Brandegee’s Clover (Trifolium brandegeei)

Brandegee’s Clover (Trifolium brandegeei)

Brandegee’s Clover (Trifolium brandegeei), Pea Family (Fabaceae). Native and locally common in subalpine forests and alpine meadows, often in moist places from montane to alpine on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms from June through August. Photo by Loraine...
Snow on the Mountains (Euphorbia marginata)

Snow on the Mountains (Euphorbia marginata)

Snow on the Mountains (Euphorbia marginata), Spurge Family (Euphorbiaceae), native and common in shortgrass prairie, disturbed areas, fields, floodplains and along roadsides from plains to foothills on the eastern and western slopes. Blooms June through...
Marsh Marigold (Caltha leptosepala)

Marsh Marigold (Caltha leptosepala)

Marsh Marigold (Caltha leptosepala), Buttercup Family (Ranunculaceae), Native and common in moist meadows, along streams, in marshes, and near seepages, often foun d growing with White Globeflower (Trollius), from montane to alpine on the eastern and western slopes....
Shortstem Beardtongue (Penstemon breviculus)

Shortstem Beardtongue (Penstemon breviculus)

Shortstem Beardtongue (Penstemon breviculus), Plantain Family (Plantaginaceae), native, G3 (vulnerable globally) and S2 (imperiled in Colorado). Grows in dry, sandy or clay soil and pinyon-juniper communities from semi-desert shrublands to foothills on the western...