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. [ ] Cymopterus lemmonii (J. M. Coult. & Rose) Dorn. (Syn: Pseudocymopterus montanus (A. Gray) J. M. Coult. & Rose ) Alpine False Springparsley. SaltCk
5. [ ] Pseudocymopterus montanus (A. Gray) J. M. Coult. & Rose. (=Cymopterus lemmonii (J. M. Coult. & Rose) Dorn) Alpine False Springparsley. SaltCk
7. [ ] Asclepias hallii A. Gray. Hall's Milkweed. SaltCk
9. [ ] Artemisia frigida Willd. Prairie Sagewort. SaltCk
10. [ ] Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. ssp. incompta (Nutt.) D. D. Keck. White Sagebrush. SaltCk
11. [ ] Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. ssp. ludoviciana. (Syn: A. britonii Rydb. ) White Sagebrush. SaltCk
12. [ ] Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Big Sagebrush. SaltCk
13. [ ] Chaenactis douglasii (Hook.) Hook. & Arn. var. douglasii. Douglas' Dustymaiden. SaltCk
14. [ ] Cirsium scariosum Nutt. Meadow Thistle. SaltCk
15. [ ] Ericameria parryi (A. Gray) G. I. Nesom & G. I. Baird var. parryi. Parry's Rabbitbrush. SaltCk
16. [ ] Erigeron flagellaris A. Gray. Trailing Fleabane. SaltCk
17. [ ] Erigeron subtrinervis Rydb. ex Porter & Britton. Threenerve Daisy. SaltCk
18. [ ] Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britton & Rusby. (Syn: G. linearifolia Lag. ) Broom Snakeweed. SaltCk
19. [ ] Hymenoxys richardsonii (Hook.) Cockerell var. floribunda (A. Gray) Parker. (Syn: Picradenia richardsonii Hooker var. floribunda (A. Gray) Weber ) Colorado Rubberweed. SaltCk
20. [ ] Lactuca tatarica (L.) C.A.Mey. var. pulchella (Pursh) Breitung. (=Mulgedium pulchellum (Pursh) G. Don in R. Sweet) Blue Lettuce. SaltCk
21. [ ] Packera fendleri (A. Gray) W.A. Weber & Á. Löve. (Syn: Senecio fendleri A. Gray ) Fendler’s Ragwort. SaltCk
22. [ ] Solidago missouriensis Nutt. Missouri Goldenrod. SaltCk
23. [ ] 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
24. [ ] Tetradymia canescens DC. Spineless Horsebush.
26. [ ] Cryptantha fendleri (A. Gray) Greene. Sand Dune Cat's-Eye. SaltCk
27. [ ] Lappula occidentalis (S. Watson) Greene var. occidentalis. (Syn: Lappula redowskii (Hornem.) Greene var. redowskii ) Stickseed. SaltCk
28. [ ] Lithospermum multiflorum Torrey ex A. Gray. Many Flowered Stoneseed. SaltCk
29. [ ] Mertensia ciliata (Torr.) G. Don. Tall Fringed Bluebells.
30. [ ] Oreocarya thyrsiflora Greene. (Syn: Cryptantha thyrsiflora (Greene) Payson ) Limestone Cat's-Eye. SaltCk
32. [ ] Physaria vitulifera Rydb. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28: 278. 1901. (Syn: P. vitulifera × bellii ) Roundtip Twinpod. SaltCk
33. [ ] Turritis glabra L. (Syn: Arabis glabra (L.) Bernhardi ) Tower Rockcress. SaltCk
35. [ ] Campanula parryi A. Gray. Parry's Bellflower. SaltCk
37. [ ] Eremogone fendleri (A. Gray) Ikonnikov. (Syn: Arenaria fendleri A. Gray ) Fendler's Sandwort. SaltCk
39. [ ] Euphorbia brachycera Engelm. (Syn: Tithymalus brachyceras (Engelm.) Small ) Horned Spurge. SaltCk
41. [ ] Astragalus . Milkvetch. SaltCk
42. [ ] Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt. Groundplum Milkvetch. SaltCk
43. [ ] Astragalus hallii A. Gray var. hallii. Hall's Milkvetch. SaltCk
44. [ ] Astragalus miser Douglas ex. Hook. var. oblongifolius (Rydb.) Cronquist. Timber Milkvetch. SaltCk
45. [ ] Astragalus tenellus Pursh. Looseflower Milkvetch. SaltCk
46. [ ] Oxytropis deflexa (Pall.) DC. var. sericea Torr. & A. Gray. Nodding Locoweed. SaltCk
47. [ ] Oxytropis sericea Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray var. sericea. White Locoweed. SaltCk
48. [ ] Thermopsis rhombifolia (Nutt. ex Pursh) Nutt. ex Richardson var. divaricarpa (A. Nelson) Isely. (Syn: Thermopsis divaricarpa A. Nelson ) Spreadfruit Goldenbanner. SaltCk
50. [ ] Corydalis aurea Willd. Scrambled Eggs. SaltCk
52. [ ] Frasera speciosa Griseb. (Syn: Swertia radiata (Kellogg) Kuntze ) Elkweed. SaltCk
54. [ ] Geranium caespitosum James. Pineywoods Geranium.
56. [ ] Ribes inerme Rydb. White Stem Gooseberry. SaltCk
58. [ ] Mentzelia speciosa Osterh. (Syn: Nuttallia speciosa (Osterh.) Greene ) Plains Blazing Star. SaltCk
60. [ ] Oenothera cespitosa Nutt. ssp. macroglottis (Rydb.) W.L. Wagner. Tufted Evening Primrose. SaltCk
61. [ ] Oenothera coronopifolia Torr. & A. Gray. Crownleaf Evening Primrose. Hierba de San Juan.. SaltCk
62. [ ] Oenothera suffrutescens (Ser.) W. L. Wagner & Hoch. (Syn: Gaura coccinea Pursh , Gaura glabra Lehm. ) Linda Tarde. SaltCk
64. [ ] Penstemon barbatus (Cav.) Roth. Beard-Lip Beardtongue.
65. [ ] Penstemon barbatus (Cav.) Roth var. torreyi (Benth.) A. Gray. Beardlip Penstemon. SaltCk
66. [ ] Penstemon teucrioides Greene. Germander Beardtongue. SaltCk
67. [ ] Penstemon virgatus A. Gray var. asa-grayi (Crosswh.) Dorn. Upright Blue Beardtongue. SaltCk
69. [ ] Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V.E. Grant ssp. candida (Rydb.) V.E. Grant & A.D. Grant. Scarlet Gilia. SaltCk
71. [ ] Eriogonum alatum Torrey in L. Sitgreaves, Rep. Exped. Zuni Colorado Rivers. 168, plate 8. 1853. (Syn: Pterogonum alatum (Torr.) Gross ) Winged Buckwheat. SaltCk
72. [ ] Rumex triangulivalvis (Danser) Rech. f. (Syn: R. salicifolius Weinm. var. triangulivalvis (Danser) J. C. Hickman ) Triangular-Valved Dock. SaltCk
74. [ ] Androsace septentrionalis L. (Syn: Androsace septentrionalis L. ssp. subumbellata (A. Nelson) G. T. Robbins ) Pygmyflower Rockjasmine. SaltCk
75. [ ] Dodecatheon pulchellum (Raf.) Merr. (=Primula pauciflora (Durand) A. R. Mast & Reveal var. pauciflora ) Beautiful Shootingstar. SaltCk
76. [ ] Primula pauciflora (Durand) A. R. Mast & Reveal var. pauciflora. (Syn: Dodecatheon pulchellum (Raf.) Merr. ) Darkthroat Shooting Star. SaltCk
78. [ ] Aquilegia coerulea E. James. Colorado Blue Columbine. SaltCk
80. [ ] Argentina anserina (L.) Rydb. (Syn: Potentilla anserina L. ) Silver Weed Cinquefoil. SaltCk
81. [ ] Dasiphora fruticosa (L.) Rydb. (Syn: Potentilla fruticosa L. ) Shrubby Cinquefoil, Golden Hardtack. SaltCk
82. [ ] Potentilla hippiana Lehm. var. hippiana. Wooly Cinquefoil. SaltCk
83. [ ] Potentilla pensylvanica L. Prairie Cinquefoil. SaltCk
84. [ ] Rosa woodsii Lindl. Mountain Rose. SaltCk
86. [ ] Galium boreale L. (Syn: Galium septentrionale Roem. & Schult. ) Bedstraw.
88. [ ] Allium cernuum Roth. Nodding Onion. SaltCk
90. [ ] Carex utriculata Boott. Beaked Sedge. SaltCk
92. [ ] Iris missouriensis Nutt. Western Blue Flag. SaltCk
94. [ ] Platanthera huronensis (Nutt.) Lindl. Huron Green Orchid. SaltCk
96. [ ] Bromus porteri (J.M. Coult.) Nash. Nodding Brome. SaltCk
97. [ ] Danthonia californica Bol. California Oatgrass. SaltCk
98. [ ] Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey. (Syn: E. longifolius (J. G. Sm.) Gould , Sitanion hystrix (Nutt.) J. G. Sm. ) Squirreltail Grass. SaltCk
99. [ ] Eriocoma hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.) Rydb. (Syn: Achnatherum hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.) Barkworth , Oryzopsis hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.) Ricker , Stipa hymenoides Roem. & Schult. ) Indian Rice Grass.
100. [ ] Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth. (Syn: Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr. ) Needle and Thread. SaltCk
101. [ ] Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult. Prairie Junegrass. SaltCk
102. [ ] Muhlenbergia montana (Nutt.) Hitchc. Mountain Muhly. SaltCk
103. [ ] Nassella viridula (Trin.) Barkworth. (Syn: Stipa viridula Trin. ) Green Needlegrass. SaltCk
104. [ ] 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: 5/12/2025 3:06:26 PM