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Detailed Area Plant List for Magic Mountain, 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 as indicated by a single dagger “†.” Their web site is at: (http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/consortium/). For Colorado, much of the data is provided by the Southwest Environmental Information Network as indicated by a double dagger “‡,” 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.
For a check list, please see: Check List for Magic Mountain, Jefferson County, United States.
 John Vickery in a patch of Smilax lasioneuron |
 Hooker's (1838) illustration of Smilax lasioneuron. |
Cupressaceae
Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. (Syn: Sabina scopulorum Sarg.(Sarg.) Rydb. ) Rocky Mountain Juniper. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square, Rocky hillside. 2 1/2 mi S of Golden. T R70W S10 Ernest H. Brunquist 60. 23 Sep 1959. ( CS37482‡ ) .
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
Tom Schweich 1656.
4/18/2018.
.
Pinaceae
Pinus scopulorum Lemmon. (Syn: P. ponderosa Laws. var. scopulorum Engelm. ) Rocky Mountain yellow pine. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Apex Gulch, Beside trail, in gulch. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo 2407. 8/25/2021. .
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
Tom Schweich 1655.
4/18/2018.
.
 East slope of Tarryall Mountains from Camp Site 8. |
 Coll. No. 1316, Pinus |
 Rocky Mountain yellow pine on top of North Table Mountain. |
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthus blitoides S. Watson. (Syn: A. graecizans L. ) Mat Amaranth. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site, Open disturbed ground. Ca 2 1/2 mi S of Golden Ernest H. Brunquist 64. 23 Sep 1959. ( CS37485‡ ) . .
Amaranthus powellii S. Watson. Powell's Pigweed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
Open disturbed dry part of creekbed
Ca 2 1/2 mi S of Golden. T R70W S10.
Ernest H. Brunquist 63.
23 Sep 1959.
(
CS37484‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 3489, Amaranthus powellii. |
Froelichia gracilis (Hook.) Moq. Slender Snakecotton. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
Ca 2 1/2 mi S of Golden
Ernest H. Brunquist 25.
17 Aug 1959.
(
CS23911‡
KHD727‡
)
.
 Coll No. 3206, Froelichia gracilis. |
 Coll No. 3206, Froelichia gracilis. |
 Coll No. 3206, Froelichia gracilis. |
 Coll. No. 3206, Froelichia gracilis. |
Anacardiaceae
Rhus trilobata Nutt. var. trilobata. (Syn: Rhus aromatica Aiton var. trilobata (Nutt.) A. Gray ex S. Watson ) Skunkbush Sumac. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
Tom Schweich 1653.
4/18/2018.
.
.
Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene. Western Poison Ivy. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4354.
7/30/2025.
.
 Western Poison Ivy on the backbone of Dakota Ridge. |
Apiaceae
Aegopodium podagraria L. Bishops Goutweed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, to 90 cm., erect, branched, rhizomatous; Leaves, basal, petiole 150 mm., irregular to biternate, 120 mm. × 100 mm. wide, leaflet, ovate, 55 mm. × 35 mm. wide, margin serrate, cauline, reduced, sometimes opposite, ternate, leaflets, lanceolate, 53 mm. × 18 mm. wide; Inflorescence, compound umbel, 45 mm. × 75 mm. wide; Flowers, white; Ovary, glabrous, stylopodium, present; Style, #1, 1.2 mm.; Fruit, glabrous, 1.5 mm. × 1 mm. wide. Native of Eurasia, cult. in old-fashioned gardens and often escaped in ne. U.S., especially in moist, partly shaded places. Described from Coll. No. 2128, 7 Jul 2019.
- Heritage Dells,
Non-varigated form.
Escaping through side fence where watered, but apparently not through the back fence into unwatered open space. Not seen in Apex Gulch, City of Golden open space, 100 m. south.
Backyard of 209 Berthoud Way, Golden. 5.58 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2128.
7 Jul 2019.
(
CDA0052300‡
CIBO
COLO2434207‡
JCOS s.n.
KHD72747‡
OBI186006‡
)
.
.
Conium maculatum L. Common Poison Hemlock. Weed: CO DofA, List: C. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square,
Partially in shade and Partially in sun.
150 yards E. of the archeological project of Peabody Museum (Harvard U.). 13N 0482115E 4396178N. T R70W S10.
Ernest H. Brunquist 121.
28 Jul 1960.
(
CS38196‡
KHD15678‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 1436, Conium maculatum |
Lomatium orientale J.M. Coult. & Rose. Salt-and-Pepper. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial, to 20 cm., woody taproot; Leaves, compound, pinnate, 75 mm. × 26 mm. wide, ultimate divisions, ≤3 mm., ≤1 mm. wide, villous, tips, obtuse, (with a very small white “spine”); Inflorescence, compound umbel; Involucel Bracts, glabrous; Flowers, white; Anthers, red; Ovary, glabrous, stylopodium, absent; Fruit, 5 mm. × 3.5 mm. wide, ovate, glabrous, dorsally compressed, lateral ribs winged (Described from Coll. No. 1837, 17 May 2018).
- Heritage Square, MVNC S-U, 25-27, , Condition: fair. About 150 yards northeast of "Dig." 13N 0481852E 4396308N; Ernest H. Brunquist 80. 17 Apr 1960. ( KHD15674‡ ) Alpine ridge; tundra and boulder fields; full sun and wind exposure., , Condition: fair. About 150 yards northeast of the Dig. 13N 0481852E 4396308E. Ernest H. Brunquist 92. 27 May 1960. ( KHD15716‡ ) .
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
Tom Schweich 1650.
4/18/2018.
.
Asteraceae
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. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb to 50 cm.;; Leaves alternate, tendrils absent, finely dissected, aromatic when fresh; Inflorescence, heads enclosed by an involucre, in flat-topped clusters; Phyllaries in 2+ series; Receptacles bearing scale-like bracts (paleate); Perianth in 2 or more whorls, parts in 5s; Phyllaries in 2+ series, not all subtending ray flowers; Flowers open, bisexual, two kinds, some with strap-shaped corollas; Petals fused into a tube; Ray flowers, white, lobe ovate; Disc flowers, white; Stamens = in number to corolla lobes; Ovary inferior. Pistils, 1 per flower (Described from Coll. No. 482, 30 Nov 2011, and Coll. No. 1023, 24 Jul 2013).
- Heritage Square,
open grassy field; growing with Thermopsis sp., Descurania sp., Rosa sp., Lactuca scariola, Artemesia frigida, medium-high grasses, etc.; in dark, rich soil; well-drained, Thermopsis sp., Descurainia sp., Rosa sp., Lactuca scariola, Artemisia frigida, med
Collector"s collection number is “PM-102.” “PM” probably stands for “Peabody Museum.”
About 50 yards west by southwest of the archeological excavation of Peabody Museum (Harvard). 13N 0481927E 4396200N.
Ernest H. Brunquist 102.
8 Jul 1960.
(
CS38369‡
KHD5649‡
)
.
[
CS38369 determined as var. occidentalis now treated as a synonym for A. millifolium.
]
.
Ambrosia psilostachya DC. Western Ragweed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, to 40 cm., woody at base; Leaves opposite below, alternate above, 50 mm. × 22 mm., ovate, pinnately divided; Inflorescence indeterminate, appearing raceme-like, 2 kinds of flowers, pistillate heads many, distal, carpellate heads few, clustered in distal leafy axils; Phyllaries fused into a cup; Receptacle not chaffy; Pappus absent (Described from Coll. No. 1068, 8 Oct 2014).
- Heritage Square, Near Golden, east of Peabody Museum Dig. 13N 0481541E 4396050N. Ernest H. Brunquist 62. 23 Sep 1959. ( CS37483‡ KHD29957‡ ) Aspect: S medium-high grass (see PM-24) on a gentle, south-facing slope, medium-high grass (PM-24) very common along Quaker Rd., 100 yards east of archeological project of Peabody Museum (Harvard Univ.) 13N 0482095E 4396063N Ernest H. Brunquist 125. 2 Aug 1960. ( CS38201‡ KHD10301‡ ) .
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4357.
7/30/2025.
.
.
Ambrosia trifida L. (Syn: A. trifida L. var. trifida ) Giant Ragweed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Annual, 60 cm.; Stem, erect; Leaves, opposite, petioles 4-8 mm., unlobed or palmately 3-lobed, unlobed, ellipto-lanceolate, 75 mm. × 21 mm. wide, margin crenate-serrate, adaxial green papillose-hispid, abaxial green papillose hispid; Pistillate heads, clustered in axils; Staminate heads, peduncles 1-1.3 mm., involucres cup-shaped, with black nerves; Burs, obpyramidal, body 5 mm. × 3 mm. wide + beak 3 mm. = 8 mm., spines, 5 in one series, distal. (Described from Coll. No, 3540, 7 Oct 2025).
- Heritage Square,
13N 0481833E 4396313N.
Ernest H. Brunquist 13.
16 Aug 1959.
(
CS23949‡
KHD24460‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 3202, Ambrosia trifida. |
 Coll. No. 3540, Ambrosia trifida. |
 Coll. No. 3540, Ambrosia trifida. |
Arctium minus Bernh. Lesser Burdock. Weed: CO DofA, List: C. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Apex Gulch, Lower Apex Gulch, down in the gulch, below the trail. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo 2394. 8/25/2021. .
- Heritage Square,
south bank of creek in partial shade, on rocks.
S bank of Apex Ck about 2 1/2 mi S of Golden. T R70W S10.
Ernest H. Brunquist 73.
26 Sep 1959.
(
CS23957‡
KHD6371‡
)
.
.
 Obs. No. 3819, Arctium minus. |
 Coll. No. 2425, Arctium minus. |
 Coll. No. 3302, Arctium minus. |
Artemisia campestris L. ssp. pacifica (Nutt.) Peck. Field Sagewort. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, to 60 cm., longer lived than biennial; Stem, 4± per caudex, reddish; Leaves, basal mostly withered, cauline, 8 mm. × 0.6 mm. wide, narrowly oblanceolate, tomentose; Inflorescence, 130 mm. × 20 mm. wide; Heads, many, 2 mm. × 2 mm. wide; Phyllaries, 2+ series, 1.5 mm. × 1 mm. wide, green to scarious; Receptacle, naked. Described fromColl. No. 1767, 1 Sep 2017. Note: It is important to note presence or absence of a basal rosette when collecting.
- Apex Gulch, Growing unshaded in dry portion of creek, in small clumps. Apex creek, within 1/4 mile of east end of canyon of creek. (immediately west of magic Mt. Amusement park.) 13N 0482132E 4396180N. Ernest H. Brunquist 75. 26 Sep 1959. ( CS23959‡ KHD7008‡ ) . .
Artemisia dracunculus L. (Syn: Oligosporus dracunculus (L.) Poljakov ssp. glaucis (Pall. ex Willd.) A. Löve & D. Löve ) Tarragon, Dragonwort. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4344.
7/30/2025.
open ground
ca 2 1/2 mi S of Golden. T R70W S10.
Ernest H. Brunquist 66.
23 Sep 1959.
(
CS37489‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 1754, Artemisia dracunculus |
 Coll. No. 1754, Artemisia dracunculus |
Artemisia frigida Willd. Prairie Sagewort. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, to 30 cm., woody at base; Stems many; Leaves alternate, 9 mm., pinnately dissected into 7 parts, silvery hairy; Inflorescence raceme-like, indeterminate, heads 1-3 in axils; Heads have only disk flowers, all alike; Involucre of hairy phyllaries; Phyllaries in 2 series, hairy, not gummy or with tips recurved; Receptacle hairy, not chaffy or bristly; Flowers fertile; Pappus absent; (Described from Coll. No. 1067, 8 Oct 2014).
- Apex Gulch, infrequent along gravelly and rocky trail path Apex trail (N of Heritage Square) 20 ft. W of concrete walkway. T4S R70W S9. E Rangel 17. 21 Sep 2002. ( CS84042‡ ) .
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
open ground
ca 2 1/2 mi S of Golden. T R70W S10.
Ernest H. Brunquist 53.
10 Sep 1959.
(
CS37477‡
)
Tom Schweich 1651.
4/18/2018.
.
.
 Coll. No. 1067, Artemisia frigida |
 Coll. No. 3507, Artemisia frigida. |
 Coll. No. 1067, Artemisia frigida |
 Coll. No. 1067, Artemisia frigida |
Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Silver Wormwood. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Apex Gulch, Growing on the bank and close to the creek. Growing on the bank and close to Apex Creek, within the first 1/4 mile of the east end of the canyon of the Creek; and within 1/2 mile of the archeological project of Peabody Museum, and west by southwest of it. 13N 0481593E 4395771N; TRS: T4S R70W sec 10 Ernest H. Brunquist 76. 26 Sep 1959. ( KHD40659‡ KHD7002‡ ) .
- Heritage Square, near the base of east-facing hillside; unshaded about 3/4ths mi. west and a little south of the archeological site of Peabody Museum. 13N 0481541E 4396050N. Ernest H. Brunquist 30. 20 Aug 1959. ( CS23916‡ KHD6998‡ ) .
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
Tom Schweich 1643.
4/18/2018.
.
.
 Something is parasitizing my Artemisia |
 Coll. No. 1281, Artemisia ludoviciana |
 Entire leaves of Coll. No. 1281, Artemisia ludoviciana |
Brickellia Elliott. Brickel Bush. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site, Tom Schweich 1657. 4/18/2018. . .
Brickellia grandiflora (Hook.) Nutt. Tasselflower Brickellbush. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Apex Gulch, Right on the edge of the trail, none seen on slopes above and below. Coll. No. 2732 of same taxon was made 30 m. to the west. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo 2405. 8/25/2021. Right beside the trail, none seen on slopes above or below. Also observed on the trail 30 m. to the west. Along the Apex Gulch Trail, 1.54 km. west of the Apex Gulch trailhead, 6.42 km south of the GNIS location of Golden, Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo 2732. 25 Aug 2021. ( Golden KHD00075265‡ OBI183783‡ ) .
- Heritage Square,
In partial shade and very rocky soil.
South Bank of Apex Creek, W by SW of archeological project of peabody musuem, (Harvard U) and W of Magic Mtn Amusement park. 13N 0481717E 4395926N.
Ernest H. Brunquist, with Dolores Newton 130.
4 Aug 1960.
(
CS37820‡
KHD9681‡
)
.
.
 Flower head of Coll. No. 2743, Brickellia grandiflora. |
Centaurea diffusa Lam. (Syn: Acosta diffusa (Lam.) Soja' k ) Diffuse Knapweed. Weed: CO DofA, List: B. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Biennial/Perennial herb, to 50 cm.; Leaves, cauline, alternate, 30 mm. × 12 mm. wide, pinnately lobed, much reduced and entire above, spine-tipped, margins not spiny; Inflorescence, heads borne singly, flowers of one kind; Involucre, 10 mm.; Phyllaries, 4+ series, graduated, 3.5-10.0 mm., all spine tipped, outer and middle with marginal fringe spines; Receptacle, flat, epaleate, bristly; Disk flowers, inner bisexual, Corolla, tube 7.5 mm. + lobes 3 mm., white; Pappus, 0, or very thin ring of scales. Described from Coll. No. 1233, 20 Jul 2015.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
Tom Schweich 1646.
4/18/2018.
.
.
 Coll. No. 2676.3, Centaurea diffusa |
 Coll. No. 1233, Centaurea diffusa |
 Coll. No. 1233, Centaurea diffusa |
Cichorium intybus L. Common Chicory. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4356.
7/30/2025.
.
.
 Habitat of Coll. No. 1223, Cichorium intybus |
Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng. Wavy Leaved Thistle. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial thistle, to 30 cm., stout tap root; Stem, leafy, 20 cm.; Leaves, basal and cauline, basal, petiole 25 mm. + blade 180 mm. × 55 mm. wide, oblanceolate, pinnately lobed more than half-way to mid-rib, cauline, reduced above, decurrent 5 mm., 45 mm. × 14 mm. wide, lanceolate, surface, adaxial, thinly tomentose, abaxial, tomentose, margins, spiny; Head, 35 mm. × 40 mm. wide, indented around top of peduncle; Phyllaries, many (7?) series, 13 mm. × 3.5 mm. wide, + robust spine 5-6 mm., body dark dorsal ridge, outer and middle reflexed; Flowers, 1 kind; Disk flowers, 25-36 mm., corolla pink-purple; Pappus, plumose bristles; Cypsela, 5 mm., apical collar unremarkable. (Described from Coll. No. 1460, 27 June 2016).
- Heritage Square,
unshaded in medium tall grass, on a gentle, south-facing slope; rocky, well-drained soil.
about 125 yds east of the archeological project of the Peabody Museum (Harvard Univ.) 13N 0481541E 4396050N.
Ernest H. Brunquist 123.
28 Jul 1960.
(
CS38722‡
KHD498‡
)
.
[
CS38722 is determined C. ochrocentrum
]
.
Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronquist. (Syn: Erigeron canadensis (L.) Cronquist ) Canadian Horseweed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square, growing unshaded in undisturbed ground. about 75 yds. east of the archeological project of Peabody Museum (Harvard Univ.) 13N 0481541E 4396050N. Ernest H. Brunquist 120. 28 Jul 1960. ( KHD487‡ KHD742‡ ) .
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
open ground
ca 2 1/2 mi S of Golden. T R70W S10.
Ernest H. Brunquist 8.
14 Aug 1959.
(
CS23863‡
)
.
.
 Ratzloff collection of Conyza canadensis in Golden. |
 Collection No. 518, Erigeron canadensis |
Cyclachaena xanthiifolia (Nutt.) Fresen. (Syn: Iva xanthiifolia Nutt. ) (=Euphrosyne xanthiifolia (Nutt.) A.Gray) Carelessweed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square,
Open ground.
2.5 mi S of Golden. T R70W S10.
H. Harrington 43.
24 Aug 1959.
(
CS23860‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 2423, Cyclachaena xanthiifolia |
Dieteria bigelovii (A. Gray) D. R. Morgan & R. L. Hartman var. bigelovii. Bigelow's Tansy Aster. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Apex Gulch,
Dry creek bed.
Bed of Apex Creek, about 1 mile west by southwest of the archeological project of the Peabody Museum. 13N 0480091E 4395882N.
Ernest H. Brunquist, with Dolores Newton 133.
4 Aug 1960.
(
KHD8167‡
)
.
.
Ericameria nauseosa (Pall. ex Pursh) G.L.Nesom & G.I.Baird var. graveolens (Nutt.) Reveal & Schuyler. (Syn: E. n. (Pall. ex Pursh) G.L.Nesom & G.I.Baird var. glabrata (Gray) G.L. Nesom & Baird ) Goldy-Locks. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
open ground.
ca 2 1/2 mi S of Golden. T R70W S10.
Ernest H. Brunquist 69.
26 Sep 1959.
(
CS37486‡
)
Tom Schweich 1663.
4/18/2018.
.
.
Ericameria nauseosa (Pall. ex Pursh) G. I. Nesom & G. I. Baird var. nauseosa. (Syn: Chrysothamnus plattensis Greene ) Rubber Rabbitbush. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Apex Gulch,
Beside the Apex trail, 160 m. west of Kinney Run Trail, possibly revegetated.
Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo 2392.
8/25/2021.
.
.
Erigeron divergens Torr. & A. Gray. Spreading Fleabane. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Annual or short-lived perennial, to 15 cm., tap-rooted, ±spreading hairy throughout, becoming minutely glandular above, hairs multicellular with clear crosswalls; Leaves, basal, absent or withered; cauline, alternate, petiole ±10 mm. + blade ±12 mm. × 2.4 mm. wide, uniformly hairy, somewhat reduced above; Inflorescence, heads borne singly on leafy stems, peduncles spreading or decurved, but cannot be described as “heads nodding;” Involucre, 3 mm. × limb 12 mm.; Receptacle, epaleate; Flowers, 2 kinds; Rays, corolla, 3.5 mm., white fading blue; Disk flowers, corolla, 1.7 mm., yellow; Pappus, short scales and longer capillary bristles, similar on ray and disk flowers; Cypsela, 0.8 mm. (Described from Coll. No. 1489. 13 July 2016. See also Coll. No. 3381).
- Heritage Square,
open field.
[Carex fen in old silted in beaver pond, along trail below open Pinus contorta forest & above 1st large active beaver pond; ] -- these notes are in error -- Ed.
ca 2 1/2 mi S of Golden. T R70W S10. Verbatim Coordinates: 13N 0477200E 4387002N
Ernest H. Brunquist 46.
25 Aug 1959.
(
CS23864‡
KHD9970‡
)
plants growing in open grassy field.
about 300 yds west of the archeological project of Peabody Museum (Harvard Univ.) 13N 0481525E 4396144N.
Ernest H. Brunquist 33.
20 Aug 1959.
(
CS23918‡
KHD9972‡
)
.
.
Grindelia squarrosa (Pursh) Dunal. Curlycup Gumweed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4349.
7/30/2025.
.
.
 Obs. No. 4391, Grindelia squarrosa. |
 Obs. No. 4391, Grindelia squarrosa. |
 Obs. No. 4391, Grindelia squarrosa. |
 Grindelia squarrosa in my garden. |
Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britton & Rusby. (Syn: G. linearifolia Lag. ) Broom Snakeweed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial, tap-rooted, to 9 cm.; Leaves, alternate, linear, 20 mm. × 1 mm. mm. wide, dotted with embedded oil glands, very few short hairs; Peduncle, 0.5-1.5 mm.; Inflorescence, some flowers with strap-shaped corollas, flowers of two kinds in same heads, Involucre, 3.5 mm. × 2.5-3.0 mm. wide, obconic, not gummy; Phyllary, 2-3 unequal series, inner folded around ovary of ray flowers, dotted with embedded oil glands, tips appressed; Receptacle, epaleate; Rays, #5, yellow; Disk, #4; Pappus, a well-developed crown of scales on both ray and disk flowers; (Described from Coll. No. 144, 3 Oct 1997: keys easily to Gutierrezia sarothrae. However, inner phyllaries are folded around ovary of ray flowers, a character not mentioned in keys or description.)
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4347.
7/30/2025.
.
.
Helianthus annuus L. Common Sunflower. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square, sunny, dry banks. ca 150 yds E of Peabody Museum project. T R70W S10. Ernest H. Brunquist 122. 28 Jul 1960. ( CS38182‡ ) .
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site, 4355. 7/30/2025. . .
Helianthus pumilus Nutt. Little Sunflower. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, to 40 cm.; Leaves, cauline, alternate, occasionally opposite, then bases conjoined, simple, petiole 7-10 mm. + blade 55-86 mm. × 22-30 mm. wide, lanceolate, flat (not folded), margin, entire to lightly toothed, adaxial, pustular strigose, hairs multicellular, crosswalls clear, abaxial, glandular and strigose; Inflorescence, heads single to few on leafy stems, peduncles to 8-10 cm., hairy, glandular; Involucre, 9 mm. × 16 mm. wide; Phyllaries in 2+ series, similar, 6-10 mm. × 2.0-3.5(4) mm. wide, greene erect, ovate, strigose abaxially, margins ciliate, tip acuminate, not as “stiff” or “tough” as those of Coll. No. 1199; Receptacle, slightly convex, paleate; Disk, 17 mm. wide; Palea, 9 mm., tip, glandular, hairy distally; Flowers, 2 kinds; Ray flowers, sterile, #10-12, corolla, 17-25 mm. × (4)6-9 mm. wide, yellow; Disk flowers, corolla, 4-6 mm., yellow, lobes, #5, 1 mm., yellow, anther appendages reddish-brown; Pappus of few long (2.5-4 mm.) aristate scales; Cypsela, 3.5 mm. × 1.4 mm. wide, quadrangular,not laterally compressed black. Described from Coll. No. 1210, 1426, and 1704.
- Heritage Square, 1/2 mi WSW of Peabody Museum project, W of E end of shallow canyon of Apex Ck. T R70W S10. Ernest H. Brunquist & J Friedlander 111. 16 Jul 1960. ( CS38391‡ ) .
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4346.
7/30/2025.
.
.
 Coll. No. 1704, Helianthus pumilus |
 Coll. No. 1426, Helianthus pumilis |
Heliomeris multiflora Nutt. var. multiflora. Showy Golden Eye. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, to 45 cm.; Stem, proximally glabrate to strigose distally; Leaves, cauline, opposite to few alternate distally, petiole, 3 mm., blade 52 mm. × 13 mm. wide, reduced distally, rhombo-lanceolate, strigose, margins, mostly entire, larger leaves barely serrulate; Inflorescence, heads, 4-10 per stem, showy, not overtopped by leaves; Peduncles, indistinct; Involucre, 5.5 mm. × 10 mm. wide, hemispheric; Phyllaries, in 2-3 ±equal series, 5.5 mm. × 1.5 mm. wide, green, veins, #3, prominent adaxially, margins, flat, tips, acute; Receptacle, paleate; Palea, 5 mm. × 0.9 mm. wide; Perianth, 2 or more whorls; Ray flowers, many, tube, 1.2 mm. + blade 7 mm. × 2.8 mm. wide, yellow, sterile; Disk flowers, many, tube 2.5 mm. + lobes 0.5 mm., yellow, bisexual; Pappus, absent; Cypsela, 1.5 mm. × 0.6 mm. wide, obconic, glabrous, light brown, beakless. Described from Coll. No. 3531 & 3533, 18 September 2025.
- Apex Gulch,
dry.
bed of Apex Ck within 1/2 - 1 mi WSW of Peabody Museum project. T R70W S10.
Ernest H. Brunquist 131.
4 Aug 1960.
(
CS38192‡
KHD323‡
)
.
[
KHD34255 is determined Viguiera multiflora, a synonym of Heliomeris m..
]
.
 Coll. No. 3533, Heliomeris multiflora var. multiflora. |
 Coll. No. 3533, Heliomeris multiflora var. multiflora. |
 Coll. No. 3533, Heliomeris multiflora var. multiflora. |
Heterotheca foliosa (Nutt.) Shinners. (Syn: Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners var. foliosa (Nutt.) V.L. Harms ) Hairy False Goldenaster. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial, to 40 cm.; Stem, spreading hairy, glandular; Leaves, cauline, alternate, 33 mm. × 9 mm. wide, oblong, margin entire, tip acute, appressed hairy; Peduncle, 15 mm.; Bracts, leafy, 10-16 mm. × 2.5 mm., lanceolate, some exceeding heads by 4-7 mm.; Involucre, 9 mm. × 14 mm. wide; Phyllaries, in 4+ graduated series, 4-9 mm. × 1 mm. wide, lanceolate, slightly keeled proximally, mostly green, abaxial surface glandular and hairy, margin hairy; Receptacle, epaleate, short (0.5 mm.) scales; Flowers, 2 kinds; Rays, sterile, corolla, 11 mm., yellow; Disk flowers, corolla, 7 mm., yellow; Pappus, short (0.6 mm.) and long (6 mm.) bristles, ≥disk corolla; cypsela, 1.3 mm., hairy. Described from Coll. No. 1258, 26 Jul 2015.
- Apex Gulch, Possibly an intergrade between H. foliosa and H. villosa. Beside the Apex Gulch Trail, 100-110 m. west of the trailhead, 5.86 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2733.1 25 Aug 2021. ( JCOS s.n. ) .
- Heritage Square,
Habitat: gentle slope, open grassy field, 6125 ft
USA, Colorado, Jefferson, South facing slope about 100 yds from Peabody Museum of Harvard Univ. Verbatim Coordinates: 13N 0477154E 4386895N
E. H. Brunquist 118.
28 Jul 1960.
(
KHD8534‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 1258, Heterotheca foliosa |
 Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2177, Heterotheca foliosa |
Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners. (Syn: H. v. (Pursh) Shinners var. nana (A. Gray) Semple , H. v. (Pursh) Shinners var. villosa ) Hairy False Goldenaster. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, to 50 cm.; Leaves, cauline alternate, entire, 1-veined, distal perpendicular to stems, hairs > glands; Heads solitary, with both ray and disk flowers; Phyllaries in 2+ series, unequal, to 7 mm.; Rays, 9 mm.; Pappus double, outer narrow scales ≤ 1 mm. (easier to see on mature fruit), inner bristles, 6.5 mm., white; Fruit, disk 3 mm., hairy.
- Heritage Square, 125 yds archeological excavation of Peabody museum E by NE. T R70W S10. Ernest H. Brunquist 1 Jul 1960. ( CS37647‡ KHD607‡ ) .
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4360.
7/30/2025.
.
.
Hymenopappus filifolius Hook. var. polycephalus (Osterh.) B.L. Turner. Many-Headed Fine-Leaved Wooly-White. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, to 60 cm., ±tomentose throughout; Leaves, basal, petiole 35 mm. + blade 75-105 mm. × 30-50 mm. wide, oblanceolate in shape, base conspicuously tomentose, bipinnately dissected to filiform segments, ultimate leaf divisions (8)12-19 mm., cauline, similar, reduced above, #(4)5-8; Inflorescence, heads borne singly on peduncles, 22-45 mm.; Heads, (5)7-16 per stem; Involucre, 8 mm. × 15 mm. wide; Phyllaries, 1-2 series (vague what is a series and what not), 6-7 mm. × 2.5-4.0 mm. wide, inner > outer, green, tomentose, margins chartaceous, tips broad; Receptacle, epaleate, flat; Flowers, 1 kind; Disk flowers, corollas, 3.5 mm., yellow; Pappus, crown of scales, 0.8-1.2 mm.; Cypsela, 3-5 mm., hairy all over, more so on the angles. (Described from Coll. No. 1427, 15 June 2016, and Coll. No. 1504, 13 July 2016.)
- Heritage Square,
sandy-loam S-facing slope.
100 yds ENE of archeological dig of Peabody Museum. T R70W S10.
Ernest H. Brunquist 97.
1 Jul 1960.
(
CS37648‡
)
.
.
Lactuca serriola L. Prickly Lettuce. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Annual herb, Stems erect, Leaves basal 0 at flowering, cauline coarsely lobed, margins prickly-toothed, Fruit beak slender, many-ribbed, ~8 adaxial, ~5 abaxial (Described from Collection No. 911, 4 Oct 2012).
- Heritage Square,
disturbed open gnd.
2 1/2 mi S of Golden. 13N 0481825E 4396310N.
Ernest H. Brunquist 3.
14 Aug 1959.
(
CS23942‡
KHD16980‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 1749, Lactuca serriola |
 Coll. No. 3478, Lactuca serriola. |
Liatris punctata Hook. Dotted Blazing Star. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, to 32 cm.; Leaves, cauline, alternate, 78 mm. × 3.5 mm. wide, gradually reduced above, linear, glandular punctate, margins, entire, revolute, sparsely hairy; Inflorescence, single heads in axils on short pedicels; Involucre, 16 mm. × 7 mm. wide, ±cylindrical; Phyllaries, in 2+ series, inbricate, 14 mm. × 3.8 mm. wide, glandular-punctate abaxially distally, margin, ciliate, scarious, tip acute; Receptacle, epaleate; Flowers, one kind; Disk flowers; Corolla, tube white 8 mm. + lobes purple 2.5 mm.; Pappus, bristles, one series, 10 mm., plumose; Cypsela, 7 mm., hairy. Described from Coll. No. 1264, 29 Jul 2015.
- Heritage Square, Open grassy field. 2.5 mi S of Golden. T R70W S10. Ernest H. Brunquist 49. 25 Aug 1959. ( CS23934‡ ) .
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4343.
7/30/2025.
.
.
 Coll. No. 1736, Liatris punctata |
 Coll. No. 3195, Liatris punctata. |
 Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1264, Liatris punctata |
 Coll. No. 1264, Liatris punctata |
Senecio riddellii (Torr. & A. Gray) Greenm. ex L.O. Williams. Riddell's Ragwort. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site, open gnd ca 2 1/2 mi S of Golden. T R70W S10. Ernest H. Brunquist 41. 24 Aug 1959. ( CS23861‡ ) . .
Solidago gigantea Aiton. Giant Goldenrod. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, 60 cm. (growing on a steep stream bank); Stem, glabrous, becoming hairy in the inflorescence; Leaves, basal unknown, cauline, alternate, petiole, 5 mm. or subsessile, blade, 90 mm. × 15 mm. wide, distally reduced in size but abundant, lanceolate-elliptic, entire, ciliate with small curved hairs, distally widely-spaced serrate; Inflorescence, pyramidal, paniculate, ±secund; Peduncles, 3-5 mm.; Involucre, 3 mm. × 4 mm. wide, spheric(?), lightly glandular; Phyllaries, unequal, 2+ series, lower <rest of involucre, green to chartaceous, margins flat; Receptacle, very short scales(?), definitely not flat; Flowers, of 2 kinds; Rays, #11, tube 2 mm. + blade 1.5 mm. × 0.3 mm. wide, yellow, fertile; Disk flowers, #7 tube 2.8 mm. + lobes 0.9 mm., throat expanding gradually, yellow, open, bisexual; Pappus, bristles, 2.8 mm., equal; Stamens, not tailed; Style, 2-branched, ±brushlike appendages; Stigma, 0.5 mm., >style appendages (0.4 mm.); Fruit, 1 mm., hairy, beak-less (Described from Coll. No. 2422, 17 Aug 2020).
- Apex Gulch,
wet soil.
by Apex Ck, ca 1 mi W by SW of archeological project of Peabody Museum. T R70W S10.
D Newton & Ernest H. Brunquist 134.
4 Aug 1960.
(
CS38186‡
KHD17525‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 2422, Solidago gigantea |
 Coll. No. 2227, Solidago gigantea |
Solidago missouriensis Nutt. Missouri Goldenrod. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, to 35-40 cm., generally glabrous throughout; Leaves, basal, unknown, cauline, alternate, petiole 10-45 cm. + blade 100 mm. × 21-22 mm. wide, reduced above, oblanceolate, margin, sparsely scabrous proximally, serrate distally, glabrous, prominently 3(5)-nerved; Inflorescence, crowded panicle; Pedicels, 1 mm.; Bracts, #2, 1.8 mm.; Involucre, 3.0-4.5 mm. × 3-5 mm. wide, obconic; Phyllaries, 2+ series, 2.2-3.5 mm. × 1 mm. wide, graduated, green, margin chartaceous, veins 1; Receptacle, epaleate, conic; Flowers, 2 kinds; Rays, #12, fertile, tube 2 mm. + blade 2.2 mm., yellow; Disk flower, #12, tube 2.8 mm. + lobes 0.7 mm. = 3.5 mm., yellow; Pappus, capillary bristles, 3.0 mm.; Cypsela, 0.4-0.6 mm., glabrous-sparsely hairy. Described from Coll. No. 1255, 26 Jul 2015, and Coll. No. 1519, 29 Jul 2016. Distinguished in part by its glabrous characters and presence of 3 prominent nerves on leaves. Jepson eFlora notes that S. missouriensis Nutt. Is misapplied to S. spectabilis (D. C. Eaton) A. Gray. FNANM states that, in the west, it can be similar to smaller plants of S. spectabilis (13 Sep 2014).
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
det. tent.
4359.
7/30/2025.
.
.
Solidago nana Nutt. Baby Goldenrod. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, to 40 cm., short white hairy throughout; Leaves, basal, withered (late in season), cauline, alternate, 95 mm. × 9-10 mm. wide (includes 15 mm. winged petiole? below) veins, 1 (others discontinuous), margin hairs similar to surface hairs, i.e., not ciliate, gradually reduced and sessile above; Inflorescence, heads numerous and small, involucre, 5.5 mm.; Phyllaries, 3-4 series, imbricate, graduated, 3-4 mm., veins 1; Receptacle, epaleate, (scales? to 0.5 mm.); Flowers of 2 kinds; Rays, few (3-4), fertile? (stigma visible but cypsela not as developed as those of disk flowers), corolla, 6 mm., yellow; Disk flowers, few (6-8), corolla, 4 mm., yellow; Pappus, capillary bristles; Cypsela, 1.5 mm., short hairy. Described from Coll. No. 1292, 9 Sep 2015.
- Heritage Square,
open rocky hill
2 1/2 mi S of Golden. T R70W S10.
Ernest H. Brunquist 44.
24 Aug 1959.
(
CS23865‡
KHD17557‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 1292, Solidago nana |
 Coll. No. 1759, Solidago nana |
 Coll. No. 2439, Solidago nana. |
Solidago simplex Kunth. Sticky Goldenrod. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square,
Cultivated.
Within 100 yards of dig" at east edge of rocky hillside to north of "Dig" proper." 13N 0481578E 4396062N.
Ernest H. Brunquist
23 Sep 1959.
(
KHD17503‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 2718, Solidago simplex. |
Symphyotrichum falcatum (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom. (Syn: Aster falcatus Lindl. ) White Prairie Aster. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, to 40 cm., scabrous throughout; Leaves, basal, unknown, cauline, alternate, sessile, 32 mm. × 2.7 mm. wide, linear-oblanceolate, entire, tip spinulose, gradually reduced above; Inflorescence, extended panicle; Involucre, 5 mm. × 4.5 mm. wide; Phyllaries, in 4 graduated series, 3-5 mm. × 0.8 mm. wide, chartaceous below, green above, elliptical, tip spinulose except innermost; Receptacle, epaleate; Flowers of 2 kinds, Rays, pistillate, corolla, tube 2.5 mm. + laminae 5 mm. × 1.3 mm, white spatulate; Disk flowers, corolla, 4 mm., some rose to purple, some yellow; Pappus, capillary bristles, 4.5 mm.; Cypsela, 1 mm., hairy. Described from Coll. No. 1300, 23 Sep 2015.
- Heritage Square,
open area
2 1/2 mi S of Golden. T R70W S10.
Ernest H. Brunquist 52.
21 Sep 1959.
(
CS37476‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 1300, Symphyotrichum falcatum |
 Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1300, Symphyotrichum falcatum |
Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve var. geyeri (A. Gray) G.L. Nesom. Smooth Blue Aster. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Apex Gulch,
Lower Apex Gulch, down in the gulch, below the trail.
Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo 2400.
8/25/2021.
.
.
 Habitat of Coll. No. 1291, Symphyotrichum laeve |
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (Willd.) G. L. Nesom ssp. hesperium (A. Gray) G. L. Nesom. (Syn: Aster lanceolatus Willd. ssp. hesperius (A. Gray) Semple & J. Chmielewski ) Western Lance-Leaved Aster. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
open field
ca 2 1/2 mi S of Golden. T R70W S10.
Ernest H. Brunquist 55.
21 Sep 1959.
(
CS37494‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 724, Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. hesperium |
Symphyotrichum porteri (A. Gray) G.L. Nesom. (Syn: Aster porteri A. Gray ) Smooth White Aster. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, to 35 cm., eglandular, generally not hairy; Stem ascending; Leaves, cauline, alternate, sessile, 53 mm. × 3 mm. wide, lance-linear, many rolled, tip pointed, maybe spinulose, generally glabrous except some distal margins; Inflorescence, crowded, ±flat-topped; Heads borne simgly on short pedicels; Involucre, 5 mm. × 8 mm. wide; Phyllaries, 2+series, 3.5 mm. × 0.7 mm. wide, ±equal, inner ≥ outer, mid-vein green, margins white proximally, green distally, tip acute; Receptacle, epaleate, convex (if not conic); Flowers of two kinds; Rays, fertile, corolla, 6.5 mm., white; Disk flowers, corolla, 3.0 mm., yellow; Pappus, bristles, barbed, single, 2.5 mm.; Cypsela, 0.7 mm., sparsely hairy. Described from Coll. No. 1266, 29 Jul 2015.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
open ground
ca 2 1/2 mi S of Golden. T R70W S10.
Ernest H. Brunquist 37.
22 Aug 1959.
(
CS23922‡
)
.
.
Taraxacum officinale F. H. Wigg. (Syn: T. laevigatum (Willd.) DC. ) Common Dandelion. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
Tom Schweich 1644.
4/18/2018.
.
.
Townsendia exscapa (Richards.) Porter. Stemless Townsend Daisy. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Magic Mountain,
USA, Colorado, Jefferson, About 150 yards Northeast of archeological dog, Peabody Museum (Harvard). On summit of slight rise. Summit of slight rise. No shade. Soil reddish, stony, apparently not very fertile.
Ernest H. Brunquist 79.
17 Apr 1960.
(
KHD17780‡
)
.
.
 Townsendia exscapa at Fort Union. |
Tragopogon dubius Scop. (Syn: Tragopogon dubius Scop. ssp. major (Jacq.) Vollman ) Yellow Salsify. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Peduncle inflated distally, flowers yellow, phyllaries in 1 overlapping series, ligules 3-5 mm. shorter than phyllaries.
- Heritage Square,
growing in open, grassy field on a gentle south facing slope
field about 125 yds east of archelogical project of Peabody Museum(Harvard Univ), 13N 0481701E 4396055N.
Ernest H. Brunquist 127.
2 Aug 1960.
(
KHD17868‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 1115, Tragopogon dubius |
Xanthium strumarium L. Common Cocklebur. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square, open gnd dry portion of ck bed 2 1/2 mi S of Golden. T R70W S10. Ernest H. Brunquist 42. 24 Aug 1959. ( CS23859‡ ) .
Berberidaceae
Berberis repens Lindl. (Syn: Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don ) Creeping Barberry. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Apex Gulch,
Soil well-drained, fairly fertile, apparently.
South side of Apex Creeck Canyon; west by southwest of dig, and about 1/4 mile form it. 13N 0481886E 4396586N.
Ernest H. Brunquist 82.
17 Apr 1960.
(
CS37500‡
KHD8435‡
)
.
 Coll. No. 1309, Berberis repens |
 Habitat of Coll. No. 1782, Berberis repens. |
 Coll. No. 1309, Berberis repens |
Betulaceae
Corylus cornuta Marshall. (Syn: Corylus cornuta Marshall var. cornuta ) Beaked Hazelnut. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Apex Gulch,
in shade of rocky outcrop.
One mile From Peabody Museum (Harvard U.) a few yards from Apex Creek. 13N 0482243E 4396248N.
Ernest H. Brunquist 117.
22 Jul 1960.
(
CS37846‡
KHD8526‡
)
In Apex Gulch, below the trail, south side of creek, below rocks.
Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo 2403.
8/25/2021.
.
 Coll. No. 2628, Corylus cornuta |
 Coll. No. 3291, Corylus cornuta. |
Boraginaceae
Cynoglossum officinale L. Gypsyflower. Weed: CO DofA, List: B. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
Tom Schweich 1658.
4/18/2018.
.
.
Ellisia nyctelea (L.) L. Aunt Lucy. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Apex Gulch,
Apex Canon near Golden.
C. F. Leach
8 Jun 1902.
(
COLO 00785998‡
KANU60785‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 2486.1, Ellisia nyctelea |
 Coll. No. 1391, Ellisia nyctelea |
Lappula occidentalis (S. Watson) Greene. (Syn: L. occidentalis (S. Watson) Greene var. occidentalis , L. redowskii (Hornem.) Greene , L. redowskii (Hornem.) Greene var. redowskii ) Flatspine Stickseed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square, Growing in unshaded with grass, etc., in disturbed ground. Soil well drained. Northeast of the Dig, within 200 yards of it. 13N 0482235E 4396267N. Ernest H. Brunquist 87. 27 May 1960. ( KHD8799‡ ) .
Brassicaceae
Alyssum simplex Rudolphi. (Syn: A. campestre (L.) L. var. simplex (Rudolphi) Willd. , A. minus Rothm. , A. parviflorum Fisch. ex M.Bieb. ) European Madwort. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Annual, tap-rooted, to 12-30 cm., stellate hairy throughout (typically doubly branched and 8-pointed); Stem branched at base, ascending; Leaves basal, withered at flowering, appear compound, cauline, alternate, 14-28 mm. × 3.5-5.0 mm., oblanceolate, margin entire, tip acute, sessile or vaguely short-petioled; Inflorescence not bracted; Pedicels, in fruit, 4.5 mm.; Sepals, 4, 2 mm. × 0.7 mm. wide, deciduous in fruit; Petals 2.9-3.0 mm., yellow fading white,clawed, entire to tip slightly notched; Stamens, 2.5-2.6 mm.; Filaments, 2.3 mm., winged proximal 1.5-1.8 mm., not toothed; Style persistent, 1.3 mm., few hairs at base; Fruit round, 3.5-5.0 mm. × 5.6 mm. wide, margin entire, compressed parallel to the replum, hairy, hairs thinning as fruit matures; Ovules, 4 (most keys and descriptions say 2 when they give a specific number, but the genus is described as having 1-2[4] ovules). (Described from Clyde Golden, 25 Jun 2011, Coll. No. 1090, 30 Apr 2015, and Coll. No. 1367, 24 May 2016).
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
Tom Schweich 1642.
4/18/2018.
.
.
 Alyssum simplex |
 Alyssum simplex |
 Fruit of Coll. No. 1090, Alyssum simplex |
 Coll. No. 1090, Alyssum simplex |
 Coll. No. 1367, Alyssum simplex |
Berteroa incana (L.) DC. Hoary Alyssum. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Annual terrestrial herb, to 50 cm.; Leaves, cauline, elliptical, 20 mm. × 5 mm.; Flowers, not bracteate; Petals, 4, white, deeply bilobed; Style, 1.4 mm. in young fruit; Fruit, elliptical, 7 mm. × 4 mm. wide × 2 mm. thick, flattened parallel to papery internal partition.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
Also collected here: Potentilla recta, Verbascum thapsus, and Vicia villosa.
This area was extensively collected by E. H. Brunquist in 1959-1960 during the Peabody Museum excavation at Magic Mountain. B. incana was not collected at that time.
Terrace on the north bank of Apex Gulch, between Fire Station 4 and the Kinney Run Trail bridge, 5.72 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2129.
8 Jul 2019.
(
CDA0052301‡
JCOS s.n.
KHD00072746‡
OBI186003‡
)
.
.
 Habitat of Berteroa incana |
 Coll. No. 1056, Berteroa incana |
Draba nemorosa L. Woodland Whitlow Grass. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Annual terrestrial herb, 11 to 25 cm., hairs vary: none, simple, forked, but not dolabriform; Stem, proximal, hairs simple and forked, distal, glabrous; Leaves, basal and cauline, Basal, simple, 12 mm. × 4.5 mm. wide, hairs forked; Cauline, #5-6, sessile, 11 mm. × 4 mm. wide, sparsely dentate, hairs, simple and forked; Inflorescene, raceme; Sepals, rows, #1, 1.3 mm. × 0.7 mm. wide, ovate, color, green turning yellow, abaxial hairs wavy; Petals, 2 mm. × 0.7 mm. wide, spoon-shaped, margin entire, color, yellow; Stamens, #4 or 6, 1.3 mm.; Anthers, 0.3 mm.; Style, very short; Fruit, pedicels, 20 mm., puberulent, body, 7 mm. × 2 mm. wide, ascending, short straight appressed hairs (Described from Coll. No. 1821, 16 May 2018).
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
In disturbed, fairly fertil ground; unshaded; soil well drained.
13N 0481911E 4396272N.
Ernest H. Brunquist 86.
17 Apr 1960.
(
KHD18224‡
)
.
.
 Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1821, Draba nemorosa |
 Coll. No. 1821, Draba nemorosa |
 Overview of Coll. No. 1821, Draba nemorosa |
 Coll. No. 2018, Draba nemorosa |
Draba reptans (Lam.) Fernald. Carolina Whitlow Grass. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Annual, from slender taproot, to 10 cm.; Leaves, basal, withered in fruit, entire, cauline, 0-1 pair per stem, 6 mm. × 2 mm. wide, entire, hairs branched; Pedicels, glabrous; Flowers, petals, color unknown; Fruit, distributed in upper ⅕-⅓ of rachis (Described from Coll. No. 1376, 29 May 2016).
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
Habitat: In apparently poor" soil, well-drained; on the south exposed gentle slope of a hill."
USA, Colorado, Jefferson, Between 100 and 200 yards from the DIG, to the northeast of it.
Ernest H. Brunquist 81.
17 Apr 1960.
(
KHD18219‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 1376, Draba reptans |
Lepidium latifolium L. (Syn: Cardaria latifolia (L.) Spach ) Broad-Leaved Pepper-Grass. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4362.
7/30/2025.
.
.
 Weber & Randolph Coll. No. 17349, Lepidium latifolium |
Nasturtium officinale W. T. Aiton. (Syn: Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek ) Watercress. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb to 15 cm., aquatic, hairs 0; Caudex 0; Roots, fibrous, rooting at nodes; Stem decumbent, leafy; Leaves cauline, compound, pinnately divided, petioled, Inflorescence not bracted, not one-sided; Flowers radial; Sepals 2-2.3mm., ovate to obovate; Petals 2.5-4.0 mm., white, obovate to spoon-shaped, margins entire; Stamens 6; Filaments plain; Fruit, young linear, mature 13 mm. x 1.8 mm. wide; Ovules (seeds) many, 2 rows. Treated as native to California by TJM2 and Colorado by Ackerfield (2015), but alien by Weber & Wittmann (2012) and introduced by USDA Plants. (Described from Coll. No. 889, 23 August 2012, and 2133, 7 Jul 2019).
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
Flowing water below a well or casing-enhanced spring.
This area was extensively collected by E. H. Brunquist in 1959-1960 during the Peabody Museum excavation at Magic Mountain. N. officinale was not collected at that time.
Terrace on the north bank of Apex Gulch, between Fire Station 4 and the Kinney Run Trail bridge, 5.73 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2133.
8 Jul 2019.
(
JCOS s.n.
KHD00074283‡
OBI186022‡
UCR
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 889, Nasturtium officiniale |
 Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2133, Nasturtium officinale |
 Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2133, Nasturtium officinale |
Rorippa palustris (L.) Besser. (Syn: R. islandica (Oeder ex Murray) Borbas ) Bog Yellow-Cress. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
moist gnd
ca 2 1/2 mi S of Golden. T R70W S10.
Ernest H. Brunquist 36.
22 Aug 1959.
(
CS23925‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 1938, Rorippa palustris |
 Coll. No. 3148, Rorippa palustris. |
 Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1938, Rorippa palustris |
Sisymbrium altissimum L. Tall Tumblemustard. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Annual terrestrial herb, to 50 mm.; Roots, tap; Stem, erect, branched above, leafy, few simple hairs; Leaves, basal and cauline, basal: compound, (petiole short if at all present), 120 mm. × 28 mm. wide, oblong, pinnately divided, few simple hairs on petioles, mid-ribs, and margins; cauline: nearly sessile, lanceolate, very finely pinnately divided; Flowers, radial; Sepals, #4, rows, 1, 3.5-4.5 mm. × 0.8 mm. wide, small hood-shaped appendage at tip; Petals, 7 mm. × 1.5 mm. wide, margin, entire, color, yellow; Stamens, tetradynamous, 3.6, 5.2 mm.; Filaments, plain; Anthers, 2 mm.; Stigma, (weakly) 2-lobed; Fruit, 17 mm. × 0.5 mm. wide, ascending, glabrous. Described from Coll. No. 1845, 18 May 2018.
- Heritage Square,
Growing unshaded in medium tall grass.
13N 0481886E 4396586N.
Ernest H. Brunquist 19.
28 Jul 1960.
(
KHD18466‡
)
.
 Coll. No. 1845, Sisymbrium altissimim |
Cactaceae
Escobaria missouriensis (Sweet) D.R.Hunt. (Syn: Coryphantha missouriensis (Sweet) Britton & Rose ) Missouri Foxtail Cactus. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
three plants, one with four stems.
Tom Schweich 1593.
4/18/2018.
.
.
Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm. Western Pricklypear. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial cactus, not distinctly mat-forming; Stem, segments, 90 mm. × 60 mm. wide, flattened, bluish-green, areoles, #5-6 per diagonal row, spaced 8-14 mm., proximal, glochids only, distal, glochids and spines, spines, #2, #1, 28 mm., erect, brown to tan at tip, #1, 12 mm., recumbent, nearly white; Flowers, petals, 36 mm. × 22 mm. wide, wedge-shaped, color yellow; Stamens, many, 18 mm., yellow; Style, 20-24 mm., stout; Stigma, lobes, #6-8, 3 mm.; Fruit, 38 mm. × 17 mm. wide, narrow at base, fleshy, green, areoles, mix of glochids and short spines. (Described from Coll. No. 1948, 15 June 2018.)
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4364.
7/30/2025.
.
.
 Coll. No. 2371, Opuntia macrorhiza |
 Opuntia macrorhiza on Schweich Hill. |
 Obs. No. 1540, Opuntia macrorhiza |
 Coll. No. 1948, Opuntia macrorhiza |
Opuntia polyacantha Haw. Plains Pricklypear. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4365.
7/30/2025.
.
Campanulaceae
Campanula rotundifolia L. (=Campanula petiolata A. DC.) Harebell. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, to 40 cm.; Leaves, basal, ?, cauline, alternate, ±lance-linear, 52 mm. × 2.5 mm. wide; Inflorescence, solitary and loose racemes; Pedicel, 9 mm.; Calyx, tube 2.5 mm. + 5 lobes 2.5 mm. = 5.0 mm.; Corolla, 13 mm, blue-purple; Capsule, nodding, 5.5 mm. × 4.5 mm. wide, opening by pores near the base. Described from Coll. No. 1246, 24 July 2015.
- Apex Gulch,
wo plants were well above the stream-bed level, other from dry protion of stream bed.
By Peabody Museum (Harvard Univ.) in the shallow canyon of Apex Creek. 13N 0481886E 4396586N.
Ernest H. Brunquist, with Jon Friedlander 112.
16 Jul 1960.
(
KHD9042‡
)
.
 Coll. No. 2151, Campanula rotundifolia |
 Coll. No. 1246, Campanula rotundifolia |
Cannabaceae
Humulus neomexicanus (A. Nelson & Cockerell) Rydb. New Mexican Hops. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Apex Gulch, Lower Apex Gulch, down in the gulch, below the trail, staminate plants. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo 2393. 8/25/2021. Lower Apex Gulch, down in the gulch, below the trail, pistillate plants. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo 2397. 8/25/2021. Lower Apex Gulch, beside the trail, pistillate plants, staminate plants further up the gulch. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo 2402. 8/25/2021. Along the Apex Gulch Trail, 1.60 km. generally west of the Apex Trail trailhead, 6.42 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo 2733. 25 Aug 2021. ( JCOS s.n. UCR297602‡ ) .
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4363.
7/30/2025.
.
Caprifoliaceae
Dipsacus fullonum L. Fuller's Teasel. Weed: CO DofA, List: B. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4353.
7/30/2025.
.
.
 “Fuller's Teasel” at Tin Cup Ridge, Coll. No. 2677. |
 Coll. No. 2677, Dipsacus fullonum |
Dipsacus laciniatus L. Cutleaf Teasel. Weed: CO DofA, List: B. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square,
In drainage ditch beside road, with D. fullonum (D. sylvestris Huds.).
Heritage Square, outer foothills between Golden and Morrison.
W. A. Weber 18053.
11 Jul 1990.
(
COLO00296988‡
COLO00296996‡
COLO00297002‡
COLO00297010‡
COLO00297028‡
)
.
 Coll. No. 2412, Dipsacus laciniatus, imaged by COLO. |
Caryophyllaceae
Cerastium arvense L. ssp. strictum Gaudin. (Syn: Cerastium strictum L ) Field Chickweed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Common early-flowering perennial, to 20 cm.; Leaves, opposite, broadly linear, 15 mm. × 3 mm. wide, stipules absent, tufts of leaves in lower axils; Sepals free; Petals >> sepals, white, notched; Styles (4)5.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
Open Ground.
Ernest H. Brunquist 89.
27 May 1960.
(
CS37644‡
)
Tom Schweich 1645.
4/18/2018.
Heritage Dells area, 41 m. east of the Kinney Run Trail, in thin soil on top of a very low hogback, 4.3 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden
Tom Schweich 1786.
18 Apr 2018.
(
COLO02348043‡
UCR ‡
)
.
.
Pseudostellaria jamesiana (Torr.) W. A. Weber & R. L. Hartm. (Syn: Stellaria jamesiana Torr. ) Tuber Starwort. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Apex Gulch,
USA, Colorado, Jefferson, Apex Gulch Trail
O. O. Otto, Jr.
23 Jun 1995.
(
KHD00057187‡
)
.
 Coll. No. 2069.2, Pseudostellaria jamesiana |
 Coll. No. 2787, Pseudostellaria jamesiana |
Chenopodiaceae
Bassia scoparia (L.) A. J. Scott. (Syn: Bassia sieversiana (Pall.) W. A. Weber , Chenopodium scoparia L., Sp. Pl.: 221 (1753) , Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. ) Kochia, Summer Cypress. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
Growing unshaded in disturbed ground.
T4N R70W S10. 13N 0481886E 4396586N.
Ernest H. Brunquist 68.
23 Sep 1959.
(
CS37487‡
KHD10607‡
)
.
.
 Habit of Coll. No. 2577, Kochia scoparia |
 Coll. No. 2577, Kochia scoparia |
 Coll. No. 2754, Kochia scoparia |
 Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2577, Kochia scoparia |
Chenopodium atrovirens Rydb. Pinyon Goosefoot. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site, open gnd ca 2 1/2 mi S of Golden. T R70W S10. Ernest H. Brunquist 71. 26 Sep 1959. ( CS37493‡ ) . .
Dysphania botrys (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants. (Syn: Chenopodium b. L , Teloxys botrys (L.) Weber ) Jerusalem Oak Goosefoot. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square,
open disturbed gnd.
2 1/2 mi S of Golden. T R70W S10.
Ernest H. Brunquist 50.
25 Aug 1959.
(
CS23933‡
KHD00013699‡
)
Near peabody Museum - Magic Mountain. 13N 0481578E 4396062N.
Ernest H. Brunquist
30 Aug 1959.
(
KHD10560‡
)
Near Magic Mountain property. 13N 0482253E 4395610N.
Ernest H. Brunquist
30 Aug 1959.
(
KHD10564‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 3047, Dysphania botrys. |
 Coll. No. 2669, Dysphania botrys |
Salsola tragus L. (Syn: S. australis R. Brown , S. iberica (Sennen & Pau) Botschantzev ex Czerepanov , S. kali , S. kali var. tenuifolia Tausch. , S. pestifer Nels. ) Tumbleweed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
open disturbed gnd along stream bed.
ca 2 1/2 mi S of Golden. T4N R70W S10.
Ernest H. Brunquist 58.
23 Sep 1959.
(
CS37480‡
)
.
.
 Red-flowered variant of tumbleweed (Salsola tragus L.) |
 Flowers of red-flowered variant of tumbleweed (Salsola tragus L.) |
 Coll. No. 3197, Salsola tragus. |
Suckleya suckleyana (Torr.) Rydb. Poison Suckleya. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square, Dried sink, often shallow pool in wet years, no standing water this year. Thlaspi arvense, Ambrosia psilostachya, Euphorbia marginata, and Verbena hastata associates, but thickly dominated by .... ...thickly dominated by Helianthus annuus and shading plants up to two weeks previous. 3 mi S Golden. F. Atherton Riedel 12 Aug 1940. ( COLO00242180‡ ) .
Cleomaceae
Cleomella serrulata (Pursh) Roalson & J. C. Hall. (Syn: Cleome serrulata Pursh , Peritoma serrulata (Pursh) DC. ) Rocky Mountain Bee Plant. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square,
13N 0484886E 4396586N.
Ernest H. Brunquist 17.
17 Aug 1959.
(
CS23951‡
KHD9112‡
)
.
 Coll. No. 3196, Cleomella serrulata. |
Crassulaceae
Sedum lanceolatum Torr. (Syn: Amerosedum lanceolatum (Torr.) A. Löve & D. Löve ) Spearleaf Stonecrop. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Type collected by Edwin James on the Long Expedition, described by Torrey, 1827.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4351.
7/30/2025.
Tom Schweich 1647.
4/18/2018.
.
Euphorbiaceae
Chamaesyce glyptosperma (Engelm.) Small. (=Euphorbia glyptosperma Engelm.) Ribseed Sand Mat. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
open disturbed gnd
ca 2 1/2 mi S of Golden. T R70W S10.
Ernest H. Brunquist 2.
14 Aug 1959.
(
CS23941‡
KHD11112‡
)
.
.
 KHD63968 voucher of Coll. No. 1550.5, Chamaesyce glyptosperma. |
Euphorbia dentata Michx. (Syn: Euphorbia dentata Michx. var. dentata , Pointsettia dentata (Michx.) Klotzsch & Garcke ) Toothed Spurge. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
ca 2 1/2 mi S of Golden. T R70W S10.
Ernest H. Brunquist 20.
17 Aug 1959.
(
CS23954‡
)
ca 2 1/2 mi S of Golden. T R70W S10.
Ernest H. Brunquist 29.
20 Aug 1959.
(
CS23915‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 2680, Euphorbia dentata. |
Euphorbia marginata Pursh. (Syn: Agaloma marginata (Pursh) A. Löve & D. Löve ) Snow on the Mountain. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square, Ernest H. Brunquist 6. 14 Aug 1959. ( CS23945‡ KHD11169‡ ) .
Fabaceae
Astragalus laxmannii Jacq. var. robustior (Hook.) Barneby & S. L. Welsh. (Syn: Astragalus adsurgens Pall. ) Prairie Milkvetch. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, to 40 cm., caulescent, ascending, hairs dolabriform; Leaves, cauline, stipules, free, 12 mm., compound, petiole, 5 mm., blade, 100 mm., leaflets, #17-21, 17-21 mm. × 5 mm. wide, elliptic, tip cuspidate, terminal leaflet jointed to rachis; Inflorescence, raceme, dense, bracts, 9 mm., 30+ flowers, ascending, Calyx, tube 4.5-6 mm. + lobes 5 mm. = 11 mm., hairs, black and white, dolabriform; Flowers, 14 mm., pale blue-lavender to whitish, banner, 14 mm, wings, claw 6 mm. + blade 6 mm. keel, 11 mm.; Ovary, 4.5 mm. × 1.3 mm. wide, densely hairy, Legume, more erect than flower (Described from Coll. No. 1400, and 3261).
- Heritage Square,
Gently sloping, S facing hillside, soil well drained, open grassy field with medium high grasses and many forbs.
NE of excavation of Peabody Museum (Harvard U). 13N 0481886E 4396586N.
H. D. Harrington 94.
5 Jul 1960.
(
KHD12315‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 3160, Astragalus laxmannii var. robustior. |
 Coll. No. 1400, Astragalus laxmannii var. robustior |
Dalea purpurea Vent. Purple Prairie Clover. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square,
On a gently sloping, S facing hillside; soil well drained ; in open grassy field.
Near Golden?; 100 yds NE of Peabody Museum (Harvard) excavation. 13N 0481518E 4396062N
Ernest H. Brunquist 95.
5 Jul 1960.
(
CS37733‡
KHD12966‡
)
.
.
 Habitat of Coll. No. 1197, Dalea purpurea |
 Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1197, Dalea purpurea |
Lathyrus lanszwertii Kellogg var. leucanthus (Rydb.)Dorn. (Syn: L. leucanthus Rydb. ) White Flower Pea. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Apex Gulch, United States of America, Colorado, Jefferson Co., Apex Canyon I. W. Clokey 3061. 25 May 1918. ( NY2575414‡ ) . .
Lupinus argenteus Pursh var. argenteus. Loosely Flowered Silver Lupine. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Characters observed while keying: Perennial > 1 dm, stem hairs appressed, leaves cauline, petioles 4-4.5mm, calyx spurred <= 1 mm, banner back hairy, keel upper margin ciliate distal half. Most of the Lupinus argenteus in Golden are var. argenteus.
- Heritage Square,
Growing on gently sloping S facing hillside, well-drained sandy-loamy soil, open field.
NE of peabody Museum archeological excavation, cir. 75 yards from it. T R70W S10. 13N 0481886E 4396586N.
Ernest H. Brunquist 99.
8 Jul 1960.
(
CS38364‡
KHD12637‡
)
.
.
Pediomelum tenuiflorum (Pursh) A. N. Egan. (Syn: Psoralea tenuiflora Pursh , Psoralidium tenuiflorum (Pursh) Rydb. ) Slimflower Scurfpea. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
open field
ca 2 1/2 mi S of Golden. T R70W S10.
Ernest H. Brunquist 1.
14 Aug 1959.
(
CS23962‡
)
.
.
 Pediomelum tenuiflorum |
 Pediomelum tenuiflorum |
Vicia villosa Roth. Hairy Vetch. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial, herb, sprawling through the smooth brome, to 50 cm.; Leaves, compound, stipules, 13 mm. × 3 mm. wide, 2-lobed, petiole, 0, blade, 75 mm. × 28 mm. wide, leaflets, #13-15, 20 mm. × 4 mm. wide, linear-elliptic, terminal leaflet a tendril, forked, #3-4, hairs, straight; Inflorescence, raceme, secund, flowers, #±20; Calyx, tube 3 mm. + lobes 4 mm., narrow, hairs simple; Flower, zygomorphic, white to dark blue, banner, 16 mm., reflexed ¾, wings, 14 mm., clawed, dark blue, keel, 11 mm., tip obtuse; Style, ring of hairs below stigma, 0.6 mm.; Fruit, (immature) 5 mm. × 0.8 mm wide, lanceolate, glabrous. (Described from Coll. No. 1875, 24 May 2018.)
- Heritage Square, open gnd near Apex Ck, ca 2 1/2 mi S of Golden. T R70W S10. Ernest H. Brunquist 77. 26 Sep 1959. ( CS23960‡ ) In creek bed. Within 1/8 mile SW of Peabody Museum (Harvard U.) archeological project. Growing cloe to Apex Creek. 13N 0481886E 4396586N. Noah Springs 77. 26 Sep 1959. ( KHD13240‡ ) .
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
Also collected here: Berteroa incana, Potentilla recta, and Verbascum thapsus.
This area was extensively collected by E. H. Brunquist in 1959-1960 during the Peabody Museum excavation at Magic Mountain.
Terrace on the north bank of Apex Gulch, between Fire Station 4 and the Kinney Run Trail bridge, 5.73 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2130.
8 Jul 2019.
(
JCOS s.n.
KHD00072745‡
OBI186007‡
UCR
)
.
 Coll. No. 1875, Vicia villosa |
Geraniaceae
Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Her. ex Aiton. Hemlock-leav'd Crane's-bill. Weed: CO DofA, List: C. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
open gnd
ca 2 1/2 mi S of Golden. T4N R70W S10.
Ernest H. Brunquist 7.
14 Aug 1959.
(
CS23944‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 349, Erodium cicutarium |
 Coll. No. 1790, Erodium cicutarium |
 Coll. No. 2063.3, Erodium cicutarium |
 Coll. No. 2063.3, Erodium cicutarium |
 Coll. No. 2063.3, Erodium cicutarium |
Geranium caespitosum James. Pineywoods Geranium. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square,
Growing in shade, among rocks about 10 yards from stream.
1/2 mile W and SW of Peabody Museum (Harvard U.) archaelogical project. Alittle W. of the E. end of shallow canyon of Apex Creek. 13N 0481886E 4396586N.
Joe Friedlander & Ernest H. Brunquist 110.
16 Jul 1960.
(
KHD11632‡
)
.
Grossulariaceae
Ribes cereum Douglas. Wax Currant. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square, In rocky round soil, apparently not very fertile. Most of the others of this species not yet in bloom. On N side of Apex Creek canyon wall, well above creek, about 1 mile from the Dig. T R70W S10. 13N 0481886E 4396586N. Ernest H. Brunquist and H. D. Harrington 85. 17 Apr 1960. ( CS37499‡ KHD10016‡ ) .
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
Tom Schweich 1649.
4/18/2018.
.
 Developing fruit on Ribes cereum. |
 Coll. No. 1091, Rubus deliciosus |
 Coll. No. 1092, Ribes cereum |
Lamiaceae
Lycopus americanus W. P. C. Barton. American Bugleweed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square,
In tall grass in a slightly marshy area
Somewhat resembles a nettle. A mint without an odor.
30 yards west of the archeological project of Peabody Museam (Harvard Univ.). 13N 0481886E 4396586N.
Ernest H. Brunquist 137.
19 Aug 1960.
(
CS38398‡
CS95014‡
KHD11911‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 1287, Lycopus americanus |
Marrubium vulgare L. Horehound. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square, Some plants growing in partial shade and others in an unshaded field in medium high grass; growing in patches. About 150yards E. of archaelogical project of peabody museum harvard. 13N 0481886E 4396586N. Ernest H. Brunquist 128. 2 Aug 1960. ( CS38194‡ KHD11921‡ ) . .
Mentha arvensis L. (Syn: Mentha canadensis L. ) Wild Mint. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb; Stem erect; Internodes visible; Leaves ąequal in size upward; Infloresence axillary clusters distributed along stem; Calyx 5-lobed, radially symmetrical, lobes and tips equally hairy; Flowers radial, 3 mm; Stamens exserted, fertile 4; Style exserted (Described from Coll. No. 718, 20 Nov 2011).
- Apex Gulch,
Growing in wet soil at very edge of Apex Creek.
Collected about 3/4th miles from the archaelogocal project of peabody Museum (Harvard U.), W. by SW of it (about 3/4th mile), at very edge of Apex Creek. 13N 0481886E 4396586N.
Dilli Pirrotta, with Ernest H. Brunquist 116.
22 Jul 1960.
(
CS37849‡
KHD11940‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 718, Mentha arvensis |
Monarda fistulosa L. Wild Bergamot. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square, Tall grass in open field. growin with grasses Lactuca scariola, Schrophularia lanceolata, Thermopsis, etc. About 175 yards south by southwest of archeological excavation of Peabody Museam (Harvard). 13N 0481886E 4396586N. E.H. Brunquist, with H.D. Harrington 102. 8 Jul 1960. ( CS38367‡ KHD11970‡ ) .
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
This area was extensively collected by E. H. Brunquist in 1959-1960 during the Peabody Museum excavation at Magic Mountain. M. fistulosa was also collected at that time.
Terrace on the north bank of Apex Gulch, between Fire Station 4 and the Kinney Run Trail bridge, 5.74 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2134.
8 Jul 2019.
(
CDA0052302‡
COLO2434231‡
CS198630‡
REGIS
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 1245, Monarda fistulosa growing in a patch of poison ivy. |
 Sea of Monarda fistulosa |
 Coll. No. 1201, Monarda fistulosa |
 Coll. No. 1697, Monarda fistulosa |
 Coll. No. 1697, Monarda fistulosa |
Nepeta cataria L. Catnip. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, to 40 cm.; Stem, square, hispid; Leaves, opposite, petiole, 8 mm., blade, 40 mm. × 19 mm. wide, reduced above, deltoid-chordate, margin, crenate, abaxial densely hispid, rather than tomentose per Ackerfield (2015), tip, acute; Inflorescence, flower clusters arising from axils, flowers pedicillate; Calyx, lobes sharply acute but lacking spines or bristles; Corolla, 2-lipped, white (Described from Coll. No. 2214, 29 August 2019).
- Apex Gulch, Bank of the creek. Bank of Apex Creek, within 1/2 mile of the east end of the canyon. 13N 0481886E 4396586N. Ernest H. Brunquist 70. 26 Sep 1959. ( CS37495‡ KHD27975‡ ) . .
Scutellaria brittonii Porter. Britton's Skullcap. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square,
Gentle sloping, S. facing hillside. Unshaded; in stony, dry, well-drained soil.
N. and a little E. of the Dig. 13N 0481886E 4396586N.
Ernest H. Brunquist 91.
27 May 1960.
(
CS37652‡
KHD12063‡
)
.
Loasaceae
Mentzelia multiflora (Nutt.) A. Gray. (Syn: Nuttallia multiflora (Nutt.) Greene ) Adonis Blazing Star. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Apex Gulch, dry part of ckbed Growing with Ambrosia, Eriogonum, Rosa, Clematis, and grass. 1/2 mile west by southwest of Archeological excavation of Peabody Museum (Harvard U.), near east end of shallow canyon of Apex Creek.. T R70W S10. Ernest H. Brunquist 106. 16 Jul 1960. ( CS38394‡ KHD13353‡ ) [ CS38394 is determined Mentzelia multiflora; KHD13353 is determined M. sinuata. ] .
Montiaceae
Claytonia rosea Rydb. Rocky Mountain Springbeauty. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Apex Gulch,
Well drained fertile soil, some specimens shaded by shrubs.
About 1/4 mile W by SW from Peabody Museum (archaelogical project, Harvard University) dig; well above Apex Canyon Creek on S side. 13N 0481886E 4396586N.
Ernest H. Brunquist 84.
17 Apr 1960.
(
CS37503‡
KHD2406‡
)
.
.
Phemeranthus parviflorus (Nutt.) Kiger. (Syn: P. confertiflorus (Greene) Hershk. , Talinum confertiflorum Greene ) Sunbright. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4366.
7/30/2025.
.
 Phemeranthus parviflorus on top of North Table Mountain. |
 Small plant seen on top of North Table Mountain |
 Coll. No. 1689.1, Phemeranthus parviflorus |
Nyctaginaceae
Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl. (Syn: Oxybaphus linearis (Pursh) B. L. Robinson ) Narrowleaf Four O'Clock. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, to 1 m.; Stem, ascending through brush, glabrous below; Leaves, cauline, alternate, sessile, 90 mm. × 5 mm. wide, linear; Involucre, 15 mm., hairs with pale crosswalls; Flowers, 3 per involucre; Fruit, 4 mm. × 2.2 mm., obovate, ribs 4, hairy. Described from Coll. No. 1273, 30 Jul 2015.
- Heritage Square,
open gnd
ca 2 1/2 mi S of Golden. T R70W S10.
Ernest H. Brunquist
25 Aug 1959.
(
CS23862‡
)
.
 Coll. No. 1273, Mirabilis linearis |
 Coll. No. 1525, Mirabilis linearis |
Oleaceae
Ligustrum vulgare L. Privet. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Introduced.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
Shaded, equable habitat.
This area was extensively collected by E. H. Brunquist in 1959-1960 during the Peabody Museum excavation at Magic Mountain. L. vulgare was not collected at that time.
Terrace on the north bank of Apex Gulch, between Fire Station 4 and the Kinney Run Trail bridge, 5.74 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2135.
8 Jul 2019.
(
CDA0052303‡
COLO2435345‡
JCOS s.n.
KHD00074282‡
)
.
 Coll. No. 2135, Ligustrum vulgare |
 Coll. No. 2135, Ligustrum vulgare |
 Coll. No. 2135, Ligustrum vulgare |
Onagraceae
Circaea alpina L. Small Enchanter's Nightshade. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Apex Gulch,
Locally abundant.
With Pinus ponderosa on hillsides, P. menziesii, P. tremuloides, A. aceroides, R. idaeus in drainage; plants rhizomatous, forming carpets in wet ground at edge of trickling water.
Front Range, N. trending side drainage of Apex Gulch originating above, on ridge leading to Mother cabrini Shrine. 13N 0479840E 4395600N.
Loraine Yeatts 3597.
24 Jul 1994.
(
COLO00462523‡
KHD40700‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 3081, Circaea alpina. |
 Coll. No. 2628.1, Circaea alpina |
Epilobium brachycarpum C. Presl. Autumn Willow Herb. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Coll. No. 1040, 15 Sep 2013, characters observed while keying: Late-season annual, from taproot, to 1 m, not glandular; Leaves, opposite at base, alternate above, stipules 0, petiole 4 mm + blade 46 mm × 6 mm wide, folded along mid-rib, toothed, glabrous; Flowers, parts in 4s; Sepals, 4.5 mm, deciduous after flowering; Hypantheum, 13 mm; Petals, 9.5 mm, notched; Ovary inferior; Stamens, in 2 unequal whorls of 4; Seeds, 1.3 mm, hair tufted, bug eaten.
- Heritage Square,
In open, well-drained grassy field.
About 350 yards W. of Peabody Museum (Harvard University) archaeological project. 2 1/2 mi S of Golden. 13N 0481886E 4396586N.
Ernest H. Brunquist 35.
20 Aug 1959.
(
CS23920‡
KHD1204‡
)
Disturbed roadside.
US 40 at Heritage Road, on the old entrance to Heritage Square shopping area. 13N 0482009E 4395777N.
Jennings, William F., with C.L. Crawford 1340.
27 Aug 2001.
(
KHD36990‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 1040, Epilobium brachycarpum |
 Coll. No. 1286.1, Epilobium brachycarpum |
Epilobium ciliatum Raf. Fringed Willowherb. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square,
13N 0481886E 4396586N, only location information given.
Ernest H. Brunquist 14.
16 Aug 1959.
(
KHD1195‡
)
Plants growing in damp, disturbed ground, near edge of marshy area. Unshaded, more or less scattered.
Peabody Museum (archaelogical project, Harvard University). 13N 0481578E 4396062N. T R70W S10.
Ernest H. Brunquist 136.
19 Aug 1960.
(
CS38360‡
KHD324‡
)
.
.
Oenothera curtiflora W.L. Wagner & Hoch. (Syn: Gaura mollis James, nom. rej. , Gaura parviflora Douglas ex Lehm. ) Velvet Butterfly-Weed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square, Open field. 2.5 mi S of Golden. T R70W S10. Ernest H. Brunquist 51. 21 Sep 1959. ( CS37475‡ ) .
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4321.
7/30/2025.
.
.
 Coll. No. 1505, Oenothera curtiflora |
 Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1505, Oenothera curtiflora |
Oenothera suffrutescens (Ser.) W. L. Wagner & Hoch. (Syn: Gaura coccinea Pursh , Gaura glabra Lehm. ) Linda Tarde. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Herbaceous perennial, to 60 cm.; Stipules absent; Leaves alternate, 25 mm. x 5 mm., lanceolate, few toothed; Inflorescence straight, open; Bracts 2-3 mm.; Buds erect; Sepals fused to tip in bud, all coming free, reflexed, 6 mm., not persistent after flowering; Hypanthium 6 mm.; Petals entire; Stamens 8, < stigma; Anthers maturing in unison with stigma; Ovary at flowering > distal internode (ergo infl. "open"); Stigma 4-lobed; Fruit 7 mm., stalk-like base 0, erect, fusiform, gradually wider at middle, puberulent, indehiscent; Seeds few, 2 mm., glabrous, not winged (Decribed from Coll. No. 317, keyed 15 Dec 2012).
- Heritage Square,
[No location description.] 13N 0481886E 4398586N. T R70W S10.
Ernest H. Brunquist 5.
14 Aug 1959.
(
CS23955‡
KHD1231‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 317, Oenothera suffrutescens |
 Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1147, Oenothera suffrutescens |
 Overview of Coll. No. 1147, Oenothera suffrutescens |
 Coll. No. 1866, Oenothera suffrutescens |
Oenothera villosa Thunb. Hairy Evening Primrose. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, to 25 cm., ±straight hairy throughout; Stem, eglandular, villous, hairs with red pustular bases; Leaves, cauline, alternate, sessile, 55 mm. × 12 mm. wide, elliptical, reduced above, entire, very shallowly toothed; Inflorescence, leafy bracteate spike; Sepals, #4, 13 mm., reflexed; Floral tube, 24 mm.; Petals, #4, 9 mm. × 5 mm. wide, yellow fading pink, obovate, entire; Stigma, lobes #4; Capsules, 25-33 mm.; Seeds, 0.8 mm., squarish, glabrous throughout. Described from Coll. No. 1271, 29 July 2015.
- Apex Gulch,
Plants more or less isolated.
Apex Creek, about 1/2 mile W. by S.W. of archaelogical project of peabody Museum (Harvard University). 13N 0481886E 4396586N.
Ernest H. Brunquist 39.
22 Aug 1959.
(
CS23921‡
KHD1409‡
)
.
 Coll. No. 1271, Oenothera villosa |
Orobanchaceae
Orthocarpus luteus Nutt. Yellow Owls Clover. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Apex Gulch,
In dry soil; unshaded near edge of creek.
Near edge of Apex Creek, about 1 mile W by SW of archaelogical project of Peabody Museum (harvard University). 13N 0481886E 4396586N.
E.H. Brunquist and Dolores Newton 135.
4 Aug 1960.
(
CS38195‡
KHD14989‡
)
.
 Coll. No. 2904, Orthocarpus luteus. |
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis stricta L. Common Yellow Oxalis. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square,
Growing unshaded in dry part of bed of creek.
Apex CReek, 3/4 mile from Peabody Museum (Harvard University) archaelogical project. 13N 0481886E 4396586N
Ernest H. Brunquist 38.
22 Aug 1959.
(
CS23924‡
KHD1522‡
)
[
Voucher at KHD is determined O. stricta, that at CS determined O. dillenii.
]
.
 Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1676, Oxalis stricta |
 Coll. No. 1676, Oxalis stricta |
Papaveraceae
Argemone polyanthemos (Fedde) G.B. Ownbey. Crested Prickly Poppy. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square, open disturbed gnd ca 2 1/2 mi S of Golden. T R70W S10. Ernest H. Brunquist 57. 23 Sep 1959. ( CS37479‡ ) .
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4358.
7/30/2025.
.
Plantaginaceae
Penstemon secundiflorus Benth. Sidebells Penstemon. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square, S facing stony-soiled hillside; well-drained soil. Full sunlight. 200 yards NE of Peabody Museum (archaelogical project, Harvard University). 13N 0481886E 4396586N. Ernest H. Brunquist 88. 27 May 1960. ( CS37646‡ KHD15279‡ ) .
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4348.
7/30/2025.
.
.
Veronica americana (Raf.) Benth. American Speedwell. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Apex Gulch,
Precambrian gneiss substrate; locally common.
Front Range, N. trending side drainage of Apex Gulch originating above, on ridge leading E. to Mother Cabrini Shrine. 13N 0479840E 4395600N.
Loraine Yeatts 3600.
24 Jul 1994.
(
KHD30642‡
)
.
.
 Habit of Coll. No. 1024, Veronica americana |
 Coll. No. 3086, Veronica americana. |
 Coll. No. 3403, Veronica americana. |
 Coll. No. 1024, Veronica americana |
Veronica catenata Pennell. Speedwell. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square, In damp soil at very edge of the stream. About 1/2 mile W by SW of Peabody Museum (archaelogical project, Harvard University). A little W of the east end of the shallow canyon of Apex Creek. 13N 0481886E 4396586N. E.H. Brunquist, with Jon Freidlander 109. 16 Jul 1960. ( KHD20540‡ ) .
Polemoniaceae
Aliciella pinnatifida (Nutt. ex A.Gray) J.M.Porter. (Syn: Gilia pinnatifida Nutt. ) Sticky Gilia. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square,
Growing in dry portion of creed bed; unshaded.
Within first 1/4 mile of E end of canyon of Apex Creek, and thus immediately W of the northern portion of Magic Mt. Amusement PK. 13N 0481886E 4396586N.
Ernest H. Brunquist 74.
26 Sep 1959.
(
KHD1811‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 1741, Aliciella pinnatifida |
 Coll. No. 1903, Aliciella pinnatifida |
Collomia linearis Nutt. Tiny Trumpet. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Annual; Stem simple, unbranched; Leaves linear, 20-25 mm; Calyx membrane 0, lobes growing with capsule, becoming papery with age; Corolla white, 6-9 mm (Described from Coll. No. 713, 19 Nov 2011).
- Apex Gulch, Apex Canyon near Golden. C. F. Leach 8 Jun 1902. ( COLO 00494229‡ ) .
- Heritage Square,
Dry part of streambed, open very rocky soil.
1/2 mi W SW of archeological project of Peabody Museum, Apex Ck. T R70W S10.
Ernest H. Brunquist 115.
22 Jul 1960.
(
CS38347‡
)
.
.
 Obs. No. 3759, Collomia linearis. |
 Coll. No. 2590.4, Collomia linearis |
 Coll. No. 3337, Collomia linearis. |
 Coll. No. 713, Collomia linearis |
 Coll. No. 713, Collomia linearis |
Gilia sinuata Benth. (Syn: Gilia inconspicua (Sm.) Sweet var. sinuata (Douglas ex Benth.) A. Gray ) Rosy Gilia. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square, growing with grass on a gentle, S facing hillside. Soil light, stony; well drained. NE of the Dig and within 200 yards of it. 13N 0481886E 4396586N. Ernest H. Brunquist 90. 27 May 1960. ( KHD1846‡ ) . .
Microsteris gracilis (Douglas ex Hook.) Greene. Slender Phlox. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square,
disturbed loamy soil, open E expos
bank above spillway WSW of Dig. T R70W S10.
Ernest H. Brunquist 83.
17 Apr 1960.
(
CS37501‡
)
.
 Coll. No. 2945, Microsteris gracilis. |
 Coll. No. 2945, Microsteris gracilis. |
Polygonaceae
Eriogonum alatum Torrey in L. Sitgreaves, Rep. Exped. Zuni Colorado Rivers. 168, plate 8. 1853. (Syn: Pterogonum alatum (Torr.) Gross ) Winged Buckwheat. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square,
In open grassy field, on gentle N facing slope.
About 150 yards NE of the archaelogical excavation of Peabody Museum (Harvard University). 13N 0481886E 4396586N.
Ernest H. Brunquist 147.
19 Aug 1960.
(
KHD2139‡
)
.
.
Eriogonum effusum Nuttall, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia. 4: 15. 1848. Spreading Buckwheat. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, woody at base, to 30 cm., Stem, floccose; Leaves, cauline, petiole 5 mm. + blade 20-25 mm. × 2-6 mm. wide, generally tomentose, except less so adaxially, ±flat, margin entire, , withered at flowering; Inflorescence, open cyme; Involucre, 1 per node, 2 mm., tomentose; Perianth, without stipe; Tepals, 1.8 mm., white to pink, described as yellow in Ackerfield (2015) and FNAMN; Achene, unknown. (Described from Coll. No. 1507.1, 22 Jul 2016, Coll. Nos. 1537 & 1541, 18 Aug 2016.)
- Heritage Square,
Open, very rocky field.
UTM on label reads 13 4449760E 467130N, 44 and 04, first digits switched between N & E. The correct UTM is recorded with a certainty of 1.,
200 yards SW of Peabody Museum (archaelogical project, Harvard University). 13N 0481886E 4396586N.
Ernest H. Brunquist, with Dilli Pirotta 114.
22 Jul 1960.
(
KHD2169‡
)
.
.
 Eriogonum effusum along trail at Red Rocks |
 Eriogonum effusum along trail at Red Rocks |
 Voucher of Coll. No. 2431.1, Eriogonum effusum |
 Coll. No. 3192, Eriogonum effusum. |
Eriogonum umbellatum Torrey, Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York. 2: 241. 1827. Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4324.
7/30/2025.
.
.
 Habitat of Coll. No. 1445, Eriogonum umbellatum |
Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. var. ramulosum Reveal. Buffalo Bill's Sulphur Flower. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Apex Gulch,
Beside the Apex Trail
Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo 2404.
8/25/2021.
.
.
 Coll. No. 2389, Eriogonum umbellatum var. ramulosum |
 Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2389, Eriogonum umbellatum var. ramulosum |
 Coll. No. 3177, Eriogonum umbellatum var. ramulosum. |
Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. var. umbellatum. Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Type collected “near the Rocky Mountains” by Edwin James, 1820. Described by Torrey in 1827.
- Heritage Square,
Sandy loam soil of S-facing slope.
N of excavations of Peabody Museum. T R70W S10.
Ernest H. Brunquist 15.
8 Jul 1960.
(
CS38365‡
)
On gentle sloping, S facing hillside in sandy-loamy soil. With Grasses and Mountain Mahogoney etc.
About 100 to 150 yards N of Peabody Museum (archaelogical project, Harvard University). 13N 0481886E 4396586N.
Ernest H. Brunquist 105.
8 Jul 1960.
(
KHD2291‡
)
.
.
Fallopia convolvulus (L.) A.Löve. (Syn: Polygonum convolvulus L. ) Black Bindweed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Apex Gulch, Unshaded in dry bed of creek. Bed of Apex Creek, within 1/16 mile E end of canyon of the creek, about 1/2 W by SW of Peabody Museum (archaelogical project, Harvard University). 13N 0481886E 4396586N. Ernest H. Brunquist 40. 22 Aug 1959. ( CS23923‡ KHD2337‡ ) . .
Persicaria maculosa Gray. (Syn: Polygonum persicaria L. ) Lady's Thumb. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square, ck bed near sm stream ca 2 1/2 mi S of Golden. T R70W S10. Ernest H. Brunquist 65. 23 Sep 1959. ( CS37490‡ ) . .
Polygonum ramosissimum Michx. Bushy Knotweed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square, 13N 0481886E 4396586N Ernest H. Brunquist 16. 16 Aug 1959. ( CS23952‡ KHD2357‡ ) . .
Rumex crispus L. Curley Dock. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Apex Gulch, growing in the sun in very wet and stony soil at the edge of creek. At the edge of Apex CReek, about 1 mile W by SW of Peabody Museum (archaelogical project, Harvard University). 13N 0481886E 4396586N. Dolores Newton & Ernest. H. Brunquist 132. 4 Aug 1960. ( CS38193‡ KHD2382‡ ) .
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4325.
7/30/2025.
.
 Coll. No. 2817, Rumex crispus |
 Coll. No. 818, Rumex crispus |
Primulaceae
Lysimachia ciliata L. Fringed Loosestrife. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, to 40 cm.; Leaves, cauline, opposite, petiole, 12 mm., sparsely long ciliate, blade, 72 mm. × 26 mm. wide, lanceolate, glabrous, margin minutely ciliate; Inflorescence, axillary, flowers borne singly on long pedicels; Pedicel, 30 mm.; Sepals, #5, 4 mm.; Petals, #5, 7 mm. × 6 mm. wide, free ≥½length, yellow; Stamens, #5, alternate; Filaments, 2 mm., attached near base; Anthers, 2 mm.; Ovary, superior; Style, #1, 3 mm., lengthening to 4 mm. at maturity; Fruit, 3 mm. × 3 mm. dia., globose, bluish. Described from Coll. No. 1723, 28 Jul 2018.
- Apex Gulch,
In wet soil along stramside floodplain below trail & steep bank. Open willow canopy;Precambrian gneiss substrate; two large patches locally.
Front Range, Apex Gulch. 13N 0484320E 4394676N.
Loraine Yeatts, with Dick Yeatts. 4270.
8 Jul 1999.
(
KHD33740‡
)
.
 Coll. No. 1723, Lysimachia ciliata |
Ranunculaceae
Clematis ligusticifolia Nutt. Western White Clematis. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square,
Apex Creek within the first 1/4 mile of the E end of the canyon of the Creek, about 3/4 mile W and a little S of the Peabody Museum (archaelogical project, Harvard University). 13N 0481886E 4396586N.
Ernest H. Brunquist 34.
20 Aug 1959.
(
CS23919‡
KHD2672‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 1970, Clematis ligustifolia |
Delphinium carolinianum Walter ssp. virescens (Nutt.) R.E. Brooks. (Syn: D. carolinianum Walter ssp. penardii (Huth) L. M. Perry , Delphinium virescens Nutt. ) Plains Larkspur. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square,
gentle slope, S expos, open.
NE of excavation of Peabody Museum. T R70W S10.
Ernest H. Brunquist 93.
5 Jul 1960.
(
CS37730‡
KHD2728‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 2359, Delphinium carolinianum subsp. virescens |
 Coll. No. 1440, Delphinium carolinianum subsp. virescens |
 Coll. No. 1661, Delphinium carolinianum subsp. virescens |
Delphinium nuttallianum Pritz. Twolobe Larkspur. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
Heritage Dells area, 47 m. east of the Kinney Run Trail, in thin soil on top of a very low hogback, 4.34 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden
Tom Schweich 1787.1
18 Apr 2018.
(
COLO02348068‡
)
.
.
Ranunculus acris L. Tall Buttercup. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, to 30 cm., aquatic; Leaves, mostly basal with few cauline, compound, deeply parted, margins toothed; Petioles, spreading hairs; Flowers, actinomorphic, sepals, present, 9 mm. × 2.5 mm. wide, ovate, hairy, white/translucent, petals, yellow, 17 mm. × 12.5 mm. wide, obovate, notched, not spurred; Pistil, many; Achenes, immature, small, glabrous, abruptly curved short beak (Described from Coll. No. 2274, 12 May 2020).
- Heritage Square,
Near edge of ditch and in damp soil.
About 15 yards W of Peabody Museum (archaelogical project, Harvard University). 13N 0481886E 4396586N.
Ernest H. Brunquist 101.
8 Jul 1960.
(
CS38336‡
CS38337‡
KHD2783‡
)
.
 Coll. No. 2274, Ranunculus sp. |
 More Ranunculus sp. Nearby. |
 Coll. No. 2274, Ranunculus acris |
 Coll. No. 3287, Ranunculus acris. |
 Flower of Coll. No. 2274, Ranunculus acris |
Rhamnaceae
Ceanothus fendleri A. Gray. Fendler's Ceanothus. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Apex Gulch,
Lower Apex Gulch, down in the gulch, below the trail.
Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo 2396.
8/25/2021.
.
 Coll. No. 1700, Ceanothus fendleri |
 Fruit of Coll. No. 2183, Ceanothus fendleri |
Rosaceae
Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roem. Saskatoon Serviceberry. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Shrub, to 1 m.; Stems, branches unarmed; Leaves, simple, petiole, 8 mm., blade, 22-32 mm. × 19-32 mm. wide, veins, pinnate, surface, sparsely hairy above, sparsely to moderately hairy below, margin, serrate; Flowers, borne singly, pedicels, 10 mm., petals 9 mm. × 4.5 mm. wide, color cream; Ovary, inferior, tip hairy; Styles, #(4)5 (Described from Coll. No. 1800-1801, 7 May 2018)
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4350.
7/30/2025.
.
.
Cercocarpus montanus Raf. Alder-Leaf Mountain Mahogany. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Described by Rafinesque from a specimen collected by Edwin James of the Long Expedition, 1820, probably in present Jefferson County, Colorado. Rafinesque was somewhat frustrated by Torrey's reluctance publish a new species name in assigning James' collection to C. fothergillides Humb. Bonpl. And Kunth.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4334.
7/30/2025.
.
.
Cotoneaster lucidus Schltdl. Hairy Stem Cotoneaster. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Apex Gulch,
Lower Apex Gulch, down in the gulch, below the trail.
Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo 2401.
8/25/2021.
.
.
 Where I found Cotoneaster lucidus thanks to Cindy. |
 Coll. No. 2315, Cotoneaster lucidus |
Crataegus erythropoda Ashe. Cerro Hawthorn. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4326.
7/30/2025.
.
.
 Coll. No. 2930, Crataegus erythropoda. |
Crataegus succulenta Schrad. ex Link. Fleshy Hawthorn. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square,
Growing on the S border of a slightly marshy area.
About 40 yards W of Peabody Museum (archaelogical project, Harvard University). 13N 0481886E 4396586N.
H.D. Harrington 139.
19 Aug 1960.
(
KHD3282‡
)
.
.
 E. L. Greene collection of Crataegus succulenta |
 General appearance of Coll. No. 1455, Crataegus succulenta |
 Fruit of Coll. No. 1462, Crataegus succulenta |
 Coll. No. 2061, Crataegus succulenta |
Potentilla L. Cinquefoil. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
Tom Schweich 1660.
4/18/2018.
.
.
 Accidental Coll. No. 1473.1, Potentilla sp. |
Potentilla recta L. Sulphur Cinquefoil. Weed: CO DofA, List: B. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, to 50 cm., hairy throughout, short (0.3 mm.) hairs glandular, long (4 mm.) hairs straight spreading eglandular; Leaves, stem, 7-8 per stem, alternate, stipules, to 20 mm., lobed, petioles, to 80 mm., blade, palmately compound, leaflets, #5, 45 mm. × 14 mm. wide, lobed ½ to mid-rib, progressively reduced above; Calyx, 9 mm. × 9 mm. wide, flattened at base; Petals, 8 mm., yellow; Style, 1.3 mm., tapered throughout, not appearing warty; Achene, 1 mm., attached laterally, reticulate in color, but not texture. Described from Coll. No. 1680, 28 June 2017. “The long, stiff, spreading, tubercle-based hairs on stems and petioles of P. recta, overtopping a layer of short hairs and glands, also serve to distinguish this aggressive species from native P. gracilis at any stage of the life cycle (FNANM).”
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
Also collected here: Berteroa incana, Vicia villosa, and Verbascum thapsus.
This area was extensively collected by E. H. Brunquist in 1959-1960 during the Peabody Museum excavation at Magic Mountain. P. recta was not collected at that time. Colorado Noxious Weed List B.
Terrace on the north bank of Apex Gulch, between Fire Station 4 and the Kinney Run Trail bridge, 5.73 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2131.
8 Jul 2019.
(
CAS
CS
KHD00072744‡
REGIS
)
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 Coll. No. 1680, Potentilla recta |
Prunus americana Marshall. American Plum. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial woody shrub, spreading, to 2 m., blooming before leafing out; Branches, unarmed, glabrous when young, peeling to brown; Leaves, (immature, at time of flowering), simple, 15-19 mm. × 5.5-8 mm. wide, lanceolate or elliptic-rhomboid, pinnately veined, glabrous, margin toothed, teeth eglandular, base slightly hairy, petiole 3 mm., adaxially hairy; Flowers, in small groups of 2-3; Pedicels, 9-18 mm., glabrous to sparsely hairy; Hypanthium, 2 mm.; Sepals, 2.5-2.8 mm., reflexed, few cobwebby hairs adaxially; Petals, free, white, 5-7 mm. × 2.5-4.5 mm. wide; Stamens, many (30?); Ovary superior; Styles #1, 10 mm.; Fruit unknown (Described from Coll. No. 1093, 30 Apr 2015, and Coll. No. 1819, 16 May 2018).
- Heritage Square, ca 2.5 mi S of Golden. T R70W S10. Ernest H. Brunquist 28. 17 Aug 1959. ( CS23913‡ KHD00038892‡ ) .
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4329.
7/30/2025.
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Prunus virginiana L. Chokecherry. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
The most useful distinction is between chokecherries found east of the Rocky Mountains, var. virginiana and those found from the mountains westward, var. demissa. Plants of the High Plains show intergradation between those of the Rockies and those of the East.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4328.
7/30/2025.
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Rosa L. Rose. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site, horticultural rose 4327. 7/30/2025. . .
Rosa arkansana Porter. Prairie Rose. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Low-growing perennial, to 20 cm.; Stem, straight slender unequal prickles, present on new growth; Leaves, alternate, compound, leaflets (7)9-11, 20 mm. × 9 mm. wide, serrate, teeth dark-tipped, unclear whether there is glandular exudate, sparsely villous on both sides; Flowers, in clusters of 2-5; Sepals, 16 mm. × 3 mm. wide, abaxial, stalked glandular, adaxial, glandular hairy; Petals, 28 mm. × 21 mm. wide, color pink (Described from Coll. No. 1456, 27 June 2016).
- Heritage Square, Dry portion of creek bed. ca .5 mi WSW of archeological excavation of Peabody Museum, near E end of shallow canyon of Apex Creek. T R70W S10. Ernest H. Brunquist 107. 16 Jul 1960. ( CS38335‡ ) .
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4323.
7/30/2025.
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 Coll. No. 3410, Rosa arkansana. |
 Coll. No. 3410, Rosa arkansana. |
 Coll. No. 1456, Rosa arkansana |
 Coll. No. 1670, Rosa arkansana |
 New growth of Coll. No. 1670, Rosa arkansana |
Salicaceae
Populus deltoides Marshall. Eastern Cottonwood. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site, 4332. 7/30/2025. . .
Salix amygdaloides Andersson. Peachleaf Willow. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial tree, Twigs, young, dark brown; Leaves, alternate, petiole, 10-12 mm., tuft of hairs adaxially, glands absent at base of leaf, blade, 80 mm. × 26 mm. wide, 3.08 × long as wide, young leaves have slightly tangled white hairs both sides, mature leaves, green adaxially, glaucus abaxially, margin, serrate, tip, acuminate; Staminate catkins (aments), peduncle, 12 mm., spike, 47 mm. × 9 mm. wide, stamens, #4-5, 4.5 mm.; Pistillate catkins, absent. (Described from Coll. No. 1886, 28 May 2018.)
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4331.
7/30/2025.
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 Salix amygdaloides (Coll. No. 1886) with Cottonwood in southern Survey Fields. |
 Coll. No. 1886, Salix amygdaloides |
Salix exigua Nutt. Coyote Willow, Narrow-Leaved Willow. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial erect shrub, to 2 m.; Leaves, alternate, 21 mm. ×. 1.8 mm. wide, 11.7 ×long as wide, abaxial villous, adaxial mostly glabrous, margins entire, slightly revolute; Staminate catkins, 30 mm. × 6 mm. wide; Pistillate catkins, 42 mm. × 4 mm. wide, floral bract, 1.8 mm., capsule, 2.6 mm., glabrous (Described from Coll. No. 1880, 24 May 2018).
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4330.
7/30/2025.
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 Pistillate catkin of Coll. No. 1880, Salix exigua |
 Staminate catkin of Coll. No. 1880, Salix exigua |
Santalaceae
Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. ssp. pallida (A. DC.) Piehl. (Syn: Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. var. pallida (A. DC.) M. E. Jones ) Pale Bastard Toadflax. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4341.
7/30/2025.
Tom Schweich 1654.
4/18/2018.
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Sapindaceae
Acer glabrum Torr. Rocky Mountain Maple. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Described by Torrey (1827) from a collection by Edwin James of the Long Expedition (1820).
- Apex Gulch,
On the bank of Apex Creek, within 1/8th mile of the east end of the canyon of the Creek; west by southwest of the archeological project of Peabody Museum (Harvard Univ.) 13N 0481631E 4395822N.
Ernest H. Brunquist 78.
26 Sep 1959.
(
CS103792‡
KHD7853‡
)
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Coordinates as supplied are too far north, nearly to Estes Park. May be an issue with PLSS data.
]
Lower Apex Gulch, down in the gulch, below the trail.
Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo 2399.
8/25/2021.
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Acer negundo L. (Syn: Acer negundo L. var. interius (Britton) Sarg. , Negundo aceroides (L.) Moench ) Box Elder. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Tree, ±5 m.; Branches, young, soft short hairy (var. interius); Leaves, opposite, ternately compound, leaflets 3; Pistil 1; Stigma, branches 2; Fruit, 2 winged 1-seeded samaras. (Described from Coll. No. 1102, 11 May 2015).
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4352.
7/30/2025.
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 Coll. No. 2457, Acer negundo. |
 Emerging staminate flowers of Acer negundo. |
 Britton & Shafer (1908) Figure 608, Acer interior. |
 Coll. No. 1102, 11 May 2015 |
 Coll. No. 2451, Acer negundo |
Scrophulariaceae
Verbascum phlomoides L. Orange Mullien. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Apex Gulch, Dry creek bed. Apex Creek, about 1 mile W and a little S of the Peabody Museum (archaelogical project, Harvard University). 13N 0481886E 4396586N. Ernest H. Brunquist 32. 20 Aug 1959. ( KHD15430‡ ) .
- Heritage Square, Locally abundant in weedy area and sperading along highway. At junction of Highway 93 and Heritage Square Road. 13N 0482197E 4395849N. Janet L. Wingate 5811. 13 Aug 1995. ( COLO00775486‡ KHD15788‡ ) Several plants on roadside of entrance ramp. Outer foothills between Golden and Morrison, at Heritage Square. W.A. Weber, with Kunkel, Munger 15095. 24 Jul 1974. ( COLO00775460‡ COLO00775478‡ COLO00928028‡ ) . .
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein. Weed: CO DofA, List: C. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4322.
7/30/2025.
Tom Schweich 1661.
4/18/2018.
Also collected here: Berteroa incana, Vicia villosa, and Potentilla recta.
This area was extensively collected by E. H. Brunquist in 1959-1960 during the Peabody Museum excavation at Magic Mountain. V. thapsus was collected at that time. Colorado Noxious Weed List C.
Terrace on the north bank of Apex Gulch, between Fire Station 4 and the Kinney Run Trail bridge, 5.73 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2132.
8 Jul 2019.
(
JCOS s.n.
KHD00074286‡
OBI186008‡
UCR
)
.
 Package of Mullein in the Pharmacy at Fort Hartsuff. |
 Dense colonies of Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) in Cottonwood Canyon |
 Collection No. 512, Verbascum thapsus |
Solanaceae
Solanum dulcamara L. Climbing Nightshade. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Apex Gulch,
Also deep in the gulch, Humulus lupulus and Corylus cornuta.
In the creek bed below the Apex Gulch Trail, about 1 km. southwest of the Apex Gulch trailhead, and 6.3 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo 2731.
25 Aug 2021.
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Golden
)
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 Coll. No. 1961, Solanum dulcamara |
 Coll. No. 1961, Solanum dulcamara |
 Coll. No. 3446, Solanum dulcamara. |
Solanum physalifolium Rusby. Hoe Nightshade. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Annual, to 25 cm., hairy throughout, hairs gland-tipped, some multicellular, without spines or prickles; Leaves, alternate, simple, 35 mm. × 19 mm. wide, ovate, margins entire to wavy; Inflorescence, racemes, 2-5 flowers, between nodes or sometimes at nodes opposite leaves; Calyx, tube 1.5 mm. + lobes 1.0 mm., without downward pointing lobes; Corolla, rotate, white, limb, 8 mm.; Stamens, upright around the style, touching it without being fused (connivent); Fruit, unknown. Introduced. (Described from Coll. No. 1533, 16 August 2016.)
- Heritage Square,
disturbed ground
2.5 mi S of Golden. T R70W S10.
Ernest H. Brunquist 45.
25 Aug 1959.
(
CS23935‡
KHD15522‡
)
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 Coll. No. 1533, Solanum physalifolium |
Solanum triflorum Nutt. Cutleaf Nightshade. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square, open disturbed ground. 2.5 mi S of Golden. T R70W S10. Ernest H. Brunquist 4. 14 Aug 1960. ( CS23943‡ ) .
Verbenaceae
Verbena bracteata Lag. & Rodr. Large Bract Vervain. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, to 15 cm., erect; Leaves, cauline, opposite, petiole 5 mm. + blade 20 mm. × 10 mm. wide, pinnafitid, toothed; Bract, 11 mm. × 2.2 mm. wide, entire; Calyx, 4 mm. × 1.5 mm. wide; Corolla, lobes, #5 tube 4 mm. + throat 1 mm. + lobes 2 mm., limb, 2.5 mm., color blue; Introduced (Described from Coll. No. 1500.2, 13 July 2016). Usually seen as a prostrate trailside herb. However, occasionally growing in grasses and herbs, and forced to adopt an erect habit.
- Heritage Square, open disturbed ground 2.5 mi S of Golden. 13N 0481886E 4396586N. T R70W S10. Ernest H. Brunquist 9. 14 Aug 1959. ( CS23946‡ KHD15908‡ ) .
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4340.
7/30/2025.
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 Coll. No. 1500.2, Verbena bracteata |
Vitaceae
Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. (Syn: Parthenocissus inserta (A.Kern.) Fritsch ) Virginia Creeper. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Apex Gulch,
Lower Apex Gulch, down in the gulch, below the trail.
Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo 2395.
8/25/2021.
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 Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) out-competing bladder senna (Colutea arborescens) in Cressman Gulch. |
Vitis riparia Michx. Riverbank Grape. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Apex Gulch, With ripe fruit, south side of gulch, climbing on dead trees. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo 2406. 8/25/2021. .
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4333.
7/30/2025.
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 Coll. No. 2807, Vitis riparia |
 Coll. No. 2807, Vitis riparia |
Zygophyllaceae
Tribulus terrestris L. Puncture Vine. Weed: CO DofA, List: C. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square,
open disturbed ground.
2.5 mi S of Golden. T R70W S10.
Ernest H. Brunquist 59.
23 Sep 1959.
(
CS37481‡
)
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 Tribulus terrestris growing in a crack between sidewalk and wall. |
 Coll. No. 994, Tribulus terrestris |
Asparagaceae
Muscari botryoides (L.) Mill. Common Grape Hyacinth. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
Heritage Dells area, 35 m. east of the Kinney Run Trail, in thin soil on top of a very low hogback, 4.3 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden
Tom Schweich 1785.
18 Apr 2018.
(
COLO02348050‡
OBI162759‡
)
.
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 Coll. No. 1310, Muscari botryoides |
 Coll. No. 1786, Muscari botryoides |
Yucca glauca Nutt. Soapweed Yucca. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4345.
7/30/2025.
Tom Schweich 1652.
4/18/2018.
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 Yucca glauca “Soapweed Yucca” on Dakota Ridge. |
Cyperaceae
Carex inops L. H. Bailey ssp. heliophila (Mack.) Crins. (Syn: C. pensylvanica Lam. ssp. heliophila (Mack.) W. A. Weber ) Sun Sedge. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, to 16 cm., prior year leaves to 23 cm.; Rhizome, 5-10(12) cm.; Culm, 11.5 cm. × 0.6 mm., ±triangular, but obscured by white striations at least when dry; Leaves, 12 cm. × 1.5 mm., ±flat, some folded ≤30°.; Inflorescence, multiple spikes, all approximate, 1-2 pistillate spike(s) below, 1 staminate spike above; Bracts, lowest, blade 8 mm., sheath 4.5 mm., papery; Pistillate spike, peduncled 1.0-1.3 mm., 9 mm., brown (not black); Staminate spike, terminal, 12-16 mm., ovoid (not cylindric), brown (not black); Scales, >perigynum body; Perigynum, pubescent on faces, margin ciliate; Achenes, unknown. Described from Coll. No. 1079, 23 April 2015, and Coll. No. 1568, 3 Apr 2017.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
Heritage Dells area, 47 m. east of the Kinney Run Trail, in thin soil on top of a very low hogback, 4.34 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden
Tom Schweich 1787.
18 Apr 2018.
(
COLO02348019‡
KHD00068994‡
)
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Carex nebrascensis Dewey. Nebraska Sedge. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Coll. No. 1924, 3 June 2018, characters observed: Perennial sedge, sometimes growing in running water; Habit, rhizomatous; Culms, to 50 cm., lightly scabrous below the head; Leaves, 4.3 mm. wide, green, sheaths, white-hyaline, ventrally smooth; Inflorescence, 120 mm. × 15 mm. wide, #3-5 spikes per culm, separated; Proximal bract, leaf-like, 130 mm., nearly equaling the inflorescence; Spikes, differentiated, terminal spike staminate, lateral spikes androgynous to proximal spikes pistillate; Pistillate spike, 30-40 mm. × 5-7.5 mm. wide, ength 6× width, peduncle 6 mm., stout, erect; Pistillate scales, 5 mm., including awn 1.2 mm., >perigynia, brown-black, mid-vein green; Perigynia, many per spike, body 1.8-3.0 mm. + beak 0.3-0.4 mm. = 2.1-3.4 mm. × 1.2-1.5 mm. wide, wingless, glabrous, faces veined, beak bidentate, ciliolate between teeth; Achene, 1.4 mm. × 0.9 mm. wide, biconvex; Stigma, #2. (Described from Coll. No. 508, 2 Aug 2007, Mono County, CA, and Coll. No. 1123, 1924, and 2489, Jefferson County, CO.)
- Heritage Square,
semi marshy gnd
ca 2 1/2 mi S of Golden. T R70W S10.
Ernest H. Brunquist 15.
16 Aug 1859.
(
CS23950‡
)
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Carex stipata Muhl. ex Willd. Saw Beaked Sedge. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Apex Gulch,
Percambrian gneiss substrate, locally common.
Front Range, N. trending side drainage of Apex Gulch originating above, on ridge leading E. to Mother Cabrini Shrine. 13N 0479840E 4395600N.
Loraine Yeatts 3598.
24 Jul 1994.
(
COLO00286096‡
KHD6502‡
)
.
 Coll. No. 3293, Carex stipata. |
Orchidaceae
Goodyera oblongifolia Raf. Western Rattlesnake Plantain. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Apex Gulch, On gentle shady slope above drainage on hillside. Pinus ponderosa on hillsides, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Populus tremuloides, Acer aceroides, Rubus idaeus in drainage. With Maianthemum stellatum, Antennaria parvifolia, Physocarpus monogynus, Solidago sp. Front Range, N. trending side drainage of Apex Gulch originating above, on ridge leading E. to Mother Cabrini shrine. 13N 0479900E 4395700N. Loraine Yeatts 3599. 24 Jul 1994. ( COLO00483578‡ KHD30543‡ ) .
Poaceae
Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. Crested Wheat Grass. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4335.
7/30/2025.
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Agrostis gigantea Roth. (Syn: Agrostis alba L. ) Redtop. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial grass, to 95 cm., rhizomatous; Roots, fibrous; Stem, herbaceous; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated, sheath, 80 mm., open, glabrous, ligule, membranous, 4 mm., auricles, absent, blade, 70 mm. × 2 mm. wide, flat, scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, panicle, 15 cm. × 4 cm. wide, 5-7 branches; Rachis, not extended, sparsely scabrous; Spikelets, many, 2.3 mm. × 0.7 mm. wide, similar, borne singly, pedicels, 0.7-2.0 mm., 1-flowered; Compression, unremarkable; Disarticulation, above the glumes; Glumes, lower, 1.8 mm., veins, #1, sparsely scabrous, upper, 1.8 mm., >lowest floret, veins, #3, obscure, ±parallel; Lemma, 1.7 mm., <glumes, membranous, veins, ≤3; Palea, 1.0 mm., <lemma; Anthers, #3, 1.2 mm. (Described from Coll. No. 1980, 13 July 2018.)
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
[“PM” on the label is strong evidence this was collected near Magic Mountain Archeological Site.]
Jefferson County, Colo.
E. H. Brunquist 11.
16 Aug 1959.
(
KHD16047‡
)
.
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 E. H. Brunquist collection of Agrostis gigantea |
 My collection of Agrostis gigantea from Ranson/Edwards. |
 Coll. No. 1225, Agrostis stolonifera |
Andropogon gerardii Vitman. Big Bluestem. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial, to 85 cm., clumped, rhizomes unknown; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated; Sheath, 11 cm., open; Ligule, membraneous (though surrounded by hairs), 3 mm., auricles 0; Blade, soft, flat, 27 cm., hairy near ligule; Inflorescence, 80 mm., > leaves, 1-2 per stem, in 5-6 digitate branches, spikelets many; Rachis, soft bristles on margins and at nodes; Disarticulation at nodes of rachis; Spikelets in pairs, Sterile spikelet, 7 mm., pedicel 4.5 mm.; Fertile spikelet, Florets #1, Glumes, awns 0, ±equal, lower keeled, upper flattened and grooved; Lemma, 6 mm., membraneous, rolled, glabrous, tip 2-forked, awn, #1, 13 mm., bent, twisted, attached on back; Stamens, 3; Anthers, yellow; Ovary, glabrous; Stigma, feathery. (Described from Coll. No. 1060, 28 Aug 2014).
- Heritage Square, open gnd 2 1/2 mi S of Golden. T R70W S10. Ernest H. Brunquist 26. 17 Aug 1959. ( CS23912‡ ) .
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4342.
7/30/2025.
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 Dissected spikelet pair of Coll. No. 1060, Andropogon gerardii |
 Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1265, Andropogon gerardii |
 Spikelets of Coll. No. 1265, Andropogon gerardii |
Aristida purpurea Nutt. var. longiseta (Steud.) Vasey. (Syn: Aristida longiseta Steud. ) Purple Threeawn. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Coll. No. 1140, 9 Jun 2015, characters observed: Perennial grass, 20 cm. when collected, possibly elongating in maturity; Inflorescence, panicle, branches not pulvinate, i.e., no swelling at bases of pedicels; Axis ±straight; Pedicels, stiff, ±straight; Spikelets with 1 floret; Glumes, 2, lower, 11 mm., veins 1, upper, 20 mm.; Lemma, 11 mm., smoothly transitioning to awns without twisted column, apex 0.4-0.6 mm. wide, awns, 3, 58 mm., straight. Described from Coll. No. 1140, 9 Jun 2015, determined var. longiseta per length of upper glumes and dimensions of lemma.
- Heritage Square,
open field.
ca 150 yds NW of archeological dig of Peabody Museum. T R70W S10.
Ernest H. Brunquist 146.
19 Aug 1960.
(
CS38388‡
)
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 Coll. No. 1140, Aristida purpurea |
 Habitat of three common grasses in Windy Saddle Park |
 Coll. No. 1140, Aristida purpurea var. longiseta |
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr. Sideoats Grama. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square, 150 yds NW of archeological project of Peabody Museum. T R70W S10. Ernest H. Brunquist 143. 19 Aug 1960. ( CS38326‡ ) Open, grassy field. 150 yds. northwest of archeological project of Peabody Meseum (Harvard University). 13N 0481886E 4396586N. H.D. Harrington 143. 19 Aug 1960. ( KHD3754‡ ) .
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4338.
7/30/2025.
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Habitat of three common grasses in Windy Saddle Park |
 Coll. No. 1241, Bouteloua curtipendula |
 Coll. No. 1241, Bouteloua curtipendula |
Bouteloua gracilis (Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths. (Syn: Chondrosum gracile Kunth ) Blue Grama. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square,
Grassy field, gentle north facing slope.
About 200 yds. N.E. of archaeological excavation of Peabody Museum, Harvard U. 13N 0481886E 4396586N.
H.D. Harrington 148.
19 Aug 1960.
(
KHD3756‡
)
.
.
Bromus inermis Leyss. (Syn: B. inermis Leyss. ssp. inermis ) Smooth Brome. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial grass to 1 m., rhizomatous; Leaves, sheath, 8-11 cm., closed, ligule, <1 mm., membraneous, blade, 12-17 cm × 0.5 cm., flat, soft, with a distinguishing fold, usually described as an “M” or a “W” that is difficult to see when dry; Inflorescence, panicle, 15 cm. × 4 cm. wide, multiple 1° branches per node, mostly on one side of rachis; Spikelets, 1 per node on 1° and 2° panicle branches, 15-24 mm. × 5 mm. wide, laterally compressed, 2-6 florets per spikelet; Glumes, 2, keeled, glabrous, lower, 7-8 mm., veins 1 upper, 8-10 mm., <lowest floret; Rachilla, sparsely hairy on abaxial side, extended beyond uppermost floret or not; Callus, small, glabrous; Lemma, 11-12 mm., veins, 3, 5, 7, obvious, tip bifid, some awned; Awn (when present), 1.0-1.6 mm., arising near tip of lemma; Palea, 9 mm., veins ciliate. (Described from Coll. No. 1113, 26 May 2014, and Coll. No. 1219, 16 Jul 2015).
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4337.
7/30/2025.
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Bromus japonicus Thunb. Japanese Cheat Grass. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Coll. No. 1207, 13 Jul 2015, characters observed: Annual grass, to 40 cm.; Leaves, sheath, 60 mm. closed + 12 mm. open, pilose (but not densely so), ligule, membraneous, + some hairs, blade, hairy; Inflorescence, panicle, >leaves; Pedicel, 20 mm.; Spikelets, 1-3 per panicle branch, 22 mm. × 6 mm. wide, elliptical, drooping; Glumes, #2, <lowest floret, lower, 4.5 mm., veins 3, upper, 5.5 mm., veins 5; Rachilla, short hairy; Callus, glabrous; Florets, #12, 2-ranked, closely held hiding rachilla; Disarticulation between florets; Lemma, 8 mm. × 4 mm. wide, margin, hyaline, 0.5 mm., tip bifid, awn, #1, 5-12 mm. long, mid-spikelet awns longest, flattened at base, not twisted, attached near bifid tip. Described from Coll. No. 1207, 13 Jul 2015.
- Heritage Square,
Grassy field on gentle N. facing slope.
Superficial resemblance to cheat.
About 200 yards NE of Peabody Museum (Harvard University) archaeological excavation. 13N 0481886E 4396586N.
H.D. Harrington 149.
19 Aug 1960.
(
KHD7305‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 1207, Bromus japonicus |
 Coll. No. 1461, Bromus japonicus |
 Coll. No. 1207, Bromus japonicus |
 Coll. No. 1207, Bromus japonicus |
Danthonia spicata (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. Poverty Oatgrass. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square,
In cracks in exposed sandstone strata.
Heritage Square Shopping Center, near Golden.
Ron Wittmann, with Judy Wittmann 473.
4 Jul 1979.
(
COLO00509554‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 2162, Danthonia spicata |
 Open inflorescence of Coll. No. 2162, Danthonia spicata |
 Dissected spikelet of Coll. No. 2162, Danthonia spicata |
 Spikelets of Coll. No. 2162, Danthonia spicata |
Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P. Beauv. Barnyardgrass. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square, open disturbed gnd ca 2 1/2 mi S of Golden. T R70W S10. Ernest H. Brunquist 10. 14 Aug 1959. ( CS23947‡ ) . .
Elymus canadensis L. Canadian Wildrye. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial grass, to 0.7-1.2 m., non-rhizomatous; Culm, cauline nodes hidden by sheath; Inflorescence, terminal spike, 20 cm. × 1.5 cm. wide, ±erect to curving to drooping; Rachis, mostly glabrous, internodes, 5 mm.; Spikelets, sessile, 2 per node, 15 mm. × 5 mm. wide (excluding awns), ascending; Glumes, #2, 21-25 mm., nearly subulate, flattened and slightly broadened above base, indistinct body 8-10 mm. × 1 mm. wide + awn 14-15 mm., veins 5?, entire, scabrous; Florets, #5, bisexual; Rachilla, short hairy; Callus, glabrous; Lemma, 10-13 mm., veins 5, rounded, hairy, awns, #1, 22-35 mm., curving when dry; Palea, 9.5 mm.; Stamens, #3, 4 mm. Described from Coll. Nos. 1237 and 1699.
- Heritage Square, somewhat marshy area. About 60 yds. west of the archeological project of the Peabody Museam (Harvard Univ.) 13N 0481886E 4396586N. Ernest H. Brunquist 140. 19 Aug 1960. ( KHD5451‡ ) .
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4339.
7/30/2025.
.
.
 Coll. No. 1699, Elymus canadensis |
 Coll. No. 1237, Elymus canadensis |
 Coll. No. 1237, Elymus canadensis |
Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners. Slender Wheatgrass. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial grass, 75-100 cm., probably not rhizomatous, generally glabrous except as noted; Leaves, sheath, 130 mm., open, ligule, membraneous, auricles, small, 0-1 mm., blade, 25-200 mm. × 3.5 mm. wide, green, flat, scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, bi-lateral spike, 110 mm × 6 mm. wide; Rachis, internode 4.5 mm.; Spikelets, many, mostly 1 per node, about 1/3 have 2 per node, 17-21 mm. × 2.5-3.5 mm. wide, exclusive of awns, compression, weakly lateral; Disarticulation, between the florets; Glumes, #2, ±equal, lower, 11 mm. × 1.5 mm. wide + awns 2.0-2.5 mm., not quite straight, thick, tough, not keeled, veins, 5, prominent, margins, widest at middle, upper, 13 mm. × 1.8 mm. wide + awn 1.8 mm., veins, 7, >lowest floret; Florets, #4-8, lower bisexual, uppermost sterile; Callus, short straight white hairs; Lemma, rolled, 9-10 mm. + awn 3-22 mm., slightly curved, attached, end, longitudinally symetric, tip, bifid; Palea, 9 mm., <lemma, white except veins green and ciliate, tip, bifid, veins, ciliate; Anthers, 3 mm. or shriveled; Achene, 4 mm., green (Described from Coll. No. 1528, 5 August 2016, and Coll. No. 2647, 5 August 2022. See also #3309, 19 July 2024.)
- Heritage Square,
13N 0481886E 4396586N.
Ernest H. Brunquist
17 Aug 1950.
(
KHD5431‡
)
.
.
Eriocoma robusta (Vasey) Romasch. (Syn: Achnatherum robustum (Vasey) Barkworth , Stipa robusta (Vasey) Scribn. ) Sleepygrass. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Apex Gulch, Lower Apex Gulch, down in the gulch, below the trail. Tom Schweich, with Cindy Trujillo 2398. 8/25/2021. .
- Heritage Square,
open gnd
ca 2 1/2 mi S of Golden. T R70W S10.
Ernest H. Brunquist 27.
17 Aug 1959.
(
CS23914‡
KHD4013‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 2683, |
 Coll. No. 1493, |
 Coll. No. 1740, |
Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth. (Syn: Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr. ) Needle and Thread. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial, 50 cm., clumped, nonrhizomatous; Roots, fibrous; Stem, herbaceous; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated; Sheath, 100-120 mm., open ≥½, glabrous; Ligule, membranous, length 3.7 mm., lacerate into 2 equal parts, auricles 0; Blade, 60 mm., involute, glabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, panicle, 200 mm. × 30 mm. wide; Rachis, not extended, somewhat scabrous throughout; Spikelets, many, similar, borne singly; Compression, unremarkable; Disarticulation, above the glumes; Glumes, lower, 23-34 mm., veins #3, upper, 23-29 mm., veins #5, awl-shaped, rounded, membranous, ±equal, tip, very narrow, not awned; Florets, 1 per spikelet; Callus, 4.5-50 mm., sharp, straight hairs 1.0-1.5 mm., color tan; Lemma, 9.5-10.0 mm., rolled, indurate, straight hairy 0.5 mm., color white-tan, veins #3(?), awns, #1, 125-160 mm., twisted and short straight hairy proximal 45 mm., bent, scabrous distally; Palea, 9 mm., ±lemma, few white hairs on mid-vein; Stamens, #3; Anthers, 6.5 mm. (Described from Coll. No. 1890, 28 May 2018).
- Magic Mountain Archeological Site,
4336.
7/30/2025.
.
.
 Coll. No. 992, Stipa comata var. comata |
 Coll. No. 1929, Hesperostipa comata |
 Florets of Coll. No. 1890, Hesperostipa comata |
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult. Prairie Junegrass. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial bunch grass, to 45-55 cm., non-rhizomatous; Leaves, mostly basal or lowest cauline, cauline, sheath, 90 mm., open, ligule, <1-1.5 mm., membraneous, auricles, 0, blade, 40 mm., tip prow-shaped or merely constricted; Inflorescence, panicle, 60 mm. × 9 mm., shiny in anthesis due to exposure of translucent palae, short branches, branches short soft hairy; Spikelets, 5 mm., 1 per node on 1°-3° or indistinct panicle branches; Glumes, lower, 3 mm., veins 1, upper, 4 mm., veins 3; Florets, 3, #1 and #2 pistillate, #3 staminate, or variously mixed bisexual and pistillate, open, i.e., palea separated from lemma; Disarticulation, between florets; Rachilla hairy, extends nearly 1 mm. above upper floret (or not); extension undecorated; Lemma, 4.5 mm., veins 5, short hairy throughout, awn, 0-0.5 mm., short, soft; Palea, =lemma, translucent or colorless, exposed, i.e., outside lemma.; Stamens, 3, 1.8 mm. Described from Coll. No. 1131, 9 June 2015, and Coll. No. 1144, 15 Jun 2015.
- Heritage Square,
Growing in open, grassy field.
About 150 yards NW of Peabody Museum (Harvard University) archaelogical dig. 13N 0481886E 4396586N.
Ernest H. Brunquist 144.
19 Aug 1960.
(
KHD4750‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 1131, Koeleria macrantha |
 Coll. No. 1117, Koeleria macrantha |
 Coll. No. 1131, Koeleria macrantha |
 Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1419, Koeleria macrantha |
Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) Á. Löve. (Syn: Agropyron smithii Rydb. ) Western Wheatgrass. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial grass, to 75 cm., rhizomes, not seen; Leaves, ligule, short membraneous, auricles, 0, blade revolute; Inflorescence, bilateral spike; Rachis, internodes 6 mm.; Spikelets, 17 mm. × 10 mm. wide × 2 mm., not in capitate clusters, 1 per node, not oriented edgewise to rachis; Glumes, < lowest floret, narrowly lanceolate, slightly asymmetric, lower, 9.5 mm., upper, 10.6 mm.; Florets, #6±; Lemma, 11 mm., awns, 0; Palea, 9 mm.; Anthers, 4.5 mm. Described from Coll. No. 1691, 28 Jun 2017.
- Heritage Square,
In grassy field.
About 225 yards E and NE of the archaelogical excavation of the Peabody Museum (Harvard University). 13N 0481886E 4396586N.
H. D. Harrington 150.
19 Aug 1960.
(
KHD5385‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 1691, Pascopyrum smithii |
 Coll. No. 3098, |
 Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1691, Pascopyrum smithii |
Phleum pratense L. Timothy. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square,
Near edge of ditch, in damp soil.
Cir. 15 yards W of the Peabody museum (Harvard university) archaelogical excavation. 13N 0481886E 4396586N.
Ernest H. Brunquist 100.
8 Jul 1960.
(
KHD5194‡
)
.
.
 Collection No. 501 |
 Coll. No. 1216, Phleum pratense |
 So, are there short awns? And what's with the truncate(?) glumes? |
 Collection No. 501, Phleum pratense L. Timothy. |
Poa secunda J. Presl. (Syn: P. nevadensis Vasey ex Scribn. ) Sandberg Bluegrass.. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Heritage Square,
Open level field.
125 yds NE of archeological project of Peabody Museum. T R70W S10.
Ernest H. Brunquist 126.
2 Aug 1960.
(
CS39181‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 1855, Poa secunda ssp. secunda |
Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) A. Gray. (Syn: Agrostis cryptandra Torr. ) Sand Drop-seed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial grass, to 50 cm., caespitose; Leaves, cauline, sheath, 45 mm., overlapping about ½, open, ciliate distally; ligule, hairy, 0.5 mm., collar of hairs to 3 mm., blade, 150 mm. × 3.5 mm. wide, rolled to flat; Inflorescence, open panicle, 120 mm, × 45 mm. wide, lower branches included in sheath; Spikelets, 2 mm. × 0.5 mm. wide, crowded on panicle branches, glabrous throughout; Florets, 1 per spikelet, bisexual; Glumes, #2, awns 0, lower, 0.7 mm., upper, 1.8 mm.; Lemma, 2.0 mm., veins, 1, prominent green, awns, 0; Palea, 1.9 mm. Described from Coll. No. 1757, 31 Aug 2017.
- Heritage Square,
Growing on W side of a rocky outcrop; sandy-loamy soil.
About 75 yards NW of the archaelogical project of Peabody Museum (Harvard University). 13N 0481886E 4396586N.
H.D. Harrington 141.
19 Aug 1960.
(
KHD5293‡
)
.
.
Vulpia octoflora (Walt.) Rydb. (Syn: Festuca octoflora Walter , Vulpia octoflora (Walt.) Rydb. var. octoflora ) Six Weeks Fescue. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Annual, 5-6 cm., tufted; Roots, fibrous; Sheath, 6 mm., open, minutely hairy; Ligule, membraneous, very short; Blade, 4.5 mm. × 0.3 mm. wide, rolled, glabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, raceme, 16 mm. × 5 mm. wide; Spikelets, #6, 6-7 mm., similar, 1 / node, many flowered; Compression, lateral; Disarticulation, between florets; Glumes, lower, 2 mm., vein, #1, upper, 3 mm., veins, #3, keeled, awns, #0; Florets, #5-6 per spikelets; Axis, short hairy abaxially; Lemma, 3.2 mm, >glumes, lanceolate, green, rolled, hairs, 0.2 mm., white/straw color, veins, #3, glabrous, tip entire, awns, #1, 1.8 mm., straight, attached to end; Palea, 2.7 mm., <lemma, membraneous, margin ciliate; keeled (Described from Coll. No. 1852, 18 May 2018).
- Heritage Square, Growing in grassy, open field. NW of the Peabody Museum (archaelogical project, Harvard University), about 150 yards from the dig. 13N 0481886E 4396586N. H. D. Harrington 142. 19 Aug 1960. ( KHD4401‡ ) .
| Total number of taxa: | 187 |
| Native Taxa: (serif, italic, bold) | 136 |
| Exotic Taxa: (sans-serif, italic) | 47 |
| Nativity Undetermined: (default font, italic) | 4 |
| Listed Weeds: Identified as Weed | 10 |
Notes:
† -- Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria (ucjeps.berkeley.edu/consortium/).
‡ -- Southwest Environmental Information Network, SEINet. 2009-2014. http//:swbiodiversity.org/seinet/index.php. Accessed from July 2009 to September 2014.
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