Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), Aster Family (Asteraceae), an introduced species common and found in every county in Colorado in a variety of habitats, although usually found in disturbed, waste places or lawns and cultivated plantings from plains to...
Colorado Blue Columbine (Aquilegia coerulea)
Colorado Blue Columbine (Aquilegia coerulea), Buttercup Family (Ranunculaceae), the Colorado state flower, common in meadows, along streams, in forests and in the alpine, from the plains to the alpine on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from June through August....
Penland’s Beardtongue (Penstemon penlandii)
Penland’s Beardtongue (Penstemon penlandii), Plantain Family (Plantaginaceae), A critically imperiled plant in Colorado and globally (G1 S1) restricted to a very small area (5 miles by 1.5 miles) in Colorado that grows on barren seleniferous clay or shale slopes...