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Yellow Lady’s Slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum)

Yellow Lady’s Slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum)

by | May 5, 2022

Yellow Lady’s Slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum), Orchid Family (Orchidaceae), is imperiled in Colorado, but is secure globally, as it is found in all but four states in the U.S. It grows in aspen and ponderosa pine/Douglas-fir forests, from the upper plains to...
Giant Helleborine (Epipactis gigantea)

Giant Helleborine (Epipactis gigantea)

by | May 3, 2022

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...
Eastwood’s Monkey-flower (Erythanthe eastwoodiae)

Eastwood’s Monkey-flower (Erythanthe eastwoodiae)

by | May 2, 2022

Eastwood’s Monkey-flower (Erythanthe eastwoodiae), Lopseed Family (Phrymaceae), is vulnerable globally (G3), and critically imperiled in Colorado (S1) and grows in moist cracks on overhanging walls of sandstone alcoves. It is known from Delta, Mesa, Montrose,...
Orange Sneezeweed (Hymenoxys hoopesii)

Orange Sneezeweed (Hymenoxys hoopesii)

by | Mar 6, 2022

Orange Sneezeweed (Hymenoxys hoopserii), Aster Family (Asteraceae) is a native species common in moist places along streams, in meadows, and on open slopes, from the foothills to the subalpine on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from June througg August. Photo...
Little Sedge (Carex magellanica)

Little Sedge (Carex magellanica)

by | Mar 6, 2022

Little Sedge (Carex magellanica), Sedge Family (Cyperaceae) is a native graminoid found along creeks and lake shores, and in bogs and moist meadows, from the montane to the alpine on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from July through September. Photo by Loraine...