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White Globeflower (Trollius albiflorus)

White Globeflower (Trollius albiflorus)

by | Aug 10, 2022

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)

by | Aug 7, 2022

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...
Purgatoire River Comanche National Grasslands

Purgatoire River Comanche National Grasslands

by | Jul 24, 2022

Purgatoire River, known locally as the Purgatory River (Purgatoire means purgatory in French), was named by French trappers to commemorate Spanish explorers killed in a Native American attack. The river is located in southeast Colorado and flows through the Comanche...
Lake Anne

Lake Anne

by | Jul 12, 2022

Near Buena Vista in central Colorado is Lake Ann nestled in a small cirque at 13,000 feet in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness of the San Isabel National Forest. Famed for its aquamarine color, the lake is accessed by the 6.6 mile long Lake Ann Trail. The trailhead is...