Plant Check List for Douglas Mountain Study Area, 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 Douglas Mountain Study Area, Jefferson County, United States.
2. [ ] Equisetum arvense L. Field Horsetail. GuyGl
4. [ ] Juniperus communis L. var. depressa Pursh. Common Juniper. GuyGl
5. [ ] Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. (Syn: Sabina scopulorum Sarg.(Sarg.) Rydb. ) Rocky Mountain Juniper. GuyGl
7. [ ] Pinus ponderosa Laws. Ponderosa Pine. GuyGl
9. [ ] Cymopterus lemmonii (J. M. Coult. & Rose) Dorn. (Syn: Pseudocymopterus montanus (A. Gray) J. M. Coult. & Rose ) Alpine False Springparsley. GuyGl
10. [ ] Harbouria trachypleura (A. Gray) J.M. Coult. & Rose. (Syn: Thaspium trachypleurum A. Gray ) Whiskbroom Parsley. GuyGl
11. [ ] Osmorhiza depauperata Phil. Blunt-Fruit Sweet-Cicely. GuyGl
13. [ ] 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. GuyGl
14. [ ] Ambrosia tomentosa Nutt. Skeleton-Leaf Bursage. GuyGl
15. [ ] Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Bentham & Hooker. Western Pearly Everlasting. GuyGl
16. [ ] Antennaria microphylla Rydb. Littleleaf Pussytoes. GuyGl
17. [ ] Antennaria parvifolia Nutt. Small-Leaf Pussytoes. GuyGl
18. [ ] Antennaria rosea Greene. Rosy Pussytoes. GuyGl
19. [ ] Arnica cordifolia Hook. Heart-Leaf Leopardbane. GuyGl
20. [ ] Artemisia frigida Willd. Prairie Sagewort. GuyGl
21. [ ] Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. ssp. incompta (Nutt.) D. D. Keck. White Sagebrush. GuyGl
22. [ ] Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. (Syn: Breea arvensis (L.) Lessing ) Canada Thistle. Weed: CO DofA, List: B. GuyGl
23. [ ] Dieteria bigelovii (A. Gray) D. R. Morgan & R. L. Hartman. (Syn: Machaeranthera b. (A. Gray) Greene , Machaeranthera varians Greene ) Bigelow's Tansy Aster. GuyGl
24. [ ] Dieteria bigelovii (A. Gray) D. R. Morgan & R. L. Hartman var. bigelovii. Bigelow's Tansy Aster. GuyGl
25. [ ] Erigeron flagellaris A. Gray. Trailing Fleabane. GuyGl
26. [ ] Erigeron speciosus (Lindl.) DC. Aspen Fleabane. GuyGl
27. [ ] Erigeron vetensis Rydb. Early Bluetop Fleabane. GuyGl
28. [ ] Gaillardia aristata Pursh. Blanketflower. GuyGl
29. [ ] Helianthus pumilus Nutt. Little Sunflower. GuyGl
30. [ ] Heliomeris multiflora Nutt. var. multiflora. Showy Golden Eye. GuyGl
31. [ ] Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners var. nana (A. Gray) Semple. (Syn: Chrysopsis canescens DC. var. nana A. Gray ) (=Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners) Hairy False Golden Aster. GuyGl
32. [ ] Packera fendleri (A. Gray) W.A. Weber & Á. Löve. (Syn: Senecio fendleri A. Gray ) Fendler’s Ragwort. GuyGl
33. [ ] Packera werneriifolia (A. Gray) W. A. Weber & Á. Löve. (Syn: Senecio werneriifolius (A. Gray) A. Gray ) Hoary Groundsel. GuyGl
34. [ ] Rudbeckia laciniata L. Cut-Leaf Coneflower.. GuyGl
35. [ ] Senecio integerrimus Nutt. Columbia Ragwort. GuyGl
36. [ ] Senecio pudicus Greene. Bashful Ragwort. GuyGl
37. [ ] Solidago missouriensis Nutt. Missouri Goldenrod. GuyGl
38. [ ] Symphyotrichum porteri (A. Gray) G.L. Nesom. (Syn: Aster porteri A. Gray ) Smooth White Aster. GuyGl
40. [ ] Betula occidentalis Hook. (Syn: Betula fontinalis Sarg. ) Water Birch. GuyGl
42. [ ] Hackelia floribunda (Lehm.) I. M. Johnst. Many-Flowered Stickseed. GuyGl
43. [ ] Lithospermum multiflorum Torrey ex A. Gray. Many Flowered Stoneseed. GuyGl
44. [ ] Mertensia lanceolata (Pursh) DC. Prairie Bluebells. GuyGl
45. [ ] Oreocarya virgata (Porter) Greene. (Syn: Cryptantha virgata (Porter) Payson ) Miner"s Candle. GuyGl
47. [ ] Alyssum simplex Rudolphi. (Syn: Alyssum minus Rothm. , Alyssum parviflorum Fisch. ex M.Bieb. ) European Madwort. GuyGl
48. [ ] Arabis pycnocarpa M. Hopkins var. pycnocarpa. (Syn: Arabis hirsuta (L.) Scop. , Arabis hirsuta (L.) Scop. var. pycnocarpa (M. Hopkins) Rollins ) Cream Flower Rockcress. GuyGl
49. [ ] Barbarea vulgaris R. Br. Garden Yellowrocket. GuyGl
50. [ ] Boechera spatifolia (Rydb.) Windham & Al-Shebaz. Spoonleaf Rockcress. GuyGl
51. [ ] Camelina microcarpa Andrz. ex DC. Little-Podded False Flax. GuyGl
52. [ ] Draba nemorosa L. Woodland Whitlow Grass. GuyGl
53. [ ] Draba streptocarpa A. Gray. Twisted-fruit Whitlow-grass. GuyGl
54. [ ] Erysimum capitatum (Hook.) Greene. Sanddune Wallflower. GuyGl
55. [ ] Physaria montana (A. Gray) Greene. (Syn: Lesquerella montana (A. Gray) S. Watson ) Mountain Bladderpod. GuyGl
56. [ ] Physaria vitulifera Rydb. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28: 278. 1901. (Syn: P. vitulifera × bellii ) Roundtip Twinpod. GuyGl
57. [ ] Rorippa palustris (L.) Besser. (Syn: R. islandica (Oeder ex Murray) Borbas ) Bog Yellow-Cress. GuyGl
59. [ ] Pediocactus simpsonii (Engelm.) Britton & Rose. (Syn: Echinocactus simpsonii Engelm. , Pediocactus simpsonii (Engelm.) Britton & Rose var. minor (Engelm.) Cockerell ) Mountain Ball Cactus. GuyGl
61. [ ] Campanula rapunculoides L. Rampion Bellflower. GuyGl
62. [ ] Campanula rotundifolia L. (=Campanula petiolata A. DC.) Harebell. GuyGl
64. [ ] Humulus lupulus L. Common Hops. GuyGl
66. [ ] 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. GuyGl
68. [ ] Cerastium arvense L. ssp. strictum Gaudin. (Syn: Cerastium strictum L ) Field Chickweed. GuyGl
69. [ ] Silene latifolia Poir. (Syn: Lychnis alba Mill. , Melandrium dioicum (L.) Cosson & Germain ) Bladder Campion. GuyGl
70. [ ] Stellaria longipes Goldie ssp. longipes. (Syn: S. l. Goldie var. l. ) Longstalk Starwort. GuyGl
72. [ ] Sedum lanceolatum Torr. (Syn: Amerosedum lanceolatum (Torr.) A. Löve & D. Löve ) Spearleaf Stonecrop. GuyGl
74. [ ] Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Sprengel. (Syn: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Sprengel ssp. adenotricha (Fernald & J.F.Macbr.) Calder & Roy L.Taylor ) Bearberry. GuyGl
75. [ ] Pyrola asarifolia Michx. (Syn: Pyrola rotundifolia L. ssp. asarifolia (Michx.) A. Löve ) Liverleaf Wintergreen. GuyGl
76. [ ] Vaccinium L. Blueberry. GuyGl
78. [ ] Euphorbia brachycera Engelm. (Syn: Tithymalus brachyceras (Engelm.) Small ) Horned Spurge. GuyGl
80. [ ] Astragalus alpinus L. Alpine Milkvetch. GuyGl
81. [ ] Astragalus flexuosus G. Don. Flexible Milkvetch. GuyGl
82. [ ] Astragalus laxmannii Jacq. var. robustior (Hook.) Barneby & S. L. Welsh. (Syn: Astragalus adsurgens Pall. ) Prairie Milkvetch. GuyGl
83. [ ] Astragalus miser Douglas ex. Hook. var. oblongifolius (Rydb.) Cronquist. Timber Milkvetch. GuyGl
84. [ ] Astragalus parryi A. Gray. Parry's Milkvetch. GuyGl
85. [ ] Astragalus shortianus [Nutt. ex] Torr. & A.Gray. Short's Milkvetch. GuyGl
86. [ ] Lathyrus latifolius L. Perennial Pea Vine. GuyGl
87. [ ] Oxytropis lambertii Pursh. Purple Locoweed. GuyGl
89. [ ] Frasera speciosa Griseb. (Syn: Swertia radiata (Kellogg) Kuntze ) Elkweed. GuyGl
91. [ ] Geranium caespitosum James. Pineywoods Geranium. GuyGl
93. [ ] Ribes cereum Douglas. Wax Currant. GuyGl
94. [ ] Ribes inerme Rydb. White Stem Gooseberry. GuyGl
96. [ ] Jamesia americana Torr. & A. Gray var. americana. Fivepetal Cliffbush. GuyGl
98. [ ] Dracocephalum parviflorum Nutt. American Dragonhead. GuyGl
99. [ ] Monarda fistulosa L. Wild Bergamot. GuyGl
100. [ ] Scutellaria brittonii Porter. Britton's Skullcap. GuyGl
102. [ ] Montia chamissoi (Spreng.) Greene. (Syn: Crunocallis c. (Ledeb. ex Spreng.) Rydb. ) Toad Lily. GuyGl
104. [ ] Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl. (Syn: Oxybaphus linearis (Pursh) B. L. Robinson ) Narrowleaf Four O'Clock. GuyGl
105. [ ] Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacMill. (Syn: Allionia nyctaginea Michx. , Calymenia nyctaginea (Michx.) Nutt. , Oxybaphus nyctagineus (Michx.) Sweet ) Heartleaf Four O'Clock. GuyGl
107. [ ] Circaea alpina L. Small Enchanter's Nightshade. GuyGl
108. [ ] Epilobium ciliatum Raf. Fringed Willowherb. GuyGl
109. [ ] Gayophytum ramosissimum Torr. & A. Gray. Pinyon Groundsmoke. GuyGl
110. [ ] Oenothera biennis L. King's-Cureall. GuyGl
111. [ ] Oenothera cespitosa Nutt. ssp. macroglottis (Rydb.) W.L. Wagner. Tufted Evening Primrose. GuyGl
112. [ ] Oenothera coronopifolia Torr. & A. Gray. Crownleaf Evening Primrose. Hierba de San Juan.. GuyGl
113. [ ] Oenothera villosa Thunb. Hairy Evening Primrose. GuyGl
115. [ ] Castilleja integra A. Gray. Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush. GuyGl
116. [ ] Castilleja linariifolia Benth. Wyoming Indian Paintbrush. GuyGl
117. [ ] Castilleja miniata Hook. Giant Red Indian Paintbrush. GuyGl
118. [ ] Orobanche fasciculata Nutt. (Syn: Aphyllon fasciculatum (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray ) Clustered Broomrape. GuyGl
120. [ ] Collinsia parviflora Lindl. Maiden Blue-eyed Mary. GuyGl
121. [ ] Penstemon glaber Pursh var. alpinus (Torr.) A. Gray. Sawsepal Penstemon. GuyGl
122. [ ] Penstemon secundiflorus Benth. Sidebells Penstemon. GuyGl
123. [ ] Penstemon virens Pennell ex Rydb. Front Range Beardtongue. GuyGl
124. [ ] Penstemon virgatus A. Gray var. asa-grayi (Crosswh.) Dorn. Upright Blue Beardtongue. GuyGl
125. [ ] Veronica americana (Raf.) Benth. American Speedwell. GuyGl
126. [ ] Veronica peregrina L. var. xalapensis (Kunth) H.St.John. (=Veronica peregrina L.) Neckweed. GuyGl
128. [ ] Collomia linearis Nutt. Tiny Trumpet. GuyGl
129. [ ] Microsteris gracilis (Douglas ex Hook.) Greene. Slender Phlox. GuyGl
130. [ ] Polemonium foliosissimum A. Gray. Towering Jacob's Ladder. GuyGl
132. [ ] Eriogonum alatum Torrey in L. Sitgreaves, Rep. Exped. Zuni Colorado Rivers. 168, plate 8. 1853. (Syn: Pterogonum alatum (Torr.) Gross ) Winged Buckwheat. GuyGl
133. [ ] Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. var. ramulosum Reveal. Buffalo Bill's Sulphur Flower. GuyGl
134. [ ] Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. var. umbellatum. Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat. GuyGl
135. [ ] Polygonum douglasii Greene. (Syn: Polygonum majus (Meisner) Piper ) Douglas Knotweed. GuyGl
136. [ ] Rheum × hybridum Murray. Rhubarb. GuyGl
137. [ ] Rumex acetosella L. (Syn: Acetosella vulgaris (K. Koch) Fourr. , R. angiocarpus Murb. ) Sheep Sorrel. GuyGl
139. [ ] Androsace septentrionalis L. (Syn: Androsace septentrionalis L. ssp. subumbellata (A. Nelson) G. T. Robbins ) Pygmyflower Rockjasmine. GuyGl
140. [ ] Dodecatheon pulchellum (Raf.) Merr. (=Primula pauciflora (Durand) A. R. Mast & Reveal var. pauciflora ) Beautiful Shootingstar. GuyGl
142. [ ] Anemone multifida Poir. Pacific Anemone. GuyGl
143. [ ] Aquilegia coerulea E. James. Colorado Blue Columbine. GuyGl
144. [ ] Clematis grosseserrata (Rydb.) Ackerfield. (Syn: Atragene grosseserrata Rydb. in Bull. Torey Bot. Club 29: 156 (1902) , C. occidentalis (Hornem.) DC. var. grosseserrata (Rydb.) J. S. Pringle ) Western Blue Virgin's-Bower. GuyGl
145. [ ] Delphinium nuttallianum Pritz. Twolobe Larkspur. GuyGl
146. [ ] Ranunculus abortivus L. Littleleaf Buttercup. GuyGl
147. [ ] Ranunculus glaberrimus Hook. var. ellipticus (Greene) Greene. Sagebrush Buttercup. GuyGl
148. [ ] Ranunculus repens L. Creeping Buttercup. GuyGl
149. [ ] Thalictrum fendleri Engelm. ex A. Gray. Fendler's Meadow Rue. GuyGl
151. [ ] Ceanothus fendleri A. Gray. Fendler's Ceanothus. GuyGl
153. [ ] Fragaria vesca L. Woodland Strawberry. GuyGl
154. [ ] Geum macrophyllum Willd. var. perincisum (Rydb.) Raup. Large-leaf Avens. GuyGl
155. [ ] Physocarpus monogynus (Torr.) J.M. Coult. (Syn: Spiraea monogyna Torr. ) Mountain Ninebark. GuyGl
156. [ ] Potentilla fissa Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray. (=Drymocallis fissa (Nutt.) Rydb.) Bigflower Cinquefoil. GuyGl
157. [ ] Potentilla norvegica L. Norwegian Cinquefoil. GuyGl
158. [ ] Rosa acicularis Lindl. ssp. sayi (Schwein.) W. H. Lewis. (Syn: Rosa acicularis Lindl. , Rosa sayi Schweinitz ) Say's Acicular Rose. GuyGl
159. [ ] Rubus deliciosus Torr. (Syn: Oreobatus deliciosus Torr.(E. James ex Torr.) Rydb. ) Delicious raspberry. GuyGl
161. [ ] Galium boreale L. (Syn: Galium septentrionale Roem. & Schult. ) Bedstraw. GuyGl
162. [ ] Galium triflorum Michx. Fragrant Bedstraw. GuyGl
164. [ ] Populus angustifolia E. James. Narrowleaf Cottonwood. GuyGl
165. [ ] Salix × fragilis L. (Syn: Salix × rubens Schrank ) Crack Willow. GuyGl
166. [ ] Salix bebbiana Sarg. Bebb Willow. GuyGl
167. [ ] Salix boothii Dorn. Booth's Willow. GuyGl
168. [ ] Salix lasiandra Benth. var. caudata (Nutt.) Sudw. Greenleaf Willow. GuyGl
169. [ ] Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook. Scouler's Willow. GuyGl
171. [ ] Acer glabrum Torr. Rocky Mountain Maple. GuyGl
173. [ ] Micranthes rhomboidea (Greene) Small. (Syn: Saxifraga rhomboidea Greene ) Diamondleaf Saxifrage. GuyGl
175. [ ] Scrophularia lanceolata Pursh. Lanceleaf Figwort. GuyGl
176. [ ] Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein. Weed: CO DofA, List: C. GuyGl
178. [ ] Viola canadensis L. (Syn: Viola rydbergii Greene , Viola scopulorum (A. Gray) Greene ) Canadian White Violet. GuyGl
180. [ ] Allium cernuum Roth. Nodding Onion. GuyGl
182. [ ] Carex aurea Nutt. Golden Sedge. GuyGl
183. [ ] Carex inops L.H. Bailey ssp. heliophila (Mack.) Crins. (Syn: C. pensylvanica Lam. ssp. heliophila (Mack.) W. A. Weber ) Sun Sedge. GuyGl
184. [ ] Carex occidentalis L. H. Bailey. Western Sedge. GuyGl
186. [ ] Juncus arcticus (Willd.) Trautv. var. balticus (Willdenow) Trautvetter. (Syn: Juncus arcticus (Willd.) Trautv. ssp. ater (Rydb.) Hultén , Juncus ater Rydb. , Juncus balticus Willd. , Juncus balticus Willd. ssp. ater (Rydb.) Snogerup , J. balticus Willd. var. montanus Engelm. ) Arctic Rush. GuyGl
188. [ ] Calochortus gunnisonii S. Watson. Gunnison's Mariposa Lily. GuyGl
189. [ ] Prosartes trachycarpa S. Watson. (Syn: Disporum trachycarpum (S. Watson) Benth. & Hook. f. ) Roughfruit Fairybells. GuyGl
191. [ ] Platanthera (L.) Rich. Fringed Orchid. GuyGl
193. [ ] . Grass Family. GuyGl
194. [ ] Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. Crested Wheat Grass. GuyGl
195. [ ] Agrostis gigantea Roth. (Syn: Agrostis alba L. ) Redtop. GuyGl
196. [ ] Bouteloua gracilis (Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths. (Syn: Chondrosum gracile Kunth ) Blue Grama. GuyGl
197. [ ] Bromus lanatipes (Shear) Rydb. (Syn: Bromopsis lanatipes (Shear) Holub ) Wooly Brome. GuyGl
198. [ ] Calamagrostis purpurascens R. Br. Purple Reedgrass. GuyGl
199. [ ] Dactylis glomerata L. Orchard Grass. GuyGl
200. [ ] Danthonia parryi Scribn. Parry's Oatgrass. GuyGl
201. [ ] Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey. (Syn: E. longifolius (J. G. Sm.) Gould , Sitanion hystrix (Nutt.) J. G. Sm. ) Squirreltail Grass. GuyGl
202. [ ] Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth. (Syn: Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr. ) Needle and Thread. GuyGl
203. [ ] Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult. Prairie Junegrass. GuyGl
204. [ ] Muhlenbergia montana (Nutt.) Hitchc. Mountain Muhly. GuyGl
205. [ ] Nassella viridula (Trin.) Barkworth. (Syn: Stipa viridula Trin. ) Green Needlegrass. GuyGl
206. [ ] Phalaris arundinacea L. Reed Canarygrass. GuyGl
207. [ ] Phleum pratense L. Timothy. GuyGl
208. [ ] Poa pratensis L. (Syn: P. agassizensis B. Boivin & D. Löve ) Kentucky Bluegrass. GuyGl
209. [ ] Thinopyrum intermedium (Host) Barkworth & D.R. Dewey. (Syn: Elytrigia intermedia (Host) Nevski , Elymus hispidus (Opiz) Melderis ) Intermediate Wheatgrass. GuyGl
211. [ ] Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link ssp. amplexicaule (Nutt.) LaFrankie. (Syn: Maianthemum amplexicaule (Nutt.) W. A. Weber ) Feathery False Lily of the Valley. GuyGl
212. [ ] Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link. (Syn: Smilacina stellata (L.) Desf. ) Starry False Lily of the Valley. GuyGl
| Total number of taxa: | 166 |
| Native Taxa: (serif, italic, bold) | 144 |
| Exotic Taxa: (sans-serif, italic) | 19 |
| Nativity Undetermined: (default font, italic) | 3 |
| Listed Weeds: Identified as Weed | 2 |
Locations Included in This Area
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Date and time this article was prepared: 3/23/2025 6:15:36 PM