by CONPS ME | May 11, 2023
Near Sand Creek Massacre Natl. Historic Site, Kiowa Co. Great Plains Sandhill Grasslands and Shrublands It is all too easy to take a cursory look at the rolling plains in the eastern one-third of Colorado and think that it is all the same. In the Plains Plants section...
by CONPS ME | Mar 10, 2023
Loveland Pass, Summit County Rocky Mountain Alpine Turf Plant Community Summary The Alpine Turf Plant Community can be thought of as an ecological successor of the Alpine Fellfield – Cushion Plant Community previously described in this Alpine Life Zone section. That...
by CONPS ME | Mar 3, 2022
Mosquito Pass, Mosquito Range Subalpine Willow Carrs In our Colorado Rocky Mountains, willow carrs are riparian shrublands that occur as narrow bands or broad shrublands in montane altitudes (8,000–10,000’) and into the upper reaches of subalpine areas (11,500’)....
by CONPS ME | Feb 12, 2022
Colorado Native Plant Pollinators This gallery contains photos of Colorado native plant pollinators.Click on the photo to see a full-size image and information about the pollinator.Scroll through using the left & right arrows.Click the “i” to see information about...
by CONPS ME | May 25, 2021
The Rare Plants of Colorado Certain plants may be considered rare because only a few of them exist, or because they exist only in a very small geographic range, or both. The term ‘rare’ is not a scientific definition, but it is a convenient way to describe a wide...
