Shortstem Beardtongue (Penstemon breviculus)
Shortstem Beardtongue (Penstemon breviculus), Plantain Family (Plantaginaceae), native, G3 (vulnerable globally) and S2 (imperiled in Colorado). Grows in dry, sandy or clay soil and pinyon-juniper communities from semi-desert shrublands to foothills on the western...
Pincushion Cactus (Escobaria vivipara)
Pincushion Cactus (Escobaria vivipara), Cactus Family (Cactaceae), native and common in open, dry places, from plains to montane on the eastern and western slopes. blooms from May through July. Photo by Loraine...
Hooker’s Sandwort (Eremogone hookeri)
Hooker’s Sandwort (Eremogone hookeri), Honeysuckle Family (Caryophyllaceae), native and fount on sandstone outcroppings, sandy bluffs, and limestone breaks from plains to foothills, on the Eastern and western slopes. Blooms May through July. photo by Mo...