Gray’s Draba (Draba grayana)
Gray’s Draba (Draba grayana), Mustard Family (Brassicaceae). Native and G2 S2 Imperiled globally and endemic in Colorado. There are 30 documented occurrences, 12 of which have not been seen in over 20 years. Primary threats are non-motorized human activity. This...
Lichen Rock
Frilly Drawers or Helmut Sunburst Lichen (Xanthomendoza galericulata)
Frilly Drawers or Helmut Sunburst Lichen (Xanthomendoza galericulata) (Teloshistaceae family) is a foliose lichen with a distinct dark orange color. Using a handlens, one can ID X. galericulata by its soredia particulates clustered into “helmut-shapped” soralia. This...