Sea Milkwort (Glaux maritima)

Sea Milkwort (Glaux maritima)

Sea Milkwort (Glaux maritima), Myrasine Family (Myrcinaceae), native and found in moist places, meadows, along streams, and in mudflats, from plains to montane on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms May through July. Photo by Loraine...
Rothrock’s Easter Daisy (Townsendia rothrockii)

Rothrock’s Easter Daisy (Townsendia rothrockii)

Rothrock’s Easter Daisy (Townsendia rothrockii), Aster Family (Asteraceae), is a Colorado endemic species (G3 S3, vulnerable in Colorado and globally) that grows in dry, open places in rocky soil, especially alpine fell fields, known from 12 counties southwest...
Stemless Easter Daisy (Townsendia exscapa)

Stemless Easter Daisy (Townsendia exscapa)

Stemless Easter Daisy (Townsendia exscapa), Aster Family (Asteraceae), common in dry, open places from the plains to openings in ponderosa pine forests, often with sagebrush, from the plains to montane on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from April through...
Brittle Bldder Fern (Cystopteris fragilis)

Brittle Bldder Fern (Cystopteris fragilis)

Brittle Bladder Fern (Cystopteris fragilis), Woodfern Family (Dryopteridaceae), native and common in rocky crevices, cliffs, and at the base of rocks, from plains to alpine on the eastern and western slopes. Photo by Mo...
Chanterelle Mushroom (Cantharellus cibarius)

Chanterelle Mushroom (Cantharellus cibarius)

Chanterelle Mushroom (Cantharellus cibarius), Caanterelle Family (Cantharellaceae), native and found scattered to clustered on soil in both coniferous and hardwood forest on the eastern and western slopes. This is one of the most sought after edible mushrooms, but can...