Flexible Milkvetch (Astragalus flexuosus)

Flexible Milkvetch (Astragalus flexuosus)

Flexible Milkvetch (Astragalus flexuosus), is a native plant in the Pea Family (Fabaceae) which is common in meadows, grasslands, forest openings, and on sagebrush and pinyon-juniper slopes, scattered throughout the state from the plains to the subalpine on the...
Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is a native plant in the Aster Family (Asteraceae). It is common in gravelly soil along roadsides, in prairies, on open slopes, and in mountain meadows. A highly variable species occurring from the high plains to the alpine zone,...
Rough Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja scabrida var. scabrida)

Rough Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja scabrida var. scabrida)

Rough Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja scabrida var. scabrida), in the Broomrape Family (Orobanchaceae) is a native plant found in sagebrush meadows and pinyon-juniper woodlands, rocky or sandy soil, and on rocky ledges in the westernmost counties (Montrose, San Miguel,...
Louisiana Sagewort (Artemisia ludoviciana)

Louisiana Sagewort (Artemisia ludoviciana)

Louisana Sagewort (Artemisia ludoviciana) is a native shrub in the Aster Family (Asteraceae). It is common and widespread in dry, open places, from the plains to the montane on the eastern and western slopes. It blooms from July October. Photo by Loraine...
Viscid Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus)

Viscid Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus)

Rubber Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus), in the Aster Family (Asteraceae) is a native shrub, common in open places in sandy or rocky soil, often in association with sagebrush or pinyon-juniper communities but sometimes with aspen, from the plains to the...