Name RA NS FC HC Name RA NS FC HC Name RA NS FC HC
Liliaceae (Lily family) Wyoming paintbrush A N RY SPF Polygalaceae (Milkwort family) Capitol Reef National Park Sego-lily U N WB GSF Castilleja linariifolia Cushion milkwort U N BR SPF National Park Service Calochortus nuttallii Eastwood’s paintbrush U N RY GSPF Polygala subspinosa Castilleja scabrida var. scabrida U.S. Department of the Interior Linaceae (Flax family) Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family) Plantaginaceae (Plantain family) Broom-flax U N Y SPF Colorado columbine U N BW SPF Linum aristatum Veined penstemon U N B SPF Aquilegia coerulea Wildflower Checklist Blue flax U N B SPF Penstemon angustifolius var. venosus Columbian virgin’s-bower U N B SF Linum perenne ssp. lewisii Fleshy penstemon U N B SPF Clematis columbiana Downy flax U N YR BSP Penstemon carnosus Pale larkspur U N BW SP Linum puberulum Dusty penstemon U N B SPF Delphinium andersonii var. scaposum Penstemon comarrhenus Loasaceae (Loasa family) Eaton’s penstemon U N R SPFW Santalaceae (Sandalwood family) White-stem blazingstar A N Y SPF Penstemon eatonii Bastard toadflax C N GW SPFR Mentzelia albicaulis Loa penstemon U N B SPFW Comandra umbellata var. pallida Claret cup Penstemon ophianthus cactus Malvaceae (Mallow family) Palmer’s penstemon C N RW SPFW Solanaceae (Nightshade family) Scarlet globemallow A N Y GSPF Penstemon palmeri var. palmeri Angel’s trumpet U N W SP Sphaeralcea coccinea Utah penstemon C N R SPW Datura wrightii Relative Abundance (RA) Penstemon utahensis Small-leaf globemallow A N Y GSP A = Abundant: large numbers of individuals, occurring in Sphaeralcea parviflora Pretty wild buckwheat U N R BSP many areas of the park Eriogonum bicolor Notes Nyctaginaceae (Four-o’clock family) Fremont’s buckwheat A N WY SPF C = Common: large numbers of individuals, occurring in Fragrant sand-verbena A N W SPF Eriogonum corymbosum specific habitats and/or in certain areas of the park Abronia fragrans Desert trumpet U N Y BGSP U = Uncommon: few to moderate numbers of individuals, Low sand-verbena U N R SP Eriogonum inflatum var. inflatum occurring in specific habitats in certain areas of the park Abronia nana Sand buckwheat U N Y SP Plants listed as rare or unconfirmed are not included here. Narrow-leaf four-o’clock A N WR SPFR Eriogonum leptocladon Mirabilis linearis var. linearis Cushion wild buckwheat U N WR SPF Nativeness Status (NS) Showy four-o’clock A N RB SP Eriogonum ovalifolium N = Native Mirabilis multiflora Canaigre dock U N GR GS Rumex hymenosepalus X = Non-native Onagraceae (Evening primrose family) Lavender-leaf sundrops U N YB SPF Polemoniaceae (Phlox family) Flower Color (FC) Calylophus lavandulifolius Shy gilia A N B SP W = White or cream Eastwood’s camissonia U N Y BSPW Gilia inconspicua Y = Yellow or orange Camissonia eastwoodiae Carmine gilia A N R SPF R = Pink or red Paiute suncup A N Y GSP Gilia subnuda Camissonia scapoidea var. scapoidea Scarlet gilia A N R SPF B = Blue, lavender, or purple White-stem evening-primrose U N W GSPW Ipomopsis aggregata var. aggregata G = Green, or tiny flowers Oenothera albicaulis Long-flowered gilia U N B SP Habitat/Community Codes (HC) Long-tube evening-primrose A N W GSPW Ipomopsis longiflora This checklist is a only a partial listing of currently-known Oenothera caespitosa var. marginata Dwarf gilia U N WB SP species at Capitol Reef National Park. For more information, B = Badlands Bronze evening-primrose U N YR SPFW Ipomopsis pumila visit the NPS Northern Colorado Plateau Network Inventory G = Grasslands Oenothera howardii and Monitoring website: San Rafael gilia U N W SP S = Upland Shrublands Pale evening-primrose A N W SPFW Ipomopsis roseata http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/units/ncpn/speciesSelect.cfm P = Pinyon-juniper Woodlands Oenothera pallida var. pallida Desert phlox U N BW SPF Phlox austromontana var. austromontana Non-native trees, shrubs, and flowers commonly seen in park F = Upland Forest and Woodlands Orobanchaceae (Broomrape family) Long-leaf phlox U N RW SPF orchards and other areas directly associated with human R = Riparian and Wetland Communities Desert paintbrush A N RY GSP Phlox longifolia settlement are not included on this list. W = Ephemeral Washes Castilleja chromosa 4/15 Name RA NS FC HC Name RA NS FC HC Name RA NS FC HC Name RA NS FC HC
Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family) Vernal daisy U N WR SPF Yellow-eye cryptanth C N WY SPF Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot family) Russian-thistle A X G (all) Erigeron pumilus var. condensatus Cryptantha flavoculata Torrey’s seepweed C N G GSR Salsola tragus Utah daisy A N WB SP Showy stoneseed C N Y SP Suaeda torreyana var. torreyana Erigeron utahensis var. utahensis Lithospermum incisum Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family) Basin blanketflower A N Y SW Southwestern stoneseed U N Y SPF Cleomaceae (Cleome family) San Juan onion U N RW BSP Gaillardia spathulata Lithospermum multiflorum Yellow beeplant U N Y BSPF Allium macropetalum Curly-cup gumweed U N Y S Corrugate phacelia C N B SP Cleome lutea Grindelia squarrosa var. quasiperennis Phacelia crenulata var. corrugata Apiaceae (Parsley/celery family) Thrift goldenweed C N Y SPF Brittle phacelia C N B SP Fabaceae (Legume family) Beck’s spring-parsley U N Y PF Haplopappus armerioides var. armerioides Phacelia demissa var. demissa Crescent milkvetch U N RB SP Cymopterus beckii Common sunflower U N Y SP San Rafael phacelia U N B SP Astragalus amphioxys var. amphioxys Basin white-cup spring-parsley U N W SPF Helianthus annuus var. lenticularis Phacelia rafaelensis Painted milkvetch C N BR SPR Common hyalineherb A N Y SPF Cymopterus purpurascens Brassicaceae (Mustard family) Astragalus ceramicus var. ceramicus Colorado Plateau spring-parsley C N Y SPF Hymenopappus filifolius var. cinereus Bicknell milkvetch U N WB SP Cymopterus purpureus var. purpureus Low hymenoxys U N Y SF Spectacle-pod U N W GS Astragalus consobrinus Rush lomatium U N Y SPF Hymenoxys acaulis var. nana Dithyrea wislizeni Harrison’s milkvetch U N RB SPW Lomatium junceum Colorado rubber-plant A N Y SPF Jones’ pepperwort C N W SP Astragalus harrisonii Hymenoxys richardsonii var. floribunda Lepidium montanum var. jonesii Straggling milkvetch U N B SPF Apocynaceae (Dogbane family) Showy rush-pink U N R SPFW Sharp-leaf twinpod C N Y SPF Astragalus lentiginosus var. palans Tomentose amsonia U N BW GSW Lygodesmia grandiflora var. grandiflora Physaria acutifolia var. acutifolia Great rushy milkvetch C N W SPW Amsonia tomentosa var. stenophylla Thorny wirelettuce U N R SPF Watson’s bladderpod A N Y SPF Astragalus lonchocarpus Pallid milkweed U N GB GSP Lygodesmia spinosa Physaria intermedia Woolly milkvetch C N B GSP Asclepias cryptoceras var. cryptoceras Gumweed aster U N Y SP Barneby’s reed-mustard U N WB SP Astragalus mollissimus var. thompsoniae Circle Cliffs milkweed U N WG SP Machaeranthera grindelioides var. grindelioides Schoenocrambe barnebyi Ferron milkvetch U N RB BSP Asclepias labriformis Tansyleaf aster C N Y SP Prince’s-plume A N Y SP Astragalus musiniensis Ruth’s milkweed U N B SP Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Stanleya pinnata Stinking milkvetch U N W SPF Asclepias ruthiae Sowthistle desert-dandelion U N Y SP Green prince’s-plume C N Y SP Astragalus praelongus var. praelongus Showy milkweed U N R R Malacothrix sonchoides Stanleya viridiflora Sandstone milkvetch U N RB SPF Asclepias speciosa Copperweed U N YW R Long-beak fiddle-mustard A N R SPW Astragalus sesquiflorus Pink funnel-lily U N W BSP Oxytenia acerosa Streptanthella longirostris Kanab prairie-clover U N W S Androstephium breviflorum Greenstem paperflower A N Y SP Heart-leaf jewelflower U N RB SPF Dalea flavescens var. flavescens Psilostrophe sparsiflora Streptanthus cordatus Compositae (Aster/composite family) Nuttall’s licorice U N W R Basin groundsel C N Y SPF Candelabra thelypody U N Y SP Glycyrrhiza lepidota Common pussytoes U N WR SPF Senecio multilobatus Thelypodiopsis divaricata Northern sweetvetch U N RB SPF Antennaria parvifolia Slender wirelettuce C N R SPF Entire-leaf thelypody U N WB R Hedysarum boreale var. boreale Pacific aster A N B SPFR Stephanomeria tenuifolia var. tenuifolia Thelypodium integrifolium var. integrifolium Silvery lupine U N B SPF Aster ascendens Scapose greenthread A N Y SP Cactaceae (Cactus family) Lupinus argenteus var. argenteus Rose-heath C N WR SP Thelesperma subnudum var. subnudum Dwarf lupine C N B SPF Chaetopappa ericoides Annual townsendia U N WR S Arizona pincushion U N R GSP Lupinus pusillus var. pusillus Hairy golden-aster A N Y SPF Townsendia annua Coryphantha vivipara var. arizonica Yellow sweet-clover C X Y SR Chrysopsis villosa Hoary townsendia C N W SP Claretcup A N R GSPW Melilotus officinalis Wavy-leaved thistle U N R SP Townsendia incana Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. melanacanthus Lambert’s locoweed U N RB GS Cirsium undulatum var. undulatum Yellow salsify U X Y SR Brittle prickly-pear C N Y GSPFRW Oxytropis lambertii var. bigelovii Nakedstem sunray U N Y SP Tragopogon dubius Opuntia fragilis Lemon scurf-pea C N WB SP Enceliopsis nudicaulis var. nudicaulis Rough mule’s-ears C N Y SPF Plains prickly-pear A N YR GSPFW Psoralidium lanceolatum var. lanceolatum Spreading daisy A N WB SP Wyethia scabra Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha Montane golden pea U N Y R Erigeron divergens var. cinerius Simpson’s hedgehog cactus U N WR SPF Thermopsis montana Maguire’s daisy U N W SPF Boraginaceae (Borage/forget-me-not family) Pediocactus simpsonii Erigeron maguirei Plateau yellow cryptanth A N Y SP Small-flower fishhook cactus U N YB GSP Geraniaceae (Geranium family) Basin daisy U N WR SP Cryptantha flava Sclerocactus whipplei var. roseus Small-leaf geranium U N WR SPF Erigeron pulcherrimus Geranium caespitosum var. marginale