<p><strong>Plants of McElmo Canyon (Sand Canyon), near Cortez, CO [Montezuma Co(s), Colorado] </strong></p><p>Observed on CONPS fieldtrip, 5/13/1995 to 5/13/1995 <br>Leader(s): Leslie Stewart, Sue Komarek; Recorder(s); Leslie Stewart </p><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><strong>Scientific Name </strong></li><li style="flex:1"><strong>Synonym </strong></li><li style="flex:1"><strong>Common Name </strong></li></ul><p></p><p>1. Achnatherum hymenoides 2. Adenolinum lewisii </p><p>(Oryzopsis, Stipa) (Linum lewsii) </p><p>Indian ricegrass <br>Wild flax <br>3. Alyssum parviflorum 4. Anisantha tectorum </p><p>(A. minus) </p><p>Wild alyssum </p><p>(Bromus tectorum) (A. longiseta, A. fendleriana, A. wrightii) </p><p>Cheatgrass </p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">5. Aristida purpurea </li><li style="flex:1">Fendler’s three-awn </li></ul><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Torrey milkvetch </li><li style="flex:1">6. Astragalus calycosus </li></ul><p>7. Astragalus ceramicus 8. Astragalus molybdenus 9. Atriplex canescens <br>Painted milk-vetch Colorado milkvetch Four-wing saltbush <br>Lavendar leaf primrose <br>Desert / common paintbrush <br>Hornhead <br>10. Calylophus lavandulifolius 11. Castilleja chromosa 12. Ceratochephala orthoceras 13. Cercocarpus montanus 14. Chorispora tenella </p><p>(Ranunculus testiculatus) (D. scaposum) </p><p>Alder-leaf mountain mahogany <br>Purple mustard <br>15. Delphinium andersonii var. scaposum </p><p>16. Draba cuneifolia <br>Anderson larkspur <br>Wedge-leaved draba </p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Claret cup </li><li style="flex:1">17. Echinocereus triglochidiatus </li></ul><p>18. Elymus elymoides 19. Ephedra viridis </p><p>(Sitanion hystrix) </p><p>Squirreltail <br>Green ephedra, Mormon tea <br>Cushion wild buckwheat <br>Hairy tridens <br>20. Eriogonum ovalifolium 21. Erioneuron pilosum 22. Erodium cicutarium 23. Fraxinus anomala 24. Hesperostipa comata 25. Heterotheca villosa 26. Hymenopappus filifolius 27. Lepidium montanum 28. Leucelene ericoides 29. Mesynium puberulum 30. Oenothera albicaulis 31. Opuntia polyacantha 32. Oreocarya flava <br>Storksbill, cranebill <br>Single-leaf ash </p><p>(Stipa comata) </p><p>Needle-and-thread grass <br>Hairy goldenaster </p><p>(Chrysopsis villosa) </p><p>Fineleaf hymenopappus <br>Sand aster Plains flax </p><p>(Linum puberulum) </p><p>Praire evening primrose, gumbo lily <br>Central prickly pear <br>Yellow borage </p><p>(incl. var. trichophora/juniperina) (Cryptantha flava) </p><p>33. Oreocarya flavoculata 34. Oreoxis bakeri </p><p>(Cryptantha flavoculata) </p><p>Roughseed borage <br>Alpine parsley <br>35. Packera multilobata 36. Penstemon eatonii 37. Penstemon ophianthus 38. Physaria acutifolia 39. Pinus edulis </p><p>(Senecio multilobatus) </p><p>Uinta groundsel Eaton penstemon <br>Snake-flower <br>Double bladderpod Two-needle pinyon </p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Woolly plantain </li><li style="flex:1">40. Plantago patagonica </li></ul><p></p><p>(P. purshii) </p><p>Southwest Chapter fieldtrip to feature plant communities. </p><p><strong>McElmo Canyon (Sand Canyon), near Cortez, CO&nbsp;</strong>- May 13, 1995 to May 13, 1995 </p><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><strong>Scientific Name </strong></li><li style="flex:1"><strong>Synonym </strong></li><li style="flex:1"><strong>Common Name </strong></li></ul><p></p><p>Muttongrass <br>Winged eriogonum <br>Cliff-rose <br>41. Poa fendleriana 42. Pterogonum alatum 43. Purshia stansburiana 44. Rhus aromatica ssp. trilobata </p><p>(Eriogonum alatum) (Cowania mexicana) (R. trilobata) </p><p>Skunkbrush <br>45. Rhus aromatica var. simplicifolia </p><p>(R. trilobata) </p><p>Skunkbrush <br>46. Rumex hymenosepalus 47. Sabina osteosperma 48. Seriphidium tridentatum 49. Streptanthella longirostris 50. Streptanthus cordatus 51. Tetraneuris ivesiana 52. Townsendia incana <br>Canaigre <br>Utah juniper </p><p>(Juniperus utahensis) (Artemisia tridentata) </p><p>Big sagebrush Twistedflower <br>Stemless woollybase <br>Silvery townsendia Salsify, Oysterplant <br>Banana or datil yucca <br>Harriman yucca </p><p>(Hymenoxys acaulis var. ivesiana) </p><p>53. Tragopogon dubius ssp. major 54. Yucca baccata 55. Yucca harrimaniae </p><p>-2- </p>