White-flowered Blazing Star (Mentzelia nuda)

White-flowered Blazing Star (Mentzelia nuda)

White-flowered Blazing Star (Mentzelia nuda) in the Stickseed Family (Loasaceae) is a native plant common on the eastern plains and sometimes in the lower foothills. Blooms from July through September. Mentzelia nuda’s flowers open from 4:30pm to 12:00 midnight...
Spearleaf Stonecrop (Sedum lanceolatum)

Spearleaf Stonecrop (Sedum lanceolatum)

Spearleaf Stonecrop (Sedum lanceolatum), Stonecrop Family (Crassulaceae), is a native wildflower, common in rocky soil and on dry slopes, from the plains to the alpine on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from May through September. Photo by Jim...
Golden Saxifrage (Saxifraga chrysantha)

Golden Saxifrage (Saxifraga chrysantha)

Golden Saxifrage (Saxifraga chrysantha), Saxifrage Family (Saxifragaceae) is a native plant found in rocky alpine tundra (and occasionally in similar subalpine areas), alpine meadows, and on scree slopes on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from July through...
Wood Nymph (Moneses uniflora)

Wood Nymph (Moneses uniflora)

Wood Nymph (Moneses uniflora), Heath Family (Ericaceae) is a native flower common in moist, shaded forests, in bogs, and along shaded streams from the montane to the alpine. Blooms from July through September on the eastern and western slopes. Photo by Ed...
Dotted Blazing Star (Liatris punctata)

Dotted Blazing Star (Liatris punctata)

Dotted Blazing Star (Liatris punctata), Aster Family (Asteraceae) is a common native plant which is widespread on open grasslands and meadows of the eastern slope on the plains and in the outer foothills and valleys, on the eastern slope from, plains to montane....