by CONPS ME | Oct 15, 2023
2023 Photo Contest, 3rd Place Native Plant Category: “Sidalcea neomexicana”. Photo by Linda Smith. Rocky Mountain Checkerbloom (Sidalcea neomexicana), in the Mallow Family (Malvaceae), is a native plant, common along streams, in marshes, meadows, and other...
by CONPS ME | Oct 15, 2023
2023 Photo Contest, 3rd Place Artistic Category (2X Tie): “Oenothera glaucifolia (Stenosiphon linifolius)”. Photo by Rick Brune. False Gaura (Oenothera glaucifolia), in the Evening Primrose Family (Onagraceae), is a wildflower which is critically imperiled...
by CONPS ME | Oct 15, 2023
2023 Photo Contest, 3rd Place Landscape Category: “Pinus ponderosa”. Photo by Bill Bowman. This is a photo of the Ron Steward Preserve at Rabbit Mountain (formerly Rabbit Mountain Open Space) in Boulder. This 5,000 acre preserve has three trails from 1.2...
by CONPS ME | Oct 15, 2023
2023 Photo Contest, 3rd Place Plants and Wildlife Category: “Oenothera suffrutescens with Callophrys gryneus butterfly”. Photo by David Rudin. Scarlet Bee Blossum (Oenothera suffrutescens), in the Evening Primrose Family (Onagraceae) is native and common...
by CONPS ME | Oct 15, 2023
2023 Photo Contest, 3rd Place Native Plant Gardens Category: “Spiderwort (Tradescantia occidentalis)”. Photo by Jim Pisarowicz. Spiderwort (Tradescantia occidentalis), in the Spiderwort Family (Comelinaceae), is a native plant, common in sandy soil of the...
