Plant Check List for Centennial Cone Park-North, Jefferson County, United States.
Edited by Tom Schweich
This list is assembled from personal collections, herbarium vouchers, and published lists. For California, much of the data is provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria (http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/consortium/). For Colorado, much of the data is provided by the Southwest Environmental Information Network, which web site is found at (http://swbiodiversity.org). See their respective websites for copyright information and recommended citation formats.
For a complete list of Locations included in this Area List, see the Locations Included section, below.
This page is highly summarized. For detail about the distribution of plants, please see: Detailed Area List for Centennial Cone Park-North, Jefferson County, United States.
2. [ ] Woodsia oregana D.C. Eaton ssp. cathcartiana (B.L. Rob.) Windham. Rocky Mountain Woodsia. CC:7
3. [ ] Woodsia scopulina D. C. Eaton. Rocky Mountain Woodsia. CC:8
5. [ ] Selaginella densa Rydb. Rocky Mountain Spikemoss. CC:6
6. [ ] Selaginella mutica D.C. Eaton ex Underw. var. mutica. Bluntleaf Spikemoss. CC:7
8. [ ] Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. (Syn: Sabina scopulorum Sarg.(Sarg.) Rydb. ) Rocky Mountain Juniper. CC:5
10. [ ] Pinus scopulorum Lemmon. (Syn: P. ponderosa Laws. var. scopulorum Engelm. ) Rocky Mountain yellow pine. CC:5
12. [ ] Rhus trilobata Nutt. var. trilobata. (Syn: Rhus aromatica Aiton var. trilobata (Nutt.) A. Gray ex S. Watson ) Skunkbush Sumac. CC:5
14. Tribe: Selineae
15. [ ] Harbouria trachypleura (A. Gray) J.M. Coult. & Rose. (Syn: Thaspium trachypleurum A. Gray ) Whiskbroom Parsley. CC:6
16. [ ] Lomatium orientale J.M. Coult. & Rose. Salt-and-Pepper. CC:6
17. Tribe: Tordyliese
18. [ ] Heracleum maximum Bartr. Common Cow Parsnip. CC:6
20. [ ] Asclepias speciosa Torr. Showy Milkweed. CC:3
22. Tribe: Anthemideae
23. SubTribe: Artemisiinae
24. [ ] Artemisia frigida Willd. Prairie Sagewort. CC:4
25. SubTribe: Matricariinae
26. [ ] Achillea millefolium L. (Syn: A. lanulosa Nutt. , A. m. L. var. alpicola (Rydb.) Garrett , A. m. L. var. lanulosa (Nutt.) Piper , A. m. L. var. occidentalis DC. ) Common Yarrow. CC:4
27. Tribe: Astereae
28. SubTribe: Astranthiinae
29. [ ] Townsendia exscapa (Richards.) Porter. Stemless Townsend Daisy. CC:6
30. [ ] Townsendia hookeri Beaman. Hooker's Townsend Daisy. CC:6
31. SubTribe: Conyzinae
32. [ ] Erigeron flagellaris A. Gray. Trailing Fleabane. CC:3
33. [ ] Erigeron speciosus (Lindl.) DC. Aspen Fleabane. CC:5
34. [ ] Erigeron vetensis Rydb. Early Bluetop Fleabane. CC:6
35. SubTribe: Machaerantherinae
36. [ ] Grindelia subalpina Greene. Subalpine Gumweed. CC:4
37. Tribe: Cardueae
38. SubTribe: Carduinae
39. [ ] Carduus nutans L. (Syn: Carduus nutans L. ssp. macrolepis (Peterman) Kazmi ) Nodding Plumeless Thistle. CC:0 Weed: CO DofA, List: B.
40. Tribe: Cichorieae
41. SubTribe: Microseridinae
42. [ ] Agoseris parviflora (Nutt.) D. Dietr. (Syn: A. glauca (Pursh) Raf. var. laciniata (D. C. Eaton) Smiley , Troximon parviflorum Nutt. , Troximon pubescens (Rydb.) A. Nels. ) Steppe Goat-Chicory. CC:7
43. Tribe: Eupatorieae
44. [ ] Liatris punctata Hook. Dotted Blazing Star. CC:6
45. Tribe: Gnaphalieae
46. [ ] Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Bentham & Hooker. Western Pearly Everlasting. CC:4
47. [ ] Antennaria parvifolia Nutt. Small-Leaf Pussytoes. CC:5
48. Tribe: Helenieae
49. SubTribe: Gaillardiinae
50. [ ] Gaillardia aristata Pursh. Blanketflower. CC:4
51. Tribe: Heliantheae
52. SubTribe: Helianthinae
53. [ ] Helianthus pumilus Nutt. Little Sunflower. CC:4
54. SubTribe: Rudbeckiinae
55. [ ] Rudbeckia laciniata L. var. ampla (A. Nelson) Cronquist. Cut-Leaf Coneflower.. CC:6
56. Tribe: Senecioneae
57. [ ] Packera fendleri (A. Gray) W.A. Weber & Á. Löve. (Syn: Senecio fendleri A. Gray ) Fendler’s Ragwort. CC:4
58. [ ] Senecio integerrimus Nutt. Columbia Ragwort. CC:5
59. [ ] Senecio spartioides Torr. & A. Gray. (Syn: S. multicapitatus Greenm. ex Rydb. ) Broomlike Ragwort. CC:5
61. [ ] Lithospermum incisum Lehm. Narrowleaf Stoneseed. CC:5
62. [ ] Mertensia ciliata (Torr.) G. Don var. ciliata. Tall Fringed Bluebells. CC:7
63. [ ] Mertensia lanceolata (Pursh) DC. Prairie Bluebells. CC:6
64. [ ] Oreocarya virgata (Porter) Greene. (Syn: Cryptantha virgata (Porter) Payson ) Miner"s Candle. CC:5
65. [ ] Phacelia heterophylla Pursh. Varileaf Phacelia. CC:6
67. [ ] Alyssum simplex Rudolphi. (Syn: A. campestre (L.) L. var. simplex (Rudolphi) Willd. , A. minus Rothm. , A. parviflorum Fisch. ex M.Bieb. ) European Madwort. CC:0
68. [ ] Camelina microcarpa Andrz. ex DC. Little-Podded False Flax. CC:0
69. [ ] Chorispora tenella (Pall.) DC. Crossflower. CC:0
70. [ ] Erysimum capitatum (Hook.) Greene. Sanddune Wallflower. CC:5
71. [ ] Noccaea fendleri (A. Gray) Holub ssp. glauca (A. Nelson) Al-Shehbaz & M. Koch. (Syn: Noccaea montana (L.) F. K. Meyer , Thlaspi montanum L. var. montanum ) Alpine Pennycress. CC:5
72. [ ] Physaria montana (A. Gray) Greene. (Syn: Lesquerella montana (A. Gray) S. Watson ) Mountain Bladderpod. CC:5
74. [ ] Opuntia polyacantha Haw. Plains Pricklypear. CC:5
75. [ ] Pediocactus simpsonii (Engelm.) Britton & Rose. (Syn: Echinocactus simpsonii Engelm. , Pediocactus simpsonii (Engelm.) Britton & Rose var. minor (Engelm.) Cockerell ) Mountain Ball Cactus. CC:6
77. [ ] Campanula petiolata A. DC. (Syn: Campanula rotundifolia L. ) Western Harebell. CC:5
79. [ ] Symphoricarpos rotundifolius A. Gray. (Syn: S. oreophilus A. Gray , S. rotundifolius A. Gray var. parishii (Rydb.) Dempster , S. rotundifolius A. Gray var. rotundifolius , S. vaccinioides Rydb. ) Roundleaf Snowberry. CC:5
81. [ ] Cerastium arvense L. ssp. strictum Gaudin. (Syn: Cerastium strictum L ) Field Chickweed. CC:5
82. [ ] Silene latifolia Poir. (Syn: Lychnis alba Mill. , Melandrium dioicum (L.) Cosson & Germain ) Bladder Campion. CC:0
84. [ ] Sedum lanceolatum Torr. (Syn: Amerosedum lanceolatum (Torr.) A. Löve & D. Löve ) Spearleaf Stonecrop. CC:5
86. [ ] Euphorbia virgata Engelm. (Syn: Euphorbia esula L. [misapplied] , Euphorbia esula L. [misapplied] var. uralensis (Fisch. ex Link) Dorn ) Leafy Spurge. CC:0
88. [ ] Astragalus agrestis Douglas ex G. Don. Purple Milkvetch. CC:6
89. [ ] Astragalus flexuosus G. Don. Flexible Milkvetch. CC:6
90. [ ] Astragalus laxmannii Jacq. var. robustior (Hook.) Barneby & S. L. Welsh. (Syn: Astragalus adsurgens Pall. ) Prairie Milkvetch. CC:6
91. [ ] Astragalus miser Douglas ex. Hook. var. oblongifolius (Rydb.) Cronquist. Timber Milkvetch. CC:6
92. [ ] Astragalus shortianus [Nutt. ex] Torr. & A.Gray. Short's Milkvetch. CC:7
93. [ ] Lupinus argenteus Pursh. Loosely Flowered Silver Lupine. CC:5
94. [ ] Medicago lupulina L. Black Medick. CC:0
95. [ ] Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. Yellow Sweet Clover. CC:0
96. [ ] Oxytropis lambertii Pursh. Purple Locoweed. CC:5
98. [ ] Corydalis aurea Willd. Scrambled Eggs. CC:5
100. [ ] Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Her. ex Aiton. Hemlock-leav'd Crane's-bill. CC:0 Weed: CO DofA, List: C.
101. [ ] Geranium caespitosum James. Pineywoods Geranium. CC:6
103. [ ] Ribes aureum Pursh. Golden Currant. CC:6
105. [ ] Dracocephalum parviflorum Nutt. American Dragonhead. CC:3
106. [ ] Monarda pectinata Nutt. Plains Beebalm. CC:5
107. [ ] Scutellaria brittonii Porter. Britton's Skullcap. CC:6
109. [ ] Linum lewisii Pursh. (Syn: Adenolinum lewisii (Pursh) A. Löve & D. Löve ) Prairie Blue Flax. CC:4
111. [ ] Mentzelia albicaulis (Douglas ex Hook.) Douglas ex Torr. & A. Gray. (Syn: Acrolasia albicaulis (Douglas) Rydb. , Bartonia albicaulis Douglas ex Hooker ) White-Stem Blazing Star. CC:4
112. [ ] Mentzelia dispersa S. Watson. (Syn: Acrolasia dispersa (S. Watson) Davidson ) Bushy Blazing Star. CC:7
113. [ ] Mentzelia multiflora (Nutt.) A. Gray. (Syn: Nuttallia multiflora (Nutt.) Greene ) Adonis Blazing Star. CC:5
115. [ ] Claytonia rosea Rydb. Rocky Mountain Springbeauty. CC:7
117. [ ] Oenothera coronopifolia Torr. & A. Gray. Crownleaf Evening Primrose. Hierba de San Juan.. CC:4
119. [ ] Argemone polyanthemos (Fedde) G.B. Ownbey. Crested Prickly Poppy. CC:3
121. [ ] Linaria dalmatica (L.) Mill. (Syn: Linaria dalmatica (L.) Mill. ssp. dalmatica , Linaria genistifolia (L.) Mill. ssp. dalmatica (L.) Maire & Petitm. ) Dalmatian ToadFlax. CC:0 Weed: CO DofA, List: B.
122. [ ] Penstemon secundiflorus Benth. Sidebells Penstemon. CC:6
123. [ ] Penstemon strictus Benth. Rocky Mountain Penstemon. CC:5
124. [ ] Penstemon virens Pennell ex Rydb. Front Range Beardtongue. CC:7
125. [ ] Penstemon virgatus A. Gray var. asa-grayi (Crosswh.) Dorn. Upright Blue Beardtongue. CC:6
126. [ ] Veronica plantaginea James. (=Synthyris plantaginea (James) Benth.) CC:8
128. [ ] Collomia linearis Nutt. Tiny Trumpet. CC:4
129. [ ] Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V.E. Grant ssp. candida (Rydb.) V.E. Grant & A.D. Grant. Scarlet Gilia. CC:3
130. [ ] Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V.E. Grant ssp. collina (Greene) Wilken & Allard. Scarlet Gilia. CC:6
132. [ ] Eriogonum alatum Torrey in L. Sitgreaves, Rep. Exped. Zuni Colorado Rivers. 168, plate 8. 1853. (Syn: Pterogonum alatum (Torr.) Gross ) Winged Buckwheat. CC:5
133. [ ] Eriogonum arcuatum Greene, Pittonia. 4: 319. 1901. Baker's Buckwheat. CC:6
134. [ ] Eriogonum arcuatum Greene, Pittonia. 4: 319. 1901. var. arcuatum. (Syn: E. bakeri Greene , E. jamesii Benth var. flavescens S. Watson ) Baker's Buckwheat. CC:6
135. [ ] Eriogonum umbellatum Torrey, Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York. 2: 241. 1827. Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat. CC:6
136. [ ] Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. var. umbellatum. Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat. CC:6
138. [ ] Androsace septentrionalis L. (Syn: Androsace septentrionalis L. ssp. subumbellata (A. Nelson) G. T. Robbins ) Pygmyflower Rockjasmine. CC:6
140. [ ] Clematis hirsutissima Pursh. (Syn: Coriflora hirsutissima (Pursh) W. A. Weber ) Hairy Clematis, Sugar Bowls. CC:6
141. [ ] Cyrtorhyncha ranunculina Nutt. Ex Torrey & A. Gray. (Syn: Ranunculus ranunculinus (Nutt.) Rydb. ) Tadpole Buttenrcup. CC:7
142. [ ] Delphinium nuttallianum Pritz. Twolobe Larkspur. CC:6
143. [ ] Pulsatilla nuttalliana (DC.) Bercht. & J. Presl. (Syn: Anemone nuttalliana DC. , Anemone patens L. var. nuttalliana (DC.) A Gray , P. patens (L.) Mill ssp. nuttalliana (DC.) ined. ) Pasque Flower. CC:7
144. [ ] Ranunculus abortivus L. Littleleaf Buttercup. CC:5
146. Tribe: Amygdaloideae
147. SubTribe: Amygdaleae
148. [ ] Prunus virginiana L. Chokecherry. CC:4
149. SubTribe: Maleae
150. [ ] Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roem. Saskatoon Serviceberry. CC:6
151. SubTribe: Neillieae
152. [ ] Physocarpus monogynus (Torr.) J.M. Coult. (Syn: Spiraea monogyna Torr. ) Mountain Ninebark. CC:7
153. Tribe: Dryadoideae
154. SubTribe: Dryadeae
155. [ ] Cercocarpus montanus Raf. Alder-Leaf Mountain Mahogany. CC:6
156. Tribe: Rosoideae
157. SubTribe: Potentilleae
158. [ ] Drymocallis fissa (Nutt.) Rydb. (Syn: Potentilla fissa Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray ) CC:5
159. [ ] Potentilla hippiana Lehm. Wooly Cinquefoil. CC:5
160. [ ] Potentilla pensylvanica L. Prairie Cinquefoil. CC:6
161. SubTribe: Rubeae
162. [ ] Rubus deliciosus Torr. (Syn: Oreobatus deliciosus Torr.(E. James ex Torr.) Rydb. ) Delicious raspberry. CC:6
164. [ ] Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. ssp. pallida (A. DC.) Piehl. (Syn: Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. var. pallida (A. DC.) M. E. Jones ) Pale Bastard Toadflax. CC:5
166. [ ] Acer glabrum Torr. var. glabrum. (Syn: A. glabrum Torr. var. torreyi (Greene) Smiley ) Rocky Mountain Maple. CC:7
168. [ ] Heuchera parvifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray. Littleleaf Alumroot. CC:7
169. [ ] Micranthes rhomboidea (Greene) Small. (Syn: Saxifraga rhomboidea Greene ) Diamondleaf Saxifrage. CC:8
171. [ ] Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein. CC:0 Weed: CO DofA, List: C.
173. [ ] Solanum triflorum Nutt. Cutleaf Nightshade. CC:2
175. [ ] Viola nuttallii Pursh. Nuttall's Violet. CC:5
177. [ ] Allium cernuum Roth. Nodding Onion. CC:5
179. Tribe: Agavoideae
180. [ ] Leucocrinum montanum Nutt. ex A. Gray. Star Lily. CC:6
181. SubTribe: Agaveae
182. [ ] Yucca glauca Nutt. Soapweed Yucca. CC:4
184. [ ] Tradescantia occidentalis (Britton) Smyth. Prairie Spiderwort. CC:5
186. [ ] Scirpus microcarpus J. Presl & C. Presl. Panicled Rush. CC:5
188. [ ] Juncus nodosus L. CC:6
190. [ ] Calochortus gunnisonii S. Watson. Gunnison's Mariposa Lily. CC:7
192. [ ] Platanthera aquilonis Sheviak. Northern Green Orchid. CC:7
194. Tribe: Bromeae
195. [ ] Bromus inermis Leyss. (Syn: B. inermis Leyss. ssp. inermis ) Smooth Brome. CC:0
196. Tribe: Cynodonteae
197. [ ] Bouteloua gracilis (Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths. (Syn: Chondrosum gracile Kunth ) Blue Grama. CC:4
| Total number of taxa: | 117 |
| Native Taxa: (serif, italic, bold) | 105 |
| Exotic Taxa: (sans-serif, italic) | 11 |
| Nativity Undetermined: (default font, italic) | 1 |
| Listed Weeds: Identified as Weed | 4 |
| FQA, CC, n=117, Mean C: 4.9, FQI = 52.9 |
Locations Included in This Area
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Date and time this article was prepared: 8/1/2026 3:20:01 PM