Rocky Mountain Day Hikes
Montane Wildflowers of Rocky Mountain National Park
The alpine flowers in this section are organized by colors.
Each photograph includes:
Common Name,
Latin Name,
Family Name,
Life Zone,
and Season
Each photograph includes:
Common Name,
Latin Name,
Family Name,
Life Zone,
and Season
Red/Pink Alpine Wildflowers
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Rosy Pussytoes
Antennaria rosea, Sunflower Family, Foothills-Montane-Subalpine-Alpine, May-July |
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Western Spring Beauty
Claytonia lanceolata, Miner's Lettuce Family, Foothills-Montane-Subalpine-Alpine, May-July |
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Bog Pyrola,
Pink Wintergreen Pyrola asarifolia, Heath Family, Montane-Subalpine, June-August |
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Pipsissewa
Chimaphila umbellata, Heath Family, Montane-Subalpine, June-August |
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Twinflower
Linnaea borealis, Honeysuckle Family, Montane-Subalpine, June-September |
Fairy slipper
Calypso bulbosa Subalpine, Montane |
Fairy slipper Calypso bulbosa Subalpine, Montane |
Twinflower
Linnaea borealis Subalpine, Montane |
Twinflower
Linnaea borealis Subalpine, Montane |
Shooting star
Dodecatheon pulchellum Subalpine, Montane June-July |
Tansy aster
Machaeranthera bigelovii Subalpine, Montane Aug-Sep |
Fireweed
Chamerion angustifolium Subalpine, Montane July-Aug |
Pussytoes
Antennaria rosea Subalpine, Montane |
Pussytoes
Antennaria rosea Subalpine, Montane |
Scarlet paintbrush
Castilleja miniata Montane June-July |
Strawberry blite
Chenopodium capitatum Montane Late summer |
Gay feather,
Blazing star Liatris punctata Montane Aug-Sept |
Gay feather,
Blazing star Liatris punctata Montane Aug-Sept |
Summer coralroot
Corallorhiza maculata Montane |
Summer coralroot
Corallorhiza maculata Montane |
Indian paintbrush,
Wyoming paintbrush Castilleja linariifolia Montane June-July |
Indian paintbrush,
Wyoming paintbrush Castilleja linariifolia Montane June-July |
Indian paintbrush,
Wyoming paintbrush Castilleja linariifolia Montane June-July |
Indian paintbrush,
Wyoming paintbrush Castilleja linariifolia Montane June-July |
Fairy trumpet, Scarlet gilia
Ipomopsis aggregata Montane July-Aug |
Mountain ball cactus
Pediocactus simpsonii Montane Late May-June |
Mountain ball cactus
Pediocactus simpsonii Montane Late May-June |
Mountain ball cactus
Pediocactus simpsonii Montane Late May-June |
Woodland pinedrops
Pterospora andromedea Montane |
Bog wintergreen
Pyrola asarifolia Subalpine, Montane July-Aug |
Pipsissewa
Chimaphila umbellata Montane |
Pipsissewa
Chimaphila umbellata Montane |
Rocky Mountain beeplant
Cleome serrulata Montane |
Rocky Mountain beeplant
Cleome serrulata Montane |
Horsemint
Monarda fistulosa Montane June-Aug |
Horsemint
Monarda fistulosa Montane June-Aug |
Spring beauty
Claytonia lanceolata Montane |
Spring beauty
Claytonia lanceolata Montane |
Lambert loco
Oxytropis lambertii Montane |
Lambert loco
Oxytropis lambertii Montane |
White flowers
Hooded lady's tresses
Spiranthes romanzoffiana Subalpine, Montane |
Hooded lady's tresses
Spiranthes romanzoffiana Subalpine, Montane |
Pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea Subalpine, Montane July-Aug |
Pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea Subalpine, Montane July-Aug |
Bitter cress
Cardamine cordifolia Subalpine, Montane |
Bitter cress
Cardamine cordifolia Subalpine, Montane |
Bracted Lousewort
Pedicularis bracteosa Alpine, Subalpine July-Aug |
Sickletop lousewort
Pedicularis racemosa Subalpine, Montane |
Dotted saxifrage
Saxifraga bronchialis Subalpine, Montane |
Dotted saxifrage
Saxifraga bronchialis Subalpine, Montane |
Fendler's sandwort
Arenaria fendleri Subalpine, Montane |
Fendler's sandwort
Arenaria fendleri Subalpine, Montane |
Sun-loving pussytoes
Antennaria parvifolia Subalpine, Montane |
Wild strawberry
Fragaria virginiana ssp. glauca Subalpine, Montane |
Snowball saxifrage, Diamondleaf saxifrage Saxifraga rhomboidea
Subalpine, Montane Early spring |
Fairy Bells
Prosartes trachycarpa Subalpine, Montane Jul-Aug |
Western yarrow
Achillea millefolium Alpine, Subalpine, Montane June-Aug |
Western yarrow
Achillea millefolium Alpine, Subalpine, Montane June-Aug |
Mountain death camas,Wand lily
Zigadenus elegans Alpine, Subalpine, Montane |
Mouse-ear chickweed
Cerastium arvense Alpine, Subalpine, Montane |
Mariposa,
Sego lily Calochortus gunnisonii Montane June-early July |
Mariposa,
Sego lily Calochortus gunnisonii Montane June-early July |
Bedstraw
Galium boreale Montane June-Aug |
Cow parsnip
Heracleum maximum Montane June-Aug |
Cutleaf daisy
Erigeron coulteri Montane |
Cutleaf daisy
Erigeron coulteri Montane |
Miner's candle
Cryptantha virgata Montane May-July |
Penny cress
Thlaspi arvense Montane May-July |
Nodding onion
Allium cernuum Montane Early summer |
Starry false lily of the valley,
False solomon's seal Maianthemum stellatum Montane May-July |
Common starlily,
Sand lily Leucocrinum montanum Montane, May-June |
Parry vetch
Astragalus parryi Montane |
White stemless evening-primrose
Oenothera caespitosa Montane June-Aug |
Blue flowers
Parry gentian
Gentiana parryi Subalpine, Montane Aug |
Rocky Mountain fringed gentian
Gentianopsis thermalis Subalpine, Montane Aug |
Rocky Mountain fringed gentian
Gentianopsis thermalis Subalpine, Montane Aug |
Star gentian, felwort
Swertia perennis Subalpine, Montane |
Colorado blue columbine
Aquilegia coerulea Subalpine, Montane Jul-Aug |
Colorado blue columbine
Aquilegia coerulea Subalpine, Montane Jul-Aug |
Monkshood
Aconitum columbianum Subalpine, Montane |
Monkshood
Aconitum columbianum Subalpine, Montane |
Tall chiming bells Mertensia ciliata
Subalpine, Montane June-Aug |
Tall chiming bells
Mertensia ciliata Subalpine, Montane June-Aug |
Blue mist penstemon
Penstemon virens Subalpine, Montane June-July |
Blue mist penstemon
Penstemon virens Subalpine, Montane June-July |
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Tansy aster
Machaeranthera bigelovii Subalpine, Montane Aug-Sep |
Mountain blue violet
Viola adunca Subalpine, Montane |
Harebell, Bluebell bellflower
Campanula rotundifolia Alpine, Subalpine, Montane |
Harebell, Bluebell bellflower
Campanula rotundifolia Alpine, Subalpine, Montane |
Blue aspen daisy
Erigeron speciosus Montane |
Blue aspen daisy
Erigeron speciosus Montane |
Lanceleaf chiming bells
Mertensia lanceolata Montane Early spring |
Canadian violet
Viola canadensis Montane May-July |
Rocky Mountain iris, Blue Flag iris
Iris missouriensis Montane May-June |
Rocky Mountain iris,
Blue Flag iris Iris missouriensis Montane May-June |
Rocky Mountain iris,
Blue Flag iris Iris missouriensis Montane May-June |
Rocky Mountain penstemon
Penstemon strictus Montane June-July |
Tall larkspur
Delphinium occidentale Montane July-Aug |
Tall larkspur
Delphinium occidentale Montane July-Aug |
Nelson larkspur,
twolobe larkspur Delphinium nuttallianum Montane Spring and early summer |
Nelson larkspur,
twolobe larkspur Delphinium nuttallianum Montane Spring and early summer |
Pasque flower
Pulsatilla patens Montane Early spring |
Pasque flower
Pulsatilla patens Montane Early spring |
Blue-eyed mary
Collinsia parviflora Montane April-July |
Skullcap
Scutellaria brittonii Montane May-July |
Rock clematis
Clematis columbiana Montane |
Blue flax, Lewis flax
Linum lewisii Montane May-Aug |
Yellow flowers
Heartleaf arnica
Arnica cordifolia Subalpine, Montane late summer |
Heartleaf arnica
Arnica cordifolia Subalpine, Montane late summer |
Golden banner
Thermopsis divaricarpa Subalpine, Montane June-early July |
Golden banner
Thermopsis divaricarpa Subalpine, Montane June-early July |
Subalpine monkeyflower
Mimulus tilingii Subalpine, Montane June-Aug |
Golden draba
Draba aurea Subalpine, Montane |
Twisted-pod draba
Draba streptocarpa Alpine, Subalpine, Montane |
Yellow stonecrop
Sedum lanceolatum Alpine, Subalpine, Montane |
Wallflower
Erysimum capitatum Alpine, Subalpine, Montane |
Western wallflower
Erysimum asperum Montane |
Western wallflower
Erysimum asperum Montane |
Wavy leaf false dandelion
Nothocalais cuspidata Montane Apr - June |
Blanket flower, Gaillardia
Gaillardia aristata Montane June-Aug |
Blanket flower, Gaillardia
Gaillardia aristata Montane June-Aug |
Tall cone-flower,
Cutleaf coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata Montane July-Sept |
Tall cone-flower,
Cutleaf coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata Montane July-Sept |
Meadow arnica
Arnica fulgens Montane May - June |
Meadow arnica
Arnica fulgens Montane May - June |
Golden smoke, Scrambled eggs
Corydalis aurea Montane May-Aug |
Golden smoke, Scrambled eggs
Corydalis aurea Montane May-Aug |
Broom senecio
Senecio spartiodes Montane Late summer |
Fendler's senecio
Packera fendleri Montane May-July |
Early spring senecio
Senecio integerrimus Montane |
Early spring senecio
Senecio integerrimus Montane |
Many-flowered puccoon
Lithospermum multiflorum Montane May-July |
Many-flowered puccoon
Lithospermum multiflorum Montane May-July |
Narrow-leaf puccoon
Lithospermum incisum Montane May-July |
Narrow-leaf puccoon
Lithospermum incisum Montane May-July |
Whiskbroom parsley
Harbouria trachypleura Montane May-July |
Oregon grape, Creeping barberry
Mahonia repens Montane Apr-June |
Mountain bladderpod
Lesquerella montana Montane May-June |
Leafy cinquefoil
Potentilla fissa Montane May-Aug |
Sagebrush buttercup
Ranunculus glaberrimus Montane Mar-June |
Sagebrush buttercup
Ranunculus glaberrimus Montane Mar-June |
Sulphur-flower
Eriogonum umbellatum Montane |
Sulphur-flower
Eriogonum umbellatum Montane |
Salsify, Oyster-plant
Tragopogon dubius Montane |
Salsify, Oyster-plant
Tragopogon dubius Montane |
Yellow pond-lily
Nuphar lutea June-Sept |
Yellow pond-lily
Nuphar lutea June-Sept |
Green & Brown flowers
Green gentian, Elkweed
Frasera speciosa Subalpine, Montane |
Fivestamen miterwort,
Bishop's cap Mitella pentandra Subalpine, Montane July-Aug |