Colorado Wild Flowers

A compact field guide that pairs fifty color photographs with concise descriptions to help readers recognize common wildflowers across Colorado elevations. Entries give familiar and Latin names, approximate sizes, bloom times, habitat and life-zone notes, and key identifying features, with some close-up and full-plant images taken in natural settings. Introductory sections explain the state’s life zones and how climate and soil influence plant distribution, and supplemental family-level notes and sketches clarify botanical groupings so that amateurs can identify species without using technical keys.