Found in dry open areas and slopes
Seen blooming in July in Poshuouinge, Santa Fe NF
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Rubberweeds grow less than a foot tall with leafy stems and many, bright yellow flowers. The leaves are divided into narrow segments. Flower heads usually have 8 petals, but can have more, and are about ¾ inch across. The petals have three-toothed tips and droop when the plant ages. The flowers provide a yellow dye for wool. Hopi and Navajo used the bark of the roots as a chewing gum, due to the roots having a milky sap that contains latex. The stems/leaves were also used to make a tea and a poultice used to treat wounds. It was also used by the Navajo as an emetic in the Evil Way ceremony. It is toxic to livestock. Source.

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Found in moist meadows and conifer forests
Seen blooming in July along Brush Creek, Gunnison Valley, CO

I am writing this week from 8,025 feet in cool Colorado (low 42°, high 78°). The spectacular Monument Plants are in full bloom here but they can also be found over 8,500 feet in the Abiquiú area. At first they could be mistaken for Mullein but a closer look will show the four large, light green, speckled petals of the flowers. The Monument Plant produces a flower spike from 5 to 7 feet tall with hundreds of flowers on the stem. It flowers in synchronization with other plants. Some believe it can live up to 80 years as a rosette of long, strap-like leaves and dies after producing the flower spike. The roots were used to treat diarrhea, colds, stomach troubles, gonorrhea and asthma, and to kill lice, while a plaster of the leaves was used to treat headaches. A cold compound infusion was rubbed on hunters and their horses to lend strength and the long stalk was used to make elk calls during hunting. Source.
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Found in dry, rocky areas
Seen blooming in June/July/August in Plaza Blanca

Grows to 4 feet, erect and tall in an airy pattern. Leaves are grayish green, long and narrow. The flower has four spoon-shaped purplish-pink petals with purple veins. Seedpods are long and slender. It has been used in ceremonial medicine and as eye medicine. Source.

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Found in dry, open areas
Seen blooming in July in Poshuouinge, Santa Fe National Forest
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The dainty Plains Flax has been blooming since May but it is easy to miss because it is only 8 inches tall with narrow leaves and the color of the flower blends into the areas where it grows. The slender stem and leaves are covered in dense hairs which make them appear gray. The flower is less than one inch across with a copper-colored center and produces a small berry. You may find another yellow flax blooming now, the Bristle Flax, which is similar but taller and has shiny petals. Traditionally the berry juice was squeezed into the eye for inflammation, leaves were used to treat heartburn, while flowers were used to make yellow paint and an infusion of the plant taken to kill a swallowed red ant. Source.

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