Colorado Blue Columbine (Aquilegia coerulea)

Colorado Blue Columbine (Aquilegia coerulea)

Colorado Blue Columbine (Aquilegia coerulea), Buttercup Family (Ranunculaceae), the Colorado state flower, common in meadows, along streams, in forests and in the alpine, from the plains to the alpine on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from June through August....
Penland’s Beardtongue (Penstemon penlandii)

Penland’s Beardtongue (Penstemon penlandii)

Penland’s Beardtongue (Penstemon penlandii), Plantain Family (Plantaginaceae), A critically imperiled plant in Colorado and globally (G1 S1) restricted to a very small area (5 miles by 1.5 miles) in Colorado that grows on barren seleniferous clay or shale slopes...
Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja integra)

Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja integra)

Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja integra), Broomrape Family (Orabanchaceae), native and common on dry hillsides, in shortgrass prairie, and in grassy meadows, from plains to montane, on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from April through July. Photo by...