Sand Dune Wallflower (Erysimum capitatum)

Sand Dune Wallflower (Erysimum capitatum)

Sand Dune Wallflower (Erysimum capitatum), purple form, Mustard Family (Brassicaceae) is native and common on the eastern plains, in the foothills, mountain meadows, and alpine tundra, sand dunes, and mesas and open places on the western slope, It comes with either...
Blue Sage (Salvia azurea var. grandiflora)

Blue Sage (Salvia azurea var. grandiflora)

Blue Sage (Salvia azurea var. Grandiflora), Mint Family (Lamiaceae). is an imperiled (S2) species in Colorado, but apparently secure (G4) globally, as it is found all through the midwestern United States. In Colorado it grows along roadsides on the eastern plains and...
Rocky Mountain Penstemon (Penstemon strictus)

Rocky Mountain Penstemon (Penstemon strictus)

Rocky Mountain Penstemon (Penstemon strictus), Plantain Family (Plantaginaceae) is a native and common species that grows on dry slopes and in meadows, sometimes found at lower elevations where it is cultivated or used in revegetation projections, Found from the...
Oneside Penstemon (Penstemon virgatus var. Asa Grayi)

Oneside Penstemon (Penstemon virgatus var. Asa Grayi)

Oneside Penstemon (Penstemon virgatus var. Asa Grayi), Plantain Family (Plantaginaceae) is a native and common species which grows in meadows and grasslands, on rocky hillsides, and pinyon-juniper forests. It is known from the central counties mostly along the Front...
Bleaky’s Penstemon (Penstemon bleaklyi)

Bleaky’s Penstemon (Penstemon bleaklyi)

Bleaky’s Penstemon (Penstemon bleaklyi), Plantain Family (Plantaginaceae) is a critically imperiled species in Colorado and globally. One specimen was discovered growing among rocks in the the Culebra Range of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains by Jennifer...