Borage Family (Boraginaceae)
common fiddleneck (Amsinckia intermedia) -- in March -- Tonto National Forest, AZ yellow & orange
Menzies' fiddleneck (Amsinckia menziesii) -- in June -- Lower Dadd Gulch, Poudre Canyon, Larimer County, CO yellow & orange
bristly fiddleneck (Amsinckia tessellata) -- in March -- U.S. 95 in southern Nevada yellow & orange
madwort (Asperugo procumbens) -- in May -- Gustav Swanson, Fort Collins Natural Area, CO blue & purple
madwort (Asperugo procumbens) -- in May -- CSU Environmental Learning Center, Fort Collins, CO
thicksepal cryptantha (Cryptantha crassisepala var. elechantha) -- in May -- Pawnee National Grassland, CO white & cream
thicksepal cryptantha (Cryptantha crassisepala var. elechantha) -- in June -- Pawnee National Grassland, CO
thicksepal cryptantha (Cryptantha crassisepala var. elechantha) -- in April -- Arches National Park, UT
small cryptantha (Cryptantha minima) -- in May -- Lory State Park, CO white & cream
small cryptantha (Cryptantha minima) -- in May -- Cherry Creek State Park, CO
small cryptantha (Cryptantha minima) -- in April -- Waterfall Trail, Lory State Park, CO
pointed cryptantha (Cryptantha muricata) -- in March -- Death Valley National Park, CA white & cream
wingnut cryptantha (Cryptantha pterocarya) -- in March -- U.S. 95 in southern Nevada white & cream
houndstongue (Cynoglossum officinale) -- in May -- Well Gulch Nature Trail, Lory State Park, CO red & pink
houndstongue (Cynoglossum officinale) -- in May -- Prospect Ponds, Fort Collins Natural Area, CO
Aunt Lucy (Ellisia nyctelea) -- in June -- Well Gulch Nature Trail, Lory State Park white & cream
arctic alpine forget-me-not (Eritrichium argenteum) -- in July -- Trail Ridge Road, RMNP, CO blue & purple
arctic alpine forget-me-not (Eritrichium argenteum) -- in June -- Ute Trail, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO
Cusick's stickseed (Hackelia cusickii) -- in June -- Steens Mountain Wilderness Area, OR blue & purple
manyflower stickseed (Hackelia floribunda) -- in June -- Sportsman Lake Road, WY blue & purple
manyflower stickseed (Hackelia floribunda) -- in July -- Sullivan Gulch, Big Thompson Canyon, Larimer County, CO
manyflower stickseed (Hackelia floribunda) -- in July -- Cub Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO
blue stickseed (Hackelia micrantha) -- in July -- Elko County, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, NV blue & purple
blue stickseed (Hackelia micrantha) -- in July -- Klamath Falls to Ashland (Rt. 66), OR
blue stickseed (Hackelia micrantha) -- in July -- Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA
leafy heliotrope (Heliotropium confertifolium) -- in April -- River Road East, Big Bend National Park, Texas white & cream
salt heliotrope (Heliotropium curassavicum) -- in July -- Hutton Lake National Wildlife Refuge, WY white & cream
ballhead waterleaf (Hydrophyllum capitatum var. capitatum) -- in May -- Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, CO blue & purple
Fendler's waterleaf (Hydrophyllum fendleri) -- in June -- Pingree Park, Roosevelt National Forest, CO white & cream
Fendler's waterleaf (Hydrophyllum fendleri) -- in April -- Homestead Trail, South Mesa Trailhead, Boulder
narrowleaf pick-me-not (Johnstonella angustifolia) -- in March -- Boyce Thompson Arboretum SP, AZ white & cream
narrowleaf pick-me-not (Johnstonella angustifolia) -- in April -- Big Bend Ranch State Park, TX white & cream
western stickseed (Lappula redowskii) -- in May -- Pawnee National Grassland, CO blue & purple
western stickseed (Lappula redowskii) -- in May -- Sportsman Lake Road, southern Wyoming
western stickseed (Lappula redowskii) -- in April -- Bobcat Ridge, Fort Collins Natural Area, CO
narrowleaf stoneseed (Lithospermum incisum) -- in May -- Cherokee Park State Wildlife Area, CO yellow & orange
narrowleaf stoneseed (Lithospermum incisum) -- in May -- Blue Sky Trail, Larimer County Open Spaces, CO
many-flowered stoneseed (Lithospermum multiflorum) -- in June -- Eldorado Canyon State Park, CO yellow & orange
many-flowered stoneseed (Lithospermum multiflorum) -- in April -- Big Bend National Park, TX
many-flowered stoneseed (Lithospermum multiflorum) -- in July -- Sullivan Gulch, Big Thompson Canyon, Larimer County, CO
western marbleseed (Lithospermum occidentale) -- in June (and August) -- Orchard Cove Trail, Lory State Park, CO white & cream
western marbleseed (Lithospermum occidentale)-- in August -- Orchard Cove Trail, Lory State Park, CO
western marbleseed (Lithospermum occidentale) -- in September -- Reservoir Ridge, Fort Collins Natural Area, CO
western stoneseed (Lithospermum ruderale) -- in June -- Cherokee Park State Wildlife Area, CO yellow & orange
western stoneseed (Lithospermum ruderale) -- in June -- Sand Creek, WY
alpine chiming bells (Mertensia alpina) -- in July -- Old Fall River Road, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO blue & purple
shortstyle bluebells (Mertensia brevistyla) -- in April -- Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, CO blue & purple
tall chiming bells (Mertensia ciliata) -- in July -- Old Fall River Road, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO blue & purple
tall chiming bells (Mertensia ciliata) -- in July -- Long Draw Road, Larimer County montane, CO
Rocky Mountain bluebells (Mertensia humilis) -- in April -- Sand Creek National Landmark, WY blue & purple
prairie bluebells (Mertensia lanceolata) -- in April -- East Valley Trail, Lory State Park, CO blue & purple
prairie bluebells (Mertensia lanceolata) -- in March -- Eldorado Canyon State Park, CO
prairie bluebells (Mertensia lanceolata) -- in July -- Hossier Ridge, Summit County, CO blue & purple
prairie bluebells (Mertensia lanceolata) -- in July -- Boreas Pass Road, Summit County, CO
prairie bluebells (Mertensia lanceolata) -- in August -- Rollins Pass (Grand County), Grand County, CO
oblongleaf bluebells (Mertensia oblongifolia) -- in June -- Steens Mountain Wilderness Area, OR blue & purple
field forget-me-not (Myosotis arvensis) -- in May -- South Valley Loop Trail, Lory State Park, CO blue & purple
Asian forget-me-not (Myosotis asiatica) -- in July -- Shoshone National Forest, Fremont County, WY blue & purple
Asian forget-me-not (Myosotis asiatica) -- in June -- Lory State Park, CO blue & purple
true forget-me-not (Myosotis scorpioides) -- in April -- Pisgah National Forest, western North Carolina blue & purple
purplemat (Nama demissum) -- in March -- Joshua Tree National Park, CA red & pink
Havard's fiddleleaf (Nama havardii) -- in April -- Big Bend National Park, Texas red & pink
bristly nama (Nama hispidum) -- in July -- Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, NM blue & purple
bristly nama (Nama hispidum) -- in March -- southern California
bristly nama (Nama hispidum) -- in April -- Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center, TX
bristly nama (Nama hispidum) -- in April -- Dripping Springs Natural Area, NM
matted fiddleleaf (Nama torynophyllum) -- in April -- Big Bend National Park, TX red & pink
baby blue eyes (Nemophila menziesii) -- in March -- Palm Canyon, Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, AZ blue & purple
mountain cat's-eye (Oreocarya cana) -- in May -- Pawnee Buttes, Pawnee National Grassland, CO white & cream
buttecandle (Oreocarya celosioides) -- in May -- Eagle's Nest Open Space, Larimer County, CO white & cream
yellow cryptantha (Oreocarya flava) -- in April -- Colorado National Monument, CO yellow & orange
yellow cryptantha (Oreocarya flava) -- in April -- Arches National Park, UT
roughseed cryptantha (Oreocarya flavoculata) -- in May -- Navajo Lake State Park, NM white & cream
tawny cryptantha (Oreocarya fulvocanescens) -- in May -- Navajo Lake State Park, NM white & cream
tawny cryptantha (Oreocarya fulvocanescens var. nitida) -- in April -- Colorado National Monument, CO white & cream
roundspike cryptantha (Oreocarya humilis) -- in April -- Colorado National Monument, CO white & cream
roundspike cryptantha (Oreocarya humilis) -- in May -- Dinosaur National Monument, CO
shrubby oreocarya (Oreocarya suffruticosa) -- in June -- Pawnee National Grassland, CO white & cream
shrubby oreocarya (Oreocarya suffruticosa) -- in April -- Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument, NM white & cream
canyon cryptantha (Oreocarya tenuis) -- in April -- Arches National Park, UT white & cream
calcareous cryptantha (Oreocarya thyrsiflora ) -- in May -- Pawnee Buttes, Pawnee National Grassland , CO white & cream
miner's candle (Oreocarya virgata) -- in May -- Red Mountain Open Space, CO white & cream
miner's candle (Oreocarya virgata) -- in August -- Soapstone Prairie, Fort Collins Natural Area, CO
miner's candle (Oreocarya virgata) -- in June -- Mill Creek Link Trail, Lory State Park
white phacelia (Phacelia alba) -- in July -- Estes Park, Larimer County Montane, CO white & cream CO-M
purple phacelia (Phacelia bipinnatifida) -- in April -- Natchez Trace Parkway, southern Tennessee blue & purple
calthaleaf phacelia (Phacelia calthifolia) -- in March -- Death Valley National Park, CA blue & purple
desertbells (Phacelia campanularia) -- in March -- Joshua Tree National Park, CA blue & purple
desertbells (Phacelia campanularia) -- in March -- Sonoran Desert National Monument, AZ
caterpillars (Phacelia congesta) -- in April -- Big Bend National Park, TX blue & purple
cleftleaf wild heliotrope (Phacelia crenulata var. corrugata) -- in March -- Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, AZ blue & purple
cleftleaf wild heliotrope (Phacelia crenulata) -- in April -- Route 54, near Carriozozo, southern New Mexico blue & purple
cleftleaf wild heliotrope (Phacelia crenulata) -- in March -- I-15 in southern Utah blue & purple
distant phacelia (Phacelia distans) -- in March -- Tonto National Forest, AZ blue & purple
silverleaf phacelia (Phacelia hastata) -- in July -- Mount Evans, Clear Creek County, CO
silverleaf phacelia (Phacelia hastata) -- in July -- Sand Creek National Landmark, WY white & cream
timberline phacelia (Phacelia hastata ssp. compacta) -- in July -- Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA blue and purple
silverleaf phacelia (Phacelia hastata) -- in July -- Elko County, NV blue & purple
silverleaf phacelia (Phacelia hastata) -- in May -- Crain High Plains Prairie, Boulder County, CO
scorpion weed (Phacelia heterophylla) -- in May -- Well Gulch Nature Trail, Lory State Park, CO white & cream
varileaf phacelia (Phacelia heterophylla) -- in July -- Modoc National Forest, CA white & cream
low phacelia (Phacelia humilis) -- in July -- Lava Beds National Monument, CA blue & purple
gypsum phacelia (Phacelia integrifolia) -- in April -- Guadalupe Mountain National Park, TX blue & purple
gypsum phacelia (Phacelia integrifolia) -- in April -- Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center, Fort Davis, Texas
threadleaf phacelia (Phacelia linearis) -- in June -- Gallatin Canyon, Gallatin National Forest, northern Montana blue & purple
purple fringe (Phacelia sericea) -- in July -- Pingree Park, Roosevelt National Forest, CO blue & purple
purple fringe (Phacelia sericea) -- in June -- Pennock Pass, Larimer County, CO
desert Christmas tree (Pholisma arenarium) -- in March -- Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, AZ red & pink
sleeping popcorn flower (Plagiobothrys scouleri var. hispidulus) -- in May -- Bluff Lake Nature Center, CO white & cream
matted crinklemat (Tiquilia latior) -- in September -- southern New Mexico red & pink