by CONPS ME | Jul 23, 2024
Canadian White Violet (Viola canadensis) is a native herb in the Violet Family (Violaceae). It is common in moist, shady forests and along streams, from the plains to lower subalpine on the eastern ans western slopes. It blooms from April through July. Photo by Sue...
by CONPS ME | Jul 23, 2024
Ram’s Horn (Proboscidea lousianica) is a native herb in the Ram’s Horn Family (Pedaliaceae). It grows along roadsides, sometimes in moist places such as along ditches or river bottoms, often in disturbed places, known from the eastern plains and Montezuma...
by CONPS ME | Jul 23, 2024
Stansbury Cliffrose (Purshia stansburiana) is a native shrub in the Rose Family (Rosaceae). It is found on dry hillsides, mesa rims, and in canyons, often with pinyon-juniper or sagebrush, native to the western slope but introduced on the eastern slope, from the...
by CONPS ME | Jun 24, 2024
South Park is one of three mountain parks in Colorado. All of these contain mountain grasslands, but South Park is home to some famous extreme rich fens. South Park is accessed from Denver via Route 285 which enters from the north over Kenosha Pass where you will see...
by CONPS ME | Jun 24, 2024
This is the ruins of one of the several mines on Red Mountain pass, elevation 11,018 feet. It is located in the Red Mountain Mining District on Route 550 between Ouray and Silverton, called the “Million Dollar Highway”. The mines along this road were built...
