Buttercup Family (Ranunculaceae)
monkshood (Aconitum columbianum) -- in July -- Cub Lake Trail, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO blue & purple
monkshood (Aconitum columbianum) -- in July -- Rollins Pass Road, Gilpin County, CO
monkshood (Aconitum columbianum) -- in August -- Montgomery Pass Trail, Larimer County, CO
white baneberry (Actaea pachypoda) -- in April -- Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN white & cream
red baneberry (Actaea rubra) -- in June -- Bangtail Trail, Gallatin National Forest, southern Montana white & cream
red baneberry (Actaea rubra) -- in July -- Sand Creek National Landmark, WY
meadow anemone (Anemone canadensis) -- in August -- Young Gulch, Poudre Canyon, CO white & cream
candle anemone (Anemone cylindrica) -- in June -- Crown Point, Roosevelt National Forest, CO white & cream
candle anemone (Anemone cylindrica) -- in June -- Bridal Veil Falls Trail, RMNP, CO
candle anemone (Anemone cylindrica) -- in September -- Well Gulch Nature Trail, Lory State Park, CO
cut-leaved anemone (Anemone multifida) -- in June -- Stove Prairie, Old Flowers Road, Roosevelt National Forest, CO red & pink
cut-leaved anemone (Anemone multifida) -- in June -- Trail Ridge Road, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO
cut-leaved anemone (Anemone multifida) -- in July -- Boreas Pass Road, Park County, CO
narcissus anemone (Anemone narcissiflora var. zephyra) -- in July -- Loveland Pass, Arapaho National Forest, CO white & cream
wood anemone (Anemone quinquefolia) -- in April -- Pisgah National Forest, western North Carolina white & cream
desert anemone (Anemone tuberosa) -- in March -- Salt River Canyon, Tonto National Forest, AZ red & pink
rue-anemone (Anemonella thalictroides) -- in April -- J. T. Nickel Preserve, nothern Oklahoma white & cream
granny's bonnets (Aquilegia buergeriana) -- in May -- High Line Canal, Aurora, CO blue & purple
Colorado columbine (Aquilegia caerulea) -- in June -- Lory State Park, CO blue & purple
Colorado columbine (Aquilegia caerulea) -- in June -- Rist Canyon/ Old Flowers Roads, Larimer County, CO
Colorado columbine (Aquilegia caerulea) -- in July -- Boreas Pass Road, Park County, CO
western red columbine (Aquilegia elegantula) -- in June -- Rocky Mountain National Park, CO red & pink
western red columbine (Aquilegia elegantula) -- in June -- Ohio Pass Road, Gunnison County, CO
yellow columbine (Aquilegia flavescens) -- in June -- Glacier National Park, MT yellow & orange
western columbine (Aquilegia formosa) -- in July -- Angel Creek Campground, Elko County, northern Nevada red & pink
western columbine (Aquilegia formosa) -- in July -- Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA
Laramie columbine (Aquilegia laramiensis) -- in June -- Glacier National Park, MT white & cream
Rocky Mountain blue columbine (Aquilegia saximontana) -- in August -- Crown Point, Roosevelt NF, CO blue & purple
marsh marigold (Caltha leptosepala) -- in June -- Beartooth Highway, Gallatin National Forest, southern Montana white & cream
marsh marigold (Caltha leptosepala) -- in July -- Loveland Pass, Arapaho National Forest, CO white & cream
hornhead (Ceratocephala testiculata) -- in April -- Bellvue, Lar Larimer County Foothills, CO yellow & orange
hornhead (Ceratocephala testiculata) -- in March -- road from Cisco to Moab, southern Utah
blue clematis (Clematis columbiana) -- in June -- Rist Canyon, CO blue & purple
blue clematis (Clematis columbiana) -- in June -- Kreutzer Nature Trail, Poudre Canyon, Larimer County, CO
old-man's-beard (Clematis drummondii) -- in September -- Cloudcroft, Lincoln National Forest, NM white & cream
sugarbowls (Clematis hirsutissima) -- in April -- Mill Creek Link Trail, Lory State Park, CO blue & purple CO-LSP
virgin's bower (Clematis ligusticifolia) -- in July -- Magpie Meander, Fort Collins Natural Area, Larimer County, CO
virgin's bower (Clematis ligusticifolia) -- in August -- Round Mountain Natural Area, Loveland, CO white & cream
male female
virgin's bower (Clematis liguisticifolia) -- in August -- Watson Lake State Wildlife Area, Larimer County, CO
virgin's bower (Clematis ligusticifolia) -- in August Arthur's Rock Trail, Lory State Park, CO white & cream
virgin's bower (Clematis ligusticifolia) -- in August -- Orchard Cove Trail, Lory State Park, CO
western blue virgin's bower (Clematis occidentalis var. grosseserrata) -- in June -- Lower Dadd Gulch, Poudre Canyon, Larimer Cty.
devil's darning needles (Clematis virginiana) -- in July -- Acadia National Park, ME white & cream
tadpole buttercup (Cyrtorhyncha ranunculina) -- in May -- Lory State Park, CO yellow & orange
tadpole buttercup (Cyrtorhyncha ranunculina) -- in April -- Horsetooth Mountain Open Space, Larimer County, CO
tadpole buttercup (Cyrtorhyncha ranunculina) -- in June -- Sand Creek, WY
tadpole buttercup (Cyrtorhyncha ranunculina) -- in June -- Kreutzer Nature Trail, Larimer County, CO
alpine larkspur (Delphinium alpestre) -- in July -- Boreas Pass Road, Park County, CO blue & purple
alpine larkspur (Delphinium alpestre) -- in July -- Rollins Pass Road, Gilpin County, CO
subalpine larkspur (Delphinium barbeyi) -- in July -- Colorado State Forest State Park, CO blue & purple
subalpine larkspur (Delphinium barbeyi) -- in June -- Ohio Pass Road, Gunnison Road, CO
subalpine larkspur (Delphinium barbeyi) -- in July -- Boreas Pass Road, Summit County, CO
little larkspur (Delphinium bicolor) -- in June -- Devils Tower National Monument, WY blue & purple
Carolina larkspur (Delphinium carolinianum ssp. virescens) -- in June -- Coyote Ridge, Fort Collins NA, CO white & cream
Carolina larkspur (Delphinium carolinium ssp. virescens) -- in May -- Picketwire Canyon, Comanche National Grassland, CO
Geyer's larkspur (Delphinium geyeri) -- in June -- Orchard Cove Trail, Lory State Park, CO blue & purple
Geyer's larkspur (Delphinium geyeri) -- in June -- Maxwell, Fort Collins Natural Area, Larimer County, CO
Sierra larkspur (Delphinium glaucum) -- in July -- Shoshone National Forest, northern Wyoming blue & purple
Nuttall's larkspur (Delphinium nuttallianum) -- in June -- Lower Dadd Gulch, Poudre Canyon, Larimer County, CO
Nuttall's larkspur (Delphinium nuttallianum) -- in March -- South Valley Park, Denver Area, CO blue & purple
Nuttall's larkspur (Delphinium nuttallianum) -- in April -- Well Gulch Nature Trail, Lory State Park, CO
Nuttall's larkspur (Delphinium nuttallianum) -- in June -- Sand Creek, WY
Nuttall's larkspur (Delphinium nuttallianum) -- in July -- Caribou Ranch Open Space, Boulder County, CO
western larkspur (Delphinium occidentale) -- in July -- Buffalo Pass Road, Jackson County, CO blue & purple
western larkspur (Delphinium occidentale) -- in July -- Grand Teton National Park, WY
desert larkspur (Delphinium scaposum var. scaposum) -- in May -- Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, CO blue & purple
Rocky Mountain larkspur (Delphinium scopulorum) -- in September -- Lincoln National Forest, NM blue & purple
Organ Mountain larkspur (Delphinium wootonii) -- in April -- Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument, NM red & pink
white pasqueflower (Pulsatilla occidentalis) -- in June -- Glacier National Park, MT white & cream
pasqueflower (Pulsatilla patens ssp. multifida) -- in April -- Lory State Park, CO blue & purple
pasqueflower (Pulsatilla patens ssp. multifida) -- in June -- Pingree Park, Roosevelt National Forest, CO
pasqueflower (Pulsatilla patens ssp. multifida) -- in March -- Well Gulch Nature Trail, Lory State Park, CO blue & purple
littleleaf buttercup (Ranunculus abortivus) -- in July -- North Shields Ponds, Fort Collins Natural Area, CO yellow & orange
sharpleaf buttercup (Ranunculus acriformis) -- in July -- Chambers Lake Area, Larimer County, CO yellow & orange
snow buttercup (Ranunculus adoneus) -- in July -- Trail Ridge Road, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO yellow & orange
snow buttercup (Ranunculus adoneus) -- in July -- Rollins Pass Road, Gilpin County, CO
plantainleaf buttercup (Ranunculus alismifolius) -- in May -- Pingree Park, Roosevelt National Forest, CO yellow & orange
plantainleaf buttercup (Ranunculus alismifolius) -- in June -- Steens Mountain Wilderness Area, OR
plantainleaf buttercup (Ranunculus alismifolius) -- in July -- Rollins Pass Road, Gilpin county, CO
heartleaf buttercup (Ranunculus cardiophyllus) -- in May -- Crosier Mountain Trail, Larimer County, CO
heartleaf buttercup (Ranunculus cardiophyllus) -- in July -- Chambers Lake, Roosevelt National Forest, CO yellow & orange
marsh buttercup (Ranunculus cymbalaria) -- in May -- Yampa Bench Road, Dinosaur National Monument, CO yellow & orange
marsh buttercup (Ranunculus cymbalaria) -- in September -- Homestead, Fort Collins Natural Area, Larimer County, CO
creeping spearwort (Ranunculus flammula var. ovalis) -- in September -- Bellaire Lake, Red Feather Lakes Area, Larimer County, CO
greater creeping spearwort (Ranunculus flammula var. reptans) -- in July -- Shoshone NF, Fremont County, WY yellow & orange
elliptical buttercup (Ranunculus glaberrimus var. ellipticus) -- in June -- Pattee Canyon, Lolo NF, northern Montana yellow & orange
elliptical buttercup (Ranunculus glaberrimus var. ellipticus) -- in April -- Timber Trail, Lory State Park, CO yellow & orange
elliptical buttercup (Ranunculus glaberrimus var. ellipticus) -- in April -- Sand Creek National Landmark, WY/CO
elliptical buttercup (Ranunculus glaberrimus var. ellipticus) -- in June -- Steens Mountain Wilderness Area, OR yellow & orange
hispid buttercup (Ranunculus hispidus) -- in April -- Natchez Trace Parkway, southern Tennessee yellow & orange
graceful buttercup (Ranunculus inamoenus) -- in June -- Pingree Park, Roosevelt National Forest, CO yellow & orange
water crowfoot (Ranunculus longirostris) -- in July -- Sand Creek National Natural Landmark, WY white & cream
water crowfoot (Ranunculus longirostris) -- in July -- Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge, NV white & cream NV-N
Macoun's buttercup (Ranunculus macounii) -- in June -- Young Gulch, Poudre Canyon, Larimer County, CO
Macoun's buttercup (Ranunculus macounii) -- in July -- Elko County, NV yellow & orange
creeping buttercup (Ranunculus repens) -- in July -- Oregon coast, southern Oregon yellow & orange
creeping buttercup (Ranunculus repens) -- in May -- Pingree Park, Roosevelt National Forest, CO yellow & orange
creeping buttercup (Ranunculus repens) -- in July -- Ramsay-Shockey Open Space, Larimer County
cursed buttercup (Ranunculus sceleratus) -- in May -- North Shields Ponds, Fort Collins Natural Area, CO yellow & orange
cursed buttercup (Ranunculus sceleratus var. multifidus) -- in April -- Carizzo Canyon, Comanche National Grassland, CO
purple meadowrue (Thalictrum dasycarpum) -- in June -- Well Gulch Nature Trail, Lory State Park, CO white & cream
purple meadowrue (Thalictrum dasycarpum) -- in June -- Watson Lake State Wildlife Area, CO
Fendler's meadow-rue (Thalictrum fendleri) -- in June -- Old Flowers Road, Roosevelt National Forest, CO white & cream
Fendler's meadow-rue (Thalictrum fendleri) -- in July -- Buffalo Pass Road, Jackson County, CO
western meadowrue (Thalictrum occidentale) -- in June -- Gallatin National Forest, southern Montana white & cream
western meadowrue, female (Thalictrum occidentale) -- in June -- Steens Mountain Wilderness Area, OR red & pink
western meadowrue (Thalictrum occidentale) -- in July -- Grand Teton National Park, WY
few-flowered meadowrue (Thalictrum sparsiflorum) -- in May -- Old Flowers Road, Roosevelt National Forest, CO green & brown
American globeflower (Trollius laxus, ssp. albiflorus) -- in June and August -- Beartooth Highway, Gallatin NF, southern Montana
American globeflower (Trollius laxus ssp. albiflorus) -- in August -- Snowy Range, Medicine Bow National Forest, WY white & cream
American globeflower (Trollius laxus ssp. albiflorus) -- in May -- Colorado State Forest State Park, CO yellow & orange