Buckbean (Menyanthes trifoliata)

Buckbean (Menyanthes trifoliata)

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....
Carolina Bugbane (Trautvetteria carolinensis)

Carolina Bugbane (Trautvetteria carolinensis)

Carolina Bugbane (Trautvetteria caroliniensis), Buttercup Family (Ranunculaceae). Native, secure globally but S2 (imperiled in Colorado). Grows in moist spruce forests and along streams from montane to alpine on the Western Slope. Blooms July and August. Photo by Bob...