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See also: Coal Creek. Coal Creek Canyon.

Elevation: 7400ft, 2255m.

Articles that refer to this location:

• Blue Mountain Drive, Jefferson County, Colorado: at fire stn; 
• Colorado State Highway 72: 65560; 
• Field Notes: 12 Apr 2024;  24 Apr 2024;  10 Jun 2024;  21 Jun 2024;  Coll. No. 3278, 21 Jun 2024;  3 Jul 2024;  19 Jul 2024; 

Species collected at or near this location.

This list summarizes plants collected or observed at this specific, named location. It does not include plants collected or observed at nearby named or unnamed locations. It may be more instructive to use the Area Lists that contain this location.

• TAS – The plant was collected by Tom Schweich.
• Oth – The plant was collected by someone, but not Tom.
• Obs – The plant was observed, but not collected.

Dryopteridaceae

Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh. Brittle Bladderfern (Obs)

Cupressaceae

Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. Rocky Mountain Juniper (Obs)

Pinaceae

Pinus ponderosa Laws. Ponderosa Pine (Obs)

Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco glauca (Beissn.) Franco. Douglas Fir (Obs)

Anacardiaceae

Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene. Western Poison Ivy (Obs)

Apiaceae

Aletes acaulis (Torr.) J.M. Coult. & Rose. Stemless Indian Parsley (TAS+Obs)

Ligusticum porteri J.M. Coult. & Rose. Porter's Licorice-Root (TAS+Obs)

Lomatium orientale J.M. Coult. & Rose. Salt-and-Pepper (Obs)

Osmorhiza depauperata Phil. Blunt-Fruit Sweet-Cicely (Obs)

Apocynaceae

Apocynum androsaemifolium L. Bitter Dogbane (TAS+Obs)

Asteraceae

Anthemideae

Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow (TAS+Obs)

Artemisia L. Wormwood (Obs)

Artemisia dracunculus L. Tarragon, Dragon Wort (Obs)

Artemisia frigida Willd. Prairie Sagewort (Obs)

Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Silver Wormwood (Obs)

Leucanthemum vulgare (Vaill.) Lam. Ox-eye Daisy (TAS)

Matricaria discoidea DC. Disc Mayweed, Pinapple Weed. (TAS)

Astereae

Astranthiinae

Townsendia hookeri Beaman. Hooker's Townsend Daisy (Obs)

Chrysopsidinae

Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners. Hairy False Goldenaster (Obs)

Conyzinae

Erigeron speciosus (Lindl.) DC. Aspen Fleabane (TAS)

Symphyotrichinae

Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve. Smooth Blue Aster (Obs)

Cardueae

Carduinae

Carduus nutans L. Nodding Plumeless Thistle (Obs)

Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng. Wavy Leaved Thistle (Obs)

Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. Bull Thistle (TAS+Obs)

Cichorieae

Cichoriinae

Cichorium intybus L. Common Chicory (TAS)

Lactucinae

Lactuca ludoviciana (Nutt.) Riddell. Biennial Lettuce (Obs)

Scorzonerinae

Tragopogon dubius Scop. Yellow Salsify (Obs)

Cynareae

Arctium minus Bernh. Lesser Burdock (TAS)

Helenieae

Gaillardiinae

Gaillardia aristata Pursh. Blanketflower (Obs)

Heliantheae

Ambrosiinae

Cyclachaena xanthiifolia (Nutt.) Fresen. Carelessweed (Obs)

Helianthinae

Helianthus pumilus Nutt. Little Sunflower (Obs)

Madieae

Arnicinae

Arnica cordifolia Hook. Heart-Leaf Leopardbane (TAS+Obs)

Perityleae

Pericome caudata A. Gray. Mountain Tail-Leaf (Obs)

Senecioneae

Senecio integerrimus Nutt. Columbia Ragwort (Obs)

Berberidaceae

Berberis repens Lindl. Creeping Barberry (TAS+Obs)

Betulaceae

Betula occidentalis Hook. Water Birch (Obs)

Corylus cornuta Marshall. Beaked Hazelnut (TAS+Obs)

Boraginaceae

Cynoglossum officinale L. Gypsyflower (Obs)

Ellisia nyctelea (L.) L. Aunt Lucy (Obs)

Hackelia floribunda (Lehm.) I. M. Johnst. Many-Flowered Stickseed (TAS)

Hydrophyllum fendleri (A. Gray) A. Heller. Fendler's Waterleaf (Obs)

Lithospermum multiflorum Torrey ex A. Gray. Many Flowered Stoneseed (TAS)

Lithospermum occidentale (Mack.) Weakley, Witsell & D. Estes. Western Marbleseed (TAS)

Mertensia lanceolata (Pursh) DC. Prairie Bluebells (Obs)

Oreocarya virgata (Porter) Greene. Miner"s Candle (Obs)

Phacelia heterophylla Pursh. Varileaf Phacelia (Obs)

Brassicaceae

Alyssum simplex Rudolphi. European Madwort (Obs)

Chorispora tenella (Pall.) DC. Crossflower (Obs)

Erysimum capitatum (Hook.) Greene. Sanddune Wallflower (TAS)

Lepidium campestre (L.) W. T. Aiton. Field Pepperweed (Obs)

Noccaea fendleri (A. Gray) Holub glauca (A. Nelson) Al-Shehbaz & M. Koch. Alpine Pennycress (TAS)

Physaria vitulifera Rydb. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28: 278. 1901. Roundtip Twinpod (Obs)

Cactaceae

Echinocereus viridiflorus Engelm. Nylon Hedgehog Cactus (Obs)

Opuntia fragilis (Nuttall) Haw. Brittle Pricklypear (Obs)

Opuntia polyacantha Haw. Plains Pricklypear (Obs)

Pediocactus simpsonii (Engelm.) Britton & Rose. Mountain Ball Cactus (Obs)

Campanulaceae

Campanula rotundifolia L. Harebell (Obs)

Caprifoliaceae

Dipsacus fullonum L. Fuller's Teasel (Obs)

Symphoricarpos occidentalis Hook. Western Snowberry (TAS+Obs)

Crassulaceae

Sedum lanceolatum Torr. Spearleaf Stonecrop (Obs)

Euphorbiaceae

Euphorbia myrsinites L. Myrtle Spurge (Obs)

Fabaceae

Astragalus agrestis Douglas ex G. Don. Purple Milkvetch (Obs)

Astragalus flexuosus G. Don. Flexible Milkvetch (Obs)

Astragalus shortianus [Nutt. ex] Torr. & A.Gray. Short's Milkvetch (Obs)

Lupinus argenteus Pursh. Loosely Flowered Silver Lupine (TAS)

Lupinus caudatus Kellogg argophyllus (A. Gray) S.L. Welsh. Kellogg's Spurred Lupine (TAS)

Lathyrus latifolius L. Perennial Pea Vine (Obs)

Melilotus albus Medik. White Sweet Clover (Obs)

Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. Yellow Sweet Clover (Obs)

Thermopsis rhombifolia (Pursh) Richardson. Prairie Thermopsis (Obs)

Fumariaceae

Corydalis aurea Willd. Scrambled Eggs (Obs)

Gentianaceae

Frasera speciosa Griseb. Elkweed (Obs)

Geraniaceae

Geranium caespitosum James. Pineywoods Geranium (Obs)

Grossulariaceae

Ribes cereum Douglas. Wax Currant (Obs)

Hydrangeaceae

Jamesia americana Torr. & A. Gray. Fivepetal Cliffbush (Obs)

Hypericaceae

Hypericum perforatum L. Common St. John's Wort (TAS+Obs)

Lamiaceae

Monarda fistulosa L. Wild Bergamot (TAS+Obs)

Nepeta cataria L. Catnip (TAS)

Scutellaria brittonii Porter. Britton's Skullcap (Obs)

Montiaceae

Claytonia rosea Rydb. Rocky Mountain Springbeauty (TAS)

Phemeranthus parviflorus (Nutt.) Kiger. Sunbright (Obs)

Myrsinaceae

Lysimachia ciliata L. Fringed Loosestrife (TAS)

Onagraceae

Epilobium L. Willowherb (TAS)

Oenothera coronopifolia Torr. & A. Gray. Crownleaf Evening Primrose. Hierba de San Juan. (Obs)

Oenothera elata Kunth. Hooker's Evening-Primrose (TAS)

Orobanchaceae

Castilleja integra A. Gray. Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush (TAS+Obs)

Papaveraceae

Argemone polyanthemos (Fedde) G.B. Ownbey. Crested Prickly Poppy (Obs)

Phrymaceae

Erythranthe Spach. Monkey Flower (TAS)

Plantaginaceae

Collinsia parviflora Lindl. Maiden Blue-eyed Mary (Obs)

Linaria dalmatica (L.) Mill. Dalmatian ToadFlax (Obs)

Penstemon virens Pennell ex Rydb. Front Range Beardtongue (Obs)

Veronica biloba L. Twolobe Speedwell (Obs)

Polygonaceae

Eriogonum alatum Torrey in L. Sitgreaves, Rep. Exped. Zuni Colorado Rivers. 168, plate 8. 1853. Winged Buckwheat (Obs)

Eriogonum arcuatum Greene, Pittonia. 4: 319. 1901. Baker's Buckwheat (Obs)

Eriogonum umbellatum Torrey, Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York. 2: 241. 1827. Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat (Obs)

Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. umbellatum. Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat (Obs)

Polygonum douglasii Greene. Douglas Knotweed (Obs)

Rumex acetosella L. Sheep Sorrel (Obs)

Primulaceae

Primula pauciflora (Greene) Mast & Reveal. Beautiful Shootingstar (Obs)

Ranunculaceae

Actaea rubra (Aiton) Willd. Red Baneberry (TAS)

Clematis hirsutissima Pursh. Hairy Clematis, Sugar Bowls (Obs)

Delphinium nuttallianum Pritz. Twolobe Larkspur (Obs)

Pulsatilla nuttalliana (DC.) Bercht. & J. Presl. Pasque Flower (TAS)

Ranunculus L. Buttercup (TAS)

Thalictrum fendleri Engelm. ex A. Gray. Fendler's Meadow Rue (TAS+Obs)

Rhamnaceae

Ceanothus fendleri A. Gray. Fendler's Ceanothus (Obs)

Rosaceae

Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roem. Saskatoon Serviceberry (Obs)

Crataegus erythropoda Ashe. Cerro Hawthorn (Obs)

Malus L. Apple (Obs)

Potentilla fissa Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray. Bigflower Cinquefoil (Obs)

Potentilla pulcherrima Lehmann. Beautiful Cinquefoil (TAS)

Potentilla recta L. Sulphur Cinquefoil (Obs)

Physocarpus monogynus (Torr.) J.M. Coult. Mountain Ninebark (TAS+Obs)

Prunus virginiana L. Chokecherry (Obs)

Rosa arkansana Porter. Prairie Rose (Obs)

Rubus deliciosus Torr. Delicious raspberry (Obs)

Rubus idaeus L. strigosus (Michx.) Maxim. American Red Raspberry (Obs)

Rubiaceae

Galium aparine L. Sticky Willy, Cleavers (Obs)

Galium boreale L. Bedstraw (TAS+Obs)

Salicaceae

Populus angustifolia E. James. Narrowleaf Cottonwood (Obs)

Salix amygdaloides Andersson. Peachleaf Willow (Obs)

Santalaceae

Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. pallida (A. DC.) Piehl. Pale Bastard Toadflax (Obs)

Sapindaceae

Acer glabrum Torr. Rocky Mountain Maple (Obs)

Saxifragaceae

Heuchera parvifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray. Littleleaf Alumroot (TAS+Obs)

Scrophulariaceae

Scrophularia lanceolata Pursh. Lanceleaf Figwort (Obs)

Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein (Obs)

Ulmaceae

Ulmus pumila L. Siberian Elm (Obs)

Violaceae

Viola canadensis L. Canadian White Violet (Obs)

Viola nuttallii Pursh. Nuttall's Violet (Obs)

Agavaceae

Yucca glauca Nutt. Soapweed Yucca (Obs)

Alliaceae

Allium cernuum Roth. Nodding Onion (Obs)

Cyperaceae

Carex rossii Boott. Ross Sedge (TAS)

Carex inops L.H. Bailey heliophila (Mack.) Crins. Sun Sedge (Obs)

Scirpus pallidus (Britt.) Fern. Cloaked Bulrush (TAS)

Juncaceae

Juncus L. Rush (TAS)

Liliaceae

Calochortus gunnisonii S. Watson. Gunnison's Mariposa Lily (Obs)

Prosartes trachycarpa S. Watson. Roughfruit Fairybells (Obs)

Melanthiaceae

Toxicoscordion paniculatum (Nutt.) Rydb. Foothill Death Camas (Obs)

Orchidaceae

Corallorhiza maculata (Raf.) Raf. Summer Coralroot (Obs)

Poaceae

. Grass Family (TAS)

Andropogoneae

Andropogon gerardii Vitman. Big Bluestem (Obs)

Aveneae

Phleum pratense L. Timothy (Obs)

Bromeae

Bromus inermis Leyss. Smooth Brome (Obs)

Meliceae

Glyceria striata (Lam.) Hitchc. Striate Manna Grass (TAS)

Poeae

Dactylis glomerata L. Orchard Grass (Obs)

Stipeae

Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth. Needle and Thread (Obs)

Nassella viridula (Trin.) Barkworth. Green Needlegrass (Obs)

Piptatherum micranthum (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth. Littleseed Ricegrass (TAS)

Ruscaceae

Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link amplexicaule (Nutt.) LaFrankie. Feathery False Lily of the Valley (TAS+Obs)

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Date and time this article was prepared:5:36:05 PM, 11/3/2024.