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...
Physaria Genus Photo Gallery The Genus Physaria The genus Physaria is one of the 44 genera in the mustard family (Brassicaceae) in Colorado. Species in this genus usually have a basal rosette of leaves, and yellow (rarely white or purple) flowers. The fruits, as in...
Scott Smith's Colorado Orchids Full Article of The Native Orchids of Colorado, A Botanical Adventure by an Amateur, by Scott F. Smith The Native Orchids of Colorado Our native or wild orchids of Colorado are found growing in the plains–they are growing along the...
Inter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Shrubland Lookout Mountain, Moffat County Inter mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Shrublands In the Semi-desert Shrubland ecozone, Big Sagebrush shrublands are one of the most common plant communities, and are common throughout the...
Colorado Plateau Pinyon-Juniper Woodland Colorado National Monument, Mesa County Colorado Pinyon-JuniperWoodland & Savanna Pinyon-juniper woodlands occur on the eastern and western slopes of Colorado in a thin band of altitude between 4,500 and 7,500 feet, between...
