![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/asclepias-speciosa-dana-ecelberger-scaled.jpeg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/asclepias-speciosa-dana-ecelberger-scaled.jpeg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/asclepias-speciosa-dana-ecelberger-scaled.jpeg)
Asclepias speciosa: Showy Milkweed White Rock | Photo by Dana Ecelberger
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/cleome-serrulata-Dana-Ecelberger-scaled.jpeg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/cleome-serrulata-Dana-Ecelberger-scaled.jpeg)
Cleomella | Cleome serrulata
Rocky Mountain Bee Plant
Photo by Dana Ecelberger
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Erysimum-capitatum-Western-Wallflower-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Erysimum-capitatum-Western-Wallflower-scaled.jpg)
Erysimum capitatum
Western Wallflower
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_8751-1-scaled.jpeg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_8751-1-scaled.jpeg)
Gaillardia pulchella
Pinwheel Flower
Photo by Dana Ecelberger
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Helianthus-annus-Common-Sunflower-1.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Helianthus-annus-Common-Sunflower-1.jpg)
Helianthus annuus
Annual Sunflower
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Helianthus-petiolaris-Prairie-Sunflowers-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Helianthus-petiolaris-Prairie-Sunflowers-scaled.jpg)
Helianthus petiolaris
Prairie Sunflower
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Verbesina-encelioodes-Crownbeard-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Verbesina-encelioodes-Crownbeard-scaled.jpg)
Verbesina enceloides
Golden Crownbeard or Cowpen Daisy
Photo by Craig Martin
![Jenna Stanek](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Asclepias-asperula-scaled.jpg)
![Jenna Stanek](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Asclepias-asperula-scaled.jpg)
Asclepias asperula
Antelope Horn Milkweed
Photo by Jenna Stanek
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Asclepias-latifolia-Broad-leaf-Milkweed-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Asclepias-latifolia-Broad-leaf-Milkweed-scaled.jpg)
Asclepias latifolia
Broadleaf Milkweed
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/asclepias-speciosa-dana-ecelberger-scaled.jpeg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/asclepias-speciosa-dana-ecelberger-scaled.jpeg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/asclepias-speciosa-dana-ecelberger-scaled.jpeg)
Asclepias speciosa
Showy Milkweed
Photo by Dana Ecelberger
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/bee-on-horsetail-dana-ecelberger-scaled.jpeg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/bee-on-horsetail-dana-ecelberger-scaled.jpeg)
Asclepias subverticillata
Horsetail Milkweed
Photo by Dana Ecelberger
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Asclepias-tuberosa-Orange-Milkweed-with-swallowtail-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Asclepias-tuberosa-Orange-Milkweed-with-swallowtail-scaled.jpg)
Asclepias tuberosa
Butterfly Weed
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Berlandiera-lyrata-Chocolate-flower-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Berlandiera-lyrata-Chocolate-flower-scaled.jpg)
Berlandiera lyrata
Chocolate Daisy
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cirsium-neomexicanum-New-Mexico-Thistle-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cirsium-neomexicanum-New-Mexico-Thistle-scaled.jpg)
Cirsium neomexicana
New Mexico Thistle
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Dalea-purpurea-Violet-Prairie-clover-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Dalea-purpurea-Violet-Prairie-clover-scaled.jpg)
Dalea purpurea
Violet Prairie Clover
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Eriogonum-jamesii-James-Buckwheat-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Eriogonum-jamesii-James-Buckwheat-scaled.jpg)
Eriogonum jamesii
James’ Buckwheat
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Gaillardia-pinnatifida-Red-Dome-Blanketflower-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Gaillardia-pinnatifida-Red-Dome-Blanketflower-scaled.jpg)
Gaillardia pinnatifida
Red Dome Blanketflower
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Geranium-caespitosum-Pinewood-Geranium-habit-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Geranium-caespitosum-Pinewood-Geranium-habit-scaled.jpg)
Geranium caespitosum
Pineywoods Geranium
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Heliomeris-multiflora-Showy-Goldeneye-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Heliomeris-multiflora-Showy-Goldeneye-scaled.jpg)
Heliomeris multiflora
Showy Goldeneye
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Liatris-punctata-Dotted-Gayfeather-habit-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Liatris-punctata-Dotted-Gayfeather-habit-scaled.jpg)
Liatris punctata
Spotted Gayfeather
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Linum-lewisii-Blue-Flax-habit-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Linum-lewisii-Blue-Flax-habit-scaled.jpg)
Linum lewisii
Wild Blue Flax
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Mirabilis-multiflora-Showy-Four-Oclock-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Mirabilis-multiflora-Showy-Four-Oclock-scaled.jpg)
Mirabilis multiflora
Showy Four-O-Clock
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/monarda-fistulosa-dana-ecelberger-scaled.jpeg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/monarda-fistulosa-dana-ecelberger-scaled.jpeg)
Monarda fistulosa
Bee Balm
Photo by Dana Ecelberger
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_7482-scaled.jpeg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_7482-scaled.jpeg)
Oenethera caespitosa
Tufted Evening Primrose
Photo by Dana Ecelberger
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Penstemon-barbatus-Scarlet-Bugler-Penstemon-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Penstemon-barbatus-Scarlet-Bugler-Penstemon-scaled.jpg)
Penstemon barbatus
Scarlet Bugler Penstemon
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Penstemon-jamesii-James-Penstemon-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Penstemon-jamesii-James-Penstemon-scaled.jpg)
Penstemon jamesii
James’ Penstemon
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Penstemon-palmeri-Palmer-Penstemon-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Penstemon-palmeri-Palmer-Penstemon-scaled.jpg)
Penstemon palmeri
Palmer’s Penstemon
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Penstemon-pinifolius-Pine-leaf-Penstemon-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Penstemon-pinifolius-Pine-leaf-Penstemon-scaled.jpg)
Penstemon pinifolius
Pineleaf Penstemon
(there is a yellow cultivar of this available in nurseries)
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Penstemon-secundiflorus-Sidebells-Penstemon-habit-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Penstemon-secundiflorus-Sidebells-Penstemon-habit-scaled.jpg)
Penstemon secundiflorus
Sidebells Penstemon
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Penstemon-strictus-Rocky-Mountain-Penstemon-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Penstemon-strictus-Rocky-Mountain-Penstemon-scaled.jpg)
Penstemon strictus
Rocky Mountain Penstemon
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Ratibida-columnifera-Prairie-Coneflower-yellow.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Ratibida-columnifera-Prairie-Coneflower-yellow.jpg)
Ratibida columnifera
Upright Prairie Coneflower
There is a red form of this flower
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cutleaf-Coneflower-Jemez-Dana-Ecelberger-scaled.jpeg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cutleaf-Coneflower-Jemez-Dana-Ecelberger-scaled.jpeg)
Rudbeckia laciniata
Cut Leaf Coneflower
Photo by Dana Ecelberger
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Scarlet-Globemallow-Dana-Ecelberger-scaled.jpeg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Scarlet-Globemallow-Dana-Ecelberger-scaled.jpeg)
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Scarlet Globemallow
Photo by Dana Ecelberger
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sphaeralcea-fendleri-Fendler-Globemallow-habit-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sphaeralcea-fendleri-Fendler-Globemallow-habit-scaled.jpg)
Sphaeralcea fendleri
Fendler’s Globemallow
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Zinnia-grandiflora-Prairie-Zinnia-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Zinnia-grandiflora-Prairie-Zinnia-scaled.jpg)
Zinnia grandiflora
Prairie Zinnia
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Amorpha-fruticosa-Indigobush-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Amorpha-fruticosa-Indigobush-scaled.jpg)
Amorpha fruticosa
Indigo Bush
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Arctostaphylos-pungens-Pointleaf-Manzaninta-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Arctostaphylos-pungens-Pointleaf-Manzaninta-scaled.jpg)
Arctostaphylos pungens
Pointleaf Manzanita
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Chamaebatiaria-millefolium-Fernbush-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Chamaebatiaria-millefolium-Fernbush-scaled.jpg)
Chamaebatiaria millifolium
Fernbush
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Ericameria-nauseosus-Chamisa-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Ericameria-nauseosus-Chamisa-scaled.jpg)
Chrysothamnus /Ericameria nauseous
Chamisa | Rubber Rabbitbrush
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Dasiphora-fruticosa-Shrubby-Cinquefoil-habit-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Dasiphora-fruticosa-Shrubby-Cinquefoil-habit-scaled.jpg)
Dasiphora fruticosa
Shrubby Cinquefoil
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Fallugia-paradoxa-Apache-Plume-habit-1-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Fallugia-paradoxa-Apache-Plume-habit-1-scaled.jpg)
Fallugia paradoxa
Apache Plume
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Prunus-virginiana-Chokecherry-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Prunus-virginiana-Chokecherry-scaled.jpg)
Prunus virginiana
Chokecherry | Bitterberry
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Rhus-trilobata-and-Forestiera-in-fall-colors-Dana-Ecelberger-scaled.jpeg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Rhus-trilobata-and-Forestiera-in-fall-colors-Dana-Ecelberger-scaled.jpeg)
Rhus trilobata
Three Leaf Sumac
Fall foliage & Forestiera pubescens in the background
Photo by Dana Ecelberger
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Foresteria-pubescens-New-Mexico-Olive-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Foresteria-pubescens-New-Mexico-Olive-scaled.jpg)
Forestiera pubescens
New Mexico Olive
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Pinus-edulis-Pinon-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Pinus-edulis-Pinon-scaled.jpg)
Pinus edulis
Pinyon Pine
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Pinus-ponderosa-Ponderosa-Pine-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Pinus-ponderosa-Ponderosa-Pine-scaled.jpg)
Pinus ponderosa
Ponderosa Pine
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Quercus-gambelii-Gambel-Oak-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Quercus-gambelii-Gambel-Oak-scaled.jpg)
Quercus gambelii
Gambel Oak
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bouteloua-gracilis-Blue-grama-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bouteloua-gracilis-Blue-grama-scaled.jpg)
Bouteloua gracilis
Blue Grama Grass
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Koelaria-micrantha-Junegrass-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Koelaria-micrantha-Junegrass-scaled.jpg)
Koelaria macrantha
Prairie Junegrass
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Hilaria-jamesii-Galleta-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Hilaria-jamesii-Galleta-scaled.jpg)
Hilaria jamesii
James’ Galleta
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Schizachyrium-scoparium-Little-Bluestem-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Schizachyrium-scoparium-Little-Bluestem-scaled.jpg)
Schizachyrium scoparium
Little Bluestem
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sorghastrum-nutans-Indiangrass-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sorghastrum-nutans-Indiangrass-scaled.jpg)
Sorghastrum nutans
Indian Grass
Photo by Craig Martin
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sporobolus-cryptandrus-Sand-Dropseed-scaled.jpg)
![](https://peecnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sporobolus-cryptandrus-Sand-Dropseed-scaled.jpg)
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Sand Dropseed
Photo by Craig Martin
Clematis columbiana
Rocky Mountain Clematis