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.

1. Equisetaceae


2. [ ] Equisetum arvense L. Field Horsetail. MCk

3. Cupressaceae


4. [ ] Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. (Syn: Sabina scopulorum Sarg.(Sarg.) Rydb. ) Rocky Mountain Juniper. Lscrag

5. Pinaceae


6. [ ] Pinus ponderosa Laws. Ponderosa Pine. Lscrag

7. Apiaceae


8. [ ] Harbouria trachypleura (A. Gray) J.M. Coult. & Rose. (Syn: Thaspium trachypleurum A. Gray ) Whiskbroom Parsley. Lscrag

9. Apocynaceae


10. [ ] Apocynum ×floribundum Greene. Dogbane. Lscrag

11. Asteraceae


12. [ ] 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
13. [ ] Antennaria parvifolia Nutt. Small-Leaf Pussytoes. Lscrag
14. [ ] Antennaria rosea Greene. Rosy Pussytoes. MCk
15. [ ] Arnica cordifolia Hook. Heart-Leaf Leopardbane. MCk
16. [ ] Crepis L. Hawksbeard. Lscrag
17. [ ] Dieteria bigelovii (A. Gray) D. R. Morgan & R. L. Hartman. (Syn: Machaeranthera b. (A. Gray) Greene , Machaeranthera varians Greene ) Bigelow's Tansy Aster. Lscrag
18. [ ] Erigeron compositus Pursh. (Syn: E. compositus Pursh var. discoideus A. Gray , E. compositus Pursh var. glabratus Macoun ) Cutleaf Daisy. Lscrag
19. [ ] Erigeron eximius Greene. (Syn: E. superbus Greene ex. Rydb. ) Splendid Daisy, Sprucefir Fleabane. MCk
20. [ ] Erigeron speciosus (Lindl.) DC. Aspen Fleabane. MCk
21. [ ] Erigeron subtrinervis Rydb. ex Porter & Britton. Threenerve Daisy. Lscrag MCk
22. [ ] Gaillardia aristata Pursh. Blanketflower. Lscrag
23. [ ] Heterotheca foliosa (Nutt.) Shinners. (Syn: Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners var. foliosa (Nutt.) V.L. Harms ) Hairy False Goldenaster. Lscrag MCk
24. [ ] Laennecia schiedeana (Lessing) G. L. Nesom. Pineland Marshtail. Lscrag
25. [ ] Packera fendleri (A. Gray) W.A. Weber & Á. Löve. (Syn: Senecio fendleri A. Gray ) Fendler’s Ragwort. Lscrag MCk
26. [ ] Rudbeckia hirta L. var. pulcherrima Farw. Black-Eyed Susan. MCk
27. [ ] Rudbeckia laciniata L. var. ampla (A. Nelson) Cronquist. Cut-Leaf Coneflower.. MCk
28. [ ] Senecio spartioides Torr. & A. Gray. (Syn: S. multicapitatus Greenm. ex Rydb. ) Broomlike Ragwort. Lscrag
29. [ ] Solidago L. Goldenrod. Lscrag
30. [ ] Solidago missouriensis Nutt. Missouri Goldenrod. MCk
31. [ ] Solidago nana Nutt. Baby Goldenrod. Lscrag
32. [ ] Symphyotrichum porteri (A. Gray) G.L. Nesom. (Syn: Aster porteri A. Gray ) Smooth White Aster. MCk

33. Betulaceae


34. [ ] Betula occidentalis Hook. (Syn: Betula fontinalis Sarg. ) Water Birch. MCk

35. Boraginaceae


36. [ ] Hackelia floribunda (Lehm.) I. M. Johnst. Many-Flowered Stickseed. MCk
37. [ ] Lithospermum multiflorum Torrey ex A. Gray. Many Flowered Stoneseed. Lscrag
38. [ ] Mertensia lanceolata (Pursh) DC. Prairie Bluebells. Lscrag
39. [ ] Oreocarya virgata (Porter) Greene. (Syn: Cryptantha virgata (Porter) Payson ) Miner"s Candle. Lscrag

40. Brassicaceae


41. [ ] Berteroa incana (L.) DC. Hoary Alyssum. Lscrag

42. Campanulaceae


43. [ ] Campanula rotundifolia L. Harebell. Lscrag MCk

44. Caprifoliaceae


45. [ ] Lonicera involucrata (Richardson) Banks ex Spreng. Twinberry Honeysuckle. MCk

46. Caryophyllaceae


47. [ ] Arenaria lanuginosa (Michx.) Rohrb. var. saxosa (A. Gray) Zarucchi, R. L. Hartman & Rabeler. Spreading Sandwort. MCk
48. [ ] Stellaria longipes Goldie ssp. longipes. (Syn: S. l. Goldie var. l. ) Longstalk Starwort. MCk

49. Chenopodiaceae


50. [ ] Chenopodium fremontii S. Watson. Fremont's Goosefoot. Lscrag

51. Crassulaceae


52. [ ] Sedum lanceolatum Torr. (Syn: Amerosedum lanceolatum (Torr.) A. Löve & D. Löve ) Spearleaf Stonecrop. Lscrag MCk

53. Ericaceae


54. [ ] Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Sprengel. Bearberry. Lscrag

55. Fabaceae


56. [ ] Lupinus argenteus Pursh var. fulvomaculatus (Payson) Barneby. (Syn: L. argenteus Pursh ssp. ingratus (Greene) Harmon ) Lodgepole Lupine. MCk
57. [ ] Oxytropis lambertii Pursh. Purple Locoweed. Lscrag

58. Gentianaceae


59. [ ] Frasera speciosa Griseb. (Syn: Swertia radiata (Kellogg) Kuntze ) Elkweed. Lscrag MCk
60. [ ] Gentianella amarella (L.) Börner ssp. acuta (Michx.) J. M. Gillett. Autumn Dwarf Gentian. MCk

61. Geraniaceae


62. [ ] Geranium caespitosum James. Pineywoods Geranium. Lscrag
63. [ ] Geranium richardsonii Fisch. & Trautv. Richardson's Geranium. MCk

64. Hydrangeaceae


65. [ ] Jamesia americana Torr. & A. Gray. Fivepetal Cliffbush. Lscrag MCk

66. Lamiaceae


67. [ ] Monarda fistulosa L. Wild Bergamot. Lscrag MCk
68. [ ] Scutellaria brittonii Porter. Britton's Skullcap. Lscrag

69. Onagraceae


70. [ ] Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub. (Syn: Epilobium a. L , Epilobium angustifolium L var. intermedium ) Fireweed. MCk
71. [ ] Oenothera L. Evening Primrose. Lscrag

72. Orobanchaceae


73. [ ] Castilleja integra A. Gray. Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush. MCk
74. [ ] Orthocarpus luteus Nutt. Yellow Owls Clover. Lscrag
75. [ ] Pedicularis canadensis L. Canadian Lousewort. MCk

76. Plantaginaceae


77. [ ] Penstemon virens Pennell ex Rydb. Front Range Beardtongue. Lscrag

78. Polemoniaceae


79. [ ] Aliciella pinnatifida (Nutt. ex A.Gray) J.M.Porter. (Syn: Gilia pinnatifida Nutt. ) Sticky Gilia. Lscrag
80. [ ] Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V.E. Grant ssp. collina (Greene) Wilken & Allard. Scarlet Gilia. Lscrag MCk

81. Polygonaceae


82. [ ] Eriogonum alatum Torrey in L. Sitgreaves, Rep. Exped. Zuni Colorado Rivers. 168, plate 8. 1853. (Syn: Pterogonum alatum (Torr.) Gross ) Winged Buckwheat. Lscrag
83. [ ] Polygonum douglasii Greene. (Syn: Polygonum majus (Meisner) Piper ) Douglas Knotweed. Lscrag

84. Primulaceae


85. [ ] Androsace septentrionalis L. (Syn: Androsace septentrionalis L. ssp. subumbellata (A. Nelson) G. T. Robbins ) Pygmyflower Rockjasmine. Lscrag
86. [ ] Dodecatheon pulchellum (Raf.) Merr. Beautiful Shootingstar. MCk

87. Ranunculaceae


88. [ ] Aconitum columbianum Nutt. Columbian Monkshood. MCk
89. [ ] Aquilegia coerulea E. James. Colorado Blue Columbine. MCk
90. [ ] Thalictrum fendleri Engelm. ex A. Gray. Fendler's Meadow Rue. MCk

91. Rhamnaceae


92. [ ] Ceanothus fendleri A. Gray. Fendler's Ceanothus. Lscrag

93. Rosaceae


94. [ ] Cercocarpus montanus Raf. Alder-Leaf Mountain Mahogany. Lscrag
95. [ ] Potentilla fissa Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray. (=Drymocallis fissa (Nutt.) Rydb.) Bigflower Cinquefoil. Lscrag
96. [ ] Potentilla hippiana Lehm. var. hippiana. Wooly Cinquefoil. Lscrag MCk
97. [ ] Potentilla pensylvanica L. Prairie Cinquefoil. Lscrag

98. Rubiaceae


99. [ ] Galium boreale L. (Syn: Galium septentrionale Roem. & Schult. ) Bedstraw. MCk

100. Salicaceae


101. [ ] Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen. MCk

102. Scrophulariaceae


103. [ ] Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein. Weed: CO DofA, List: C. Lscrag

104. Alliaceae


105. [ ] Allium cernuum Roth. Nodding Onion. MCk

106. Cyperaceae


107. [ ] Carex geophila Mackenzie. Ground-Loving Sedge. Lscrag
108. [ ] Carex occidentalis L. H. Bailey. Western Sedge. Lscrag

109. Liliaceae


110. [ ] Prosartes trachycarpa S. Watson. (Syn: Disporum trachycarpum (S. Watson) Benth. & Hook. f. ) Roughfruit Fairybells. MCk

111. Melanthiaceae


112. [ ] Anticlea elegans (Pursh) Rydb. (Syn: Zigadenus elegans Pursh ) Mountain Death Camas. MCk

113. Poaceae


114. [ ] Achnatherum nelsonii (Scribn.) Barkworth. (=Eriocoma nelsonii (Scribn.) Romasch.) Dore's Needlegrass. Lscrag
115. [ ] Bouteloua gracilis (Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths. (Syn: Chondrosum gracile Kunth ) Blue Grama. Lscrag
116. [ ] Bromus porteri (J.M. Coult.) Nash. Nodding Brome. Lscrag
117. [ ] Bromus richardsonii Link. Richardson's Brome. MCk
118. [ ] Danthonia spicata (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. Poverty Oatgrass. MCk
119. [ ] Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey. (Syn: E. longifolius (J. G. Sm.) Gould , Sitanion hystrix (Nutt.) J. G. Sm. ) Squirreltail Grass. Lscrag
120. [ ] Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners. Slender Wheatgrass. Lscrag MCk
121. [ ] Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth. (Syn: Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr. ) Needle and Thread. Lscrag
122. [ ] Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult. Prairie Junegrass. Lscrag
123. [ ] Muhlenbergia montana (Nutt.) Hitchc. Mountain Muhly. Lscrag
124. [ ] Oryzopsis asperifolia Michx. White-Grain Mountain Rice-Grass. MCk
125. [ ] Poa fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey. Muttongrass. Lscrag
126. [ ] Schizachne purpurescens Hackel. False Melicgrass. MCk

Total number of taxa: 89
Native Taxa:
(serif, italic, bold)		 84
Exotic Taxa:
(sans-serif, italic)		2
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: 3/17/2023 5:10:48 PM