Bouncing Bet (Saponaria officinalis)

Bouncing Bet (Saponaria officinalis)

Bouncing Bet (Saponaria officinalis), Pink Family (Caryophyllaceae), an introduced species listed on the Colorado noxious weed B list. Subject to eradication, but well established and common in disturbed places, along roadsides, and in floodplains and gravel bars of...
Sagebrush Bluebells (Mertensia oblongifolia)

Sagebrush Bluebells (Mertensia oblongifolia)

Sagebrush Bluebells (Mertensia oblongifolia), Borage Family (Boraginaceae), native and found on dry slopes, often with sagebrush, known from Moffat and Rio Blanco Cos., on the western slope, from semi-desert shrubland to foothills. Blooms from May through June. Photo...