Fishhook Cactus (Sclerocactus parviflorus)
Fishhook Cactus (Sclerocactus parviflorus), Cactus Family (Cactaceae), native, S3 vulnerable in Colorado. Found in open, dry places, on clay, shale, or adobe hillsides, and often with pinyon-juniper sin the simi-desert shrublands of the western slope. Blooms from...
Trail to Isabel Lake, San Isabel National Forest
Trail to Isabel Lake; San Isabel National forest. Photo by Richard Kiefer. Trail to Isabel Lake; Indian Peaks Wilderness, Arapaho National Forest. Photo by Richard...
Ute’s Ladies Tresses Orchid (Spiranthes diluvialis)
Ute’s Ladies Tresses Orchid (Spiranthes diluvialis), Orchid Family (Orchidaceae). Native and G2S2, imperiled in Colorado and globally. It was federally listed in 1992 when it was only thought to be in Colorado, but since then has been found in several western...