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Sandhill Amaranth (Amaranthus arenicola)

Sandhill Amaranth (Amaranthus arenicola)

by | Oct 23, 2021

Sandhill Amaranth (Amaranthus arenicola) is a native plant in the Pigweed Family (Amaranthaceae). It is found on the eastern plains where it is common in waste places, along roadsides, in fields, and on sand dunes. It blooms from July through September. Photo by Photo...
Intermediate Wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium)

Intermediate Wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium)

by | Oct 20, 2021

Intermediate Wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium), Grass Family (Poaceae), an introduced grass common along roadsides and in woodlands, from plains to montane on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from June through August. Photo by Mo...
Debeque Phacelia (Phacelia scopulina var. submutica)

Debeque Phacelia (Phacelia scopulina var. submutica)

by | Oct 13, 2021

Debeque Phacelia (Phacelia scopulina var. submutica), Waterleaf Family (Hydrophyllaceae), This variety of P. scopulina is emperiled in Colorado and globally. It is known only from Garfield and Mesa counties on the western slope where 22 occurrences have been...
Patch Phacelia (Phacelia splendens)

Patch Phacelia (Phacelia splendens)

by | Oct 6, 2021

Patch Phacelia (Phacelia splendens), Waterleaf Family (Hydrophyllaceae), a rare species (G3S3, vulnerable in Colorado and globally). There are 19 occurrences from 5 counties in Colorado and 8 occurrences in New Mexico. At least one occurrence is threatened by Off Road...
Heliotrope Phacelia (Phacelia crenulata var. corrugata)

Heliotrope Phacelia (Phacelia crenulata var. corrugata)

by | Oct 6, 2021

Heliotrope Phacelia (Phacelia crenulata var. corrugata), Waterleaf Family (Hydrophyllaceae), native and found on sandstone bluffs, gravelly hillsides, and clay slopes, known from the westernmost counties in Colorado, on semi-desert shrublands on the western slope....