Icegrass (Phippsia algida)
Icegrass (Phippsia algida), Canary Grass Family (Phalaris). Native and S2 (imperiled in Colorado, but secure globally). Grows in moist alpine places, found along melting snowbanks and streams above timberline on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from July through...
Purple Waterleaf Purple Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum capitatum)
Purple Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum capitatum), Waterleaf Family (Hydrophyllaceae). Native and uncommon in forests and on open slopes, usually in noist places from foothills to subalpine on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from May through July. Photo taken by Bob...
Sawsepal Penstemon (Penstemon glaber)
Sawsepal Penstemon (Penstemon glaber), Plantain Family (Plantaginceae). Native and common in meadows and on open slopes from the plains to subalpine on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from June through August. Photo by Loraine...