Plant Check List for Trout Creek Pass, Chaffee County, United States.
Edited by Tom Schweich
This list is assembled from personal collections, herbarium vouchers, and published lists. For California, much of the data is provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria (http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/consortium/). For Colorado, much of the data is provided by the Southwest Environmental Information Network, which web site is found at (http://swbiodiversity.org). See their respective websites for copyright information and recommended citation formats.
For a complete list of Locations included in this Area List, see the Locations Included section, below.
This page is highly summarized. For detail about the distribution of plants, please see: Detailed Area List for Trout Creek Pass, Chaffee County, United States.
2. [ ] Picea pungens Engelm. Colorado Blue Spruce. SaltCk
4. [ ] Pseudocymopterus montanus (A. Gray) J. M. Coult. & Rose. (=Cymopterus lemmonii (J. M. Coult. & Rose) Dorn) Alpine False Springparsley. SaltCk
5. Tribe: Selineae
6. [ ] Cymopterus lemmonii (J. M. Coult. & Rose) Dorn. (Syn: Pseudocymopterus montanus (A. Gray) J. M. Coult. & Rose ) Alpine False Springparsley. SaltCk
8. [ ] Asclepias hallii A. Gray. Hall's Milkweed. SaltCk
10. Tribe: Anthemideae
11. SubTribe: Artemisiinae
12. [ ] Artemisia frigida Willd. Prairie Sagewort. SaltCk
13. [ ] Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. ssp. incompta (Nutt.) D. D. Keck. White Sagebrush. SaltCk
14. [ ] Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. ssp. ludoviciana. (Syn: A. britonii Rydb. ) White Sagebrush. SaltCk
15. [ ] Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Big Sagebrush. SaltCk
16. Tribe: Astereae
17. SubTribe: Conyzinae
18. [ ] Erigeron flagellaris A. Gray. Trailing Fleabane. SaltCk
19. [ ] Erigeron subtrinervis Rydb. ex Porter & Britton. Threenerve Daisy. SaltCk
20. SubTribe: Gutiereziinae
21. [ ] Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britton & Rusby. (Syn: G. linearifolia Lag. ) Broom Snakeweed. SaltCk
22. SubTribe: Pentachaetinae
23. [ ] Ericameria parryi (A. Gray) G. I. Nesom & G. I. Baird var. parryi. Parry's Rabbitbrush. SaltCk
24. SubTribe: Solidagininae
25. [ ] Solidago missouriensis Nutt. Missouri Goldenrod. SaltCk
26. SubTribe: Symphyotrichinae
27. [ ] Symphyotrichum spathulatum (Lindl.) G. L. Nesom. (Syn: Aster occidentalis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray , Aster occidentalis (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray var. fremontii ) Western Mountain Aster. SaltCk
28. Tribe: Cardueae
29. SubTribe: Carduinae
30. [ ] Cirsium scariosum Nutt. Meadow Thistle. SaltCk
31. Tribe: Chaenactideae
32. [ ] Chaenactis douglasii (Hook.) Hook. & Arn. var. douglasii. Douglas' Dustymaiden. SaltCk
33. Tribe: Cichorieae
34. SubTribe: Lactucinae
35. [ ] Lactuca tatarica (L.) C.A.Mey. var. pulchella (Pursh) Breitung. (=Mulgedium pulchellum (Pursh) G. Don in R. Sweet) Blue Lettuce. SaltCk
36. Tribe: Helenieae
37. SubTribe: Tetraneurinae
38. [ ] Hymenoxys richardsonii (Hook.) Cockerell var. floribunda (A. Gray) Parker. (Syn: Picradenia richardsonii Hooker var. floribunda (A. Gray) Weber ) Colorado Rubberweed. SaltCk
39. Tribe: Senecioneae
40. [ ] Packera fendleri (A. Gray) W.A. Weber & Á. Löve. (Syn: Senecio fendleri A. Gray ) Fendler’s Ragwort. SaltCk
41. [ ] Tetradymia canescens DC. Spineless Horsebush.
43. [ ] Cryptantha fendleri (A. Gray) Greene. Sand Dune Cat's-Eye. SaltCk
44. [ ] 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. SaltCk
45. [ ] Lithospermum multiflorum Torrey ex A. Gray. Many Flowered Stoneseed. SaltCk
46. [ ] Mertensia ciliata (Torr.) G. Don var. ciliata. Tall Fringed Bluebells.
47. [ ] Oreocarya thyrsiflora Greene. (Syn: Cryptantha thyrsiflora (Greene) Payson ) Limestone Cat's-Eye. SaltCk
49. [ ] Physaria vitulifera Rydb. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28: 278. 1901. (Syn: P. vitulifera × bellii ) Roundtip Twinpod. SaltCk
50. [ ] Turritis glabra L. (Syn: Arabis glabra (L.) Bernhardi ) Tower Rockcress. SaltCk
52. [ ] Campanula parryi A. Gray. Parry's Bellflower. SaltCk
54. [ ] Eremogone fendleri (A. Gray) Ikonnikov. (Syn: Arenaria fendleri A. Gray ) Fendler's Sandwort. SaltCk
56. [ ] Euphorbia brachycera Engelm. (Syn: Tithymalus brachyceras (Engelm.) Small ) Horned Spurge. SaltCk
58. [ ] Astragalus . Milkvetch. SaltCk
59. [ ] Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt. Groundplum Milkvetch. SaltCk
60. [ ] Astragalus hallii A. Gray var. hallii. Hall's Milkvetch. SaltCk
61. [ ] Astragalus miser Douglas ex. Hook. var. oblongifolius (Rydb.) Cronquist. Timber Milkvetch. SaltCk
62. [ ] Astragalus tenellus Pursh. Looseflower Milkvetch. SaltCk
63. [ ] Oxytropis deflexa (Pall.) DC. var. sericea Torr. & A. Gray. Nodding Locoweed. SaltCk
64. [ ] Oxytropis sericea Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray var. sericea. White Locoweed. SaltCk
65. [ ] Thermopsis rhombifolia (Nutt. ex Pursh) Nutt. ex Richardson var. divaricarpa (A. Nelson) Isely. (Syn: Thermopsis divaricarpa A. Nelson ) Spreadfruit Goldenbanner. SaltCk
67. [ ] Corydalis aurea Willd. Scrambled Eggs. SaltCk
69. [ ] Frasera speciosa Griseb. (Syn: Swertia radiata (Kellogg) Kuntze ) Elkweed. SaltCk
71. [ ] Geranium caespitosum James. Pineywoods Geranium.
73. [ ] Ribes inerme Rydb. White Stem Gooseberry. SaltCk
75. [ ] Mentzelia speciosa Osterh. (Syn: Nuttallia speciosa (Osterh.) Greene ) Plains Blazing Star. SaltCk
77. [ ] Oenothera cespitosa Nutt. ssp. macroglottis (Rydb.) W.L. Wagner. Tufted Evening Primrose. SaltCk
78. [ ] Oenothera coronopifolia Torr. & A. Gray. Crownleaf Evening Primrose. Hierba de San Juan.. SaltCk
79. [ ] Oenothera suffrutescens (Ser.) W. L. Wagner & Hoch. (Syn: Gaura coccinea Pursh , Gaura glabra Lehm. ) Linda Tarde. SaltCk
81. [ ] Penstemon barbatus (Cav.) Roth. Beard-Lip Beardtongue.
82. [ ] Penstemon barbatus (Cav.) Roth var. torreyi (Benth.) A. Gray. Beardlip Penstemon. SaltCk
83. [ ] Penstemon teucrioides Greene. Germander Beardtongue. SaltCk
84. [ ] Penstemon virgatus A. Gray var. asa-grayi (Crosswh.) Dorn. Upright Blue Beardtongue. SaltCk
86. [ ] Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V.E. Grant ssp. candida (Rydb.) V.E. Grant & A.D. Grant. Scarlet Gilia. SaltCk
88. [ ] Eriogonum alatum Torrey in L. Sitgreaves, Rep. Exped. Zuni Colorado Rivers. 168, plate 8. 1853. (Syn: Pterogonum alatum (Torr.) Gross ) Winged Buckwheat. SaltCk
89. [ ] Rumex triangulivalvis (Danser) Rech. f. (Syn: R. salicifolius Weinm. var. triangulivalvis (Danser) J. C. Hickman ) Triangular-Valved Dock. SaltCk
91. [ ] Androsace septentrionalis L. (Syn: Androsace septentrionalis L. ssp. subumbellata (A. Nelson) G. T. Robbins ) Pygmyflower Rockjasmine. SaltCk
92. [ ] Dodecatheon pulchellum (Raf.) Merr. (=Primula pauciflora (Durand) A. R. Mast & Reveal var. pauciflora ) Beautiful Shootingstar. SaltCk
93. [ ] Primula pauciflora (Durand) A. R. Mast & Reveal var. pauciflora. (Syn: Dodecatheon pulchellum (Raf.) Merr. ) Darkthroat Shooting Star. SaltCk
95. [ ] Aquilegia coerulea E. James. Colorado Blue Columbine. SaltCk
97. [ ] Argentina anserina (L.) Rydb. (Syn: Potentilla anserina L. ) Silver Weed Cinquefoil. SaltCk
98. [ ] Dasiphora fruticosa (L.) Rydb. (Syn: Potentilla fruticosa L. ) Shrubby Cinquefoil, Golden Hardtack. SaltCk
99. [ ] Potentilla hippiana Lehm. var. hippiana. Wooly Cinquefoil. SaltCk
100. [ ] Potentilla pensylvanica L. Prairie Cinquefoil. SaltCk
101. [ ] Rosa woodsii Lindl. Mountain Rose. SaltCk
103. [ ] Galium boreale L. (Syn: Galium septentrionale Roem. & Schult. ) Bedstraw.
105. [ ] Allium cernuum Roth. Nodding Onion. SaltCk
107. [ ] Carex utriculata Boott. Beaked Sedge. SaltCk
109. [ ] Iris missouriensis Nutt. Western Blue Flag. SaltCk
111. [ ] Platanthera huronensis (Nutt.) Lindl. Huron Green Orchid. SaltCk
113. Tribe: Aveneae
114. [ ] Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult. Prairie Junegrass. SaltCk
115. Tribe: Bromeae
116. [ ] Bromus porteri (J.M. Coult.) Nash. Nodding Brome. SaltCk
117. Tribe: Danthonieae
118. [ ] Danthonia californica Bol. California Oatgrass. SaltCk
119. Tribe: Eragrostideae
120. [ ] Muhlenbergia montana (Nutt.) Hitchc. Mountain Muhly. SaltCk
121. Tribe: Stipeae
122. [ ] Eriocoma hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.) Rydb. (Syn: Achnatherum hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.) Barkworth , Oryzopsis hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.) Ricker , Stipa hymenoides Roem. & Schult. ) Indian Rice Grass.
123. [ ] Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth. (Syn: Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr. ) Needle and Thread. SaltCk
124. [ ] Nassella viridula (Trin.) Barkworth. (Syn: Stipa viridula Trin. ) Green Needlegrass. SaltCk
125. Tribe: Triticeae
126. [ ] Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey. (Syn: E. longifolius (J. G. Sm.) Gould , Sitanion hystrix (Nutt.) J. G. Sm. ) Squirreltail Grass. SaltCk
127. [ ] Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) Á. Löve. (Syn: Agropyron smithii Rydb. ) Western Wheatgrass. SaltCk
| Total number of taxa: | 76 |
| Native Taxa: (serif, italic, bold) | 73 |
| Exotic Taxa: (sans-serif, italic) | 0 |
| Nativity Undetermined: (default font, italic) | 3 |
| Listed Weeds: Identified as Weed | 0 |
Locations Included in This Area
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Date and time this article was prepared: 1/9/2026 3:02:50 PM