2023 Photo Contest, 3rd Place Plants and Wildlife Category

2023 Photo Contest, 3rd Place Plants and Wildlife Category

2023 Photo Contest, 3rd Place Plants and Wildlife Category: “Oenothera suffrutescens with Callophrys gryneus butterfly”. Photo by David Rudin. Scarlet Bee Blossum (Oenothera suffrutescens), in the Evening Primrose Family (Onagraceae) is native and common...
2023 Photo Contest, 3rd Place Native Plant Gardens Category

2023 Photo Contest, 3rd Place Native Plant Gardens Category

2023 Photo Contest, 3rd Place Native Plant Gardens Category: “Spiderwort (Tradescantia occidentalis)”. Photo by Jim Pisarowicz. Spiderwort (Tradescantia occidentalis), in the Spiderwort Family (Comelinaceae), is a native plant, common in sandy soil of the...
2023 Photo Contest, 3rd Place Artistic Category (2X Tie)

2023 Photo Contest, 3rd Place Artistic Category (2X Tie)

2023 Photo Contest, 3rd Place Artistic Category (2X Tie): “Bouteloua hirsuta”. Photo by Michael Aubrey. Hairy Grama (Bouteloua hirsuta), in the Grass Family (Poaceae). is common on the plains, on rocky slopes, in dry grasslands, and in pinyon-juniper, from...
Bigelow’s Tansy-aster (Dieteria bigelovii)

Bigelow’s Tansy-aster (Dieteria bigelovii)

Bigelow’s Tansy-aster (Dieteria bigelovii) (formerly Machaeranthera bigelovii) is in the Aster Family (Asteraceae). A native wildflower, it is common along roadsides, on open slopes, and in meadows and forest clearings, from the plains to the subalpine on the...