Rocky Mountain Penstemon in full bloom — the brilliant blue-violet flower spikes are among the most vivid of any Rocky Mountain wildflower. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Netleaf Hackberry — the distinctively textured leaves with prominent netted veins and clusters of small reddish-orange berries. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Celtis reticulata,
Great Basin Wildrye — one of the largest native bunchgrasses of the Intermountain West, with striking blue-green foliage and tall wheat-like seed heads. Photo: Wikimedia
Dwarf Mountain Ash loaded with bright orange-red berry clusters in late summer. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Sorbus scopulina, commonly known as Dwarf Mountain
Blue Elderberry in full bloom — large flat-topped flower clusters cover this native shrub in early summer. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Sambucus cerulea
Apache Plume in bloom — white rose-like flowers give way to spectacular feathery pink seed plumes. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) Fallugia paradoxa, commonly
Prince’s Plume in full bloom — the tall spikes of bright yellow flowers are a spectacular desert display. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Stanleya
Mountain Mahogany displaying its attractive white-pink flowers and distinctive feathery seed plumes. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Cercocarpus montanus, commonly known as Mountain Mahogany,
Four-Wing Saltbush loaded with its distinctive four-winged fruiting bracts. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Atriplex canescens, commonly known as Four-Wing Saltbush, Chamiso, or Shadscale,
Curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany — note the distinctive curled, leathery leaves that give this species its name. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Cercocarpus ledifolius, commonly
View More