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1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by ann.h.maierColorado, USA

Vascular plants

1 0 Pika

Pika

by LakesideScottColorado, USA

Rocky Mountain National Park

1 0 Yellow Mountain-heather

Yellow Mountain-heather

by candace.rosetaylorWhistler Resort Municipality, British Columbia, Canada

Tundra or

0 0 Alpine Clubmoss

Alpine Clubmoss

by Machi

Tundra near the peak of Kashevaroff ...

20 6 American Pika

American Pika

by AustinH.Estes Park, Colorado, United States

Found exclusively above treeline

0 0 Alpine Phlox

Alpine Phlox

by Kay SullyWyoming, USA

Alpine flower that varies from white to ...

3 3 Willow rose

Willow rose

by mauna KunzahAlaska, USA

Delicate flowering vegetation, low to the ground. The Camellia gall, or ...

1 0 Pika

Pika

by ShurikenColorado, USA

A small tundra dwelling member of the ...

1 1 Llama

Llama

by masonstothartParroquia Pilaguin, Provincia de Tungurahua, Ecuador

Small herd of llama

0 0 American Pipit

American Pipit

by LakesideScottColorado, USA

Alpine

1 4 Tundra rose

Tundra rose

by mauna KunzahAlaska, USA

Bright yellow, flowering tundra plant, ...

2 1 Nevada Bumblebee

Nevada Bumblebee

by phidauexColorado, USA

Large alpine bumblebee, vigorously ...

0 0 Alpine Clubmoss

Alpine Clubmoss

by MachiAlaska, USA

The first photo shows the sporophylls, the structures that look a bit like ...

0 0 Dwarf clover

Dwarf clover

by restlessblueColorado, USA

). It is one of the tundra's cushion plants ...

1 0 Unidentified Alpine Flower

Unidentified Alpine Flower

by phidauexColorado, USA

An unidentified alpine flower. Leaves ...

0 0 Alpine Sunflower

Alpine Sunflower

by Kay SullyWyoming, USA

Also known as Old Man on the Mountain. The largest flower on the

0 0 Hoary Comma Butterfly

Hoary Comma Butterfly

by daniel.dparsonsFort Collins, Colorado, USA

Shades of orange yellow and brown with brown and yellow spots

4 0 Columbian Ground Squirrel

Columbian Ground Squirrel

by Noah CitizenAlberta, Canada

Montane valleys, forest edges, open woodlands,

0 0 Yellow-bellied Marmot

Yellow-bellied Marmot

by ravenshuriken7Colorado, USA

Yellow-bellied Marmot at Forest Canyon Overlook, Rocky Mountain National Park

0 0 American Bistort

American Bistort

Colorado, USA

Color- white. anthers all around

1 0 Alpine Avens

Alpine Avens

by MachiColorado, USA

Tundra at Rocky Mountain National Park

0 0 Moss Campion

Moss Campion

by restlessblueColorado, USA

Another cushion plant of the tundra that ...

0 0 Western Paintbrush

Western Paintbrush

by f3cachersPark, Colorado, USA

Perennial up to 12" tall, in clumps with woolly, unbranched stems. Flowers ...

5 1 White-tailed Ptarmigan

White-tailed Ptarmigan

by AndrewPrimoColorado, USA

White-tailed ptarmigan in its fall plumage. It's the smallest of the ptarmigans ...

0 0 Elephantella

Elephantella

Colorado, USA

Bright pink flowers, pollinated by pollen collecting bees. Fern like, red ...

3 0 Alpine Azalea

Alpine Azalea

by triggsturner

Evergreen creeping dwarf shrub, growing up to 10cm (4") tall. Leaves are 3-10mm ...

0 0 Pinnate-Leaved Daisy

Pinnate-Leaved Daisy

by f3cachersPark, Colorado, USA

Perennial to 5" tall in dense clumps, with erect, stout, curved stems Flower ...

2 0 Parry's Primrose

Parry's Primrose

by phidauexColorado, USA

Short, less than 20cm plant, spear-like leaves, growing near snow fields well ...

1 0 Alpine Bearberry

Alpine Bearberry

by MachiKodiak, Alaska, USA

The berries are quite large for such a small plant. I found a patch whose ...

2 0 Prairie Falcon

Prairie Falcon

by LivanEscuderoColorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Seen soaring high above the tallest cliffs in this park in the early morning.

0 0 Shrubby Cinquefoil

Shrubby Cinquefoil

by cripple.creek.katieAlaska, USA

A shrub of 1.5'-3' tallwith reddish-brown stems that have shedding bark. The ...

1 0 White Marsh Marigold

White Marsh Marigold

by phidauexColorado, USA

Short flowering plant with broad leaves. Flowers white, with individual petals ...

3 2 Colorado Blue Columbine

Colorado Blue Columbine

by phidauexColorado, USA

Large Columbine plant with flowers. Flowers were finishing their cycle and ...

1 2 Vicuña

Vicuña

by masonstothartParroquia Pilaguin, Provincia de Tungurahua, Ecuador

Large herd of Vicugnas at the base of Mt. Chimborazo

0 0 Lichen

Lichen

by Harsha SinghUttarakhand, India

and cold climates in well-drained, open environments. Found primarily in areas ...

1 0 Delaware Skipper

Delaware Skipper

by Noah CitizenYellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

Small Hesperiidae butterfly, dark orange, with darker band on edge of the ...

0 1 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch

Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch

by avesjohnWyoming, USA

A medium-sized finch of alpine and

2 0 Crocus

Crocus

by Maria dBChapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Crocuses are native to woodland, scrub and meadows from sea level to

0 0 Sierra Nevada Parnassian

Sierra Nevada Parnassian

by LindsyColorado, USA

We were on a hike in Rocky Mountain National Park and saw a bunch of these ...

2 1 American pika

American pika

by fbiasiColorado, USA

Pika building nest near Rock Cut Trailhead in Rocky Mountain National Park ...

3 2 Alpine Bearberry

Alpine Bearberry

by Noah Citizen aka OlivierNunavut, Canada

Low shrub usually less than 6 inches (15 cm) high. Leaves are toothed, ...

5 3 Shining Scabious

Shining Scabious

by haydewojewództwo małopolskie, Poland

Shining scagious blooms from August to October. It is a flower of

3 0 Elk

Elk

by bugblubColorado, USA

Large bull elk lying on the Continental Divide in Rocky Mountain National Park, ...

0 0 Least Chipmunk

Least Chipmunk

by LivanEscuderoColorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Saw this little guy running across the rocks on this climbing trail.

1 0 White-crowned Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

by LivanEscuderoScottsdale, Arizona, United States

Saw many of these in the area.

2 0 White-crowned Sparrow (Immature)

White-crowned Sparrow (Immature)

by LivanEscuderoScottsdale, Arizona, United States

This one was seen at the ranch where I was staying.

0 0 Wooly Lousewort

Wooly Lousewort

by sandraYukon, Canada

Perennial,bright yellow taproot;stems simple,4-25cm high,densely ...

0 0 American Pipit

American Pipit

by SarahJoyBallardColorado, USA

A fledgling pipit viewed on Mt. Evans in Colorado. It still had some tufts of ...

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