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.

1. Apiaceae


2. [ ] Pseudocymopterus montanus (A. Gray) J. M. Coult. & Rose. (Syn: Cymopterus lemmonii (J. M. Coult. & Rose) Dorn ) Alpine False Springparsley. SaltCk

3. Asteraceae


4. [ ] Artemisia frigida Willd. Prairie Sagewort. SaltCk
5. [ ] Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. ssp. incompta (Nutt.) D. D. Keck. White Sagebrush. SaltCk
6. [ ] Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. ssp. ludoviciana. (Syn: A. britonii Rydb. ) White Sagebrush. SaltCk
7. [ ] Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Big Sagebrush. SaltCk
8. [ ] Chaenactis douglasii (Hook.) Hook. & Arn. var. douglasii. Douglas' Dustymaiden. SaltCk
9. [ ] Cirsium scariosum Nutt. Meadow Thistle. SaltCk
10. [ ] Ericameria parryi (A. Gray) G. I. Nesom & G. I. Baird var. parryi. Parry's Rabbitbrush. SaltCk
11. [ ] Erigeron . Fleabane. SaltCk
12. [ ] Erigeron flagellaris A. Gray. Trailing Fleabane. SaltCk
13. [ ] Erigeron subtrinervis Rydb. ex Porter & Britton. Threenerve Daisy. SaltCk
14. [ ] Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britton & Rusby. (Syn: G. linearifolia Lag. ) Broom Snakeweed. SaltCk
15. [ ] Hymenopappus filifolius Hook. Fine Leaved Wooly White. SaltCk
16. [ ] Hymenoxys richardsonii (Hook.) Cockerell var. floribunda (A. Gray) Parker. (Syn: Picradenia richardsonii Hooker var. floribunda (A. Gray) Weber ) Colorado Rubberweed. SaltCk
17. [ ] Lactuca tatarica (L.) C.A.Mey. var. pulchella (Pursh) Breitung. (=Mulgedium pulchellum (Pursh) G. Don in R. Sweet) Blue Lettuce. SaltCk
18. [ ] Packera fendleri (A. Gray) W.A. Weber & Á. Löve. (Syn: Senecio fendleri A. Gray ) Fendler’s Ragwort. SaltCk
19. [ ] Solidago missouriensis Nutt. Missouri Goldenrod. SaltCk
20. [ ] Tetradymia canescens DC. Spineless Horsebush.

21. Boraginaceae


22. [ ] Cryptantha fendleri (A. Gray) Greene. Sand Dune Cat's-Eye. SaltCk
23. [ ] Lappula occidentalis (S. Watson) Greene. (Syn: Lappula redowskii (Hornem.) Greene ) Flatspine Stickseed. SaltCk
24. [ ] Lithospermum multiflorum Torrey ex A. Gray. Many Flowered Stoneseed. SaltCk
25. [ ] Mertensia ciliata (Torr.) G. Don. Tall Fringed Bluebells.
26. [ ] Oreocarya thyrsiflora Greene. (Syn: Cryptantha thyrsiflora (Greene) Payson ) Limestone Cat's-Eye. SaltCk

27. Brassicaceae


28. [ ] Physaria vitulifera Rydb. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28: 278. 1901. Roundtip Twinpod. SaltCk
29. [ ] Turritis glabra L. (Syn: Arabis glabra (L.) Bernhardi ) Tower Rockcress. SaltCk

30. Campanulaceae


31. [ ] Campanula parryi A. Gray. Parry's Bellflower. SaltCk

32. Caryophyllaceae


33. [ ] Eremogone fendleri (A. Gray) Ikonnikov. (Syn: Arenaria fendleri A. Gray ) Fendler's Sandwort. SaltCk

34. Euphorbiaceae


35. [ ] Euphorbia brachycera Engelm. (Syn: Tithymalus brachyceras (Engelm.) Small ) Horned Spurge. SaltCk

36. Fabaceae


37. [ ] Astragalus . Milkvetch. SaltCk
38. [ ] Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt. Groundplum Milkvetch. SaltCk
39. [ ] Astragalus hallii A. Gray var. hallii. Hall's Milkvetch. SaltCk
40. [ ] Astragalus miser Douglas ex. Hook. var. oblongifolius (Rydb.) Cronquist. Timber Milkvetch. SaltCk
41. [ ] Astragalus tenellus Pursh. Looseflower Milkvetch. SaltCk
42. [ ] Oxytropis sericea Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray. White Locoweed. SaltCk
43. [ ] Thermopsis rhombifolia (Nutt. ex Pursh) Nutt. ex Richardson var. divaricarpa (A. Nelson) Isely. (Syn: Thermopsis divaricarpa A. Nelson ) Spreadfruit Goldenbanner. SaltCk

44. Fumariaceae


45. [ ] Corydalis aurea Willd. Scrambled Eggs. SaltCk

46. Gentianaceae


47. [ ] Frasera speciosa Griseb. (Syn: Swertia radiata (Kellogg) Kuntze ) Elkweed. SaltCk

48. Geraniaceae


49. [ ] Geranium caespitosum James. Pineywoods Geranium.

50. Loasaceae


51. [ ] Mentzelia speciosa Osterh. (Syn: Nuttallia speciosa (Osterh.) Greene ) Plains Blazing Star. SaltCk

52. Onagraceae


53. [ ] Oenothera cespitosa Nutt. ssp. macroglottis (Rydb.) W.L. Wagner. Tufted Evening Primrose. SaltCk
54. [ ] Oenothera coronopifolia Torr. & A. Gray. Crownleaf Evening Primrose. SaltCk
55. [ ] Oenothera suffrutescens (Ser.) W. L. Wagner & Hoch. (Syn: Gaura coccinea Pursh , Gaura glabra Lehm. ) Linda Tarde. SaltCk

56. Plantaginaceae


57. [ ] Penstemon barbatus (Cav.) Roth. Beard-Lip Beardtongue.
58. [ ] Penstemon barbatus (Cav.) Roth var. torreyi (Benth.) A. Gray. Beardlip Penstemon. SaltCk
59. [ ] Penstemon teucrioides Greene. Germander Beardtongue. SaltCk
60. [ ] Penstemon virgatus A. Gray var. asa-grayi (Crosswh.) Dorn. Upright Blue Beardtongue. SaltCk

61. Polemoniaceae


62. [ ] Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V.E. Grant ssp. candida (Rydb.) V.E. Grant & A.D. Grant. Scarlet Gilia. SaltCk

63. Polygonaceae


64. [ ] Eriogonum alatum Torrey in L. Sitgreaves, Rep. Exped. Zuni Colorado Rivers. 168, plate 8. 1853. (Syn: Pterogonum alatum (Torr.) Gross ) Winged Buckwheat. SaltCk
65. [ ] Rumex triangulivalvis (Danser) Rech. f. (Syn: R. salicifolius Weinm. var. triangulivalvis (Danser) J. C. Hickman ) Triangular-Valved Dock. SaltCk

66. Primulaceae


67. [ ] Androsace septentrionalis L. (Syn: Androsace septentrionalis L. ssp. subumbellata (A. Nelson) G. T. Robbins ) Pygmyflower Rockjasmine. SaltCk
68. [ ] Dodecatheon pulchellum (Raf.) Merr. Beautiful Shootingstar. SaltCk

69. Rosaceae


70. [ ] Dasiphora fruticosa (L.) Rydb. (Syn: Potentilla fruticosa L. ) Shrubby Cinquefoil, Golden Hardtack. SaltCk
71. [ ] Potentilla anserina L. ssp. anserina. (Syn: Argentina anserina (L.) ssp. egedii A. Love & Ritchie ) Silver Weed Cinquefoil. SaltCk
72. [ ] Potentilla hippiana Lehm. Wooly Cinquefoil. SaltCk
73. [ ] Potentilla pensylvanica L. Prairie Cinquefoil. SaltCk

74. Rubiaceae


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

76. Alliaceae


77. [ ] Allium cernuum Roth. Nodding Onion. SaltCk

78. Iridaceae


79. [ ] Iris missouriensis Nutt. Western Blue Flag. SaltCk

80. Orchidaceae


81. [ ] Platanthera huronensis (Nutt.) Lindl. Huron Green Orchid. SaltCk

82. Poaceae


83. [ ] . Grass Family. SaltCk
84. [ ] Bromus porteri (J.M. Coult.) Nash. Nodding Brome. SaltCk
85. [ ] Danthonia californica Bol. California Oatgrass. SaltCk
86. [ ] Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey. (Syn: E. longifolius (J. G. Sm.) Gould , Sitanion hystrix (Nutt.) J. G. Sm. ) Squirreltail Grass. SaltCk
87. [ ] Eriocoma hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.) Rydb. (Syn: Achnatherum hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.) Barkworth , Oryzopsis hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.) Ricker , Stipa hymenoides Roem. & Schult. ) Indian Rice Grass.
88. [ ] Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth. (Syn: Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr. ) Needle and Thread. SaltCk
89. [ ] Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult. Prairie Junegrass. SaltCk
90. [ ] Muhlenbergia montana (Nutt.) Hitchc. Mountain Muhly. SaltCk
91. [ ] Nassella viridula (Trin.) Barkworth. (Syn: Stipa viridula Trin. ) Green Needlegrass. SaltCk

Total number of taxa: 68
Native Taxa:
(serif, italic, bold)		 63
Exotic Taxa:
(sans-serif, italic)		0
Nativity Undetermined:
(default font, italic) 		5
Listed Weeds:
Identified as Weed 		0

Locations Included in This Area

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Date and time this article was prepared: 9/18/2023 5:26:49 PM