Shrubby Cinquefoil (Diasphora fruticosa)

Shrubby Cinquefoil (Diasphora fruticosa)

Shrubby Cinquefoil (Diasphora fruticosa), Rose Family (Rosaceae). Native and the only shrub in the Potentilla genus, common in meadows, along streams, and in forests from foothills to alpine on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from June through September. Photo...
Sulphur Cinquefoil (Potentilla recta)

Sulphur Cinquefoil (Potentilla recta)

Sulphur cinquefoil (Potentilla recta), Rose Family (Rosaceae) an introduced plant which has spread into native plant communities and is uncommon in meadows and on grassy slopes from plains to foothills on the eastern and western slopes. Photo by Mo...
Pale Wolfberry (Lycium pallidum)

Pale Wolfberry (Lycium pallidum)

Pale Wolfberry (Lycium pallidum), Nightshade Family (Solanaceae) A native shrub found on dry slopes and in washes in the counties on the southern border, from plains to foothills on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from April through June. Photo by Mo...
Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentian (Gentianopsis detonsa)

Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentian (Gentianopsis detonsa)

Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentian (Gentianopsis detonsa), Gentian Family (Gentianaceae), native and common in moist meadows, bogs, and along streams from montane to alpine on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from July through September. Photo by Loraine...
Steppe Screw Moss (Syntrichia caninervis)

Steppe Screw Moss (Syntrichia caninervis)

Steppe Screw Moss (Syntrichia caninervis), Pottiaceae Family. One of the most abundant desert mosses in the world, is found mostly on the west slope of Colorado in desert areas. On the western slope, it prefers growing under shrubs where winter snows persist into...