Wheeler Geological Area

Wheeler Geological Area

Wheeler Geologic Area in the La Garita Mountains of Mineral County contains eroded pinnacles of volcanic ash what were formed 25 million years ago by eruptions from the La Garita Caldera. The area is located about 10 miles east of the old mining town of Creede....
Rocky Mountain Bee Plant (Cleome serrulata)

Rocky Mountain Bee Plant (Cleome serrulata)

Rocky Mountain Bee Plant (Cleomella serrulata), Caper Family (Caparaceae) is a native species that is common in sandy soil, often found along roadsides, sometimes in disturbed places, widespread across the state, from the plains to the montane on the eastern and...
Tufted Evening Primrose (Oenothera caespitosa)

Tufted Evening Primrose (Oenothera caespitosa)

Tufted Evening Primrose (Oenothera caespitosa), Evening Primrose Family (Onagraceae) has four varieties. The first three are found from the plains to montane on the eastern and western slopes: var. cespitosa. Grows on dry slopes, outcrops, sandy soil, and in...
Colorado Four-O-Clock (Mirabilis multiflora)

Colorado Four-O-Clock (Mirabilis multiflora)

Colorado Four-O-Clock (Mirabilis multiflora), Four-O-Clock Family (Nyctaginaceae, native and common in open places, on shale outcrops, sometimes with pinyon-juniper, and often along roadsides, known from the southern and western counties on the eastern and western...
Sand Dune Wallflower (Erysimum capitatum)

Sand Dune Wallflower (Erysimum capitatum)

Sand Dune Wallflower (Erysimum capitatum), yellow form, Mustard Family (Brassicaceae) is native and common on the eastern plains, in the foothills, mountain meadows, and alpine tundra, sand dunes, and mesas and open places on the western slope, It comes with either...