Tall Cottongrass (Eriophorum angustifolium)
Tall Cottongrass (Eriophorum angustifolium) is in the Sedge Family (Cyperaceae) and is a native species common in bogs, fens, moist meadows, and along lake margins from the foothills to the alpine on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from June through September....
Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea)
Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea), in the Pea Family (Fabaceae) is a native species, common in dry grasslands in sandy or rocky soil from the eastern plains to lower foothills, It blooms from May through August only on the eastern slope. Photo by Linda...
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...