Hymenoxys grandiflora

Family: Asteraceae

Can take up to 30 years to bloom! Monocarpic - blooms once, then dies

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Frasera speciosa

Family: Gentianaceae

Also monocarpic - can take up to 80 years to bloom!

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Aquilegia coerulea

Family: Ranunculaceae

Colorado's state flower

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Parnassia fimbriata

Family: Celastraceae

This one is a cutie

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Ipomopsis globularis

Family: Polemoniaceae

Endemic to Colorado's Mosquito Range high alpine

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Gentianella amarella

Family: Gentianaceae

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Castilleja rhexiifolia

Family: Orobanchaceae

One of my favorite Castillejas in Colorado - love the rosy-pink color! Found in alpine habitats

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Gentiana algida

Family: Gentianaceae

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Pedicularis groelandica

Family: Orobanchaceae

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Swertia perennis

Family: Gentianaceae

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Corallorhiza maculata

Family: Orchidaceaes

Parasitic orchid!

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Primula pauciflora

Family: Primulaceae

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Sclerocactus glaucus

Family: Cactaceae

Recently delisted! Rare endemic to Western CO

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Aphyllon purpureum

Family: Orobanchaceae

Super cool parasitic find

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Pedicularis paryii

Family: Orobanchaceae

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Geum triflorum

Family: Rosaceae

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Eritrichium argenteum

Family: Boraginaceae

Tiny little alpine forget-me-nots; this one has both the typical blue flowers and also a lesser-common white morph!

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Pyrola asarifolia

Family: Ericaceae

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Calochortus gunnisonii

Family: Liliaceae

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Oenothera suffrutescens

Family: Onagraceae

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