Rocky Mountain Spring Beauty) Claytonia rosea)

Rocky Mountain Spring Beauty) Claytonia rosea)

Rocky Mountain Spring Beauty) Claytonia rosea), Miners Lettuce Family (Montiaceae). Native and common in ponderosa pine forests in early spring. Found from Plains to montane on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from March through May. Photo by Mo...
Narcissus Anemone (Anemone narcissiflora)

Narcissus Anemone (Anemone narcissiflora)

Narcissus Anemone (Anemone narcissiflora), Buttercup Family (Ranunculaceae). Native and common in moist meadows, spruce-fir forest openings and the alpine. Found from montane to alpine on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from June through August. Photo by Lenore...
Narrowleaf Cottonwood (Populus angustifolia)

Narrowleaf Cottonwood (Populus angustifolia)

Narrowleaf Cottonwood (Populus angustifolia), Willow Family (Salicaceae), native and common along streams and rivers and in floodplains from the plains to the subalpine on the Eastern and Western Slopes. Blooms in April and May. Photo by SW CO Wildflowers....
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...