Wild Plum (Prunus americana)

Wild Plum (Prunus americana)

Wild Plum (Prunus americana), Rose Family (Rosaceae). Native and common in canyons, on rocky slopes, and along streams from plains to foothills on the eastern slope. Blooms from April through May. Photo by Mo...
Tufted Cryptantha (Oreocarya caespitosa)

Tufted Cryptantha (Oreocarya caespitosa)

Tufted Cryptantha (Oreocarya caespitosa), Borage Family (Boraginaceae). A native rare plant, G4 (globally rare but secure) and S2 (imperiled in Colorado), which grows on gypsum shale outcroppings, often in pinion Juniper woodlands or sagebrush communities in Moffat...