Great Plains Yucca (Yucca glauca), also know as soapweed and Spanish Bayonet, was used by Native Americans and early settlers to create soap from its roots along with needles, sandals, rope, and paintbrushes from its leaves. Continue reading “Great Plains Yucca (Yucca glauca)”
Rubber Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus nauseosus)
Rubber Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus nauseosus) lives at 4,500 to 10,000 feet in dry, sunny environments and, specifically, in clay soils of the plains and foothills geographic zones. It can grow to be five to seven feet tall. Flowers are yellow and clustered in groups of four to six. Continue reading “Rubber Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus nauseosus)”
Fringed Sage (Artemisia frigida)
Fringed Sage (Artemisia frigida) is a perennial shrub also know as pasture sage or silver sage. It is ordinarily found in dry environments with full sunlight on plains, hills, and mountains at elevations of 4,500 to 10,000 feet. Continue reading “Fringed Sage (Artemisia frigida)”
Ramsay-Shockey Open Space – Fishing, Hiking – Loveland, CO
Ramsay-Shockey Open Space is part of the Larimer County Parks and Open Land Areas and is located 30 minutes southwest of Loveland, Colorado via US-34. Continue reading “Ramsay-Shockey Open Space – Fishing, Hiking – Loveland, CO”
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