Comb Wash Buckwheat (Eriogonum clavellatum)

Comb Wash Buckwheat (Eriogonum clavellatum)

Comb Wash Buckwheat (Eriogonum clavellatum), Buckwheat Family (Polygonaceae). Native, G2 (imperiled globally) and S1 (critically imperiled in Colorado) where it covers only 117 square kilometers. Grows on dry, clay or shale slopes in semi-desert shrublands on the...
Intermountain Clover (Trifolium andinum)

Intermountain Clover (Trifolium andinum)

Intermountain Clover (Trifolium andinum), Pea Family (Fabaceae). Native, G3 (vulnerable globally) and S1 (critically imperiled in Colorado). Grows in sandy soil of dry, exposed places, usually in association with Pinyon Pine (Pinus edulis) and Mountain Mahogany...
Carolina Bugbane (Trautvetteria caroliniensis)

Carolina Bugbane (Trautvetteria caroliniensis)

Carolina Bugbane (Trautvetteria caroliniensis), Buttercup Family (Ranunculaceae). Globally secure but uncommon and imperiled in Colorado. Grows in moist spruce forests and along streams from montane to alpine on the western slope. Blooms from July through august....
Weber’s Saw-wort (Saussurea weberi)

Weber’s Saw-wort (Saussurea weberi)

Weber’s Saw-wort (Saussurea weberi), Aster Family (Asteraceae). Native, G3 (vulnerable globally) and S2 (imperiled in Colorado). Grows in gravelly soil of the alpine and on scree slopes from subalpine to alpine on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from July...
Brookfoam Alumroot (Telesonix jamesii)

Brookfoam Alumroot (Telesonix jamesii)

Brookfoam Alumroot (Telesonix jamesii), Saxifrage Family (Saxifragaceae). Native, G2 (imperiled globally, and S1 (critically imperiled in Colorado). Grows on granite outcrops from montane to alpine on the eastern slope. Blooms from July through September. There are 30...