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Grand Mesa National Forest Flora, by Scientific Name - updated Mar 24, 2021 Prepared by J. Andrews, A. Schneider, D. Sussman and B. Clarke Scientific names are in accord with http://bonap.net/TDC

Scientific names are the same world-wide. Common names are not standardized and thus are highly variable. The common names listed below are those commonly used in the Grand Mesa area of western . Family Scientific Name Selected Common Name Pinaceae (Pine Family) Abies bifolia Subalpine (Sunflower Family) Yarrow (Buttercup Family) columbianum Monkshood (Mint Family) Agastache urticifolia Giant Hyssop Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Agoseris aurantiaca Mountain Dandelion Alliaceae (Onion Family) Allium acuminatum Purple Onion Alliaceae (Onion Family) Allium cernuum Nodding Onion ( Family) alnifolia Serviceberry Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly Everlasting Primulaceae (Primrose Family) Androsace occidentalis Western Rock Jasmine Primulaceae (Primrose Family) Androsace septentrionalis Northern Fairy Candelabra Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) multifida Cut- Anemone Apiaceae (Parsley Family) Angelica ampla Giant Angelica Apiaceae (Parsley Family) Angelica grayi Gray's Angelica Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) corymbosa Pussytoes Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Antennaria parvifolia Small Leaf Pussytoes Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Antennaria rosea Pink Pussytoes (False Hellebore Family) elegans Mountain Death Camus Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) chrysantha Golden Columbine Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) Aquilegia coerulea Colorado Columbine Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) Aquilegia elegantula Shooting Star Columbine Ericaceae (Heath Family) Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Kinnikinnick Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Heart-leaf Arnica Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Arnica mollis Hairy Arnica Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Arnica parryi Parry's Arnica Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Artemisia dracunculus Wild Tarragon Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Big Sagebrush Apocynaceae (Dogbane Family) speciosa Showy Milkweed (Buckwheat Family) bistortoides Bistort Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family) Bistorta vivipara Alpine Bistort Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) Boechera fendleri Fendler's Rockcress Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) Boechera stricta Drummond's Rockcress (Grass Family) Bromus porteri Porter's Brome (Lily Family) gunnisonii Gunnison's Sego Lily Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) Caltha leptosepala Marsh Marigold Campanulaceae (Bellflower Family) Campanula parryi Parry's Bellflower Campanulaceae (Bellflower Family) Campanula rotundifolia Harebells Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) Cardamine cordifolia Heartleaf Bittercress Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Carduus nutans Musk Thistle Apiaceae (Parsley Family) Carum carvi Wild Caraway (Broomrape Family) linarifolia Paintbrush

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Family Scientific Name Selected Common Name Orobanchaceae (Broomrape Family) Castilleja miniata Red Paintbrush Orobanchaceae (Broomrape Family) Castilleja occidentalis Western Paintbrush Orobanchaceae (Broomrape Family) Castilleja rhexifolia Rose Paintbrush Orobanchaceae (Broomrape Family) Castilleja septentrionalis Sulphur Paintbrush Caryophyllaceae (Pink Family) Cerastium arvense Mouse-eared Chickweed Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family) Chamaenerion angustifolium Fireweed Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus Sticky Rabbitbrush Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Cichorium intybus Common Chicory Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) arvense Canadian Thistle Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Cirsium eatonii Eaton’s Thistle Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Cirsium parryi Parry’s Thistle Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Cirsium scariosum Elk Thistle Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Cirsium vulgare Bull Thistle Montiacaceae (Miner's Lettuce Family) Claytonia lanceolata Spring Beauty Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) Clematis hirsutissima Sugarbowls (Plantain Family) Collinsia parviflora Blue-eyed Mary Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family) Collomia linearis Narrow-leaf Trumpet Santalaceae (Sandalwood Family) Comandra umbellata Bastard Toadflax Convolvulaceae (Morning Glory Family) Convolvulus arvensis Bindweed Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Corallorhiza maculata Spotted Coralroot Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Corallorhiza trifida Yellow Coralroot Cornaceae (Dogwood Family) Cornus alba Red-Osier Dogwood Papaveraceae (Poppy Family) Corydalis caseana Pink Corydalis Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) runcinata Saw-toothed Hawksbeard Convolvulaceae (Morning Glory Family) Cuscuta epithymum Red Dodder Apiaceae (Parsley Family) Cymopterus lemmonii Mountain Parsley (Forget-Me-Not Family) Cynoglossum officinale Houndstongue Cystopteridaceae (Bladder Fern Family) Cystopteris fragilis Bladder Fern Rosaceae (Rose Family) fruticosa Shrubby Cinquefoil Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) Delphinium barbeyi Tall Larkspur Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) Delphinium nuttallianum Dwarf Larkspur Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) canescens Tansy Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) Draba aurea Golden Draba Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) Draba cana Brewer’s Draba Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) Draba crassifolia Snowbed Draba Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) Draba spectabilis Showy Draba Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family) Epilobium anagallidifolium Alpine Willowherb Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family) Epilobium hornemannii Hornemann’s Willowherb Equisetaceae (Horsetail Family) Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail Caryophyllaceae (Pink Family) Eremogone fendleri Fendler’s Sandwort Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) concinnus Hairy Daisy Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Erigeron coulteri Coulter’s Daisy Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Erigeron elatior Tall Fleabane

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Family Scientific Name Selected Common Name Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Erigeron eximius Splendid Daisy Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Erigeron flagellaris Whiplash Daisy Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Beautiful Daisy Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Erigeron glabellus Smooth Daisy Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Erigeron glacialis Subalpine Fleabane Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Rockslide Daisy Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Erigeron pinnatisectus Featherleaf Daisy Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Erigeron speciosus Showy Daisy Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family) jamesii James’ Buckwheat Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family) Eriogonum subalpinum Subalpine Buckwheat Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family) Eriogonum umbellatum Sulfur Liliaceae (Lily Family) Erythronium grandiflorum Glacier Lily Poaceae (Grass Family) rubra Red Fescue Poaceae (Grass Family) Thurber’s Fescue Rosaceae (Rose Family) Fragaria virginiana Wild Strawberry Gentianaceae (Gentian Family) Frasera speciosa Monument Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Gaillardia aristata Blanketflower Rubiaceae (Madder Family) Galium septentrionale Northern Bedstraw Gentianaceae (Gentian Family) Gentiana parryi Bottle Gentian Gentianaceae (Gentian Family) Gentianella amarella Little Gentian Gentianaceae (Gentian Family) Gentianopsis thermalis Fringed Gentian Geraniaceae (Geranium Family) Geranium richardsonii Wild Geranium Geraniaceae (Geranium Family) Geranium viscosissimum Sticky Geranium Rosaceae (Rose Family) macrophyllum Large-leaf Avens Rosaceae (Rose Family) Geum triflorum Prairie Smoke Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Goodyera oblongifolia Rattlesnake Plantain Orchid Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Grindelia squarrosa Curly-cup Gumweed Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Helianthella annuus Annual Sunflower Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Helianthella quinquenervis Little Sunflower Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) multiflora Sun Spots Apiaceae (Parsley Family) Heracleum maximum Cow Parsnip Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Herrickia glauca Waxy Aster Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Heterotheca villosa Golden Aster Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage Family) Heuchera parvifolia Little-leaf Alumroot Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Hieracium triste Woolly Hawkweed Rosaceae (Rose Family) Holodiscus dumosus Mountain Spray Poaceae (Grass Family) Hordeum jubatum Foxtail Barley Boraginaceae (Forget-Me-Not Family) Hydrophyllum capitatum Cat's Breeches Boraginaceae (Forget-Me-Not Family) Hydrophyllum fendleri Fendler's Waterleaf Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) grandiflora Old Man of the Mountain Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Hymenoxys hoopesii Sneezeweed Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family) Ipomopsis aggregata Scarlet Gilia Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family) Ipomopsis tenuituba Pink Fairy Trumpet

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Family Scientific Name Selected Common Name Iridaceae ( Family) Iris missouriensis Wild Iris (Pea Family) Lathyrus lanszwertii White Pea Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) Lepidium montanum Mountain Pepperweed Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Leucanthemum vulgare Oxeye Daisy Montiacaceae (Miner's Lettuce Family) Lewisia pygmaea Pygmy Apiaceae (Parsley Family) Ligusticum porteri Loveroot, Osha Plantaginaceae (Plantain Family) Linaria vulgaris Butter-and-Eggs Linaceae (Flax Family) Linum lewisii Blue Flax Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage Family) Lithophragma glabrum Smooth Woodland Star Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage Family) Lithophragma parviflorum Small-flower Woodland Star Apiaceae (Parsley Family) Lomatium grayi Gray's Parsley ( Family) Lonicera involucrata Twinberry Fabaceae (Pea Family) argenteus Silvery Lupine Fabaceae (Pea Family) Lupinus caudatus Tailcup Lupine Fabaceae (Pea Family) Lupinus prunophilus Hairy Bigleaf Lupine Fabaceae (Pea Family) Lupinus sericeus Silky Lupine Berberidaceae (Barberry Family) Mahonia repens Grape Asparagaceae (Asparagus Family) Maianthemum racemosum Solomon's Plume Asparagaceae (Asparagus Family) Maianthemum stellatum Starry Lily of the Valley Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Matricaria discoidea Wild Chamomile Fabaceae (Pea Family) Melilotus officinalis Sweet Clover Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Mentha arvensis Wild Mint Boraginaceae (Forget-Me-Not Family) brevistyla Short-style Bluebells Boraginaceae (Forget-Me-Not Family) Mertensia ciliata Bluebells Boraginaceae (Forget-Me-Not Family) Mertensia franciscana Franciscan Bluebells Boraginaceae (Forget-Me-Not Family) Mertensia lanceolata Lanceleaf Chiming Bells Boraginaceae (Forget-Me-Not Family) Mertensia oblongifolia Oblong Leaf Bluebells Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage Family) Micranthes odontoloma Brook Pseudosaxifrage Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage Family) Micranthes oregana Oregon Snowball Saxifrage Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage Family) Micranthes rhomboidea Snowball Saxifrage Phrymaceae (Lopseed Family) Mimulus guttatus Yellow Monkeyflower Caryophyllaceae (Pink Family) Minuartia obtusiloba Alpine Sandwort Ericaceae (Heath Family) Moneses uniflora Wood Nymph Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family) Navarretia breweri Yellow Pincushion Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) Noccaea fendleri Wild Candytuft Nymphaeaceae (Water-Lily Family) Nuphar polysepala Pond Lily Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family) Oenothera flava Yellow Evening Primrose Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Oreochrysum parryi Parry’s Goldenrod Ericaceae (Heath Family) Orthilia secunda One-Sided Wintergreen Orobanchaceae (Broomrape Family) Orthocarpus luteus Yellow Owl Clover Apiaceae (Parsley Family) Osmorhiza occidentalis Sierran Sweet Cicely Apiaceae (Parsley Family) Oxypolis fendleri Cowbane Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family) Oxyria digyna Mountain Sorrel

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Family Scientific Name Selected Common Name Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Packera dimorphophylla Two-leaf Groundsel Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Packera neomexicana New Groundsel Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Packera pseudaurea Streambank Butterweed Parnassiaceae (Grass-of-Parnassus Family) Parnassus fimbriata Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus Celastraceae (Bittersweet Family) Paxistima myrsinites Mountain Lover Orobanchaceae (Broomrape Family) Pedicularis bracteosa Bracted Lousewort Orobanchaceae (Broomrape Family) Pedicularis groenlandica Elephant Heads Orobanchaceae (Broomrape Family) Pedicularis parryi Parry’s Lousewort Orobanchaceae (Broomrape Family) Pedicularis procera Giant Lousewort Orobanchaceae (Broomrape Family) Pedicularis racemosa Parrot's Beak Plantaginaceae (Plantain Family) crandallii Crandall's Beardtongue Plantaginaceae (Plantain Family) Penstemon mensarum Grand Mesa Penstemon Plantaginaceae (Plantain Family) Penstemon rydbergii Rydberg's Penstemon Plantaginaceae (Plantain Family) Penstemon strictus Rocky Mountain Penstemon Plantaginaceae (Plantain Family) Penstemon whippleanus Whipple's Penstemon Boraginaceae (Forget-Me-Not Family) sericea Silky Phacelia Poaceae (Grass Family) Phalaris arundinacea Reed Canarygrass Poaceae (Grass Family) Phleum alpinum Mountain Timothy Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family) Phlox condensata Alpine Phlox Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family) Phlox multiflora White-rock Phlox Pinaceae (Pine Family) Picea engelmannii Engelmann Boraginaceae (Forget-Me-Not Family) Plagiobothrys hispidulus Bristly Popcorn Flower Plantaginaceae (Plantain Family) Plantago eriopoda Redwool Plantain Plantaginaceae (Plantain Family) Plantago major Common Plantain Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Platanthera aquilonis Bog Orchid, Green Bog Orchid Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Platanthera huronensis Huron Green Bog Orchid Poaceae (Grass Family) Poa fendleriana Muttongrass Apiaceae (Parsley Family) Podistera eastwoodiae Podistera Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family) Polemonium foliosissimum Leafy Jacob's Ladder Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family) Polemonium pulcherrimum Showy Jacob's Ladder Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family) douglasii Douglas' Knotweed Salicaceae (Willow Family) Populus tremuloides Aspen Rosaceae (Rose Family) concinna Elegant Cinquefoil Rosaceae (Rose Family) Potentilla gracilis Graceful Cinquefoil Rosaceae (Rose Family) Hippio's Cinquefoil Rosaceae (Rose Family) Potentilla pulcherrima Beautiful Cinquefoil Primulaceae (Primrose Family) Primula parryi Parry’s Primrose Liliaceae (Lily Family) trachycarpa Fairybells Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Prunella vulgaris Selfheal Rosaceae (Rose Family) Prunus americana Wild Plum Rosaceae (Rose Family) Choke Cherry Caryophyllaceae (Pink Family) Pseudostellaria jamesiana Tuber Starwort Pinaceae (Pine Family) Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas Fir

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Family Scientific Name Selected Common Name Dennstaedtiaceae (Bracken Fern Family) Pteridium aquilinum Bracken Fern Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) patens Pasqueflower Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Pyrrocoma uniflora Plantain Goldenweed Fagaceae (Beech Family) Gambel's Oak Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) alismifolius Plantain Buttercup Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) Ranunculus eschscholtzii Eschscholtz's Buttercup Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) Ranunculus flammula Greater Creeping Spearwort Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) Ranunculus glaberrimus Sagebrush Buttercup Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) Ranunculus inamoenus Humble Buttercup Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) Ranunculus uncinatus Hooked Buttercup Crassulaceae (Stonecrop Family) Rhodiola rhodantha Queen's Crown Crassulaceae (Stonecrop Family) Rhodiola rosea King's Crown Grossulariaceae (Currant Family) Ribes cereum Wax Currant Grossulariaceae (Currant Family) Ribes laxiflorum Trailing Currant Grossulariaceae (Currant Family) Ribes montigenum Mountain Currant Grossulariaceae (Currant Family) Ribes wolfii Wolf’s Currant Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) Rorippa sphaerocarpa Round- Yellow Cress Rosaceae (Rose Family) Rosa woodsii Woods' Rose Rosaceae (Rose Family) Rubus idaeus Wild Raspberry Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Rudbeckia laciniata Goldenglow Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Rudbeckia occidentalis Western Coneflower Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family) Rumex acetosella Sheep Sorrel Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family) Rumex crispus Curly Dock Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family) Rumex densiflorus Alpine Dock Salicaceae (Willow Family) Salix brachycarpa Barrenground Willow Salicaceae (Willow Family) Salix exigua Narrow-leaf Willow Salicaceae (Willow Family) Salix planifolia Plane-leaf Willow Adoxaceae (Muskroot Family) racemosa Elderberry Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage Family) Saxifraga austromontana Dotted Saxifrage Scrophulariaceae (Snapdragon Family) Scrophularia lanceolata Lanceleaf Figwort Crassulaceae (Stonecrop Family) Sedum lanceolatum Yellow Stonecrop Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) atratus Black-tipped Senecio Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Senecio bigelovii Rayless Senecio Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Senecio crassulus Thickbract Senecio Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Senecio eremophilus Lonely Senecio Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Senecio serra Serrated Senecio Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Senecio triangularis Arrowhead Senecio Rosaceae (Rose Family) Sibbaldia procumbens Sibbaldia Malvaceae (Mallow Family) Sidalcea candida White Checker Mallow Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) glutinosa Sticky Goldenrod Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Solidago missouriensis Goldenrod Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Solidago multiradiata Mountain Goldenrod Rosaceae (Rose Family) Sorbus scopulina Mountain Ash

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Family Scientific Name Selected Common Name Caryophyllaceae (Pink Family) Spergularia rubra Ruby Sandspurry Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Spiranthes romanzoffiana Ladies' Tresses Caryophyllaceae (Pink Family) Stellaria longipes Long-stalked Starwort Liliaceae (Lily Family) Streptopus amplexifolius Twisted-stalk Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family) Symphoricarpos rotundifolius Snowberry Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Dandelion Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) acaulis Stemless Woolly Base Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Tetraneuris ivesiana Perky Sue Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) Thalictrum fendleri Meadowrue Fabaceae (Pea Family) Thermopsis Golden Banner Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) rothrockii Rothrock's Daisy Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Tragopogon dubius Salsify Fabaceae (Pea Family) Trifolium parryi Parry's Clover Fabaceae (Pea Family) Red Clover Fabaceae (Pea Family) Trifolium repens White Clover Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Tripleurospermum maritimum Wild Chamomile Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) Trollius laxus Globeflower Urticaceae (Nettle Family) Urtica dioica Stinging Nettle Ericaceae (Heath Family) Vaccinium myrtillus Dwarf Blueberry Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family) acutiloba Valerian Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family) Valeriana edulis Edible Valerian Melanthiaceae (False Hellebore Family) Veratrum californicum Corn Lily Scrophulariaceae (Snapdragon Family) Verbascum thapsus Mullein Plantaginaceae (Plantain Family) americana American Brookline Plantaginaceae (Plantain Family) Veronica wormskjoldii Veronica Fabaceae (Pea Family) Vicia americana American Vetch Violaceae (Violet Family) adunca Blue Violet Violaceae (Violet Family) Viola canadensis Canadian Violet Violaceae (Violet Family) Viola vallicola Valley Violet Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Wyethia amplexicaulis Mule's Ears Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Wyethia x magna Mule’s Ears

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