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Rocky Mountain Penstemon (Penstemon strictus)

Rocky Mountain Penstemon (Penstemon strictus)

by | Jun 26, 2022

Rocky Mountain Penstemon (Penstemon strictus), Plantain Family (Plantaginaceae) is a native and common species that grows on dry slopes and in meadows, sometimes found at lower elevations where it is cultivated or used in revegetation projections, Found from the...
Oneside Penstemon (Penstemon virgatus var. Asa Grayi)

Oneside Penstemon (Penstemon virgatus var. Asa Grayi)

by | Jun 21, 2022

Oneside Penstemon (Penstemon virgatus var. Asa Grayi), Plantain Family (Plantaginaceae) is a native and common species which grows in meadows and grasslands, on rocky hillsides, and pinyon-juniper forests. It is known from the central counties mostly along the Front...
Common Sand Lily (Leucocrinum montanum)

Common Sand Lily (Leucocrinum montanum)

by | Jun 6, 2022

Common Sand Lily (Leucocrinum montanum), Agave Family (Agavaceae) is a native species which is common on grassy slopes, in prairies and grasslands, and in open forests from the plains to the foothills on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from April through. Photo...
Hooded Lady’s Tresses (Spiranthes romanzoffiana)

Hooded Lady’s Tresses (Spiranthes romanzoffiana)

by | Jun 5, 2022

Hooded Lady’s Tresses (Spiranthes romanzoffiana) a native orchid that is locally common but imperiled (S2) in Colorado but secure globally. It grows in moist meadows and forests, along streams and lake borders, and in bogs from the semi-desert shrublands to tha...
Giant Helleborine (Epipactus gigantea)

Giant Helleborine (Epipactus gigantea)

by | Jun 5, 2022

Giant Helleborine (Epipactis gigantea), Orchid Family (Orchidaceae), is critically imperiled in Colorado (S1) but apparently secure (G4) globally, as it is found from Texas to British Columbia and west to California. In Colorado it is found in hanging gardens, marshes...