Nelson’s Physaria (Physaria nelsonii)

Nelson’s Physaria (Physaria nelsonii)

Nelson’s Physaria (Physaria nelsonii) in the Mustard Family (Brassicaceae). is a Physaria collected by Melissa Islam in 2014 on a Denver Botanic Gardens inventory trip to Moffat County. It was first identified as Physaria congesta, but seven years later Jennifer...
Common Sand Lily (Leucocrinum montanum)

Common Sand Lily (Leucocrinum montanum)

Common Sand Lily (Leucocrinum montanum), Agave Family (Agavaceae) is a native species which is common on grassy slopes, in prairies and grasslands, and in open forests from the plains to the foothills on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from April through. Photo...
Hooded Lady’s Tresses (Spiranthes romanzoffiana)

Hooded Lady’s Tresses (Spiranthes romanzoffiana)

Hooded Lady’s Tresses (Spiranthes romanzoffiana) a native orchid that is locally common but imperiled (S2) in Colorado but secure globally. It grows in moist meadows and forests, along streams and lake borders, and in bogs from the semi-desert shrublands to tha...
Giant Helleborine (Epipactus gigantea)

Giant Helleborine (Epipactus gigantea)

Giant Helleborine (Epipactis gigantea), Orchid Family (Orchidaceae), is critically imperiled in Colorado (S1) but apparently secure (G4) globally, as it is found from Texas to British Columbia and west to California. In Colorado it is found in hanging gardens, marshes...
Long Bracted Frog Orchid) Coeloglossum viride)

Long Bracted Frog Orchid) Coeloglossum viride)

Long Bracted Frog Orchid) Coeloglossum viride), Orchid Family (Orchidaceae) is a native plant that grows in aspen forests, along streams, and in meadows from the montane to the alpine on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from June through August. Photo by Scott...