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 Colorado. Family Scientific Name Selected Common Name Pinaceae (Pine Family) Abies bifolia Subalpine Fir Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Achillea millefolium Yarrow Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) Aconitum columbianum Monkshood Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Agastache urticifolia Giant Hyssop Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Agoseris aurantiaca Orange Mountain Dandelion Alliaceae (Onion Family) Allium acuminatum Purple Onion Alliaceae (Onion Family) Allium cernuum Nodding Onion Rosaceae (Rose Family) Amelanchier 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) Anemone multifida Cut-leaf Anemone Apiaceae (Parsley Family) Angelica ampla Giant Angelica Apiaceae (Parsley Family) Angelica grayi Gray's Angelica Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Antennaria corymbosa Pussytoes Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Antennaria parvifolia Small Leaf Pussytoes Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Antennaria rosea Pink Pussytoes Melanthiaceae (False Hellebore Family) Anticlea elegans Mountain Death Camus Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) Aquilegia 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) Arnica cordifolia 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) Artemisia tridentata Big Sagebrush Apocynaceae (Dogbane Family) Asclepias speciosa Showy Milkweed Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family) Bistorta 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 Poaceae (Grass Family) Bromus porteri Porter's Brome Liliaceae (Lily Family) Calochortus 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 Orobanchaceae (Broomrape Family) Castilleja linarifolia Wyoming Paintbrush Page 1 of 7 Grand Mesa National Forest Flora, by Scientific Name - updated Mar 24, 2021 Prepared by J. 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Clarke Scientific names are in accord with http://bonap.net/TDC 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) Cirsium 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 Plantaginaceae (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) Crepis runcinata Saw-toothed Hawksbeard Convolvulaceae (Morning Glory Family) Cuscuta epithymum Red Dodder Apiaceae (Parsley Family) Cymopterus lemmonii Mountain Parsley Boraginaceae (Forget-Me-Not Family) Cynoglossum officinale Houndstongue Cystopteridaceae (Bladder Fern Family) Cystopteris fragilis Bladder Fern Rosaceae (Rose Family) Dasiphora fruticosa Shrubby Cinquefoil Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) Delphinium barbeyi Tall Larkspur Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) Delphinium nuttallianum Dwarf Larkspur Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Dieteria canescens Tansy Aster 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) Erigeron concinnus Hairy Daisy Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Erigeron coulteri Coulter’s Daisy Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Erigeron elatior Tall Fleabane Page 2 of 7 Grand Mesa National Forest Flora, by Scientific Name - updated Mar 24, 2021 Prepared by J. 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Clarke Scientific names are in accord with http://bonap.net/TDC Family Scientific Name Selected Common Name Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Erigeron eximius Splendid Daisy Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Erigeron flagellaris Whiplash Daisy Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Erigeron formosissimus Beautiful Daisy Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Erigeron glabellus Smooth Daisy Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Erigeron glacialis Subalpine Fleabane Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Erigeron leiomerus Rockslide Daisy Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Erigeron pinnatisectus Featherleaf Daisy Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Erigeron speciosus Showy Daisy Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family) Eriogonum jamesii James’ Buckwheat Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family) Eriogonum subalpinum Subalpine Buckwheat Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family) Eriogonum umbellatum Sulfur Flower Liliaceae (Lily Family) Erythronium grandiflorum Glacier Lily Poaceae (Grass Family) Festuca rubra Red Fescue Poaceae (Grass Family) Festuca thurberi Thurber’s Fescue Rosaceae (Rose Family) Fragaria virginiana Wild Strawberry Gentianaceae (Gentian Family) Frasera speciosa Monument Plant 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) Geum 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) Heliomeris 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) Hymenoxys 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 Page 3 of 7 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 Family Scientific Name Selected Common Name Iridaceae (Iris Family) Iris missouriensis Wild Iris Fabaceae (Pea Family) Lathyrus lanszwertii