Vasey’s Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata var. vaseyana)
Vasey’s Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata var. vaseyana), Aster Family (Asteraceae), native, common and widespread in dry, sometimes rocky places of the plains, foothills, and inter-mountain parks and in open places in the mountains where its range extends to...
Spruce-fir Islands, Georgia Pass
Spruce-Fir island in the subalpine zone. Photo by Mo Ewing. Spruce-Fir island in the subalpine zone at Georgia Pass. Georgia Pass is located on Forest Road 355 on the border between Jefferson and Summit Counties. Ute and Arapaho native Americans first used the pass...
Small-winged Sedge (Carex microptera)
Sedge (Carex microptera), Sedge Family (Cyperaceae), native and common along streams, in meadows and in forests from plains to alpine on the eastern and western slopes. blooms from June through September. Photo by Loraine...