Tree Cholla (Cylindropuntia imbricata)

Tree Cholla (Cylindropuntia imbricata)

Tree Cholla (Cylindropuntia imbricata) is a native shrub found in the Cactus Family (Cactaceae). It grows in dry, open places, on the plains in the southeastern counties. It is also found occasionally on the western slope and blooms from May through July. Photo by...
Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans)

Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans)

Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans) is a native grass which is found in grasslands, prairie, canyons, and open pine woodlands, from the plains and semi-desert shrublands into the foothills. It blooms from August through September. Photo by Sue...
Geyer’s Sedge (Carex geyeri)

Geyer’s Sedge (Carex geyeri)

Geyer’s Sedge (Carex geyeri) is a native herb in the Sedge Family (Cyperaceae). It is common in aspen, oak, pine, or spruce forests, from the foothills to the alpine on the eastern and western slopes. It blooms from May through August. Photo by Lindsay Delp...
Dwarf Birch (Betula glanulosa)

Dwarf Birch (Betula glanulosa)

Dwarf Birch (Betula glanulosa) is a native shrub in the Birch Family (Betulaceae). It is common and found along streams and in wet fens and meadows, in willow thickets, and in subalpine to alpine meadows, from the foothills to the alpine on the eastern and western...
Water Sedge (Carex aquatalis)

Water Sedge (Carex aquatalis)

Water Sedge (Carex aquatalis) is a native plant in the Sedge Family (Cyperaceae). It is common along streams and lake margins, in marshes and bogs, and in moist alpine tundra, from the foothills to the alpine on the eastern and western slopes. It blooms from June...