Neighborhood Weeds Late April Update

An earlier species has put on seed now and thus allowed identification. The white mustard is Thlaspi arvense or pennycress. Another plant is now in bloom. This one is on Colorado's Noxious Weed A list and is known as myrtle spurge or Euphorbia myrsinites.

Lair O'the Bear Wildflowers Saturday Morning

We took a hike at Lair O'the Bear, elevation ~6,600', this morning. The pasque flowers (Pulsatilla patens) and biscuit root (Lomatium orientale) are in bloom right now. The Oregon grape/holly grape Mahonia repens is starting to bloom. American dippers were in Bear Creek. It's still pretty early for the flowers.

White Ranch Open Space Wildflower Report

My co-worker brought a list of 4 plants that are blooming in White Ranch Open Space Park. These are rock jasmine (Androsace sp.), Spring beauty (Claytonia lanceolata), Pasque flower (Pulsatilla patens), and Easter daisy (Townsendia hookeri).

Wildflowers in the Subdivision

Today I found a shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris) and noted a crane's bill (Erodium cicutarium) about to bloom. Both of these were probably there yesterday and we just missed them.

Jefferson County, Colorado Wildflowers

The wildflowers are just starting to bloom this year. Today we found henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), blue mustard (Chorispora tenella), dandelion (Taraxacum sp.), common mallow (Malva neglecta), tansy mustard (Descurainia sophia), few-flowered alyssum (Alyssum parviflorum), and a white mustard.