Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Plant List Please send all corrections and updates to Al Schneider, [email protected] Updated 6/2011 Scientific Name Common name Family Abronia fragrans Sand-verbena Nyctaginaceae Achillea lanulosa Western yarrow Asteraceae Achnatherum hymenoides Indian ricegrass Poaceae Achnatherum speciosum Showy needle grass Poaceae Acosta diffusa Tumble knapweed Asteraceae Acosta maculosa Spotted knapweed Asteraceae Acrolasia albicaulis Whitestem blazingstar Loasaceae Acroptilon repens Russian knapweed Asteraceae Adenolinum lewisii Blue Flax Linaceae Adiantum capillus-veneris Venus' hair fern Adiantaceae Agropyron cristatum Crested wheatgrass Poaceae Agrostis scabra Rough bentgrass Poaceae Agrostis stolonifera Redtop bentgrass Poaceae Allium acuminatum Tapertip onion Alliaceae Allium macropetalum Largeflower wild onion Alliaceae Allium textile Textile onion Alliaceae Alyssum minus Yellow alyssum Brassicaceae Amaranthus blitoides Prostrate pigweed Amaranthaceae Amaranthus retroflexus Redroot amaranth Amaranthaceae Ambrosia acanthicarpa Flatspine burr ragweed Asteraceae Ambrosia trifida great ragweed Asteraceae Amelanchier alnifolia? Saskatoon serviceberry Rosaceae Amelanchier utahensis Utah serviceberry Rosaceae Amsonia jonesii Jones's bluestar Apocynaceae Androsace occidentalis Western rockjasmine Primulaceae Androsace septentrionalis Pygmyflower rockjasmine Primulaceae Androstephium breviflorum Pink funnellily Alliaceae Anisantha tectorum Cheatgrass Poaceae Antennaria rosulata Rosy pussytoes Asteraceae Aristida purpurea Three-awn grass Poaceae Artemisia bigelovii Bigelow's sagebrush Asteraceae Artemisia frigida Fringed sagewort Asteraceae Artemisia ludoviciana Lousiana sage Asteraceae Asclepias asperula Spider milkweed Asclepiadaceae Asclepias cryptoceras Adobe milkweed Asclepiadaceae Asclepias macrosperma Largeseed milkweed Asclepiadaceae Asclepias speciosa Showy milkweed Asclepiadaceae Asclepias subverticillata Whorled milkweed Asclepiadaceae Astragalus amphioxys Crescent milkvetch Fabaceae Astragalus calycosus Matted poison milkvetch Fabaceae Astragalus ceramicus Painted milkvetch Fabaceae Astragalus coltonii var. moabensis Colton's milkvetch Fabaceae Astragalus flavus Yellow milkvetch Fabaceae Astragalus lentiginosus var. palens Freckled milkvetch Fabaceae Astragalus lonchocarpus Rushy milkvetch Fabaceae Astragalus mollissimus Wooly milkvetch Fabaceae Astragalus monumentalis Monument Valley milkvetch Fabaceae Astragalus naturitensis Naturita milkvetch Fabaceae Astragalus newberryi Newberry's milkvetch Fabaceae Astragalus nuttallianus Small flowered milkvetch Fabaceae Page 1 5/2006-LS Astragalus tenellus Looseflower milkvetch Fabaceae Astragalus wingatanus Ft. Wingate milkvetch Fabaceae Atriplex brandegei Siltbush Chenopodiaceae Atriplex canescens Fourwing saltbush Chenopodiaceae Atriplex confertifolia Shadscale saltbush Chenopodiaceae Atriplex gardneri Gardner's saltbush Chenopodiaceae Atriplex grayi Spiny hopsage Chenopodiaceae Atriplex obovata Mound saltbush Chenopodiaceae Bassia sieversiana Morenita (Kochia) Chenopodiaceae Boechera fendleri False arabis Brassicaceae Boechera pulchra Beautiful arabis Brassicaceae Boechera selbyi False arabis Brassicaceae Bolboschoenus maritimus Rush Cyperaceae Bouteloua curtipendula Sideoats grama Poaceae Brickellia grandiflora Tasselflower brickellbush Asteraceae Brickellia longifolia Longleaf brickellbush Asteraceae Brickellia microphylla Littleleaf brickellbush Asteraceae Brickellia oblongifolia Mojave brickellbush Asteraceae Bromopsis inermis Smooth brome Poaceae Bromus japonicus Japanese brome Poaceae Calochortus flexuosus Flex-stemmed sego lily Calochortaceae Calochortus nuttallii Sego lily Calochortaceae Calylophus lavandulifolia Primrose Onagraceae Camelina microcarpa Littlepod falseflax Brassicaceae Cardaria draba White top Brassicaceae Carduus nutans Musk thistle Asteraceae Carex pensylvanicapy ssp. p heliophila p Sun sedgeg Cyperaceaeyp Castilleja chromosa Indian paintbrush Scrophulariaceae Castilleja linariifolia Narrow leaf indian paintbrush Scrophulariaceae Celtis reticulata Hackberry Ulmaceae Ceratocephala orthoceras Hornhead Ranunculaceae Cercocarpus intricatus Littleleaf mountain mahogany Rosaceae Cercocarpus montanus True mountain mahogany Rosaceae Chaetopappa ericoides Sand-aster Asteraceae Chamaesaracha coronopus Greenleaf five-eyes Solanaceae Chamaesyce fendleri Fendler's sandmat Euphorbiaceae Chamaesyce glyptosperma Ribseed sandmat Euphorbiaceae Cheilanthes feei Slender lipfern Sinopteridaceae Chenopodium album Lambsquarters Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium berlandieri Goosefoot Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium fremontii Fremont's goosefoot Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium incanum Mealy goosefoot Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium leptophyllum Narrowleaf goosefoot Chenopodiaceae Chondrosum barbatum Annual grama Poaceae Chondrosum gracile Blue grama Poaceae Chorispora tenella purple mustard Brassicaceae Chrysothamnus depressa Longflower rabbitbrush Asteraceae Chrysothamnus greenei Greene's rabbitbrush Asteraceae Chrysothamnus nauseosus Rubber rabbitbrush Asteraceae Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus Green rabbitbrush Asteraceae Cirsium arvense Canada thistle Asteraceae Cirsium neomexicanum New Mexico thistle Asteraceae Cirsium tracyi Tracy's thistle Asteraceae Clematis ligusticifolia Virgin's bower Ranunculaceae Cleome lutea Yellow spiderflower Capparaceae Page 2 5/2006-LS Collinsia parviflora Smallflower blue eyed Mary Scrophulariaceae Comandra umbellata Bastard toadflax Santalaceae Cordylanthus wrightii Clubflower Scrophulariaceae Corydalis curvisiliqua Curvepod fumewort Fumariaceae Coryphantha vivipara Nipple cactus Cactaceae Critesion glaucum Smooth barley Poaceae Critesion jubatum Foxtail barley Poaceae Critesion pusillum Little barley Poaceae Cryptantha crassisepala Thicksepal Catseye Boraginaceae Cryptantha minima Little catseye Boraginaceae Cryptantha pterocarya Wingnut cryptantha Boraginaceae Cylindropuntia whipplei Cholla Cactaceae Cymopteris constancei Widewing spring parsley Apiaceae Cymopteris bulbosus Bulbous spring parsley Apiaceae Cymopteris fendleri Fendlers parsley Apiaceae Cymopteris purpureus Purple spring parsley Apiaceae Datura wrightii Sacred thornapple Solanaceae Delphinium nuttalianum Larkspur Helleboraceae Delphinium scaposum Larkspur Helleboraceae Descurainia incisa Tansy mustard Brassicaceae Descurainia pinnata Western tansymustard Brassicaceae Descurainia sophia Herb sophia Brassicaceae Dimorphocarpa wislizenii Spectaclepod Brassicaceae Distichlis stricta Inland saltgrass Poaceae Draba cuneifolia Whitlow-wort Brassicaceae Draba reptans Carolina draba Brassicaceae Dracocephalumpp parviflorum American dragonheadg Lamiaceae Echinocereus triglochidatus Claret cups Cactaceae Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian olive Elaeagnaceae Eleocharis palustris Common spikerush Cyperaceae Elymus canadensis Canada wild rye Poaceae Elymus elymoides Bottlebrush squirreltail Poaceae Elymus trachycaulus Slender wheatgrass Poaceae Enneapogon desvauxii Nineawn pappusgrass Poaceae Ephedra torreyana Mormon tea, Torrey's Ephedraceae Ephedra viridis Mormon tea, green Ephedraceae Equisetum arvense Meadow horsetail Equisetaceae Eremogone kingii Desert sandwort Alsinaceae Eriastrum diffusum Spreading eriastrum Polemoniaceae Erigeron aphanactis Asteraceae Erigeron argentatus Asteraceae Erigeron colo-mexicanus Asteraceae Erigeron concinnus Fleabane Asteraceae Erigeron pulcherrimus Asteraceae Erigeron pulcherrimus Basin fleabane Asteraceae Erigeron utahensis Asteraceae Eriogonum cernuum Nodding Buckwheat Polygonaceae Eriogonum inflatum Trumpet buckwheat Polygonaceae Eriogonum leptocladon Sand buckwheat Polygonaceae Eriogonum leptophyllum Slenderleaf buckwheat Polygonaceae Eriogonum microthecum Slender buckwheat Polygonaceae Eriogonum ovalifolium Cushion buckwheat Polygonaceae Eriogonum palmerianum Palmer's buckwheat Polygonaceae Eriogonum racemosum Redroot buckwheat Polygonaceae Eriogonum umbellatum Sulphur buckwheat Polygonaceae Page 3 5/2006-LS Erioneuron pilosum Hairy tridens Poaceae Erodium cicutarium Filaree Geraniaceae Erysimum capitatum Wallflower Brassicaceae Fendlera rupicola Fendlerbush Hydrangeaceae Festuca arundenacea Tall fescue Poaceae Forestiera pubescens Wild privet Oleaceae Forsellesia meionandra Utah greasebush Crossosomataceae Frasera albomarginata Green gentian Gentianaceae Fraxinus anomala Singleleaf ash Oleaceae Gaillardia aristata Blanketflower Asteraceae Gilia leptomeria Sand gilia Polemoniaceae Gilia opthalmoides Eyed gilia Polemoniaceae Gilia trioden Coyote gilia Polemoniaceae Grammica campestris Dodder Cuscutaceae Gutierrezia microcephala Threadleaf snakeweed Asteraceae Gutierrezia sarothrae Broom snakeweed Asteraceae Halogeton glomeratus Wiener leaf Chenopodiaceae Hedeoma drummondii Pennyroyal Lamiaceae Hedysarum boreale Chainpod Fabaceae Helianthus annuus Sunflower Asteraceae Helianthus petiolaris Prairie sunflower Asteraceae Heliomeris multiflora Showy goldeneye Asteraceae Hesperostipa comata Needleandthread Poaceae Hesperostipa neomexicana New Mexico feathergrass Poaceae Heterotheca villosa Hairy goldenaster Asteraceae Hippochaete laevigata Scouring rush Equisetaceae Hymenopappusyppp filifolius Raylessyyppp hymenopappus Asteraceae Ipomopsis aggregata Skyrocket gilia Polemoniaceae Ipomopsis congesta Ballhead gilia Polemoniaceae Ipomopsis gunnisonii Sanddune skyrocket Polemoniaceae Ipomopsis longiflora Flaxflowered gilia Polemoniaceae Ipomopsis polycladon Manybranched gilia Polemoniaceae Ipomopsis pumila Dwarf gilia Polemoniaceae