Showing posts with label Apline Springbeauty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Apline Springbeauty. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Alpine Springbeauty

Alpine Springbeauty is a common flower at the top of Colorado Mountains.
I have been seeing Alpine Springbeauties (Claytonia megarhiza) all over the high country this season. Their succulent-looking leaves are distinctive and easy to spot. Where they have space, they fan out into a symmetrical rosette. Many, like these specimens from the summit of Mt. Audubon, can be found crammed into the nooks and crannies of rocks.

North Rock Creek Snowshoe

Distance: 4 miles round trip Elevation: 9,180 ft to 9,780 ft Elevation Gain: 600 ft Dogs: Off leash until the wilderness boundary North...