Golden Columbine (Aquilegia chrysantha)

Golden Columbine (Aquilegia chrysantha)

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...
Mountain Muhly (Muhlenbergia montana)

Mountain Muhly (Muhlenbergia montana)

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,...
Hairy False Goldenaster (Heterotheca villosa)

Hairy False Goldenaster (Heterotheca villosa)

Hairy False Goldenaster (Heterotheca villosa) is a native wildflower in the Aster Family (Asteraceae) which is common in sandy or gravelly soil from the plains to the subalpine with occurrences in every county in Colorado, It blooms from May through October on the...
Wooly Cinquefoil (Potentilla hippiana)

Wooly Cinquefoil (Potentilla hippiana)

Wooly Cinquefoil (Potentilla hippiana) is a native wildflower in the Rose Family (Rosaceae) which is common in meadows, grasslands, forests, and along streams, from the high plains to the subalpine on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from June through September....
Mountain Snowberry (Symphoricarpos-rotundifolius)

Mountain Snowberry (Symphoricarpos-rotundifolius)

ountain Snowberry (Symphoricarpos-rotundifolius) is a native shrub in the Honeysuckle Family (Caprifoliaceae), which is common on dry slopes, in meadows, canyons, and along roadsides and occasionally along creeks, widespread at from the plains to the subalpine on the...