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See also: Jefferson County Open Space. Lookout Mountain.

See also: Windy Saddle.

Elevation: 0ft, 0m.

Articles that refer to this location:

• Checklist Flora of Native and Naturalized Vascular Plants of Golden and Vicinity, Jefferson County, Colorado: Lookout Mountain; 
• Lookout Mountain Road, Jefferson County, Colorado: at Windy Saddle Park;  at park boundary; 
• Field Notes: Friday, July 24th;  Coll. No. 1240, 24 Jul 2015;  Coll. No. 1241, 24 Jul 2015;  13 May 2017;  4 May 2020;  17 May 2022;  9 Jul 2026; 

Area Plant Lists that contain this location:

• Area Plant List for Golden.

Unnamed gulch in Windy Saddle Park.	View of Golden from mouth of canyon.	Typical form of compound umbel in Ligusticum porteri.	The spring is dry, 9 July 2026.	View up the canyon
Habitat of Coll. No. 1240, Allium cernuum	Coll. No. 1240, Allium cernuum	Habitat of three common grasses in Windy Saddle Park	Coll. No. 1241, Bouteloua curtipendula	Elk on lower slopes of Lookout Mountain.
Colorado School of Mines Survey Field from the northwest corver.

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.

Cupressaceae

Juniperus communis L. depressa Pursh. Common Juniper (Obs) CC:6

Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. Rocky Mountain Juniper (TAS+Obs) CC:5

Pinaceae

Pinus edulis Engelm. Pinyon Pine (TAS) CC:6

Pinus scopulorum Lemmon. Rocky Mountain yellow pine (Obs) CC:5

Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco glauca (Beissn.) Franco. Douglas-fir (Obs) CC:5

Anacardiaceae

Rhus trilobata Nutt. trilobata. Skunkbush Sumac (Obs) CC:5

Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene. Western Poison Ivy (Obs) CC:3

Apiaceae

Selineae

Harbouria trachypleura (A. Gray) J.M. Coult. & Rose. Whiskbroom Parsley (Obs) CC:6

Ligusticum porteri J.M. Coult. & Rose. Porter's Licorice-Root (Obs) CC:7

Lomatium orientale J.M. Coult. & Rose. Salt-and-Pepper (Obs) CC:6

Asteraceae

Anthemideae

Artemisiinae

Artemisia dracunculus L. Tarragon, Dragonwort (Obs) CC:3

Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Silver Wormwood (Obs) CC:4

Matricariinae

Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow (Obs) CC:4

Astereae

Astranthiinae

Townsendia grandiflora Nutt. Largeflower Townsend Daisy (TAS) CC:6

Chrysopsidinae

Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners. Hairy False Goldenaster (Obs) CC:3

Cardueae

Carduinae

Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng. Wavy Leaved Thistle (Obs) CC:5

Gnaphalieae

Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Bentham & Hooker. Western Pearly Everlasting (TAS+Obs) CC:4

Heliantheae

Ambrosiinae

Ambrosia psilostachya DC. Western Ragweed (Obs) CC:3

Helianthinae

Helianthus pumilus Nutt. Little Sunflower (Obs) CC:4

Senecioneae

Senecio integerrimus Nutt. Columbia Ragwort (Obs) CC:5

Berberidaceae

Berberis repens Lindl. Creeping Barberry (TAS+Obs) CC:5

Boraginaceae

Cynoglossum officinale L. Gypsyflower (Obs) CC:0

Lithospermum occidentale (Mack.) Weakley, Witsell & D. Estes. Western Marbleseed (Obs) CC:5

Mertensia lanceolata (Pursh) DC. Prairie Bluebells (Obs) CC:6

Brassicaceae

Noccaea fendleri (A. Gray) Holub glauca (A. Nelson) Al-Shehbaz & M. Koch. Alpine Pennycress (TAS+Obs) CC:5

Campanulaceae

Campanula rotundifolia L. Harebell (TAS) CC:5

Caprifoliaceae

Dipsacus laciniatus L. Cutleaf Teasel (Obs) CC:0

Caryophyllaceae

Cerastium arvense L. strictum Gaudin. Field Chickweed (TAS+Obs) CC:5

Pseudostellaria jamesiana (Torr.) W. A. Weber & R. L. Hartm. Tuber Starwort (TAS+Obs) CC:6

Crassulaceae

Sedum lanceolatum Torr. Spearleaf Stonecrop (Obs) CC:5

Euphorbiaceae

Euphorbia myrsinites L. Myrtle Spurge (Obs) CC:0

Fabaceae

Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh. American Licorice (Obs) CC:3

Robinia pseudoacacia L. Black Locust (Obs) CC:0

Gentianaceae

Frasera speciosa Griseb. Elkweed (Obs) CC:6

Grossulariaceae

Ribes aureum Pursh. Golden Currant (Obs) CC:6

Ribes cereum Douglas. Wax Currant (Obs) CC:6

Lamiaceae

Monarda fistulosa L. Wild Bergamot (TAS+Obs) CC:6

Montiaceae

Claytonia rosea Rydb. Rocky Mountain Springbeauty (TAS+Obs) CC:7

Plantaginaceae

Linaria dalmatica (L.) Mill. Dalmatian ToadFlax (Obs) CC:0

Polygonaceae

Eriogonum umbellatum Torrey, Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York. 2: 241. 1827. Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat (Obs) CC:6

Rumex crispus L. Curley Dock (Obs) CC:0

Ranunculaceae

Clematis columbiana (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray. Rock Clematis (TAS) CC:6

Delphinium nuttallianum Pritz. Twolobe Larkspur (Obs) CC:6

Pulsatilla nuttalliana (DC.) Bercht. & J. Presl. Pasque Flower (Obs) CC:7

Rhamnaceae

Ceanothus fendleri A. Gray. Fendler's Ceanothus (Obs) CC:7

Rosaceae

Amygdaloideae

Amygdaleae

Prunus americana Marshall. American Plum (TAS+Obs) CC:6

Prunus virginiana L. Chokecherry (Obs) CC:4

Maleae

Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roem. Saskatoon Serviceberry (Obs) CC:6

Neillieae

Physocarpus monogynus (Torr.) J.M. Coult. Mountain Ninebark (Obs) CC:7

Spiraeeae

Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim. dumosus (S. Watson) Maxim. Ex J. M. Coult. Rock Spiraea (Obs) CC:8

Dryadoideae

Dryadeae

Cercocarpus montanus Raf. Alder-Leaf Mountain Mahogany (Obs) CC:6

Rosoideae

Colurieae

Geum macrophyllum Willd. perincisum (Rydb.) Raup. Large-leaf Avens (Obs) CC:6

Roseae

Rosa arkansana Porter. Prairie Rose (Obs) CC:5

Rubeae

Rubus deliciosus Torr. Delicious raspberry (Obs) CC:6

Rubus idaeus L. strigosus (Michx.) Maxim. American Red Raspberry (Obs) CC:5

Rubiaceae

Galium boreale L. Bedstraw (Obs) CC:6

Santalaceae

Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. pallida (A. DC.) Piehl. Pale Bastard Toadflax (Obs) CC:5

Sapindaceae

Acer glabrum Torr. glabrum. Rocky Mountain Maple (Obs) CC:7

Undet.

Undetermined. (TAS) CC:?

Violaceae

Viola canadensis L. Canadian White Violet (TAS+Obs) CC:7

Amaryllidaceae

Allium cernuum Roth. Nodding Onion (TAS) CC:5

Asparagaceae

Asparagoideae

Asparagus officinalis L. Asparagus (Obs) CC:0

Nolinoideae

Polygonateae

Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link. Starry False Lily of the Valley (TAS) CC:7

Cyperaceae

Carex inops L. H. Bailey heliophila (Mack.) Crins. Sun Sedge (Obs) CC:7

Carex occidentalis L. H. Bailey. Western Sedge (TAS) CC:7

Carex praegracilis W. Boott. Clustered Field-Sedge (TAS) CC:5

Melanthiaceae

Toxicoscordion paniculatum (Nutt.) Rydb. Foothill Death Camas (Obs) CC:5

Poaceae

Aristideae

Aristida purpurea Nutt. longiseta (Steud.) Vasey. Purple Threeawn (TAS) CC:4

Cynodonteae

Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr. Sideoats Grama (TAS) CC:6

Bouteloua gracilis (Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths. Blue Grama (TAS) CC:4

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Date and time this article was prepared:3:15:43 PM, 8/1/2026.