Southwest Colorado Wildflowers Genus Name Search p. 3

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.
Machaeranthera bigelovii	Tansy Aster	Asteraceae	Sunflower	Purple	Foothills, montane, subalpine	Disturbed areas, openings	Fall
Machaeranthera canescens	Tansy Aster	Asteraceae	Sunflower	Purple	Foothills, montane, subalpine	Disturbed areas, openings	Fall
Machaeranthera coloradoensis	Colorado Tansy Aster	Asteraceae	Sunflower	Pink	Montane, subalpine, alpine	Meadows, openings, rocks, tundra	Summer
Machaeranthera grindelioides		Asteraceae	Sunflower	Yellow	Semi-desert	Openings, rimrock	Spring
Machaeranthera pinnatifida		Asteraceae	Sunflower	Yellow	Semi-desert	Openings, hillsides	Spring
Mahonia fremontii	Barberry	Berberidaceae	Barberry	Yellow	Semi-desert	Shrublands, woodlands, openings	Spring
Mahonia repens	Oregon Grape	Berberidaceae	Barberry	Yellow	Foothills, montane, subalpine	Woodlands, openings	Spring
Maianthemum amplexicaule	Solomon's Plume	Convallariaceae	Mayflower	White	Montane, subalpine	Woodlands	Spring
Maianthemum stellatum	Star Lily	Convallariaceae	Mayflower	White	Montane, subalpine	Woodlands	Spring
Malacothrix sonchoides	Desert Dandelion	Asteraceae	Sunflower	Yellow	Semi-desert, foothills	Openings, meadows	Spring, summer
Malcomia africana	African Mustard	Brassicaceae	Mustard	Pink	Semi-desert, foothills	Disturbed areas, openings	Spring, summer
Malva neglecta	Cheeseweed	Malvaceae	Mallow	Pink	Foothills	Disturbed areas	Summer

Medicago lupulina	Black Medic	Fabaceae	Pea	Yellow	Foothills, montane	Disturbed areas, road and trailsides, lawns	Spring, summer
Medicago sativa	Alfalfa	Fabaceae	Pea	Blue	Foothills, montane	Fields, openings	Spring, summer, fall
Melilotus alba	White Sweet Clover	Fabaceae	Pea	White	Semi-desert, foothills, montane	Disturbed areas, meadows	Spring, summer
Melilotus officinalis	Yellow Sweet Clover	Fabaceae	Pea	Yellow	Semi-desert, foothills, montane	Disturbed areas, meadows	Spring, summer
Mentha arvensis	Mint	Lamiaceae	Mint	Blue	Montane	Wetlands	Summer
Menyanthes trifoliata	Buckbean	Menyanthaceae	Buckbean	White	Montane, subalpine	Ponds	Summer
Mertensia brevistyla	Bluebells	Boraginaceae	Forget-Me- Not	Blue	Foothills, montane	Woodlands, meadows, openings	Spring, summer
Mertensia ciliata	Bluebells	Boraginaceae	Forget-Me- Not	Blue	Montane, subalpine	Streamsides	Summer
Mertensia franciscana	Bluebells	Boraginaceae	Forget-Me- Not	Blue	Montane, subalpine	Streamsides	Summer
Mertensia lanceolata	Bluebells	Boraginaceae	Forget-Me- Not	Blue	Foothills to alpine	Woodlands, meadows, openings	Spring, summer
Mesynium puberulum	Yellow Flax	Linaceae	Flax	Yellow	Semi-desert, foothills	Openings, meadows	Spring
Micranthes odontoloma	Brook Saxifrage	Saxifragaceae	Saxifrage	White	Subalpine	Streamsides	Summer
Micranthes oregana	Snowball Saxifrage	Saxifragaceae	Saxifrage	White	Montane, subalpine, alpine	Marshy areas, tundra	Summer
Micranthes rhomboidea	Snowball Saxifrage	Saxifragaceae	Saxifrage	White	Montane, subalpine, alpine	Tundra, rocks, openings	Summer
Microsteris gracilis		Polemoniaceae	Phlox	White	Foothills	Openings, shrublands, woodlands	Spring
Mimulus eastwoodiae	Monkeyflower	Scrophulariaceae	Snapdragon	Red
Mimulus guttatus	Monkeyflower	Scrophulariaceae	Snapdragon	Yellow	Montane, subalpine	Streamsides	Summer
Mimulus tilingii	Monkeyflower	Scrophulariaceae	Snapdragon	Yellow	Subalpine	Streamsides	Summer
Mirabilis glandulosa	Four O'Clocks	Nyctaginaceae	Four O'Clock	Pink	Semi-desert	Canyons	Spring, summer
Mirabilis multiflora	Four O'Clocks	Nyctaginaceae	Four O'Clock	Pink	Semi-desert, foothills	Roadsides, open canyons	Spring, summer, fall
Mirabilis oxybaphoides	Four O'Clocks	Nyctaginaceae	Four O'Clock	Pink	Semi-desert, foothills	Woodlands, roadsides, openings	Summer, fall
Mitella pentandra	Mitrewort	Saxifragaceae	Saxifrage	Green	Montane, subalpine	Woodlands, wetlands	Summer
Mitella stauropetala	Mitrewort	Saxifragaceae	Saxifrage	White	Montane, subalpine	Woodlands, streamsides, wetlands	Summer
Moehringia machrophylla		Caryophyllaceae	Pink	White	Montane, subalpine	Moist, open woodlands	Summer
Monardella odoratissima		Lamiaceae	Mint	Pink	Foothills, montane, subalpine	Open rocky areas	Summer, fall
Monolepis nuttalliana		Chenopodiaceae	Goosefoot	Red	Semi-desert	Shrublands, openings	Spring
Moneses uniflora	Single Delight	Pyrolaceae	Wintergreen	White	Subalpine	Woodlands	Summer
Nama retrorsum		Hydrophyllaceae	Waterleaf	Pink	Semi-desert	Open sands	Spring
Nasturtium officinale	Water Cress	Brassicaceae	Mustard	White	Semi-desert, foothills, montane	Springs, streams	Summer
Negundo aceroides	Box Elder	Aceraceae	Maple	Tree	Semi-desert, foothills, montane	Washes, streamsides	Spring
Nepeta cataria	Catnip	Lamiaceae	Mint	White	Foothills	Disturbed areas	Spring, summer
Nicotiana attenuata	Coyote Tobacco	Solanaceae	Nightshade	White	Semi-desert, foothills	Openings, woodlands	Summer, fall
Noccaea montana	Wild Candytuft	Brassicaceae	Mustard	White	Semi-desert foothills, montane, subalpine	Woodlands, openings, meadows	Spring, summer
Nuttallia pterosperma	Mentzelia	Loasaceae	Loasa	Yellow	Desert, semi-desert	Shrublands, openings	Spring
Oenothera albicaulis	Evening Primrose	Onagraceae	Evening Primrose	White	Semi-desert, foothills	Sandy openings	Spring
Oenothera caespitosa	Evening Primrose	Onagraceae	Evening Primrose	White	Semi-desert, foothills, montane	Disturbed areas, openings	Spring
Oenothera elata	Tall Evening Primrose	Onagraceae	Evening Primrose	Yellow	Foothills, montane	Wet meadows and roadsides	Summer
Oenothera flava	Evening Primrose	Onagraceae	Evening Primrose	Yellow	Foothills, montane	Openings, meadows	Spring, summer
Oenothera coronopifolia	Evening Primrose	Onagraceae	Evening Primrose	White	Foothills, montane	Woodlands, openings	Spring, summer
Oenothera longissima	Bridges Evening Primrose	Onagraceae	Evening Primrose	Yellow	Semi-desert	Washes, streams	Summer, fall
Oenothera pallida	Evening Primrose	Onagraceae	Evening Primrose	White	Semi-desert	Shrublands, openings	Spring, summer
Oligosporus dracunculus	Wild Tarragon	Asteraceae	Sunflower	Yellow	Foothills, montane	Rocky openings, roadsides	Summer
Onobrychis vicifolia	Sain Foin	Fabaceae	Pea	Pink	Foothills, montane	Roadsides	Summer, fall
Opuntia fragilis	Potato Cactus	Cactaceae	Cactus	Yellow	Semi-desert, foothills	Sandy and rocky openings	Summer
Opuntia phaeacantha	Prickly Pear Cactus	Cactaceae	Cactus	Yellow	Semi-desert, foothills	Openings	Spring, summer
Opuntia polyacantha	Prickly Pear Cactus	Cactaceae	Cactus	Yellow, red	Semi-desert, foothills	Openings	Spring, summer
Oreobroma nevadensis	Lewesia, Bitterroot	Portulacaceae	Portulaca	White, pink	Montane	Meadows, open woods	Spring, summer
Oreobroma pygmaea	Bitterroot (Lewesia)	Portulacaceae	Portulaca	Pink	Montane, subalpine, alpine	Woodlands, openings, meadows, tundra	Spring, summer
Oreocarya flava	Cryptantha	Boraginaceae	Forget-Me-Not	Yellow	Semi-desert, foothills	Openings	Spring
Oreocarya flavoculata	Cryptantha	Boraginaceae	Forget-Me-Not	White	Semi-desert, foothills	Openings	Spring
Oreocarya fulvocanescens	Cryptantha	Boraginaceae	Forget-Me-Not	White/Yellow	Semi-desert	Openings	Spring
Oreocarya tenuis	Cryptantha	Boraginaceae	Forget-Me-Not	White	Semi-desert	Openings	Spring
Oreochrysum parryi		Asteraceae	Sunflower	Yellow	Subalpine	Woodlands	Summer
Oreoxis bakeri	Alpine Parsley	Apiaceae	Parsley	Yellow	Alpine	Tundra	Summer
Orobanche cooperi	Broomrape	Orobanchaceae	Broomrape	Purple	Semi-desert	Woodlands, openings	Spring, summer
Orthilia secunda	One-sided Wintergreen	Pyrolaceae	Wintergreen	White	Subalpine	Woodlands	Summer
Orthocarpus luteus	Owl-clover	Scrophulariaceae	Snapdragon	Yellow	Foothills, montane	Woodlands	Summer
Orthocarpus purpureoalbus	Owl-clover	Scrophulariaceae	Snapdragon	Purple/white	Foothills, montane	Woodlands	Summer
Osmorhiza chilensis	Sweet Cicely	Apiaceae	Parsley	White	Montane, subalpine	Woodlands	Spring, summer
Osmorhiza depauperata	Sweet Cicely	Apiaceae	Parsley	White	Montane, subalpine	Woodlands	Spring, summer
Osmorhiza occidentalis	Western Sweet Cicely	Apiaceae	Parsley	Yellow	Montane, subalpine	Woodland, meadows	Spring, summer
Ostrya knowltonii	Western Hophornbeam	Betulaceae	Birch Family	Tree	Semi-desert	Canyons	Spring
Oxalis dillenii	Wood Sorrel	Oxalidaceae	Wood Sorrel	Yellow	Montane	Openings	Summer
Oxalis violacea	Wood Sorrel	Oxalidaceae	Wood Sorrel	Blue	Montane	Openings	Summer
Oxybaphus linearis	Umbrellawort	Nyctaginaceae	Four O'Clock	Pink	Semi-desert, foothills	Woodlands, openings, roadsides	Summer, fall
Oxypolis fendleri	Cowbane	Apiaceae	Parsley	White	Montane, subalpine	Streamsides	Spring, summer
Oxyria digyna	Mountain Sorrel	Polygonaceae	Buckwheat	Red	Alpine	Tundra, scree	Summer
Oxytropis deflexa		Fabaceae	Pea	Blue	Montane, subalpine	Meadows	Summer