Birchleaf Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus montanus)
Birchleaf Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus montanus), Rose Family (Rosaceae), native and common and forming large stands on dry hillsides, often with pinyon-juniper, oaks, ponderosa pine or Douglas-fir from plains to montane on the eastern and western slopes. Mountain...
Pale Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium pallidum)
Pale Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium pallidum), Iris Family (Iridaceae), native and vulnerable in Colorado and globally. Found in moist meadows and along streams, known from the south-central counties (Archuleta, Conejos, Rio Grande, Saguache), sometimes found growing...
Silvery Primrose (Primula incana)
Silvery Primrose (Primula incana), Primrose Family (Primulaceae), a native plant found in moist meadows and fens, from foothills to montane on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms in June and July. Photo by Loraine...