Hairy Bracken Fern (Pteridium aquilinum)

Hairy Bracken Fern (Pteridium aquilinum)

Hairy Bracken Fern (Pteridium aquilinum), Bracken Fern Family ( Dennstaedtiaceae), native and fairly common along streams and in aspen and Douglas-fir forests from foothills to alpine on the eastern and western slopes. Photo by SW Colorado...
Western Polypody (Polypodium hesperium)

Western Polypody (Polypodium hesperium)

Western Polypody (Polypodium hesperium), True Fern Family (Polypodiaceae). This is a native, but rare fern found on rock ledges and cliffs, known from the San Juan Mountains southwestern counties in the montane. Photo by SW Colorado...
Grassfern (Asplenium septentrionale)

Grassfern (Asplenium septentrionale)

Grassfern (Asplenium septentrionale), Spleenwort Family (Aspleniaceae), native and found in rocky crevices and on cliffs, from the plains to subalpine on the eastern and western slopes. Photo by SW Colorado...
Antelope Bitterbursh (Purshia tridentata)

Antelope Bitterbursh (Purshia tridentata)

Antelope Bitterbursh (Purshia tridentata), Rose Family (Rosaceae), a native shrub, common on dry hillsides, often with sagebrush or pinyon-juniper, from plains to montane on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from April through July. Photo by Mo...