Dwarf Alpine Hawk’s-beard (Crepis nana)

Dwarf Alpine Hawk’s-beard (Crepis nana)

Dwarf Alpine Hawk’s-Beard (Crepis nana), Aster Family (Asteraceae), native but uncommon on scree and talus slopes in the alpine, from subalpine to above timberline on the Eastern and Western Slopes. b.ooms from July through September. Photo by Mo...
Krascheninnikovia lanata740-825

Krascheninnikovia lanata740-825

Winterfat (Krascheninnikovia lanata), Goosefoot Family (Chenopodiaceae), native and common on the plains and foothills, on open slopes, and in pinyon-juniper and sagebrush from foothills to montane on the Eastern and Western Slopes. Blooms from May through...
Coneflower (Ratibida columnifera)

Coneflower (Ratibida columnifera)

Yellow Prairie Coneflower (Ratibida columnifera), Aster Family (Asteraceae), native and common in fields, along roadsides, and in open places in the foothills, from plains to montane, on the Eastern and Western Slopes. Blooms from June through...
Soapweed (Yucca glauca)

Soapweed (Yucca glauca)

Soapweed (Yucca glauca) Agave Family (Agavaceae), Native and common in sandy places and dry slopes on the plains and foothills, and in the San Luis Valley, often found in disturbed sites, from plains to montane on the Eastern Slope. Yucca glauca is pollinated by only...
Arctic Alpine Forget-Me-Not ( Eritrichium nanum)

Arctic Alpine Forget-Me-Not ( Eritrichium nanum)

Arctic Alpine Forget-Me-Not ( Eritrichium nanum), a mat-forming native and common in the alpine, from subalpine to above treeline on the Eastern and Western Slopes. Blooms from June through August. Photo by Mo...