Alpine plants, fragile and adapted to live in a limited ecosystem, may be the canary in the coal mine of climate change. Alpine plants face a number of threats: Recreation (trampling and disturbance ...

Wildflowers are popping in Colorado mountains, though the peak of alpine wildflower season is still a month away. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 75°F. Monday, June 30th 2025 ...

Many Alpine plants are cushion plants, which form mats that can look like ground-hugging clumps of moss, according to the National Parks Service.

Emerald Lake and its environs offer a fine sampling of the mellow side of Mammoth Mountain: a lovely little lake, a creek and two wildflower-splashed meadows.

“Wildflowers and alpine plants bloom as soon as the snow goes away,” Ripley said. “Flowers set seed and get ready for the snow to come back again.

The Alpine plants then have to migrate up into cooler, higher elevation areas, but they are limited by the fact that our tallest mountains cap out at about 14,400 feet.

My obsession with alpine wildflowers, by contrast, stems from a 2010 trip to southwest China’s Yunnan province, which scientists say is among the world’s major hot spots for plant diversity.

If you want to see some of the most beautiful alpine plants along our stretch of the Rockies, you’ll have to do some work. Many of the best places to see wildflowers, especially the striking ...

Species of wildflowers found in the Alpine tundra are often related to those found at lower elevations, Roberts said, but are usually dwarfed versions adapted to the severe conditions. This includes ...

Required wildflower reading. The Betty Ford Alpine Gardens and Denver Botanic Gardens are working together behind the scenes to collect seeds and preserve alpine plant species for generations to come.

The columbines and lupines, aspen daisies and mountain violets are showing off already in Colorado. By mid-July, wildflower season will reach its peak, though the chance to see blooms across the ...

The columbines and lupines, aspen daisies and mountain violets are showing off already in Colorado. By mid-July, wildflower season will reach its peak, though the chance to see blooms across the state ...