by CONPS ME | Mar 24, 2021
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...
by CONPS ME | Mar 24, 2021
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...
by CONPS ME | Mar 22, 2021
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...
by CONPS ME | Mar 22, 2021
Rocky Mountain Pond Lily (Nuphar polysepala), Waterlily Family (Nymphaeaceae), Native and found in high altitude ponds and lakes, from montane to subalpine on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from July through September. Photo by Loraine...
by CONPS ME | Mar 22, 2021
Buckbean (Menyanthes trifoliata), Buckbean Family (Menyanthaceae). The only Colorado species in this family. Native and found in shallow water of ponds and lakes, slow-moving streams, marshes, and bogs from montane to subalpine on the eastern and western slopes....
