POTENTIAL FLORA FOR LOWER LA PLATA CANYON

FERNS AND FERN ALLIES Antennaria rosea rosy pussytoes Arnica cordifolia heartleaf arnica Dennstaedtiaceae Bracken Family Arnica parryi Parry’s arnica Pteridium aquilinum bracken fern Artemisia franserioides ragweed sagebrush Brickellia grandiflora tassel-flower Dryopteridaceae Shield-Fern Family Carduus nutans musk-thistle Cystopteris fragilis fragile bladder-fern Cirsium arvense Canada thistle Cystopteris reevesiana Reeves’ bladder-fern Erigeron coulteri Coulter’s fleabane Erigeron elatior tall fleabane Equisetaceae Horsetail Family Erigeron formosissimum beautiful fleabane Equisetum arvense common horsetail Erigeron speciosus showy fleabane Helianthella quinquenervis five-nerve helianthella Pteridaceae Brake Family Heterotheca pumila alpine golden aster Cryptogramma acrostichoides rockbrake Heterotheca villosa hairy false golden aster Hieracium fendleri Fendler’s hawkweed Selaginellaceae Spike-Moss Family Hymenoxys hoopesii sneezeweed Selaginella densa spike-moss Onopordum acanthium Scotch thistle Oreochrysum parryi Parry’s goldenweed Rudbeckia laciniata black-eyed susan GYMNOSPERMS Senecio wootonii Wooton’s groundsel Taraxacum officinale dandelion Cupressaceae Cypress Family Juniperus osteosperma Utah juniper Berberidaceae Barberry Family Juniperus communis var. depressa common juniper Berberis fendleri Fendler’s barberry Juniperus scopulorum Rocky Mountain juniper Mahonia repens Oregon grape

Pinaceae Pine Family Betulaceae Birch/Alder Family Abies concolor white pine Alnus incana thinleaf alder Abies arizonica corkbark fir Betula occidentalis water birch Picea engelmannii Engelmann spruce Picea pungens Colorado blue spruce Boraginaceae Borage Family Pinus edulis pinyon pine Hackelia floribunda many-flowered stickseed Pinus scopulorum ponderosa pine Lappula occidentalis stickseed Pinus strobiformis white pine Lithospermum multiflorum gromwell Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca Douglas-fir Mertensia franciscana Flagstaff bluebell

ANGIOSPERMS Brassicaceae Mustard Family Alyssum minus wild alyssum Adoxaceae Elderberry Family Barbarea orthoceras American yellow-rocket Sambucus racemosa var. microbotrys elderberry Boechera pallidiflora Four Corners rockcress Cardamine cordifolia heartleaf bittercress Anacardiaceae Sumac Family Descurainia incana mountain tansy-mustard Toxicodendron rydbergii poison-ivy Pennellia micrantha mountain mock thelypody

Apiaceae Parsley Family Campanulaceae Bellflower Family Cymopterus lemmonii Lemon’s spring parsley Campanula rotundifolia harebell Ligusticum porteri osha Oxypolis fendleri Fendler’s cowbane Caprifoliaceae Honeysuckle Family Heracleum maximum cow parsnip Lonicera involucrata bearberry Osmorhiza depauperata sweet-cicely Symphoricarpos oreophilus snowberry

Asteraceae Sunflower Family Caryophyllaceae Pink Family Achillea millefolium milfoil Eremogone fendleri Fendler’s sandwort Agoseris aurantiaca burn-orange agoseris Sagina saginoides Arctic pearlwort Amauriopsis dissecta bahia Silene drummondii Drummond’s catchfly Anaphalis margaritacea pearly everlasting Spergulastrum lanuginosum spreading sandwort Antennaria parvifolia Nuttall’s pussytoes Stellaria umbellata umbellate starwort Hydrophyllum fendleri waterleaf Celastraceae Bittersweet Family Phacelia heterophylla varileaf phacelia Paxistima myrsinites mountain-lover Phacelia sericea purple pincushion

Chenopodiaceae Goosefoot Family Iridaceae Iris Family Chenopodium capitatum var. parvicapitatum strawberry Iris missouriensis Missouri iris blite Chenopodium fremontii Fremont’s goosefoot Juncaceae Rush Family Juncus mertensianus Merten’s rush Cornaceae Dogwood Family Juncus spp. rush Cornus sericea red-osier dogwood Luzula parviflora millet woodrush

Crassulaceae Stonecrop Family Lamiaceae Mint Family Sedum lanceolatum common stonecrop Agastache pallidiflora giant hyssop Dracocephalum parviflorum American dragonhead Cyperaceae Sedge Family Mentha arvensis common mint Carex spp. sedge Monarda fistulosa bee-balm Eleocharis palustris common spike-rush Prunella vulgaris self-heal

Ericaceae Heath Family Alliaceae Onion Family Arctostaphylos uva-ursi kinnikinnik Allium cernuum nodding onion Moneses uniflora wood nymph Allium geyeri Geyer’s onion Orthilia secunda one-sided wintergreen Pyrola minor lesser wintergreen Convallariaceae Lily-of-the-Valley Family Vaccinium myrtillus blueberry Maianthemum racemosum false Soloman’s seal Maianthemum stellatum little false Soloman’s seal Fabaceae Legume Family Astragalus alpinus alpine milkvetch Liliaceae Lily Family Lathyrus eucosmus var. leucanthus white-flower sweet pea Anticlea elegans mountain death camas Lupinus argenteus silvery lupine Prosartes trachycarpum fairybells Lupinus polyphyllus showy lupine Streptopus amplexifolius twisted stalk Trifolium attenuatum Rocky Mountain clover Veratrum californicum skunk cabbage Trifolium longipes longstalk clover Vicia americana American vetch Linaceae Flax Family Linum lewisii blue flax Fagaceae Oak Family Quercus gambelii Gambel oak Onagraceae Evening Primrose Family Chamerion angustifolium fireweed Fumariaceae Fumitory Family Epilobium hornemannii Hornemann’s willow herb Corydalis aurea golden smoke Epilobium lactiflorum milkflower willow herb Gayophytum diffusum ground smoke Gentianaceae Gentian Family Oenothera caespitosa evening primrose Frasera speciosa elkweed Oenothera elata Hooker’s primrose Gentianella acuta little gentian Oenothera flava yellow evening primrose Gentianopsis thermalis fringed gentian Pneumonanthe parryi Parry’s gentian Orchidaceae Orchid Family Swertia perennis star gentian Goodyera oblongifolia rattlesnake plantain Platanthera purpurascens green bog orchid Geraniaceae Geranium Family Geranium caespitosum James’ crane’s bill Orobanchaceae Broomrape Family Geranium richardsonii Richardson’s geranium Castilleja haydenii Hayden’s paintbrush Castilleja miniata scarlet paintbrush Grossulariaceae Gooseberry Family Castilleja septentrionalis northern paintbrush Ribes cereum wax currant Pedicularis procera Gray’s lousewort Ribes inerme whitestem gooseberry Pedicularis racemosa sickletop lousewort Ribes montigenum red prickly currant Ribes wolfii Wolf’s currant Plantaginaceae Snapdragon Family Mimulus guttatus yellow monkeyflower Hydrophyllaceae Waterleaf Family Penstemon barbatus red penstemon Penstemon strictus Rocky Mountain penstemon Thalictrum fendleri Fendler’s meadow-rue Penstemon whippleanus Whipple’s penstemon Trollius albiflorus white globe-flower Veronica wormskjoldii alpine speedwell Rhamnaceae Buckthorn Family Poaceae Grass Family Ceanothus fendleri Fendler’s ceanothus Achnatherum lettermannni Letterman’s needlegrass Agrostis scabra ticklegrass Rosaceae Rose Family Blepheneuron tricholepis pine dropseed Amelanchier alnifolia western serviceberry Bromus sp. bromegrass Cercocarpus montanus mountain mahogany Dactylis glomerata orchard grass Dasiphora fruticosa shrubby cinquefoil Deschampsia cespitosa tufted hairgrass Fragaria vesca woodland strawberry Elymus trachycaulus slender wheatgrass Fragaria virginiana mountain strawberry Festuca arizonica Arizona fescue Geum aleppicum yellow avens Festuca idahoensis Idaho fescue Geum triflorum old man’s whiskers Festuca thurberi Thurber’s fescue Potentilla hippiana woolly cinquefoil Muhlenbergia sp. muhly Potentilla pensylvanica Pennsylvania cinquefoil Nasella viridula green needlegrass Potentilla pulcherrima beautiful cinquefoil Phleum pratensis timothy grass Prunus virginiana western chokecherry Poa fendleriana mutton grass Purshia tridentata antelope bitterbrush Trisetum montanum Rocky Mountain trisetum Rosa woodsii wood’s rose Rubus idaeus American red raspberry Rubus parviflorus thimbleberry Polemoniaceae Phlox Family Sorbus scopulina Rocky Mountain ash Aliciella haydenii Hayden’s gilia Ipomopsis aggregata scarlet gilia Rubiaceae Madder Family Phlox longifolia long-leaf phlox Galium boreale northern bedstraw Polemonium foliosissimum leafy Jacob’s ladder Polemonium pulcherrimum pretty Jacob’s ladder Salicaceae Willow Family Populus angustifolius narrowleaf cottonwood Polygonaceae Knotweed Family Salix bebbiana Bebb willow Bistorta bistortoides American bistort Salix brachycarpa short-fruit willow Bistorta vivipara bistort Salix scouleriana Scouler’s willow Polygonum aviculare knotweed Polygonum douglasii Douglas’ knotweed Saxifragaceae Willow Family Polygonum sawatchense Sawatch knotweed Heuchera parvifolia little-leaf alum-root Rumex acetosella common sheep sorrel Mitella pentandra five stamen miterwort Rumex crispus curly dock Saxifraga bronchialis yellow dot saxifrage Rumex occidentalis mountain dock Saxifraga odontoloma brook saxifrage Saxifraga rhomboidea snowball saxifrage Portulacaceae Purslane Family Lewisia pygmea pygmy bitterroot Scrophulariaceae Figwort Family Scrophularia lanceolata lanceleaf figwort Primulaceae Primrose Family Verbascum thapsus mullein Androsace septentrionalis northern rock jasmine Valerianaceae Valerian Family Ranunculaceae Buttercup Family Valeriana edulis tobacco root Aconitum columbianum monkshood Actaea rubra baneberry Violaceae Violet Family Aquilegia coerulea Colorado blue columbine Viola canadensis white violet Aquilegia elegantula western red columbine Clematis ligusticifolia virgin’s-bower Viscaceae Mistletoe Family Delphinium barbeyi tall larkspur Arceuthobium vaginatum southwestern dwarf mistletoe Ranunculus sp. buttercup Phoradendron juniperinum juniper mistletoe