Miners Candle (Oreocarya virgata)
Miners Candle (Oreocarya virgata) is in the Borage Family (Boraginaceae). It is native to Colorado and common in sandy soil of the foothills and mountains along the Front Range from the plains to the montane. It does not grow on the western slope. Blooms from May...
Lavender-leaf Sundrops (Oenothera lavandulifolia)
Lavender-leaf Sundrops (Oenothera lavandulifolia), in the Evening Primrose Family (Oragraceae), is a native plant common on outcrops, and in shortgrass prairie, pinyon-pine, and other dry places from the plains to the lower montane. Blooms from May though August on...
Sandsage (Artemisia filifolia)
Sand Sage (Artemisia filifolia), in the Aster Family (Asteraceae), is a native shrub, common in sandy places on the eastern plains, known on the western slope only from western Montezuma County. Blooms from July through September. Photo by Russ...