Plant Check List for Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, Jefferson County, United States.
Edited by Tom Schweich
This list is assembled from personal collections, herbarium vouchers, and published lists. For California, much of the data is provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria (http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/consortium/). For Colorado, much of the data is provided by the Southwest Environmental Information Network, which web site is found at (http://swbiodiversity.org). See their respective websites for copyright information and recommended citation formats.
For a complete list of Locations included in this Area List, see the Locations Included section, below.
This page is highly summarized. For detail about the distribution of plants, please see: Detailed Area List for Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, Jefferson County, United States.
2. [ ] Asplenium septentrionale (L.) Hoffm. Forked Spleenwort. Lscrag
4. [ ] Equisetum arvense L. Field Horsetail. MCk
6. [ ] Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. (Syn: Sabina scopulorum Sarg.(Sarg.) Rydb. ) Rocky Mountain Juniper. Lscrag
8. [ ] Pinus ponderosa Laws. Ponderosa Pine. Lscrag
10. [ ] Cymopterus lemmonii (J. M. Coult. & Rose) Dorn. (Syn: Pseudocymopterus montanus (A. Gray) J. M. Coult. & Rose ) Alpine False Springparsley. MCk
11. [ ] Harbouria trachypleura (A. Gray) J.M. Coult. & Rose. (Syn: Thaspium trachypleurum A. Gray ) Whiskbroom Parsley. Lscrag
12. [ ] Osmorhiza depauperata Phil. Blunt-Fruit Sweet-Cicely. MCk
13. [ ] Pseudocymopterus montanus (A. Gray) J. M. Coult. & Rose. (=Cymopterus lemmonii (J. M. Coult. & Rose) Dorn) Alpine False Springparsley. MCk
15. [ ] Apocynum ×floribundum Greene. Dogbane. Lscrag
17. [ ] 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. Lscrag MCk
18. [ ] Antennaria parvifolia Nutt. Small-Leaf Pussytoes. Lscrag
19. [ ] Antennaria rosea Greene. Rosy Pussytoes. MCk
20. [ ] Arnica cordifolia Hook. Heart-Leaf Leopardbane. MCk
21. [ ] Crepis capillaris (L.) Wallr. Smooth Hawk's-Beard. Lscrag
22. [ ] Dieteria bigelovii (A. Gray) D. R. Morgan & R. L. Hartman. (Syn: Machaeranthera b. (A. Gray) Greene , Machaeranthera varians Greene ) Bigelow's Tansy Aster. Lscrag
23. [ ] Erigeron compositus Pursh. (Syn: E. compositus Pursh var. discoideus A. Gray , E. compositus Pursh var. glabratus Macoun ) Cutleaf Daisy. Lscrag
24. [ ] Erigeron eximius Greene. (Syn: E. superbus Greene ex. Rydb. ) Splendid Daisy, Sprucefir Fleabane. MCk
25. [ ] Erigeron speciosus (Lindl.) DC. Aspen Fleabane. MCk
26. [ ] Erigeron subtrinervis Rydb. ex Porter & Britton. Threenerve Daisy. Lscrag MCk
27. [ ] Gaillardia aristata Pursh. Blanketflower. Lscrag
28. [ ] Heterotheca foliosa (Nutt.) Shinners. (Syn: Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners var. foliosa (Nutt.) V.L. Harms ) Hairy False Goldenaster. Lscrag MCk
29. [ ] Laennecia schiedeana (Lessing) G. L. Nesom. Pineland Marshtail. Lscrag
30. [ ] Packera fendleri (A. Gray) W.A. Weber & Á. Löve. (Syn: Senecio fendleri A. Gray ) Fendler’s Ragwort. Lscrag MCk
31. [ ] Rudbeckia hirta L. var. pulcherrima Farw. Black-Eyed Susan. MCk
32. [ ] Rudbeckia laciniata L. var. ampla (A. Nelson) Cronquist. Cut-Leaf Coneflower.. MCk
33. [ ] Senecio spartioides Torr. & A. Gray. (Syn: S. multicapitatus Greenm. ex Rydb. ) Broomlike Ragwort. Lscrag
34. [ ] Solidago L. Goldenrod. Lscrag
35. [ ] Solidago missouriensis Nutt. Missouri Goldenrod. MCk
36. [ ] Solidago nana Nutt. Baby Goldenrod. Lscrag
37. [ ] Symphyotrichum porteri (A. Gray) G.L. Nesom. (Syn: Aster porteri A. Gray ) Smooth White Aster. MCk
39. [ ] Betula occidentalis Hook. (Syn: Betula fontinalis Sarg. ) Water Birch. MCk
41. [ ] Hackelia floribunda (Lehm.) I. M. Johnst. Many-Flowered Stickseed. MCk
42. [ ] Lithospermum multiflorum Torrey ex A. Gray. Many Flowered Stoneseed. Lscrag
43. [ ] Mertensia lanceolata (Pursh) DC. Prairie Bluebells. Lscrag
44. [ ] Oreocarya virgata (Porter) Greene. (Syn: Cryptantha virgata (Porter) Payson ) Miner"s Candle. Lscrag MCk
46. [ ] Arabis pycnocarpa M. Hopkins var. pycnocarpa. (Syn: Arabis hirsuta (L.) Scop. , Arabis hirsuta (L.) Scop. var. pycnocarpa (M. Hopkins) Rollins ) Cream Flower Rockcress. MCk
47. [ ] Berteroa incana (L.) DC. Hoary Alyssum. Lscrag
49. [ ] Campanula rotundifolia L. (=Campanula petiolata A. DC.) Harebell. Lscrag MCk
51. [ ] Lonicera involucrata (Richardson) Banks ex Spreng. Twinberry Honeysuckle. MCk
53. [ ] Arenaria lanuginosa (Michx.) Rohrb. var. saxosa (A. Gray) Zarucchi, R. L. Hartman & Rabeler. Spreading Sandwort. MCk
54. [ ] Stellaria longipes Goldie ssp. longipes. (Syn: S. l. Goldie var. l. ) Longstalk Starwort. MCk
56. [ ] Chenopodium fremontii S. Watson. Fremont's Goosefoot. Lscrag
58. [ ] Sedum lanceolatum Torr. (Syn: Amerosedum lanceolatum (Torr.) A. Löve & D. Löve ) Spearleaf Stonecrop. Lscrag MCk
60. [ ] Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Sprengel. (Syn: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Sprengel ssp. adenotricha (Fernald & J.F.Macbr.) Calder & Roy L.Taylor ) Bearberry. Lscrag
61. [ ] Orthilia secunda (L.) House. Sidebells Wintergreen. MCk
62. [ ] Pyrola chlorantha Sw. Green-Flowered Wintergreen. MCk
64. [ ] Lupinus argenteus Pursh var. fulvomaculatus (Payson) Barneby. (Syn: L. argenteus Pursh ssp. ingratus (Greene) Harmon ) Lodgepole Lupine. MCk
65. [ ] Oxytropis lambertii Pursh. Purple Locoweed. Lscrag
67. [ ] Frasera speciosa Griseb. (Syn: Swertia radiata (Kellogg) Kuntze ) Elkweed. Lscrag MCk
68. [ ] Gentianella amarella (L.) Börner ssp. acuta (Michx.) J. M. Gillett. Autumn Dwarf Gentian. MCk
70. [ ] Geranium caespitosum James. Pineywoods Geranium. Lscrag
71. [ ] Geranium richardsonii Fisch. & Trautv. Richardson's Geranium. MCk
73. [ ] Ribes cereum Douglas. Wax Currant. Lscrag
74. [ ] Ribes inerme Rydb. White Stem Gooseberry. MCk
76. [ ] Jamesia americana Torr. & A. Gray var. americana. Fivepetal Cliffbush. Lscrag MCk
78. [ ] Dracocephalum parviflorum Nutt. American Dragonhead. MCk
79. [ ] Monarda fistulosa L. Wild Bergamot. Lscrag MCk
80. [ ] Scutellaria brittonii Porter. Britton's Skullcap. Lscrag
82. [ ] Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub. (Syn: Epilobium a. L , Epilobium angustifolium L var. intermedium ) Fireweed. MCk
83. [ ] Oenothera L. Evening Primrose. Lscrag
84. [ ] Oenothera coronopifolia Torr. & A. Gray. Crownleaf Evening Primrose. Hierba de San Juan.. MCk
86. [ ] Castilleja integra A. Gray. Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush. MCk
87. [ ] Orthocarpus luteus Nutt. Yellow Owls Clover. Lscrag
88. [ ] Pedicularis canadensis L. Canadian Lousewort. MCk
90. [ ] Penstemon virens Pennell ex Rydb. Front Range Beardtongue. Lscrag
92. [ ] Aliciella pinnatifida (Nutt. ex A.Gray) J.M.Porter. (Syn: Gilia pinnatifida Nutt. ) Sticky Gilia. Lscrag
93. [ ] Collomia linearis Nutt. Tiny Trumpet. Lscrag
94. [ ] Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V.E. Grant ssp. collina (Greene) Wilken & Allard. Scarlet Gilia. Lscrag MCk
96. [ ] Eriogonum alatum Torrey in L. Sitgreaves, Rep. Exped. Zuni Colorado Rivers. 168, plate 8. 1853. (Syn: Pterogonum alatum (Torr.) Gross ) Winged Buckwheat. Lscrag
97. [ ] Polygonum douglasii Greene. (Syn: Polygonum majus (Meisner) Piper ) Douglas Knotweed. Lscrag
99. [ ] Androsace septentrionalis L. (Syn: Androsace septentrionalis L. ssp. subumbellata (A. Nelson) G. T. Robbins ) Pygmyflower Rockjasmine. Lscrag
100. [ ] Dodecatheon pulchellum (Raf.) Merr. (=Primula pauciflora (Durand) A. R. Mast & Reveal var. pauciflora ) Beautiful Shootingstar. MCk
102. [ ] Aconitum columbianum Nutt. Columbian Monkshood. MCk
103. [ ] Aquilegia coerulea E. James. Colorado Blue Columbine. MCk
104. [ ] Thalictrum fendleri Engelm. ex A. Gray. Fendler's Meadow Rue. MCk
106. [ ] Ceanothus fendleri A. Gray. Fendler's Ceanothus. Lscrag
108. [ ] Cercocarpus montanus Raf. Alder-Leaf Mountain Mahogany. Lscrag
109. [ ] Fragaria vesca L. Woodland Strawberry. MCk
110. [ ] Geum macrophyllum Willd. var. perincisum (Rydb.) Raup. Large-leaf Avens. MCk
111. [ ] Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim. var. microphyllus (Rydb.) Jeps. (Syn: H. microphyllus Rydb. , H. microphyllus Rydb. var. microphyllus ) Ocean Spray. MCk
112. [ ] Physocarpus monogynus (Torr.) J.M. Coult. (Syn: Spiraea monogyna Torr. ) Mountain Ninebark. MCk
113. [ ] Potentilla fissa Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray. (=Drymocallis fissa (Nutt.) Rydb.) Bigflower Cinquefoil. Lscrag
114. [ ] Potentilla hippiana Lehm. var. hippiana. Wooly Cinquefoil. Lscrag MCk
115. [ ] Potentilla pensylvanica L. Prairie Cinquefoil. Lscrag
116. [ ] Rosa acicularis Lindl. ssp. sayi (Schwein.) W. H. Lewis. (Syn: Rosa acicularis Lindl. , Rosa sayi Schweinitz ) Say's Acicular Rose. MCk
117. [ ] Rubus pubescens Raf. Dwarf Red Blackberry. MCk
119. [ ] Galium boreale L. (Syn: Galium septentrionale Roem. & Schult. ) Bedstraw. MCk
121. [ ] Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen. MCk
123. [ ] Heuchera hallii A. Gray. Front Range Alumroot. Lscrag MCk
125. [ ] Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein. Weed: CO DofA, List: C. Lscrag
127. [ ] Allium cernuum Roth. Nodding Onion. MCk
129. [ ] Carex geophila Mackenzie. Ground-Loving Sedge. Lscrag
130. [ ] Carex occidentalis L. H. Bailey. Western Sedge. Lscrag
132. [ ] Prosartes trachycarpa S. Watson. (Syn: Disporum trachycarpum (S. Watson) Benth. & Hook. f. ) Roughfruit Fairybells. MCk
134. [ ] Anticlea elegans (Pursh) Rydb. (Syn: Zigadenus elegans Pursh ) Mountain Death Camas. MCk
136. [ ] Bouteloua gracilis (Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths. (Syn: Chondrosum gracile Kunth ) Blue Grama. Lscrag MCk
137. [ ] Bromus porteri (J.M. Coult.) Nash. Nodding Brome. Lscrag
138. [ ] Bromus richardsonii Link. Richardson's Brome. MCk
139. [ ] Danthonia spicata (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. Poverty Oatgrass. MCk
140. [ ] Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey. (Syn: E. longifolius (J. G. Sm.) Gould , Sitanion hystrix (Nutt.) J. G. Sm. ) Squirreltail Grass. Lscrag
141. [ ] Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners. Slender Wheatgrass. Lscrag MCk
142. [ ] Eriocoma nelsonii (Scribn.) Romasch. (Syn: Achnatherum nelsonii (Scribn.) Barkworth , Stipa nelsonii Scribn. ) Lscrag
143. [ ] Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth. (Syn: Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr. ) Needle and Thread. Lscrag
144. [ ] Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult. Prairie Junegrass. Lscrag
145. [ ] Muhlenbergia montana (Nutt.) Hitchc. Mountain Muhly. Lscrag
146. [ ] Oryzopsis asperifolia Michx. White-Grain Mountain Rice-Grass. MCk
147. [ ] Poa fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey. Muttongrass. Lscrag
148. [ ] Schizachne purpurescens Hackel. False Melicgrass. MCk
150. [ ] Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link. (Syn: Smilacina stellata (L.) Desf. ) Starry False Lily of the Valley. Lscrag
| Total number of taxa: | 109 |
| Native Taxa: (serif, italic, bold) | 103 |
| Exotic Taxa: (sans-serif, italic) | 3 |
| Nativity Undetermined: (default font, italic) | 3 |
| Listed Weeds: Identified as Weed | 1 |
Locations Included in This Area
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Date and time this article was prepared: 4/21/2025 8:36:00 PM