Southwest Colorado Wildflowers Genus Name Search p. 1

GENUS AND SPECIES	COMMON NAME	SCIENTIFIC FAMILY NAME	COMMON FAMILY NAME	TYPE OF PLANT	VEGETATION ZONE	HABITAT	SEASON OF BLOOM
				Flower, (brown/green, blue/purple, pink/red/orange, white, or yellow), fern, or tree.	Alpine, subalpine, montane, foothills (including mesas), semi-deserts (including canyons).	Tundra, scree, woodlands, wetlands, streamsides, openings, meadows, rocks, canyons, shrublands, disturbed areas (roadsides, mined areas, timbered lands), semi-deserts.	Spring, summer, fall.
Abies concolor	White Fir	Pinaceae	Pine	Tree	Montane	Woodlands	Spring
Abies lasiocarpa	Subalpine Fir	Pinaceae	Pine	Tree	Montane, subalpine, alpine	Woodlands	Spring
Abronia fragrans	Sand Verbena	Nyctaginaceae	Four O'Clock	White	Semi-desert, foothills	Openings	Spring
Acer glabrum	Red Maple	Aceraceae	Maple	Tree	Montane	Woodlands	Spring
Acer grandidentatum	Big Tooth Maple	Aceraceae	Maple	Tree	Foothills, montane	Woodlands	Spring
Achillea lanulosa	Yarrow	Asteraceae	Sunflower	White	Semi-desert, foothills, montane, subalpine	Meadows, woodlands, shrublands	Summer, fall
Acomastylis rossii	Alpine Avens	Rosaceae	Rose	Yellow	Subalpine, alpine	Meadows	Summer
Aconitum columbianum	Monkshood	Helleboraceae	Hellebore	Purple	Subalpine	Woodlands, meadows, wetlands	Summer
Acrolasia albicaulis	Mentzelia	Loasaceae	Loasa	Yellow	Desert, semi-desert	Shrublands, openings	Spring
Actaea rubra	Red Baneberry	Helleboraceae	Hellebore	White	Montane, subalpine	Woodlands	Spring, summer
Adenolinum lewisii	Blue Flax	Linaceae	Flax	Blue	Semi-desert, foothills, montane, subalpine	Woodlands , openings, meadows	Spring, summer, fall
Adiantum capillus-veneris	Southern Maidenhair Fern	Pteridaceae	Maidenhair Fern	Fern	Semi-desert	Seeps	Summer
Adoxa moschatellina	Musk Plant	Adoxaceae	Moschatel	Brown	Montane, sub-alpine, alpine	Moist areas	Summer
Agoseris aurantiaca	Mountain Dandelion	Asteraceae	Sunflower	Pink/Orange	Foothills, montane, subalpine	Meadows	Summer
Aliciella formosa	Gilia	Polemoniaceae	Phlox	Pink	Semi-desert	Openings	Spring
Agoseris glauca	Mountain Dandelion	Asteraceae	Sunflower	Yellow	Foothills, montane, subalpine	Meadows	Summer
Aliciella haydenii	Gilia	Polemoniaceae	Phlox	Pink	Foothills	Openings	Spring
Aliciella pinnatifida		Polemoniaceae	Phlox	Blue	Semi-desert to subalpine	Openings	Summer
Aliciella subnuda	Gilia	Polemoniaceae	Phlox	Pink	Semi-desert, foothills	Openings	Spring, summer
Allium acuminatum		Alliaceae	Onion	Pink	Foothills	Woodlands, openings	Spring
Allium geyeri	Wild Onion	Alliaceae	Onion	Pink	Montane, subalpine	Meadows	Spring
Allium nevadense		Alliaceae	Onion	White	Semi-desert	Openings	Spring
Allium textile		Alliaceae	Onion	White	Semi-desert	Openings	Spring

Allionia incarnata	Four O'Clocks	Nyctaginaceae	Four O'Clock Family		Semi-desert	Openings	Spring, summer
Alnus incana	Alder	Betulaceae	Birch	Tree	Montane, subalpine	Streamsides	Spring
Alsinanthe macrantha	Chickweed	Alsinaceae	Chickweed	White	Alpine	Tundra	Summer
Alyssum parviflorum	Wild Alyssum	Brassicaceae	Mustard	Yellow	Foothills	Disturbed areas, fields	Spring
Amelanchier alnifolia	Serviceberry	Rosaceae	Rose	White	Foothills, montane	Woodlands, shrublands, canyons	Spring
Amelanchier utahensis	Serviceberry	Rosaceae	Rose	White	Semi-desert, foothills, montane	Woodlands, shrublands, mesas, canyons	Spring
Amerosedum lanceolatum	Yellow Stonecrop	Crassulaceae	Stonecrop	Yellow	Foothills, montane, subalpine, alpine	Rock and gravel openings	Summer
Amsonia eastwoodiana	Bluestar	Apocynaceae	Dogbane	Blue	Semi-desert	Openings	Spring
Anaphalis margaritacea	Pearly Everlasting	Asteraceae	Sunflower	White	Montane, subalpine	Meadows. openings	Summer
Androsace septentrionalis	Northern Fairy Candelabra	Primulaceae	Primrose	White	Foothills, montane, subalpine	Open woodlands, meadows	Spring, summer
Androstephium breviflorum	Sand Lily	Alliaceae	Onion	White	Semi-desert	Sand, canyons, openings	Spring
Anemone multifida		Ranunculaceae	Buttercup	Pink	Montane, sub-alpine	Woodlands, meadows	Summer
Angelica grayi	Angelica	Apiaceae	Parsley	White	Montane, subalpine, alpine	Meadows, woodlands, scree	Summer
Angelica pinnata	Angelica	Apiaceae	Parsley	White	Montane	Streamsides, moist Aspen groves	Summer
Anotites menziesii		Caryophyllaceae	Pink	White	Montane	Open woodlands	Summer
Antennaria corymbosa	Pussytoes	Asteraceae	Sunflower	White	Foothills, montane, subalpine	Meadows	Spring, summer
Antennaria dimorpha	Pussytoes	Asteraceae	Sunflower	White	Foothills	Meadows, openings, woodlands	Spring, summer
Antennaria marginata	Pussytoes	Asteraceae	Sunflower	White	Foothills, montane	Woodlands	Spring, summer
Antennaria media	Pussytoes	Asteraceae	Sunflower	White	Alpine	Scree, openings	Summer
Antennaria rosea	Red Pussytoes	Asteraceae	Sunflower	Red	Foothills, montane	Meadows, woodlands	Summer
Anticlea elegans	Death Camas	Melanthiaceae	False Hellebore	White	Subalpine	Meadows, openings	Spring
Aphyllon fasciculatum	Broomrape	Orobanchaceae	Broomrape	Red	Foothills, montane	Openings, shrublands, woodlands	Summer
Apocynum androsaemifolium	Dogbane	Apocynaceae	Dogbane	White	Foothills, montane	Meadows, moist woods, roadsides.	Spring, summer
Apocynum cannabinum	Dogbane, Indian Hemp	Apocynaceae	Dogbane	White	Foothills, montane	Meadows, moist woods, roadsides.	Spring, summer
Aquilegia coerulea	Colorado Columbine	Helleboraceae	Hellebore	Blue	Subalpine, alpine	Meadows, woodlands, rocks, scree	Summer
Aquilegia coerulea variety daileyae	Columbine	Helleboraceae	Hellebore	Blue	Montane, subalpine	Woodlands, rocks	Summer
Aquilegia coerulea x elegantula	Columbine	Helleboraceae	Hellebore	Red	Montane, subalpine	Woodlands, rocks	Summer
Aquilegia elegantula	Shooting Star Columbine	Helleboraceae	Hellebore	Red	Montane, subalpine	Woodlands, rocks	Spring, summer
Aquilegia micrantha	Columbine	Helleboraceae	Hellebore	White
Arctostaphylos patula	Manzanita	Ericaceae	Heath	Red	Desert semi-desert, canyons	Woodlands, shrublands	Spring
Argemone polyanthemos	Prickly Poppy	Papaveraceae	Poppy	White	Foothills	Roadsides, disturbed areas	Summer
Arnica cordifolia	Heartleaf Arnica	Asteraceae	Sunflower	Yellow	Montane, subalpine	Woodlands	Summer
Arnica mollis	Arnica	Asteraceae	Sunflower	Yellow	Subalpine, alpine	Woodland openings, meadows	Summer
Arnica parryi	Arnica	Asteraceae	Sunflower	Yellow	Montane, subalpine	Woodland openings, meadows	Summer
Arnica rydbergii	Arnica	Asteraceae	Sunflower	Yellow	Subalpine, alpine	Rocks	Summer
Artemisia bigelovii	Dwarf Sagebrush	Asteraceae	Sunflower Family	Yellow	Semi-desert	Rocks, openings	Fall
Artemisia filifolia	Sand Sagebrush	Asteraceae	Sunflower	Yellow/brown	Semi-desert	Shrublands, sand	Late summer, fall
Artemisia franserioides		Asteraceae	Sunflower	White/Green	Montane	Rock, woodland openings	Summer, fall
Artemisia frigida	Sagewort	Asteraceae	Sunflower	Yellow	Foothills, montane	Meadows, gravels	Summer
Artemisia ludoviciana	Sagewort	Asteraceae	Sunflower	Yellow	Foothills, montane, subalpine	Meadows, woodlands	Summer, fall
Artemisia scopulorum	Sagewort	Asteraceae	Sunflower	Yellow	Alpine, subalpine	Tundra, scree	Summer, fall
Asclepias asperula	Milkweed	Asclepiadaceae	Milkweed	Brown/Green	Semi-desert, foothills	Openings	Spring
Asclepias macrosperma	Milkweed	Asclepiadaceae	Milkweed	Yellow	Semi-desert	Sand, canyon washes, shrublands,	Spring, summer
Asclepias speciosa	Showy Milkweed	Asclepiadaceae	Milkweed	Pink	Foothills	Wet areas along roads and fields	Summer
Asclepias tuberosa	Butterfly Weed	Asclepiadaceae	Milkweed	Yellow	Semi-desert	Washes, roadsides	Spring, summer
Asplenium septentrionale	Grass Fern	Aspleniaceae	Spleenwort	Fern	Montane	Rocks	Summer
Aster foliaceus	Aster	Asteraceae	Sunflower	Blue	Foothills, montane	Meadows, openings, disturbed areas	Summer, fall
Aster spathulatus	Aster	Asteraceae	Sunflower	Blue	Montane	Meadows, openings, streamsides	Summer, fall
Astragalus alpinus		Fabaceae	Pea	Blue	Montane, sub-alpine	Openings	Summer
Astragalus amphioxys		Fabaceae	Pea	Pink	Semi-desert	Openings	Spring
Astragalus bisculcatus		Fabaceae	Pea	White	Foothills, montane	Meadows	Spring, summer
Astragalus calycosus		Fabaceae	Pea	Blue	Semi-desert, foothills, montane	Openings	Spring
Astragalus chamaeleuce		Fabaceae	Pea	Pink	Semi-desert	Openings	Spring
Astragalus coltonii variety moabensis		Fabaceae	Pea	Pink	Semi-desert	Openings	Spring
Astragalus cottamii		Fabaceae	Pea	Pink	Semi-desert	Openings	Spring
Astragalus desperatus		Fabaceae	Pea	Blue	Semi-desert	Openings	Spring
Astragalus eastwoodiae		Fabaceae	Pea	Pink	Semi-desert	Openings	Spring
Astragalus flavus		Fabaceae	Pea	White or Yellow	Semi-desert	Openings	Spring
Astragalus haydenianus		Fabaceae	Pea	White	Foothills, montane	Meadows	Spring, summer
Astragalus humilimus		Fabaceae	Pea	Blue	Semi-desert	Openings	Spring
Astragalus lentiginosus		Fabaceae	Pea	Red	Foothills	Openings	Spring, summer
Astragalus lonchocarpus		Fabaceae	Pea	Yellow	Canyons, foothills	Shrublands, openings	Spring
Astragalus missouriensis		Fabaceae	Pea	Pink	Semi-desert	Openings	Spring