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. [ ] Pseudocymopterus montanus (A. Gray) J. M. Coult. & Rose. (=Cymopterus lemmonii (J. M. Coult. & Rose) Dorn) Alpine False Springparsley. MCk
11. Tribe: Scandiceae
12. [ ] Osmorhiza depauperata Phil. Blunt-Fruit Sweet-Cicely. MCk
13. Tribe: Selineae
14. [ ] Cymopterus lemmonii (J. M. Coult. & Rose) Dorn. (Syn: Pseudocymopterus montanus (A. Gray) J. M. Coult. & Rose ) Alpine False Springparsley. MCk
15. [ ] Harbouria trachypleura (A. Gray) J.M. Coult. & Rose. (Syn: Thaspium trachypleurum A. Gray ) Whiskbroom Parsley. Lscrag
17. [ ] Apocynum ×floribundum Greene. Dogbane. Lscrag
19. Tribe: Anthemideae
20. [ ] 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
21. Tribe: Astereae
22. SubTribe: Baccharidinae
23. [ ] Laennecia schiedeana (Lessing) G. L. Nesom. Pineland Marshtail. Lscrag
24. SubTribe: Chrysopsidinae
25. [ ] Heterotheca foliosa (Nutt.) Shinners. (Syn: Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners var. foliosa (Nutt.) V.L. Harms ) Hairy False Goldenaster. Lscrag MCk
26. SubTribe: Conyzinae
27. [ ] Erigeron compositus Pursh. (Syn: E. compositus Pursh var. discoideus A. Gray , E. compositus Pursh var. glabratus Macoun ) Cutleaf Daisy. Lscrag
28. [ ] Erigeron eximius Greene. (Syn: E. superbus Greene ex. Rydb. ) Splendid Daisy, Sprucefir Fleabane. MCk
29. [ ] Erigeron speciosus (Lindl.) DC. Aspen Fleabane. MCk
30. [ ] Erigeron subtrinervis Rydb. ex Porter & Britton. Threenerve Daisy. Lscrag MCk
31. SubTribe: Machaerantherinae
32. [ ] Dieteria bigelovii (A. Gray) D. R. Morgan & R. L. Hartman. (Syn: Machaeranthera b. (A. Gray) Greene , Machaeranthera varians Greene ) Bigelow's Tansy Aster. Lscrag
33. SubTribe: Solidagininae
34. [ ] Solidago L. Goldenrod. Lscrag
35. [ ] Solidago missouriensis Nutt. Missouri Goldenrod. MCk
36. [ ] Solidago nana Nutt. Baby Goldenrod. Lscrag
37. SubTribe: Symphyotrichinae
38. [ ] Symphyotrichum porteri (A. Gray) G.L. Nesom. (Syn: Aster porteri A. Gray ) Smooth White Aster. MCk
39. Tribe: Cichorieae
40. SubTribe: Crepidinae
41. [ ] Crepis capillaris (L.) Wallr. Smooth Hawk's-Beard. Lscrag
42. Tribe: Gnaphalieae
43. [ ] Antennaria parvifolia Nutt. Small-Leaf Pussytoes. Lscrag
44. [ ] Antennaria rosea Greene. Rosy Pussytoes. MCk
45. Tribe: Helenieae
46. SubTribe: Gaillardiinae
47. [ ] Gaillardia aristata Pursh. Blanketflower. Lscrag
48. Tribe: Heliantheae
49. SubTribe: Rudbeckiinae
50. [ ] Rudbeckia hirta L. var. pulcherrima Farw. Black-Eyed Susan. MCk
51. [ ] Rudbeckia laciniata L. var. ampla (A. Nelson) Cronquist. Cut-Leaf Coneflower.. MCk
52. Tribe: Madieae
53. SubTribe: Arnicinae
54. [ ] Arnica cordifolia Hook. Heart-Leaf Leopardbane. MCk
55. Tribe: Senecioneae
56. [ ] Packera fendleri (A. Gray) W.A. Weber & Á. Löve. (Syn: Senecio fendleri A. Gray ) Fendler’s Ragwort. Lscrag MCk
57. [ ] Senecio spartioides Torr. & A. Gray. (Syn: S. multicapitatus Greenm. ex Rydb. ) Broomlike Ragwort. Lscrag
59. [ ] Betula occidentalis Hook. (Syn: Betula fontinalis Sarg. ) Water Birch. MCk
61. [ ] Hackelia floribunda (Lehm.) I. M. Johnst. Many-Flowered Stickseed. MCk
62. [ ] Lithospermum multiflorum Torrey ex A. Gray. Many Flowered Stoneseed. Lscrag
63. [ ] Mertensia lanceolata (Pursh) DC. Prairie Bluebells. Lscrag
64. [ ] Oreocarya virgata (Porter) Greene. (Syn: Cryptantha virgata (Porter) Payson ) Miner"s Candle. Lscrag MCk
66. [ ] Arabis pycnocarpa M. Hopkins var. pycnocarpa. (Syn: Arabis hirsuta (L.) Scop. , Arabis hirsuta (L.) Scop. var. pycnocarpa (M. Hopkins) Rollins ) Cream Flower Rockcress. MCk
67. [ ] Berteroa incana (L.) DC. Hoary Alyssum. Lscrag
69. [ ] Campanula rotundifolia L. (=Campanula petiolata A. DC.) Harebell. Lscrag MCk
71. [ ] Lonicera involucrata (Richardson) Banks ex Spreng. Twinberry Honeysuckle. MCk
73. [ ] Arenaria lanuginosa (Michx.) Rohrb. var. saxosa (A. Gray) Zarucchi, R. L. Hartman & Rabeler. Spreading Sandwort. MCk
74. [ ] Stellaria longipes Goldie ssp. longipes. (Syn: S. l. Goldie var. l. ) Longstalk Starwort. MCk
76. [ ] Chenopodium fremontii S. Watson. Fremont's Goosefoot. Lscrag
78. [ ] Sedum lanceolatum Torr. (Syn: Amerosedum lanceolatum (Torr.) A. Löve & D. Löve ) Spearleaf Stonecrop. Lscrag MCk
80. [ ] Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Sprengel. (Syn: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Sprengel ssp. adenotricha (Fernald & J.F.Macbr.) Calder & Roy L.Taylor ) Bearberry. Lscrag
81. [ ] Orthilia secunda (L.) House. Sidebells Wintergreen. MCk
82. [ ] Pyrola chlorantha Sw. Green-Flowered Wintergreen. MCk
84. [ ] Lupinus argenteus Pursh var. fulvomaculatus (Payson) Barneby. (Syn: L. argenteus Pursh ssp. ingratus (Greene) Harmon ) Lodgepole Lupine. MCk
85. [ ] Oxytropis lambertii Pursh. Purple Locoweed. Lscrag
87. [ ] Frasera speciosa Griseb. (Syn: Swertia radiata (Kellogg) Kuntze ) Elkweed. Lscrag MCk
88. [ ] Gentianella amarella (L.) Börner ssp. acuta (Michx.) J. M. Gillett. Autumn Dwarf Gentian. MCk
90. [ ] Geranium caespitosum James. Pineywoods Geranium. Lscrag
91. [ ] Geranium richardsonii Fisch. & Trautv. Richardson's Geranium. MCk
93. [ ] Ribes cereum Douglas. Wax Currant. Lscrag
94. [ ] Ribes inerme Rydb. White Stem Gooseberry. MCk
96. [ ] Jamesia americana Torr. & A. Gray var. americana. Fivepetal Cliffbush. Lscrag MCk
98. [ ] Dracocephalum parviflorum Nutt. American Dragonhead. MCk
99. [ ] Monarda fistulosa L. Wild Bergamot. Lscrag MCk
100. [ ] Scutellaria brittonii Porter. Britton's Skullcap. Lscrag
102. [ ] Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub. (Syn: Epilobium a. L , Epilobium angustifolium L var. intermedium ) Fireweed. MCk
103. [ ] Oenothera L. Evening Primrose. Lscrag
104. [ ] Oenothera coronopifolia Torr. & A. Gray. Crownleaf Evening Primrose. Hierba de San Juan.. MCk
106. [ ] Castilleja integra A. Gray. Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush. MCk
107. [ ] Orthocarpus luteus Nutt. Yellow Owls Clover. Lscrag
108. [ ] Pedicularis canadensis L. Canadian Lousewort. MCk
110. [ ] Penstemon virens Pennell ex Rydb. Front Range Beardtongue. Lscrag
112. [ ] Aliciella pinnatifida (Nutt. ex A.Gray) J.M.Porter. (Syn: Gilia pinnatifida Nutt. ) Sticky Gilia. Lscrag
113. [ ] Collomia linearis Nutt. Tiny Trumpet. Lscrag
114. [ ] Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V.E. Grant ssp. collina (Greene) Wilken & Allard. Scarlet Gilia. Lscrag MCk
116. [ ] Eriogonum alatum Torrey in L. Sitgreaves, Rep. Exped. Zuni Colorado Rivers. 168, plate 8. 1853. (Syn: Pterogonum alatum (Torr.) Gross ) Winged Buckwheat. Lscrag
117. [ ] Polygonum douglasii Greene. (Syn: Polygonum majus (Meisner) Piper ) Douglas Knotweed. Lscrag
119. [ ] Androsace septentrionalis L. (Syn: Androsace septentrionalis L. ssp. subumbellata (A. Nelson) G. T. Robbins ) Pygmyflower Rockjasmine. Lscrag
120. [ ] Dodecatheon pulchellum (Raf.) Merr. (=Primula pauciflora (Durand) A. R. Mast & Reveal var. pauciflora ) Beautiful Shootingstar. MCk
122. [ ] Aconitum columbianum Nutt. Columbian Monkshood. MCk
123. [ ] Aquilegia coerulea E. James. Colorado Blue Columbine. MCk
124. [ ] Thalictrum fendleri Engelm. ex A. Gray. Fendler's Meadow Rue. MCk
126. [ ] Ceanothus fendleri A. Gray. Fendler's Ceanothus. Lscrag
128. [ ] Cercocarpus montanus Raf. Alder-Leaf Mountain Mahogany. Lscrag
129. [ ] Fragaria vesca L. Woodland Strawberry. MCk
130. [ ] Geum macrophyllum Willd. var. perincisum (Rydb.) Raup. Large-leaf Avens. MCk
131. [ ] Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim. var. microphyllus (Rydb.) Jeps. (Syn: H. microphyllus Rydb. , H. microphyllus Rydb. var. microphyllus ) Ocean Spray. MCk
132. [ ] Physocarpus monogynus (Torr.) J.M. Coult. (Syn: Spiraea monogyna Torr. ) Mountain Ninebark. MCk
133. [ ] Potentilla fissa Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray. (=Drymocallis fissa (Nutt.) Rydb.) Bigflower Cinquefoil. Lscrag
134. [ ] Potentilla hippiana Lehm. var. hippiana. Wooly Cinquefoil. Lscrag MCk
135. [ ] Potentilla pensylvanica L. Prairie Cinquefoil. Lscrag
136. [ ] Rosa acicularis Lindl. ssp. sayi (Schwein.) W. H. Lewis. (Syn: Rosa acicularis Lindl. , Rosa sayi Schweinitz ) Say's Acicular Rose. MCk
137. [ ] Rubus pubescens Raf. Dwarf Red Blackberry. MCk
139. [ ] Galium boreale L. (Syn: Galium septentrionale Roem. & Schult. ) Bedstraw. MCk
141. [ ] Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen. MCk
143. [ ] Heuchera hallii A. Gray. Front Range Alumroot. Lscrag MCk
145. [ ] Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein. Weed: CO DofA, List: C. Lscrag
147. [ ] Allium cernuum Roth. Nodding Onion. MCk
149. [ ] Carex geophila Mackenzie. Ground-Loving Sedge. Lscrag
150. [ ] Carex occidentalis L. H. Bailey. Western Sedge. Lscrag
152. [ ] Prosartes trachycarpa S. Watson. (Syn: Disporum trachycarpum (S. Watson) Benth. & Hook. f. ) Roughfruit Fairybells. MCk
154. [ ] Anticlea elegans (Pursh) Rydb. (Syn: Zigadenus elegans Pursh ) Mountain Death Camas. MCk
156. Tribe: Aveneae
157. [ ] Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult. Prairie Junegrass. Lscrag
158. Tribe: Bromeae
159. [ ] Bromus porteri (J.M. Coult.) Nash. Nodding Brome. Lscrag
160. [ ] Bromus richardsonii Link. Richardson's Brome. MCk
161. Tribe: Cynodonteae
162. [ ] Bouteloua gracilis (Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths. (Syn: Chondrosum gracile Kunth ) Blue Grama. Lscrag MCk
163. Tribe: Danthonieae
164. [ ] Danthonia spicata (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. Poverty Oatgrass. MCk
165. Tribe: Eragrostideae
166. [ ] Muhlenbergia montana (Nutt.) Hitchc. Mountain Muhly. Lscrag
167. Tribe: Meliceae
168. [ ] Schizachne purpurescens Hackel. False Melicgrass. MCk
169. Tribe: Poeae
170. [ ] Poa fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey. Muttongrass. Lscrag
171. Tribe: Stipeae
172. [ ] Eriocoma nelsonii (Scribn.) Romasch. (Syn: Achnatherum nelsonii (Scribn.) Barkworth , Stipa nelsonii Scribn. ) Lscrag
173. [ ] Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth. (Syn: Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr. ) Needle and Thread. Lscrag
174. [ ] Oryzopsis asperifolia Michx. White-Grain Mountain Rice-Grass. MCk
175. Tribe: Triticeae
176. [ ] Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey. (Syn: E. longifolius (J. G. Sm.) Gould , Sitanion hystrix (Nutt.) J. G. Sm. ) Squirreltail Grass. Lscrag
177. [ ] Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners. Slender Wheatgrass. Lscrag MCk
179. [ ] 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: 2/22/2025 5:11:34 PM