Tufted Hairgrass (Deschampsia cespitosa)

Tufted Hairgrass (Deschampsia cespitosa)

Tufted Hairgrass (Deschampsia caespitosa), Grass Family (Poaceae), native and common in moist meadows, moist alpine, along lake margins, and in wetlands from plains to alpine on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from July through September. Photo by Mo...
Bear River Daisy (Erigeron ursinus)

Bear River Daisy (Erigeron ursinus)

Bear River Daisy (Erigeron ursinus), Aster Family (Asteraceae), native but uncommon in alpine and subalpine meadows and on grassy slopes from montane to alpine on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from June through September. Photo by Mo...
Junegrass (Koeleria macrantha)

Junegrass (Koeleria macrantha)

Junegrass (Koeleria macrantha), Grass Family (Poaceae). Native and common in meadows, shortgrass prairie, woodlands and sagebrush from plains to alpine on the east and west slopes. Blooms from May through August. Photo by Mo...
Great Sand Dunes National Park

Great Sand Dunes National Park

Great Sand Dunes National Park, San Luis Valley, Sangre de Christo Range protects 149,028 acres and the tallest sand dunes in North America, which cover 30 square miles and are 750 feet tall. Photo by Dave Elin, 3rd place finisher in 2016 CoNPS photo contest. Photo by...