Muttongrass (Poa fendleriana)

Muttongrass (Poa fendleriana)

Muttongrass (Poa fendleriana), in the Grass Family (Poaceae) is common in grasslands, meadows, forests, alpine tundra, and on dry slopes, from the plains to the alpine on the eastern and western slopes. Photo by Mo...
Stansbury Cliffrose (Purshia stansburiana)

Stansbury Cliffrose (Purshia stansburiana)

Stansbury Cliffrose (Purshia stansburiana) is a native shrub in the Rose Family (Rosaceae). It is found on dry hillsides, mesa rims, and in canyons, often with pinyon-juniper or sagebrush, native to the western slope but introduced on the eastern slope, from the...
One-seed Juniper (Juniperus monosperma)

One-seed Juniper (Juniperus monosperma)

One-seed Juniper (Juniperus monosperma) is a native tree in the Cypress Family (Cupressaceae). It is found on dry, rocky slopes, known mostly from the south-central counties but barely entering the southeastern and southwestern counties as well, from the plains to the...
Prairie Sagewort (Artemisia frigida)

Prairie Sagewort (Artemisia frigida)

Prairie Sagewort (Artemisia frigida) is a native shrub which is common and abundant in open, dry, sometimes rocky places; one of the most characteristic fall plants of the plains, foothills, and mountains. It is also found in the subalpine and occasionally in the...
Perplexing Needlegrass (Eriocoma nelsonii)

Perplexing Needlegrass (Eriocoma nelsonii)

Perplexing Needlegrass (Eriocoma nelsonii) is a native plant in the Grass Family (Poaceae) which is common in meadows, grasslands, woodlands, on dry slopes, from the plains to the alpine on the eastern and western slopes. It blooms from June through August. Photo by...