August 30, 2011 wildflowers in Lory State Park

Solidago mollis (Velvety Goldenrod) in the aster family:

Gutierrezia sarothrae (Snakeweed) in the aster family:

Mentzelia oligosperma (Chickenthief) in the loasa family:

Lactuca serriola (Prickly Lettuce) in the lettuce tribe of the aster family:

Cretaegus macracantha (Hawthorn) in the rose family:

Symphyotrichum porteri (Smooth White Aster) in the aster family:

Grindellia squarrosa (Gumweed) in the aster family:

Clematis ligusticifolia seeds (Virgin's Bower) in the buttercup family:

Rhus trilobata (Three-leaf Sumac) in the sumac family:

August 22, 2011 wildflowers near and in Lory State Park

Brickellia eupatorioides (False Boneset), thoroughwort tribe of the aster family

Cercocarpus montanus (Mountain-mahogany seeds), rose family

Liatris punctata (Gayfeather), thoroughwort tribe of the aster family

Chrysothamnus nauseosus (Rabbitbrush), aster tribe of the aster family

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Clematis ligusticifolia (Virgin's Bower), buttercup family

Eriogonum effusum (Prairie Baby's Breath), buckwheat family, Sportsman's Lake Road

July 21, 2011 wildflowers at Lory State Park

Glycyrrhiza lepidota (Wild Licorice), pea family

Argemone polyanthemos (Pricklypoppy), poppy family

Dalea purperea (Purple Prairie Clover), pea family

Calylophus serrulata (Dainty Sundrops),evening-primrose family

Symphoricarpos occidentalis (Snowberry), honeysuckle family

Monarda fistulosa (Horsemint, Beebalm), mint family

Verbascum thapsus (Great Mullein), figwort family

Ratibida columnifera (Prairie Coneflower, Mexican Hat), aster family

May 5, 2011 wildflowers at Lory State Park

Golden Currant (Ribes aureum), a member of the gooseberry family, is now in bloom at the Timber Group Picnic Area in Lory State Park.

This Milkvetch, a member of the pea family, is found at the beginning of the Shoreline Trail.  The end of the rounded keel, characteristic of the Astragalus genus, is purple.

An unidentified bug is very interested in this Whiskbroom Parlsey (Harbouria trachypleura):

A common name for the following beauty is "Death Camas."  Weber and Wittman put it the False Hellebore family and tell us on p. 241 of their book, Colorado Flora, that it does not venture "very far out on the plains."  Let's hope it continues to stay close to us.

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May 10, 2011 wildflowers at Lory State Park

To see the flowers pictured below take the Arthur's Rock trail, then the first trail to the south that links to the Horstetooth Mountain Park trail, then head down the hill to the South Valley trail, then head north to the parking lot.  You can cover this loop at a leisurely pace in one hour. 
Senecio intergerriums, an aster:

Shadbush, in the rose family:

Delphinium nuttallianum, in the buttercup family:

Snowball saxifrage:

Astragalus shortianus, a member of the pea family:
Comandra umbellata, a member of the sandalwood family:

Skunkbrush, a member of the sumac family:

Golden Banner, a member of the pea family:

Lithospermum incisum, a member of the borage family:

Canadian violet:

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May 16, 2011 wildflowers at Lory State Park

All of the flowers pictured below may be found within a couple of hundred yards of the Well Gulch parking lot in Lory State Park.  They are on the West Valley Trail or the Kimmons Trail. 
Chokecherry, in the rose family:

Boulder Raspberry, in the rose family:

One-sided Penstemon, in the figwort family:

Fendler Groundsel, in the aster family:

Wild Onion, in the onion family:

Skullcap, in the mint family:

Daisy (Erigeron colo-mexicanus), in the aster family:

Mountain-mahogany, in the rose family:

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