LUPINE, SILVERY Wildflowers Shrubs Lupinus argenteus
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GOLDENEYE, SHOWY GOLDENWEED, SNEEZEWEED, ORANGE LOVAGE, PORTER'S ELEPHANTELLA FITWEED, CASE'S ROSE, WILD SNOWBERRY CINQUEFOIL, SHRUBBY HOLLY GRAPE Heliomeris multiflora CURLYHEAD Hymenoxys hoopesii OR OSHA ELEPHANT'S HEAD Corydalis caseana brandegei Rosa woodsii Symphoricarpos Potentilla fructicosa Mahonia repens Contributors Pyrrocoma crocea Ligusticum porteri Pedicularis groenlandica rotundifulius Vincent Rossignol The Handy Dandy ■ BS Landscape Architecture Kansas State University 1965 Wildflower Guide C C D S S S ■ Gunnison County resident since 1977 ■ Crested Bu e Wildflower Fes val Tour leader from A PHOTO GUIDE TO POPULAR 1991 2002 WILDFLOWERS AND SHRUBS BLOOMING ■ Field Biologist Plants : US Forest Service and Bureau of IN AND NEAR CRESTED BUTTE Land Management; Gunnison, Colorado. Summer Seasonal: 1995 2011
Rick Reavis Wildflower Fes val Board Member The Crested Bu e Wildflower Fes val is Rick has been exploring and iden fying na ve and dedicated to the conserva on, preserva on and introduced plants around the Crested Bu e area since apprecia on of wildflowers through educa on 1984. Rick is a 27 year former business owner of an award and celebra on. We are commi ed to winning landscape development company. As an Associate protec ng our natural botanical heritage for ARNICA, HEARTLEAF LILY, GLACIER OR SNOW SUNFLOWER, MULE'S EARS LUPINE, SILVERY LARKSPUR, DWARF MONKSHOOD ELDERBERRY, RED KINNIKINNIK HONEYSUCKLE, WILLOW, YELLOW Professor at Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma City, he future genera ons and promo ng sound Arnica cordifolia Erythronium grandiflorum Wyethia amplexicaulis Lupinus argenteus Delphinium nuttallianum Aconitum columbianum Sambucus racemosa Arctostaphylos uva-ursi TWINBERRY Salix lutea spent several years teaching classes in plant iden fica on, stewardship of this priceless resource. Lonicera involucrata landscape maintenance and general hor culture. We ask for and appreciate your respect by: ■ Not picking ANY wildflowers Margaret Reavis Wildflower Fes val Treasurer ■ Keeping dogs on leash or under voice control C C S S S S Margaret first fell in love with Crested Bu e when she and ■ Not trespassing on private property her husband, Rick, came here to ski in 1983. In the ■ Driving at all posted speed limits following summers as they came to escape the heat in Oklahoma, the wildflowers captured her heart. Margaret THANK YOU AND HAVE FUN OUT THERE! brings to the board her talents as an ‘accidental’ Thanks to the Town of Crested Bu e and bookkeeper for 27 years in the family business. Her Gunnison County for making this guide interests include traveling, hiking, biking, snow shoeing, possible through grant support. reading and quil ng. Special Thanks to Our Photographers Photographs in this guide are reproduced with permission Crested Butte from: Doug Beezley, Carol Cartwright, Kathy Darrow, Wildflower Festival PARSLEY, MOUNTAIN EVENING PRIMROSE, PENSTEMON, WHIPPLE'S PRIMROSE, PARRY'S GILIA, SCARLET DEATH CAMAS SERVICEBERRY THIMBLEBERRY CHOKECHERRY, WESTERN MOUNTAIN LOVER Beth Hanson, and Rick Reavis. No photos may be P.O. Box 216 ■ Crested Bu e, CO 81224 Cymopterus lemmonii STEMLESS Penstemon whippleanus Primula parryi Ipomopsis aggregata Zigadenus elegans Amelanchier alnifolia Rubacer parviflorum Prunus virginiana Paxistima myrsinites reproduced in any form or means without wri en ■ Oenothera caespitosa melanocarpa permission from these photographers. (970) 349–2571 info@cbwildflower.com www.crestedbu ewildflowerfes val.com About this Guide Wildflowers
The Handy Dandy Wildflower Guide is a A A B B B B B B B C C C collective work in progress, and serves as an educational tool in exploring basic flower identification. Crested Butte is a unique place where folks come from all over to share in the cornucopia of wildflowers on display. This guide provides scale and plant characteristics to assist in the enjoyment of learning wildflowers. SPRING BEAUTY SAXIFRAGE, SPOTTED BUCKWHEAT, CREAMY HAREBELL, MOUNTAIN OR QUEEN'S CROWN SHOOTING STAR PEAVINE WATERLEAF, FENDLER'S VIOLET, CANARY OR COLUMBINE, COLORADO IRIS, WILD COLUMBINE, WESTERN Claytonia lanceolata Saxifraga bronchialis Eriogonum umbellatum COMMON Sedum rhodanthum Dodecatheon pulchellum Lathyrus lanszwertii Hydrophyllum fendleri YELLOW OR BLUE Iris missouriensis RED Bloom Key majus Campanula rotundifolia leucanthus Viola praemorsa Aquilegia coerulea Aquilegia elegantula
A SMALL BLOOM SIZE A B B B B B B B C C C C B SMALL TO MEDIUM BLOOM SIZE C MEDIUM BLOOM SIZE D LARGE BLOOM SIZE S SPIKE LIKE BLOOMS
References Darrow, Katherine: Wild About Wildflowers; WildKat Publishing Co; Glendale, AZ 2006 STARFLOWER BLUEBELLS, TALL OR VETCH, AMERICAN AGOSERIS, ORANGE WATERLEAF, BALLHEAD KING'S CROWN SANDWORT, BALLHEAD OR VALERIAN, WESTERN FLEABANE, SHOWY PASQUE FLOWER FLEABANE, TRAILING MARIGOLD, MARSH Maianthemum stellatum MOUNTAIN Vicia americana Agoseris aurantiaca Hydrophyllum capitatum Sedum integrifolium SNOWBALL Valeriana occidentalis Erigeron speciosus Anemone patens Erigeron flagellaris Caltha leptosepala Weber, William A.; Ronald C. Wi mann: Colorado Flora Mertensia ciliata Arenaria congesta Western Slope; University Press of Colorado; Boulder, CO 2001 Nelson, R.A.; Handbook of Rocky Mountain Plants; Roberts Rinehart Publishers; Niwot, CO 1992 B B B B B B B B C C C C Hartman, R.L.; and B.E. Nelson 2001; A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Colorado.
FLAX, BLUE OR LEWIS JACOB'S LADDER, CLOVER, RED ORCHID, FAIRY SLIPPER CANDYTUFT, MOUNTAIN GERANIUM, BUTTERCUP, SAGEBRUSH CINQUEFOIL, SHOWY PAINTBRUSH, WYOMING PAINTBRUSH, ROSY YARROW LILY, GUNNISON'S Linum lewisii SUBALPINE OR SHOWY Trifolium pratense Calypso bulbosa Thlaspi montanum RICHARDSON'S OR WHITE Ranunculus glaberrimus Potentilla gracilis Castilleja linariifolia Castilleja rhexifolia Achillea millefolium MARIPOSA Polemonium pulcherrimum Geranium richardsonii pulcherrima Calochortus gunnisonii GOLDENWEED, CURLYHEAD delicatum Pyrrocoma crocea