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It provides regional common names and botanical names for each plant, using current taxonomy and area-specific references. The guide also supports responsible visitation by emphasizing care in the fragile alpine zone, never picking wildflowers, keeping dogs under control, respecting private property, and obeying posted speed limits.","AlpineWildflowers  \nSPRiNG BEAUTY, ALPiNE  \nClaytonia megarhiza  \nBUTTERCUP, ALPiNE OR SNOW  \nRanunculus adonus  \nARNiCA, RYDBERG’S  \nArnica rydbergii  \nCLOVER, ALPiNE OR WHiPROOT  \nTrifolium desyphyllum  \nBUTTERCUP, MACAULEY’S  \nRanunculus macauleyi  \nASTER, GOLDEN  \nHeterotheca pumila  \nSENECiO, FREMONT’S  \nSenecio fremontii  \nSUNFLOWER, ALPiNE  \nHymenoxys grandiflora  \nGROUNDSEL, ROCK  \nSenecio werneriifolius  \nGROUNDSEL, WOOLLY  \nSenecio canus  \nHAWKSBEARD, DWARF  \nCrespis nana  \nGROUNDSEL, ALPiNE  \nSenecio soldanella  \niVESiA, GORDON’S  \nIvesia gordonii  \nAVENS, ALPiNE  \nGeum rossii  \nWALLFLOWER  \nErysimum capitatum  \nPOTENTiLLA, EARLY  \nPotentilla concinna  \nCiNqUEFOiL, VARiLEAF  \nPotentilla diversifolia  \nPARSLEY, ALPiNE  \nOreoxis alpina  \nSAxiFRAGE, TUFTED  \nSaxifraga caespitosa  \nTWiNPOD, AVERY PEAK  \nPhysaria alpina  \nNAiLWORT, ALPiNE  \nParonychia pulvinata  \nLOUSEWORT, PARRY’S  \nPedicularis parryi  \nSiBBALDiA  \nSibbaldia procumbens  \nDUSTY MAiDEN, ALPiNE  \nChaenactis alpina  \nANGELiCA, GRAY’S  \nAngelica grayi  \nGENTiAN, ALPiNE GREEN  \nFrasera speciosa  \nAlpine Shrubs  \nBiLBERRY, DWARF  \nVaccinium cespitosum  \nDRYAD, MOUNTAiN  \nDryas octopetala  \nWiLLOW, ARCTiC  \nSalix arctica  \nWiLLOW, SNOW  \nSalix reticulata nivalis  \nDAiSY, LARGE-FLOWERED  \nErigeron grandiflorus  \nContributors  \nRick Reavis Wildflower Festival Board Member Rick has been exploring and identifying native and introduced plants around the Crested Butte area since  \n1984. Rick is a 27-year former business owner of an awardwinning landscape development company. As an Associate Professor at Oklahoma State University in Oklahoma City, he spent several years teaching classes in plant identification, landscape maintenance and general horticulture.  \nVinnie Rossignol Field Biologist and Botanist  \nn BS Landscape Architecture from Kansas State University, 1965  \nn Gunnison County resident since 1977  \nn Crested Butte Wildflower Festival Tour leader from 1991-2002  \nn Field Biologist (Plants); US Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management, Gunnison, Colorado. Summer seasonal 1995-2011.  \nMargaret Reavis Editor and Proofreader  \nSpecial Thanks to Our Photographers  \nWithout their artistry, knowledge and generosity, this guide would not be a reality: Carol Cartwright, Kathy Darrow, Beth Hanson, Angie Kray, Rick Reavis, and Mary Anne Tarr. No photos may be reproduced in any form or means without written permission from these photographers.  \nThe Handy Dandy Alpine Wildflower Guide  \nA PHOTO GUiDE TO ASSiST iN iDENTiFYiNG WiLDFLOWERS AND SHRUBS BLOOMiNG NEAR CRESTED BUTTE AND ABOVE TREE LiNE (APPROxiMATELY 11,500' ELEVATiON)  \nThe mission of the Crested Butte Wildflower Festival is to advocate for the preservation and appreciation of wildflowers in the Gunnison Valley and adjacent Wilderness Areas through exploration, education and identification of wildflowers and their role in our unique environment.  \nWe ask for and appreciate your respect by:  \nn Being especially careful in the fragile Alpine zone  \nn Never picking ANY wildflowers  \nn Keeping dogs on leash or under voice control  \nn Not trespassing on private property  \nn Driving at all posted speed limits  \nTHANK YOU AND HAVE FUN OUT THERE!  \nThanks to the Town of Crested Butte for making this guide possible through grant support.  \nCrested Butte Wildflower Festival  \nP.O. Box 216 n Crested Butte, CO 81224  \n(970) 349–2571 n info@cbwildfl[ower.com](ower.com)[ ](ower.com)[www.](www.)crestedbuttewildflowerfestival.com  \nAbout this Guide Alpine Wildflowers  \nThe Handy Dandy Alpine Wildflower Guide is a continuing collective work in progress and serves as an educational tool in assisting alpine wildflower identification. Alpine wildflowers and shrubs are found above tree line, at approximately 11,500 feet in elevation, on alpine meadows, ridgesand peaks. Typically, they bloom from late June through early August. 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