by CONPS ME | May 31, 2024
Longleaf Phlox (Phlox longifolia) is a native plant in the Phlox Family (Polemoniaceae) which is common in sagebrush meadows and on dry slopes, often with pinyon-juniper or oak, from the plains to the montane on the eastern and western slopes. It blooms from May...
by CONPS ME | May 31, 2024
Common Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) is a non-native shrub in the Moschatel Family (Adoxaceae). It is a locally common plant escaping from cultivation, found on the plains along the Front Range and in southeastern Colorado. It blooms from May through July on the...
by CONPS ME | May 31, 2024
Rose Heath (Chaetopappa ericoides) is a native plant in the Aster Family (Asteraceae) which is found in dry, sandy, open places, especially common on the desert steppes and the grasslands of the eastern plains, It grows into lower montane and blooms from May through...
by CONPS ME | May 31, 2024
Golden Columbine (Aquilegia chrysantha), is a rare plant in the Buttercup Family (Ranunculaceae), which is considered imperiled (S2) in Colorado, but considered secure globally (G4). It is uncommon in moist gulches and ravines, often near waterfalls, native to El Paso...
by CONPS ME | May 29, 2024
Mountain Muhly (Muhlenbergia montana) is a native grass in the Grass Family (Poaceae). It is common on dry slopes, in pine forests, and in oak-sagebrush, from the plains to the subalpine. It blooms from July through September. Photo by Matt von Feldt,...
