dry slopes from plains to subalpine on the Eastern and Western Slopes. Flowers from May through...
Fullstem (Chamaechaenactis scaposa)

Fullstem (Chamaechaenactis scaposa)

Fullstem (Chamaechaenactis scaposa), Aster Family (Asteraceae), native and found on clay shale slopes and rocky soil, often in association with pinyon-juniper from semi-desert shrublands to foothills on the Western Slope. Blooms in May and June. Photo by Bob...
Dwarf Alpine Hawk’s-beard (Crepis nana)

Dwarf Alpine Hawk’s-beard (Crepis nana)

Dwarf Alpine Hawk’s-Beard (Crepis nana), Aster Family (Asteraceae), native but uncommon on scree and talus slopes in the alpine, from subalpine to above timberline on the Eastern and Western Slopes. b.ooms from July through September. Photo by Mo...
Krascheninnikovia lanata740-825

Krascheninnikovia lanata740-825

Winterfat (Krascheninnikovia lanata), Goosefoot Family (Chenopodiaceae), native and common on the plains and foothills, on open slopes, and in pinyon-juniper and sagebrush from foothills to montane on the Eastern and Western Slopes. Blooms from May through...
Coneflower (Ratibida columnifera)

Coneflower (Ratibida columnifera)

Yellow Prairie Coneflower (Ratibida columnifera), Aster Family (Asteraceae), native and common in fields, along roadsides, and in open places in the foothills, from plains to montane, on the Eastern and Western Slopes. Blooms from June through...