Teton Mountain Range and Surrounding Area Plant List – Wyoming and Idaho Scientific Name Common Name Family Notes “A common and not‐so‐common and certainly not complete plant list.” Prunus virginiana chokecherry Rosaceae Version 1.0 rlehman 10May2015 Purshia tridentata antelope bitterbrush Rosaceae Scientific Name Common Name Family Notes Rhamnus alnifolia alderleaf buckthorn Rhamnaceae Vine Ribes hudsonianum northern black currant Grossulariaceae Clematis columbiana rock clematis Ranunculaceae Ribes lacustre prickly currant Grossulariaceae Clematis occidentalis western blue virginsbower Ranunculaceae Ribes montigenum Gooseberry currant Grossulariaceae Tree Ribes viscosissimum sticky currant Grossulariaceae Abies lasiocarpa (Abies bifolia) subalpine fir Pinaceae Rosa nutkana Nootka rose Rosaceae Cercocarpus ledifolius curl‐leaf mountain mahogany Rosaceae Rosa woodsii Woods' rose Rosaceae Juniperus scopulorum Rocky Mountain juniper Cupressaceae Rubus parviflorus thimbleberry Rosaceae Picea engelmannii Engelmann spruce Pinaceae Salix arctica arctic willow Salicaceae Picea pungens blue spruce Pinaceae Salix bebbiana Bebb willow Salicaceae Pinus albicaulis whitebark pine Pinaceae Salix boothii Booth's willow Salicaceae Pinus contorta lodgepole pine Pinaceae Salix drummondiana Drummond's willow Salicaceae Pinus flexilis limber pine Pinaceae Salix eastwoodiae mountain willow Salicaceae Populus angustifolia narrowleaf cottonwood Salicaceae Salix exigua narrowleaf willow Salicaceae Populus balsamifera balsam cottonwood Salicaceae Salix geyeriana Geyer willow Salicaceae Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa black cottonwood Salicaceae Salix glauca grayleaf willow Salicaceae (P.trichocarpa) Salix lemmonii Lemmon's willow Salicaceae Populus tremuloides quaking aspen Salicaceae Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra (S. lasiandra) Pacific willow Salicaceae Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas‐fir Pinaceae Salix nivalis snow willow Salicaceae Shrub Salix scouleriana Scouler's willow Salicaceae Acer glabrum Rocky Mountain maple Aceraceae Salix wolfii Wolf's willow Salicaceae Alnus incana gray alder Betulaceae Sambucus racemosa red elderberry Caprifoliaceae Amelanchier alnifolia Saskatoon serviceberry Rosaceae Shepherdia canadensis russet buffaloberry Elaeagnaceae Arctostaphylos uva‐ursi kinnikinnick Ericaceae Sorbus scopulina Greene's mountain ash Rosaceae Artemisia arbuscula little sagebrush Asteraceae Spiraea betulifolia white spirea Rosaceae Artemisia cana silver sagebrush Asteraceae Symphoricarpos albus common snowberry Caprifoliaceae Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana mountain big sagebrush Asteraceae Symphoricarpos oreophilus mountain snowberry Caprifoliaceae Artemisia tripartita ssp. tripartita threetip sagebrush Asteraceae Tetradymia canescens spineless horsebrush Asteraceae Betula glandulosa resin birch Betulaceae Vaccinium membranaceum thinleaf huckleberry Ericaceae Betula occidentalis water birch Betulaceae Vaccinium scoparium grouse whortleberry Ericaceae Ceanothus velutinus snowbrush ceanothus Rhamnaceae Grass and Grass‐like Cornus sericea redosier dogwood Cornaceae Achnatherum lettermanii Letterman’s needlegrass Poaceae Crataegus douglasii black hawthorn Rosaceae Agrostis stolonifera creeping bentgrass Poaceae Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda Shrubby cinquefoil Rosaceae Bromus inermis smooth brome Poaceae (Potentilla fruticosa) Bromus marginatus mountain brome Poaceae Ericameria nauseosa (Chrysothamnus rubber rabbitbrush Asteraceae Calamagrostis canadensis bluejoint Poaceae nauseosus) Calamagrostis rubescens pinegrass Poaceae Ericameria suffruticosus (Haplopappus Singlehead goldenbush Asteraceae Carex aquatilis water sedge Cyperaceae suffruticosus) Carex geyeri Geyer's sedge Cyperaceae Gaultheria humifusa alpine spicywintergreen Ericaceae Carex hoodii Hood's sedge Cyperaceae Juniperus communis common juniper Cupressaceae Carex nebrascensis Nebraska sedge Cyperaceae Kalmia microphylla alpine laurel Ericaceae Carex raynoldsii Raynolds' sedge Cyperaceae Lonicera involucrata twinberry honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae Carex rossii Ross' sedge Cyperaceae Lonicera utahensis Utah honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae Carex utriculata Northwest Territory sedge Cyperaceae Mahonia repens (Berberis repens) creeping barberry (Oregon Berberidaceae Danthonia intermedia Timber oatgrass Poaceae grape) Dactylis glomerata orchardgrass Poaceae Menziesia ferruginea rusty menziesia Ericaceae Deschampsia cespitosa tufted hairgrass Poaceae Paxistima myrsinites Oregon boxleaf Celastraceae Physocarpus malvaceus mallow ninebark Rosaceae Teton Range Plant List Version 1.0 rml 10May2015 Page 2 of 8
Scientific Name Common Name Family Notes Scientific Name Common Name Family Notes Elymus glaucus blue wildrye Poaceae Astragalus alpinus alpine milkvetch Fabaceae Elymus trachycaulus slender wheatgrass Poaceae Astragalus kentrophyta spiny milkvetch Fabaceae Festuca idahoensis Idaho fescue Poaceae Astragalus miser timber milkvetch Fabaceae Juncus arcticus ssp. littoralis (J. balticus) mountain rush Juncaceae Balsamorhiza sagittata arrowleaf balsamroot Asteraceae Juncus ensifolius Swordleaf rush Juncaceae Besseya wyomingensis Wyoming besseya Scrophulariaceae Juncus parryi Parry’s rush Juncaceae Bidens cernua nodding beggartick Asteraceae Luzula glabrata var. hitchcockii Hitchcock’s smooth woodrush Juncaceae Calochortus eurycarpus white mariposa lily Liliaceae Luzula parviflora Smallflowered woodrush Juncaceae Calypso bulbosa fairy slipper Orchidaceae Melica bulbosa oniongrass Poaceae Camassia quamash small camas Liliaceae Melica spectabilis purple oniongrass Poaceae Campanula rotundifolia bluebell bellflower Campanulaceae Phleum alpinum alpine timothy Poaceae Capsella bursa‐pastoris shepherd's purse Brassicaceae Phleum pratense timothy Poaceae Castilleja linariifolia Wyoming Indian paintbrush Scrophulariaceae Poa compressa Canada bluegrass Poaceae Castilleja miniata giant red Indian paintbrush Scrophulariaceae Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass Poaceae Castilleja rhexiifolia splitleaf Indian paintbrush Scrophulariaceae Poa wheeleri Wheeler’s bluegrass Poaceae Castilleja sulphurea sulphur Indian paintbrush Scrophulariaceae Pseudoroegneria spicata bluebunch wheatgrass Poaceae Cerastium arvense field chickweed Caryophyllaceae Trisetum spicatum Spike trisetum Poaceae Chamerion angustifolium (Epilobium fireweed Onagraceae Forb angustifolium) Achillea millefolium common yarrow Asteraceae Chimaphila umbellata pipsissewa Pyrolaceae Aconitum columbianum Columbian monkshood Ranunculaceae Cirsium arvense Canada thistle Asteraceae Actaea rubra red baneberry Ranunculaceae Cirsium scariosum meadow thistle Asteraceae Agastache urticifolia nettleleaf giant hyssop Lamiaceae Claytonia lanceolata lanceleaf springbeauty Portulacaceae Agoseris glauca pale agoseris Asteraceae Clematis hirsutissima hairy clematis Ranunculaceae Agoseris aurantiaca Orange agoseris Asteraceae Collomia linearis tiny trumpet Polemoniaceae Allium brevistylum shortstyle onion Liliaceae Comarum palustre (Potentilla palustris) Purple marshlocks Rosaceae Allium cernuum nodding onion Liliaceae Corallorhiza maculata summer coralroot Orchidaceae Anaphalis margaritacea western pearly everlasting Asteraceae Corallorhiza mertensiana Pacific coralroot Orchidaceae Androsace septentrionalis pygmyflower rockjasmine Primulaceae Corallorhiza striata hooded coralroot Orchidaceae Anemone multifida Pacific anemone Ranunculaceae Crepis acuminata Tapertip hawksbeard Asteraceae Angelica arguta Lyall's angelica Apiaceae Crepis modocensis Modoc hawksbeard Asteraceae Angelica pinnata Small‐leaf angelica Apiaceae Cynoglossum officinale gypsyflower Boraginaceae Antennaria media Rocky Mountain pussytoes Asteraceae Delphinium bicolor Little larkspur Ranunculaceae Antennaria racemosa raceme pussytoes Asteraceae Delphinium ╫occidentale duncecap larkspur Ranunculaceae Antennaria rosea rosy pussytoes Asteraceae Delphinium nuttallianum twolobe larkspur Ranunculaceae Apocynum androsaemifolium spreading dogbane Apocynaceae Dicentra uniflora longhorn steer's‐head Fumariaceae Aquilegia coerulea Colorado blue columbine Ranunculaceae Dodecatheon conjugens Bonneville shootingstar Primulaceae Aquilegia flavescens yellow columbine Ranunculaceae Dodecatheon pulchellum darkthroat shootingstar Primulaceae Arabis holboellii Holboell's rockcress Brassicaceae Dryas octopetala eightpetal mountain‐avens Rosaceae Arabis lyallii Lyall's rockcress Brassicaceae Equisetum arvense Field horsetail Equisetaceae Arabis microphylla var. microphylla littleleaf rockcress Brassicaceae Equisetum hyemale Scouringrush horsetail Equisetaceae (Boechera microphylla) Equisetum laevigatum Smooth horsetail Equisetaceae Arenaria congesta ballhead sandwort Asteraceae Erigeron compositus cutleaf daisy Asteraceae Arnica cordifolia heartleaf arnica Asteraceae Erigeron eatonii Eaton’s fleabane Asteraceae Arnica latifolia broadleaf arnica Asteraceae Erigeron speciosus aspen fleabane Asteraceae Arnica longifolia spearleaf arnica Asteraceae Eriogonum heracleoides parsnipflower buckwheat Polygonaceae Arnica rydbergii Rydberg's arnica Asteraceae Eriogonum ovalifolium cushion buckwheat Polygonaceae Artemisia dracunculus tarragon Asteraceae Eriogonum umbellatum sulphur‐flower buckwheat Polygonaceae Artemisia ludoviciana white sagebrush Asteraceae Eriophyllum lanatum common woolly sunflower Asteraceae Astragalus agrestis purple milkvetch Fabaceae Eritrichium nanum arctic alpine forget‐me‐not Boraginaceae
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Scientific Name Common Name Family Notes Scientific Name Common Name Family Notes Erysimum capitatum sanddune wallflower Brassicaceae Lomatium simplex var. simplex Great Basin desertparsley Apiaceae Erythronium grandiflorum yellow avalanche‐lily Liliaceae (L.triternatum var. platycarpum) Eucephalus engelmannii (Aster Engelmann's aster Asteraceae Lupinus argenteus silvery lupine Fabaceae engelmannii) Machaeranthera canescens hoary tansyaster Asteraceae Eurybia integrifolia (Aster integrifolius) Thickstem aster Asteraceae Maianthemum racemosum (Smilacina feathery false lily of the valley Liliaceae Fragaria vesca woodland strawberry Rosaceae racemosa) Fragaria virginiana Virginia strawberry Rosaceae Maianthemum stellatum (Smilacina starry false lily of the valley Liliaceae Frasera speciosa elkweed Gentianaceae stellata) Fritillaria atropurpurea spotted fritillary Liliaceae Medicago lupulina black medick Fabaceae Fritillaria pudica yellow fritillary Liliaceae Mentha arvensis wild mint Lamiaceae Galium boreale northern bedstraw Rubiaceae Mertensia ciliata tall fringed bluebells Boraginaceae Galium trifidum Threepetal bedstraw Rubiaceae Microseris nutans Nodding microseris Asteraceae Gayophytum diffusum spreading groundsmoke Onagraceae Mimulus guttatus seep monkeyflower Scrophulariaceae Gentiana amarella ssp. acuta Autumn dwarf gentian Gentianaceae Mimulus lewisii purple monkeyflower Scrophulariaceae Gentiana calycosa Rainier pleated gentian Gentianaceae Minuartia obtusiloba Twinflower sandwort Caryophyllaceae Gentianopsis thermalis (Gentiana Rocky Mountain fringed gentian Gentianaceae Mitella pentandra fivestamen miterwort Saxifragaceae detonsa var. elegans) Mitella stauropetala smallflower miterwort Saxifragaceae Geranium richardsonii Richardson's geranium Geraniaceae Nemophila breviflora basin nemophila Hydrophyllaceae Geranium viscosissimum sticky purple geranium Geraniaceae Oreostemma alpigenum tundra aster Asteraceae Geum macrophyllum largeleaf avens Rosaceae (Aster alpigenum var. haydenii) Geum rossii Ross' avens Rosaceae Osmorhiza berteroi (O. chilensis) sweetcicely Apiaceae Geum triflorum old man's whiskers Rosaceae Osmorhiza depauperata bluntseed sweetroot Apiaceae Goodyera oblongifolia western rattlesnake plantain Orchidaceae Osmorhiza occidentalis western sweetroot Apiaceae Grindelia squarrosa curlycup gumweed Asteraceae Oxytropis deflexa nodding locoweed Fabaceae Hackelia floribunda manyflower stickseed Boraginaceae Packera cana (Senecio canus) woolly groundsel Asteraceae Hedysarum boreale Utah sweetvetch Fabaceae Packera streptanthifolia Rocky Mountain groundsel Asteraceae Helianthella quinquenervis fivenerve helianthella Asteraceae Parnassia fimbriata fringed grass of Parnassus Saxifragaceae Helianthella uniflora oneflower helianthella Asteraceae Pedicularis bracteosa bracted lousewort Scrophulariaceae Heliomeris multiflora var. multiflora showy goldeneye Asteraceae Pedicularis contorta coiled lousewort Scrophulariaceae (Viguiera multiflora) Pedicularis groenlandica elephanthead lousewort Scrophulariaceae Heracleum maximum (H. spondylium) common cowparsnip Apiaceae Pedicularis racemosa sickletop lousewort Scrophulariaceae Heterotheca villosa var. minor Hairy false goldenaster Asteraceae Penstemon attenuates sulphur penstemon Scrophulariaceae (Chrysopsis villosa var. hispida) Penstemon deustus scabland penstemon Scrophulariaceae Heuchera parvifolia littleleaf alumroot Saxifragaceae Penstemon montanus cordroot beardtongue Scrophulariaceae Hieracium albiflorum white hawkweed Asteraceae Penstemon procerus littleflower penstemon Scrophulariaceae Hieracium cynoglossoides hound’s tongue hawkweed Asteraceae Penstemon whippleanus Whipple’s penstemon Scrophulariaceae Hydrophyllum capitatum ballhead waterleaf Hydrophyllaceae Perideridia gairdneri ssp. borealis common yampah Apiaceae Hypericum perforatum common St. Johnswort Clusiaceae (P.montana) Hypericum scouleri (H. formosum) Scouler's St. Johnswort Clusiaceae Phacelia hastata silverleaf phacelia Hydrophyllaceae Iliamna rivularis streambank wild hollyhock Malvaceae Phacelia sericea Silky phacelia Hydrophyllaceae Ipomopsis aggregata (Gilia aggregata) scarlet gilia Polemoniaceae Phlox longifolia longleaf phlox Polemoniaceae Leptosiphon septentrionalis northern linanthus Polomoniaceae Phlox multiflora flowery phlox Polemoniaceae Ligusticum filicinum fernleaf licorice‐root Apiaceae Phyllodoce empetriformis pink mountainheath Ericaceae Linum lewisii Lewis flax Linaceae Platanthera dilatata (Habenaria Scentbottle Orchidaceae Lithophragma glabrum bulbous woodland‐star Saxifragaceae dilatata) Lithophragma parviflorum smallflower woodland‐star Saxifragaceae Polemonium occidentale western polemonium Polemoniaceae Lithospermum ruderale western stoneseed Boraginaceae Polemonium viscosum sticky polemonium Polemoniaceae Lomatium ambiguum Wyeth desertparsley Apiaceae Polygonum bistortoides American bistort Polygonaceae Lomatium cous cous biscuitroot Apiaceae Potentilla glandulosa sticky cinquefoil Rosaceae Lomatium dissectum fernleaf biscuitroot Apiaceae Potentilla gracilis slender cinquefoil Rosaceae Teton Range Plant List Version 1.0 rml 10May2015 Page 5 of 8 Teton Range Plant List Version 1.0 rml 10May2015 Page 6 of 8
Scientific Name Common Name Family Notes Scientific Name Common Name Family Notes Primula parryi Parry's primrose Primulaceae Viola canadensis Canadian white violet Violaceae Prosartes trachycarpa roughfruit fairybells Liliaceae Viola nuttallii Nuttall's violet Violaceae Prunella vulgaris common selfheal Lamiaceae Violoa praemorsa canary violet Violaceae Pterospora andromedea woodland pinedrops Monotropaceae Viola purpurea Goosefoot violet Violaceae Pyrola asarifolia liverleaf wintergreen Pyrolaceae Wyethia amplexicaulis mule‐ears Asteraceae Pyrola chlorantha greenflowered wintergreen Pyrolaceae Wyethia helianthoides sunflower mule‐ears Asteraceae Ranunculus eschscholtzii Eschscholtz's buttercup Ranunculaceae Xerophyllum tenax common beargrass Liliaceae Ranunculus glaberrimus sagebrush buttercup Ranunculaceae Zigadenus venenosus meadow deathcamas Liliaceae Rudbeckia occidentalis western coneflower Asteraceae Fern Rumex paucifolius alpine sheep sorrel Polygonaceae Asplenium trichomanes‐ramosum brightgreen spleenwort Aspleniaceae Saxifraga bronchialis Yellowdot saxifrage Saxifragaceae Cryptogramma acrostichoides American rockbrake Pteridaceae Saxifraga odontoloma Brook saxifrage Saxifragaceae Cystopteris fragilis brittle bladderfern Dryopteridaceae Sedum lanceolatum spearleaf stonecrop Crassulaceae Pellaea breweri Brewer's cliffbrake Pteridaceae Senecio integerrimus lambstongue ragwort Asteraceae Pteridium aquilinum western brackenfern Dennstaedtiaceae Senecio serra tall ragwort Asteraceae Notes and species to add Senecio triangularis arrowleaf ragwort Asteraceae Sibbaldia procumbens Creeping sibbaldia Rosaceae Silene acaulis moss campion Caryophllaceae Sisyrinchium idahoense Idaho blue‐eyed grass Iridaceae Smelowskia calycina alpine smelowskia Brassicaceae Solidago canadensis Canada goldenrod Asteraceae Solidago missouriensis Missouri goldenrod Asteraceae Spiranthes romanzoffiana hooded lady's tresses Orchidaceae Stellaria longipes Longstalk starwort Caryophyllaceae Stenotus acaulis (Haplopappus acaulis) Stemless mock goldenweed Asteraceae Streptopus amplexifolius claspleaf twistedstalk Liliaceae Symphyotrichum ascendens (Aster Western aster Asteraceae chilensis ssp. adscendens) Telesonix heucheriformis (T. jamesii var. alumroot brookfoam Saxifragaceae heucheriformis) Tetraneuris grandiflora (Hymenoxys graylocks four‐nerve daisy (old Asteraceae grandiflora) man on the mountain)
Thalictrum fendleri Fendler's meadow‐rue Ranunculaceae
Thalictrum occidentale western meadow‐rue Ranunculaceae
Townsendia alpigena var. alpigena Wyoming Townsend daisy Asteraceae
(Townsendia montana)
Townsendia parryi Parry's Townsend daisy Asteraceae Primary References Used: Tragopogon dubius yellow salsify Asteraceae Triantha occidentalis ssp. montana sticky tofieldia Liliaceae Shaw, Richard. Plants of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Park (1981 version) and annotated checklist of the vascular plants of (Tofieldia glutinosa ssp. montana) Grand Teton National Park and Teton County, Wyoming (1992). Trifolium longipes longstalk clover Fabaceae Markow, Stuart. 1994. A Floristic Survey of the Targhee National Forest and Vicinity. Available online: Trifolium pratense red clover Fabaceae http://rmh.uwyo.edu/research/project.php?ID=17&State=Idaho Trifolium repens white clover Fabaceae Rocky Mountain Herbarium Specimen Database http://rmh.uwyo.edu/data/search.php Triteleia grandiflora largeflower triteleia Liliaceae USDA Plants Database http://plants.usda.gov rd Valeriana edulis tobacco root Valerianaceae Dorn, Robert D. 2001. Vascular Plants of Wyoming, 3 Edition. Copies Available for purchase: http://rmh.uwyo.edu/resources.php Valeriana occidentalis western valerian Valerianaceae Coburn, Kelley. 2008. The Trail to Table Mountain: A location based guide to 186 plants found in the Teton/Yellowstone Region Veronica americana American speedwell Scrophulariaceae (signed copies will be available for purchase at 2015 WY/ID INPS annual meeting). Veronica biloba twolobe speedwell Scrophulariaceae Tilt, Whitney. 2011. Flora of the Yellowstone Region app: http://highcountryapps.com/ Veronica wormskjoldii American alpine speedwell Scrophulariaceae Kesonie, Dave T. (Scott) and Ronald L. Hartman. 2011. A Floristic Inventory of Grand Teton National Park, Pinyon Peak Highlands, Viola adunca Hookedspur violet Violaceae and Vicinity, Wyoming, U.S.A. J.Bot.Res.Inst.Texas 5(1):357‐388.2011 Teton Range Plant List Version 1.0 rml 10May2015 Page 7 of 8 Teton Range Plant List Version 1.0 rml 10May2015 Page 8 of 8