Glacial Daisy (Erigeron glacialis)

Glacial Daisy (Erigeron glacialis)

Glacial Daisy (Erigeron glacialis), Aster Family (Asteraceae). Native and common in mountain meadows, along streams, and in forest openings from montane to alpine on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from July to September. Photo by Mo...
Thinleaf Alder (Alnus incana ssp tenuifolia)

Thinleaf Alder (Alnus incana ssp tenuifolia)

Thinleaf Alder (Alnus incana ssp tenuifolia), in the birch family (Betulaceae) is a shrub which is common along streams, bordering lakes and wet meadows, and in moist gulches from the plains to the subalpine. It blooms from April through July on the eastern and...
Mountain Ash (Sorbus scopulina var scopulina)

Mountain Ash (Sorbus scopulina var scopulina)

Mountain Ash (Sorbus scopulina var scopulina) is in the Rose Family (Rosaceae). It grows in cool ravines, along streams, and in forests and meadows, from the plains to the subalpine on the eastern and western slopes. It blooms from June through August. Photo by Mo...
Yampa Beardtongue (Penstemon yampaensis)

Yampa Beardtongue (Penstemon yampaensis)

Yampa Beardtongue (Penstemon yampaensis) in the Plantain Family (Plantaginaceae) is imperiled in Colorado and Globally (G2S2). It is only one inch tall and grows on dry slopes, limestone outcrops, gypsum hills, or barren shale ridges. In Colorado it is known only from...