Thriving in dry prairie environments
The yellow flowers that bloom on the dry prairie and in fields in the Denver area include many native and introduced plants. Here are some of them to help with field identification.
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Here are some of the plants with white blooms that can be found in the Colorado Plains
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American Vetch plants are early purple blooms among the grasses out in the Willow Spring Open Space. The blooms start in April- May and continue through August. The purple blossoms are shaped like a butterfly with 5 petals. American Vetches have tendrils at the end of their stem which they wrap around other plants or
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Milkweed is a very familiar plant name due to its close association with Monarch Butterflies, but not everyone recognizes it when they see it! Showy or Common Milkweed is a tall plant with pale or deep pink flowers massed together at the top of the plant, large leaves and interesting seed pods later in the
Blue Mustard plants are annual herbs that are among the earliest blooms in the Willow Spring Open Space. Their tiny flowers are purple and in the shape of a cross.
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The Big Sagebrush shrub is well adapted to the dry plains. It is recognized in most seasons by its silver-white leaves and the twisted woody stems.
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The Great Plains Yucca plant is easily recognized by its stiff, sword shaped leaves that all originate at the base of the plant in a rosette. Its white flowers are on tall stalks and the dry flowers remain throughout the rest of the year.
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The Common Rabbitbrush shrub is a beautiful gold shrub which gets its name by providing a good spot for rabbits to hide. It is recognized in most seasons by its globe shape dotting the dry landscape.
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Rocky Mountain Juniper trees are conifer trees with scale-like leaves that stay on year-round. They are very hardy and adapted to low moisture and dry clay conditions.
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Willow Spring Open space is a large space in Colorado filled with trails, bicycle paths, and sledding in winter.
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