Fish Lake Thistle (Cirsium clavatum) photo by Mo Ewing

Fish Lake Thistle (Cirsium clavatum) photo by Mo Ewing

Fish Lake Thistle (Cirsium clavatum), Aster Family (Asteraceae). A thistle native to Colorado which is common in rocky soil of mountain meadows and forest clearings on the Eastern and Western Slopes of Colorado. Grows from the foothills to the sub-alpine. Blooms June...
Western Red Columbine (Aquilegia elegantula)

Western Red Columbine (Aquilegia elegantula)

Western Red Columbine (Aquilegia elegantula), Buttercup Family (Ranunculaceae). Native. Grows along streams and in moist, shady forests from the foothills to the subalpine on the Eastern and Western Slopes. Blooms from May through July. photo by Marlene...
Featherleaf Daisy (Erigeron pinnatisectus)

Featherleaf Daisy (Erigeron pinnatisectus)

Featherleaf Daisy (Erigeron pinnatisectus), Aster Family (Asteraceae), a common species growing in rocky subalpine and alpine meadows on the Eastern and Western Slopes. Blooms from June through August. Photo by Bob...
Golden Currant (Ribes aureum)

Golden Currant (Ribes aureum)

Golden Current (Ribes aureum), Gooseberry Family (Grossulariaceae), A native, common species growing on dry, often sandy slopes along ditches and streams and along roadsides on the Eastern and Western Slopes from the plains to the foothills. Blooms from April through...
White River Beardtongue (Penstemon scariosus var. albifluvis)

White River Beardtongue (Penstemon scariosus var. albifluvis)

White River Beardtongue (Penstemon scariosus var. albifluvis), Plantain Family (Plantaginaceae), G4S1 (uncommon globally, critically imperiled in Colorado). Grows on shale slopes in desert shrub and pinyon-juniper communities on the Western Slope, semi-desert...