Geum-rossii-var-trubinata-Yeatts
Avens (Geum rossii var. turbinatum), Rose Family (Rosaceae). Native and very abundant on rocky tundra, forming a dense, tight turf in areas with relatively little winter snow cover, from montane to alpine on the eastern and western slopes. In the alpine this flower...
Prairie Violet (Viola pedatifida)
Prairie Violet (Viola pedatifida), Violet Family (Violaceae). Native and S2 (9mperiled in Colorado but secure globally). Found on dry grasslands and open ponderosa pine forests from plains to foothills along the Front Range on the eastern slope. Blooms April through...
Native-bee-and-golden-banner
A native bee heavy enough to lower the keel of a Golden banner flower, (Thermopsis divaricarpa) and receive the pollen reward. ©Carol...