Plants of Conejos River Basin [Conejos Co(s), Colorado]

Observed on CONPS fieldtrip, 6/20/1992 to 6/21/1992

Leader(s): Patsy Douglas; Recorder(s); Tim Hogan

Scientific Name Synonym Common Name

Agavaceae (formerly in Liliaceae) Agave
1. Yucca harrimaniae Harriman yucca
Alliaceae (formerly in Liliaceae) Onion
2. Allium geyeri Wild onion
Alsinaceae (formerly in Caryophyllaceae) Chickweed
3. Cerastium strictum (C. arvense) Mouse-ear chickweed
4. Lidia obtusiloba (Minuartia, Arenaria) Alpine sandwort
5. Stellaria longipes Stitchwort
6. Tryphane rubella (Arenaria rubella) Boreal sandwort
Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) Parsley
7. Heracleum sphondylium ssp. (H. lanatum) Cow parsnip
montanum
8. Pseudocymopterus montanus (Cymopterus lemmonii) Yellow mt. parsley
Asclepiadaceae Milkweed
9. Asclepias hallii Hall's milk-weed
Asteraceae (Compositae) Sunflower
10. Achillea lanulosa (A. millefolium ssp. lanulosa) Yarrow
11. Antennaria parvifolia Mt. pussytoes
12. Antennaria rosea Pink pussytoes
13. Arnica cordifolia Heartleaf arnica
14. Artemisia frigida Silver or fringed sage
15. Artemisia ludoviciana Praire sagewort
16. Chrysothamnus greenei (C. linifolius) Greene rabbitbrush
17. Chrysothamnus nauseosus Rubber rabbitbrush
18. Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus Sticky-flowered rabbitbrush
19. Cirsium ochrocentrum Thistle
20. Erigeron flagellaris Whiplash erigeron
21. Erigeron subtrinervis Three-nerved fleabane
22. Erigeron vetensis early bluetop fleabane
23. Grindelia squarrosa Gumweed
24. Gutierrezia sarothrae (Xanthocephalum sarothrae) Broom snakeweed
25. Heterotheca villosa (Chrysopsis villosa) Hairy goldenaster
26. Hymenopappus filifolius Fineleaf hymenopappus
27. Leucanthemum vulgare Ox-eye daisy
28. Packera neomexicana (Senecio mutabilis, S. neomexicanus)
29. Picradenia richardsonii (Hymenoxys richardsonii) Colorado rubberweed
30. Rudbeckia ampla (R. laciniata var. ampla) Goldenglow
31. Senecio atratus Black-tipped senecio
32. Senecio integerrimus Lamb's tongue groundsel
33. Senecio triangularis Arrowleaf senecio
34. Seriphidium tridentatum (Artemisia tridentata) Big sagebrush
35. Taraxacum officinale Common dandelion
Comments: Included subalpine forest near Spruce Park (ca. 10500'), meadows near Manga Pass to vicinity of
Spruce Hole, area near Douglas cabin & Aspen Glade Campground, and top of an escarpment at east end of
basin (ca. 9000'). List not based on collections and some identifications may be tentative.
Conejos River Basin - Jun 20, 1992 to Jun 21, 1992

Scientific Name Synonym Common Name

36. Townsendia hookeri Easter daisy
37. Tragopogon dubius ssp. major Salsify, Oysterplant
Berberidaceae Barberry
38. Mahonia repens Oregon-grape, holly-grape
Boraginaceae Borage
39. Lithospermum multiflorum Many-flowered Puccoon
40. Mertensia ciliata Tall chiming bells or bluebells
41. Mertensia lanceolata (incl. M. viridis) Chiming bells, bluebells
Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) Mustard
42. Boechera fendleri (Arabis fendleri) Fendler rockcress
43. Cardamine cordifolia Brookcress
44. Draba aurea Golden draba
45. Erysimum asperum Western wallflower
46. Lepidium virginicum Virginiacress
47. Noccaea montana (Thlaspi montana) Wild candytuft
48. Schoencrambe linearifolia (Hesperidanthus linearifolius)
Cactaceae Cactus
49. Echinocereus viridiflorus Hens-and-chickens
50. Opuntia polyacantha (incl. var. trichophora/juniperina) Central prickly pear
51. Pediocactus simpsonii var. Mountain Ball Cactus
minor
Calochortaceae (formerly in Liliaceae) Mariposa
52. Calochortus gunnisonii Mariposa or sego lily
Caprifoliaceae Honeysuckle
53. Distegia involucrata (Lonicera involucrata) Bush honeysuckle
54. Sambucus microbotrys (S. racemosa ssp. pubens) Red elderberry
55. Symphoricarpos albus White snowberry
56. Symphoricarpos rotundifolius (incl. S. oreophilus var. utahensis) Snowberry
Chenopodiaceae Goosefoot
57. Chenopodium album Lambsquarters
Convallariaceae (formerly in Liliaceae) Mayflower
58. Maianthemum stellatum (Smilicina stellata) False solomon's seal
Cupressaceae Cypress
59. Juniperus communis ssp. alpina Common juniper
60. Sabina scopulorum (Juniperus scopulorum) Red-cedar, Rocky Mt. juniper
Cyperaceae Sedge
61. Carex aquatilis Water sedge
62. Carex microptera Small-wing sedge
63. Carex stenophylla ssp. (C. duriscula) Narrow-leaved sedge
eleocharis
64. Eleocharis sp Spikerush
Dryopteridaceae (formerly in Polypodiaceae , Athyriaceae) Wood fern
65. Cystopteris fragilis Brittle-fern
Equisetaceae Horsetail
66. Equisetum arvense Field horsetail
67. Hippochaete laevigata (Equisetum laevigatum) Varigated scouringrush
Ericaceae Heath
68. Vaccinium scoparium Broom huckleberry

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Conejos River Basin - Jun 20, 1992 to Jun 21, 1992

Scientific Name Synonym Common Name

Fabaceae (Leguminosae) Pea
69. Astragalus agrestis (A. dasyglottis of some authors) Purple milkvetch
70. Astragalus crassicarpus Ground-plum
71. Astragalus drummondii
72. Astragalus flexuosus Limber vetch, wire milkvetch
73. Astragalus ripleyi Ripley milkvetch
74. Lathyrus leucanthus White-flowered peavine
75. Lupinus argenteus Silvery lupine
76. Melilotus officinalis Yellow sweetclover
77. Oxytropis lambertii Lambert loco
78. Thermopsis rhombifolia Golden banner
79. Vicia americana American or blue vetch
Geraniaceae Geranium
80. Geranium caespitosum (G. fremontii) James geranium
81. Geranium caespitosum ssp. (G. atropurpureum) Small-leaf geranium
atropurpureum
82. Geranium richardsonii White geranium
Grossulariaceae Currant/Gooseberry
83. Ribes cereum Squaw or wax currant
84. Ribes inerme Gooseberry
85. Ribes lacustre Swamp black currant
86. Ribes montigenum Subalpine prickly currant
Helleboraceae (formerly in Ranunculaceae) Hellebore
87. Aquilegia coerulea Colorado columbine
88. Psychrophila leptosepala (Caltha leptosepala) Marsh-marigold
89. Trollius albiflorus (T. laxus var. albiflorus) Globeflower
Hydrophyllaceae Waterleaf
90. Phacelia hastata Scorpionweed
Iridaceae Iris
91. Iris missouriensis Wild iris
Juncaceae Rush
92. Juncus arcticus ssp. ater (J. balticus ssp. ater) Arctic rush
93. Luzula parviflora Common woodrush
Malvaceae Mallow
94. Sphaeralcea coccinea Globemallow, cowboy's delight
Melanthiaceae (formerly in Liliaceae) False hellebore
95. Veratrum tenuipetalum Corn husk lily, False hellebore
Onagraceae Evening-primrose
96. Chamerion danielsii (Epilobium angustifolium) Fireweed
97. Oenothera caespitosa Evening-primrose, Morning-lily
98. Oenothera coronopifolia Cut-leaf evening primrose
Ophioglossaceae Adder’s tongue
99. Botrychium lanceolatum Lance-leaved grapefern
Orchidaceae Orchid
100. Goodyera oblongifolia Rattlesnake plantain
Pinaceae Pine
101. Abies bifolia (A. lasiocarpa) Subalpine fir
102. Picea engelmannii Engelmann spruce

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Conejos River Basin - Jun 20, 1992 to Jun 21, 1992

Scientific Name Synonym Common Name

103. Picea pungens Colorado blue spruce
104. Pinus edulis Two-needle pinyon
105. Pinus flexilis Limber pine
106. Pinus ponderosa ssp. Ponderosa pine
scopulorum
107. Pinus strobiformis Mexican white pine
108. Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas-fir
Poaceae (Gramineae) Grass
109. Achnatherum hymenoides (Oryzopsis, Stipa) Indian ricegrass
110. Agropyron cristatum ssp. Crested wheatgrass
desertorum
111. Anisantha tectorum (Bromus tectorum) Cheatgrass
112. Bromopsis inermis (Bromus inermis) Smooth brome
113. Chondrosum gracile (Bouteloua gracilis) Blue grama
114. Critesion glaucum (Hordeum murinum ssp glaucum) Foxtail barley
115. Deschampsia cespitosa Tufted hairgrass
116. Festuca idahoensis Idaho or bluebunch fescue
117. Festuca thurberi Thurber fescue
118. Hesperostipa comata (Stipa comata) Needle-and-thread grass
119. Koeleria macrantha (K. cristata, K. pyramidata) Junegrass
120. Leucopoa kingii (Festuca kingii) Spike fescue
121. Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass
122. Poa ssp
Polemoniaceae Phlox
123. Ipomopsis aggregata (Gilia aggregata) Scarlet gilia
124. Polemonium pulcherrimum ssp. (P. delicatum) Jacob's ladder
delicatum
Polygonaceae Buckwheat
125. Eriogonum racemosum Redroot buckwheat
126. Eriogonum umbellatum Sulphur-flower
127. Pterogonum alatum (Eriogonum alatum) Winged eriogonum
Primulaceae Primrose
128. Androsace septentrionalis Northern rock primrose
129. Dodecatheon pulchellum (D. radicatum, D. pauciflorum) Shootingstar
Ranunculaceae Buttercup
130. Anemone multifida ssp. globosa (A. globosa) Globeflower
131. Anemonidium canadense (Anemone canadensis) Meadow anenome
132. Pulsatilla patens ssp. multifida (Anenome patens var. multifida) Pasqueflower
133. Ranunculus eschscholtzii Subalpine buttercup
134. Ranunculus inamoenus Homely buttercup
Rhamnaceae Buckthorn
135. Ceanothus fendleri Buckbrush
Rosaceae Rose
136. Cercocarpus montanus Alder-leaf mountain mahogany
137. Erythrocoma triflora (Geum triflorum) Pink plumes
138. Fragaria vesca ssp. bracteata (F. americana) Wild strawberry
139. Padus virginiana ssp. (Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa) Chokecherry
melanocarpa
140. Pentaphylloides floribunda (Potentilla fruiticosa) Shrubby cinquefoil

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Conejos River Basin - Jun 20, 1992 to Jun 21, 1992

Scientific Name Synonym Common Name

141. Potentilla pulcherrima Cinquefoil
142. Rosa woodsii Woods rose
143. Rubus idaeus ssp. Red raspberry
melanolasius
Rubiaceae Madder
144. Galium septentrionale (G. boreale ssp. septentrionale) Northern bedstraw
Salicaceae Willow
145. Populus angustifolius Narrowleaf cottonwood
146. Populus deltoides ssp. (P. sargentii) Plains cottonwood
monolifera
147. Populus tremuloides Aspen
148. Salix exigua (S. interior) Sandbar willow
149. Salix geyeriana Willow
150. Salix planifolia (S. phylicifolia ssp. planifolia) Planeleaf willow
Saxifragaceae Saxifrage
151. Micranthes odontoloma (Saxifraga odontoloma) Brook saxifrage
152. Micranthes rhomboidea (Saxifraga rhomboidea) Snowball saxifrage
Scrophulariaceae Figwort
153. Castilleja integra Orange paintbrush
154. Castilleja miniata Scarlet paintbrush
155. Castilleja sulphurea (incorrectly reported as C. septentrionalis) Yellow paintbrush
156. Mimulus guttatus Common yellow monkeyflower
157. Pedicularis parryi Parry lousewort
158. Pedicularis procera (P. grayi) Gray's lousewort
159. Penstemon barbatus Beardlip or scarlet penstemon
160. Penstemon strictus Rocky Mt. penstemon
161. Penstemon teucrioides
162. Penstemon virgatus ssp. asa- Wandstem penstemon
grayi
163. Veronicastrum serpyllifolium (Veronica serpyllifolia) Thyme-leaved speedwell
ssp. humifusum
Thalictraceae (formerly in Ranunculaceae) Meadowrue
164. Thalictrum fendleri Meadow-rue
Urticaceae Nettle
165. Urtica gracilis (U. dioica) Stinging nettle
Valerianaceae Valerian
166. Valeriana edulis Tall or edible valerian
Violaceae Violet
167. Viola adunca Blue violet
168. Viola purpurea var. venosa (V. rugulosa) Pine violet

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