Blue/Purple

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Aconitum columbianum
Monk’s Hood

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Aquilegia coerula
Colorado Columbine

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Astragalus agrestis
Field Milkvetch

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Astragalus alpinus var. alpinus
Alpine Milkvetch

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Astragalus flexuosus
Flexible Milkvetch

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Astragalus gracilis
Slender Milkvetch

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Astragalus hallii
Hall's Milkvetch

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Astragalus laxmanii var. robustior
Prairie Milkvetch

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Astragalus shortianus
Short's Milkvetch

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Calypso bulbosa var. americana
Fairy Slipper

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Campanula parryi
Parry’s Bellflower

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Campanula rotundifolia
Harebell

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Campanula uniflora
Arctic Harebell

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Centaurea montana
Mountain Bluet

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Chichorium intybus
Common Chicory

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Cirsium griseum var. osterhoutii
Osterhout’s Thistle

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Clematis hirsutissima
Sugar Bowls

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Collinsia parviflora
Blue-eyed Mary

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Dalea purpurea
Purple Prairie Clover

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Delphinium barbeyi
Subalpine Larkspur

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Delphinium geyeri
Geyer's Larkspur

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Delphinium nuttallianum
Two-lobed Larkspur

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Dieteria bigelovii
Bigelow’s Tansy-aster

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Dieteria canascens
Hoary Tansy-aster

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Erigeron divergens
Spreading Daisy

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Erigeron elatior
Tall Fleabane

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Erigeron formosissimus
Beautiful Daisy

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Erigeron glacialis
Subalpine Daisy

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Erigeron grandiflorus
Rocky Mountain Alpine Daisy

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Erigeron leiomerus
Rockslide Daisy

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Erigeron pinnatisectus
Featherleaf Fleabane

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Erigeron pumilus
Shaggy Daisy

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Erigeron speciosus
Showy Daisy

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Eritrichium nanum
Arctic Alpine Forget-me-not

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Erysimum capitatum v purshii
Pursh’s Wallflower

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Eutrochium maculatum
Spotted Joe Pye Weed

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Evolvulus nuttallianus
Shaggy Dwarf Morning-glory

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Gentiana affinis
Rocky Mountain Gentian

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Gentiana parryi
Mountain Gentian

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Gentiana prostrata
Pygmy Gentian

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Gentianella amarella
Autumn Dwarf Gentian

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Gentianopsis barbellata
Perennial Fringed Gentian

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Gentianopsis thermalis
Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentian

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Glandularia bipinnatifida
Dakota Mock Vervain

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Hackelia floribunda
Manyflower Stickseed

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Herrickia glauca
Gray Aster

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Hydrophyllum capitatum
Ballhead Waterleaf

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Ipomopsis globularis
Hoosier Pass Ipomopsis

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Iris missouriensis
Rocky Mountain Iris

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Liatris punctata
Dotted Blazing Star

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Linum lewisii
Blue Flax

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Lupinus argenteus
Slivery Lupine

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Lupinus bakerii
Baker’s Lupine

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Lupinus brevicaulis
Shortstem Lupine

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Lupinus caespitosus
Dwarf Lupine

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Lupinus caudatus
Tailcup Lupine

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Lupinus prunophilus
Big-leaf Lupine

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Machaeranthera tanacetifolia
Tanseyleaf Aster

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Medicago sativa
Wild Alfalfa

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Mertensia alpina
Alpine Bluebells

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Mertensia brevistyla
Short-style Bluebells

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Mertensia ciliata
Mountain Bluebells

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Mertensia franciscana
Franciscan Bluebells

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Mertensia humilis
Rocky Mountain Bluebells

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Mertensia lanceolata
Lanceleaf Bluebells

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Mertensia oblongifolia
Sagebrush Bluebells

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Monarda fistulosa var. menthifolia
Wild Bergamon

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Mulgedium oblongifolium
Blue Lettuce

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Oxytropis splendens
Showy Locoweed

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Pediomelum digitatum
Palmleaf Indian Breadroot

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Penstemon caespitosus
Mat Penstemon

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Penstemon crandallii
Crandall’s Penstemon

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Penstemon glaber var. alpinus
Alpine Sawsepal Penstemon

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Penstemon hallii
Hall’s Beardtongue

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Penstemon harbourii
Harbour’s Beardtongue

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Penstemon mensaurum
Mesa Penstemon

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Penstemon penlandii
Penland's Penstemon

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Penstemon procerus
Clustered Penstemon

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Penstemon rydbergii
Rydberg’s Penstemon

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Penstemon strictus
Rocky Mountain Penstemon

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Penstemon virgatus
Upland Blue Beardtongue

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Penstemon whippleanus
Dusky Beardtongue

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Peritoma serrulata
Rocky Mountain Beeplant

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Phacelia denticulata
Rocky Montain Scorpionweed

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Phacelia sericea
Purple Fringe

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Polemonium confertum
Rocky Mountain Sky Pilot

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Polemonium foliosissimum
Leafy Jacob’s Ladder

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Polemonium pulcherrimum
Jacob’s Ladder

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Polemonium viscosum
Sky Pilot

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Psoralidium tenuiflorum
Slimflower Scurfpea

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Pulsatilla patens ssp. multifida
Pasqueflower

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Quincula lobata
Chinese Lantern

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Rhaponticum repens
Russian Knapweed

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Saussurea weberi
Weber’s Saw-wort

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Sisyrinchium idahoense
Idaho Blue=eyed Grass

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Sweria perennis
Star Gentian

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Symphyotrichum ascendens
Western Aster

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Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. apricum
Alpine Leafy-bract Aster

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Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. canby
Leafy Aster

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Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. parryi
Parry's Aster

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Symphyotrichum laeve var. geyeri
Geyer's Aster

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Symphyotrichum spathulatum
Western Mountain Aster

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Synthyris alpina
Alpine Kittentails

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Tradescantia occidentalis
Prairie Spiderwort

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Verbena bracteata
Bigbract Verbena

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Verbena macdougalii
MacDougal’s Verbena

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Verbena stricta
Hoary Verbena

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Veronica serpyllifolia
Thyme-leaf Speedwell

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Veronica wormskjoldii
Alpine Speedwell

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Vicia americana
American Vetch

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Viola adunca var. adunca
Blue Violet

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Viola adunca var. bellidifolia
Blue Violet

© Tom Lebsack 2024

Banner photo: Castilleja rhexifolia and a brewing storm over the San Juan Mountains