Fringed pucoon
Western wallflower
Lithospermum incisum
(Borage family)
Erysimum asperum
(Mustard family)
native
Photograss
native
fairly tall, showy
adapted to pollination by
long tongued insects
common prairie plant
Roots have been used to
make tea and cooked as a
vegetable. Most parts have
had some medicinal use
Photograss
Meadow death
camas
Whiskbroom parsley
Harbouria tracchypleura
(Parsley family)
Zigadenus venenosus
(Lily family)
native
native
The very fine leaves
differentiate this from
similar plants. This occurs
in a narrow band along the
Front Range
abundant, white torch-like
very poisonous plant;
Leaves closely
resemble wild onion
Photograss
Photograss
Stemless four nerve
daisy
Evening primrose (Evening Primrose Family
Tetraneuris acaulis
(Sunflower family)
native
not stemless, but stems
have no leaves
Howard’s evening primrose
O. howardii
Crown-leaf evening primrose
O. cronopifolia
These bloom in evening and last only until the following
morning. They appear to be coming on late this year
(abundant below
Lindenmeir lookout)
Photograss