Mountain Thistle (Cirsium scopulorum)

Mountain Thistle (Cirsium scopulorum)

Mountain Thistle (Cirsium scopulorum) is a native plant in the Aster Family (Asteraceae). It is common in subalpine and alpine meadows, frequent along the Continental Divide. It is also found in the upper montane on both the eastern and western slopes, blooming from...
Common Monkey-flower (Erythranthe guttata)

Common Monkey-flower (Erythranthe guttata)

Common Monkey-flower (Erythranthe guttata), in the Lopseed Family (Phrymaceae), is a native plant common along streams, in seepage areas, and near springs, from the plains to the alpine, on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from . (May) June through September....
Eaton’s Daisy (Erigeron eatoni)

Eaton’s Daisy (Erigeron eatoni)

Eaton’s Daisy (Erigeron eatoni), in the Aster Family (Asteraceae), is a native wildflower, common in gravelly or sandy soil of open places, often in sagebrush or pinyon-juniper communities, from the plains and semi-desert shrublands to the montane. It is found...
Bluebunch Wheatgrass (Pseudoroegneria spicata)

Bluebunch Wheatgrass (Pseudoroegneria spicata)

Bluebunch Wheatgrass (Pseudoroegneria spicata), in the Grass Family (Poaceae), is a native grass which is common in grasslands, pinyon-juniper, sagebrush, and on rocky slopes and outcrops, from the plains to the montane on the eastern and western slopes. It blooms...
Sandberg Bluegrass (Poa secunda)

Sandberg Bluegrass (Poa secunda)

Sandberg Bluegrass (Poa secunda), in the Grass Family (Poaceae) is a native plant that is common on dry slopes, in forests and meadows, and in alpine tundra. it grows from the plains and semi-desert shrublands to above timberline on the eastern and western slopes. and...