Aquilegia coerulea and a European Honey bee

Aquilegia coerulea and a European Honey bee

The European Honey bee (Apis mellifera) naturally occurs in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, but has been imported into the United States and other countries for use in pollinating food plants. In the U.S. the population includes several interbreeding subspecies...
Sun Sedge (Carex inops ssp. heliophila)

Sun Sedge (Carex inops ssp. heliophila)

Sun Sedge (Carex inops ssp. heliophila), in the Sedge Family (Cyperaceae), is a native sedge that is common on dry slopes, in grasslands, and oak or pine forests, from the plains to the subalpine on the eastern and western slopes. It blooms from April September. Photo...
Small Leaf Pussytoes (Antennaria parvifolia)

Small Leaf Pussytoes (Antennaria parvifolia)

Small Leaf Pussytoes (Antennaria parvifolia) in the Aster Family (Asteraceae, is a native species which is common in open meadows and on rocky slopes, from the plains to the montane on the eastern and western slopes. It blooms from May through July. Photo by Mo...
White Globeflower (Trollius albiflorus)

White Globeflower (Trollius albiflorus)

White Globeflower (Trollius albiflorus), Buttercup Family (Ranunculaceae). Native and common in moist meadows, along streams, and in marshes, often found growing with Caltha leptosepala from the foothills to the alpine on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from...
Coyote Willow (Salix exigua)

Coyote Willow (Salix exigua)

Coyote Willow (Salix exigua), Willow Family (Salicaceae) a native species that is common along rivers and streams, ditches, and in floodplains from the plains to the montane on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from April through July. Photo by Sue...