Southwest Colorado Wildflowers, YellowThumbnails Cactaceae

Yellow Flowers

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Families shown on this page are:
Cactaceae, Caprifoliaceae, Cleomaceae

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Cactaceae
(Cactus Family)

Cylindropuntia whipplei

Escobaria missouriensis

Whipple's Cholla

Cactus Missouri Pincushion

Cactaceae
(Cactus Family)

Opuntia fragilis

Opuntia phaeacantha

Opuntia polyacantha

Pediocactus simpsonii

Sclerocactus whipplei

Fragile
Prickly Pear Cactus

Brown-spined
Prickly Pear Cactus

Many-spined
Prickly Pear Cactus

Simpson's Cactus

Whipple's
Fishhook Cactus

Caprifoliaceae
(Honeysuckle Family)

Caryophyllaceae
(Pink Family)

Lonicera involucrata

Eremogone eastwoodiae

Twinberry

Eastwood's Sandwort

Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot Family)
is now mostly in
Amaranthaceae (Amaranth Family).

Cleomaceae
(Cleome Family)

Cleomella palmeriana

Cleomella lutea

Palmer's Beeplant

Yellow Beeplant