Ownbey’s Thistle (Cirsium ownbeyi)

Ownbey’s Thistle (Cirsium ownbeyi)

Ownbey’s Thistle (Cirsium ownbeyi), Aster Family (Asteraceae), native, imperiled (S2S3) in Colorado and vulnerable (G3) globally, only found in Wyoming, Colorado and Utah. It grows in pinyon-juniper, sagebrush and riparian communities, including alcove seeps,...
Adobe Hills Thistle (Cirsium perplexans)

Adobe Hills Thistle (Cirsium perplexans)

Adobe Hills Thistle (Cirsium perplexans), Aster Family (Asteraceae), native and imperiled in Colorado (S2S3), and vulnerable globally (G3), found in the Gunnison and Colorado River Valleys. Grows in pinyon-juniper woodlands, sagebrush, saltbrush, and mixed shrublands,...
Musk Flower (Erythranthe moschata)

Musk Flower (Erythranthe moschata)

Musk Flower (Erythranthe moschata), Lopseed Family (Phrymaceae), is a native plant which is uncommon in moist places in the montane near springs and along streams, and along lake shores, known from Jackson, Routt, and Moffat Blooms from July through August on the...