Shadscale (Atriplex confertifolia)

Shadscale (Atriplex confertifolia)

Shadscale (Atriplex confertifolia), in the Goosefoot Family (Chenopodiaceae) is a native shrub common on rocky, clay, or shale slopes, often with pinyon-juniper or sagebrush, mostly found in the western counties but known from a few localities on the eastern slope. It...
Weak Groundsel (Packera debilis)

Weak Groundsel (Packera debilis)

Weak Groundsel (Packera debilis), in the Aster FAmily (Asteraceae), is a plant listed as critically imperiled in Colorado (S1), but apparently secure (G4) globally, because it is also found in Wyoming (S2) where there are 16-20 occurrence, Montana, where it is...
Silvery Buffaloberry (Shepherdia argentea)

Silvery Buffaloberry (Shepherdia argentea)

Silvery Buffaloberry Shepherdia argentea), in the Oleaster Family (Eleagnaceae) is common in moist places along rivers and in canyon bottoms, scattered on the western slope and known from Boulder, Larimer, and Weld Counties. on the eastern slope, in the plains and...
Rocky Mountain Maple (Acer glabrum var glabrum)

Rocky Mountain Maple (Acer glabrum var glabrum)

Rocky Mountain Maple (Acer glabrum var glabrum) is a native plant in the Soapberry Family (Sapinaceae). It is common and widespread across the state along streams, in gulches and ravines, and in dry forests, from the plains to the lower subalpine on the eastern and...
Rocky Mountain Juniper (Juniperus scopulorum)

Rocky Mountain Juniper (Juniperus scopulorum)

Rocky Mountain Juniper (Juniperus scopulorum), in the Cypress Family (Cupressaceae), is common on dry slopes, often with sagebrush, pinyon pine, ponderosa pine, oak, or aspen communities, from the plains to the montane on the eastern and western slopes. Photo by Mo...