Plants of Enchanted Mesa [Boulder Co(s), Colorado]

Observed on CONPS fieldtrip, 4/24/1977 to 4/24/1977

Leader(s): Boulder Chapter; Recorder(s); Bob Farley, Scott Peterson

Scientific Name Synonym Common Name

Agavaceae (formerly in Liliaceae) Agave
1. Yucca glauca Spanish bayonet
Alsinaceae (formerly in Caryophyllaceae) Chickweed
2. Cerastium strictum (C. arvense) Mouse-ear chickweed
Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) Parsley
3. Aletes acaulis Mountain caraway
4. Conium maculatum Poison hemlock
5. Harbouria trachypleura Whiskbroom parsley
6. Lomatium orientale Salt & pepper
7. Pseudocymopterus montanus (Cymopterus lemmonii) Yellow mt. parsley
Asteraceae (Compositae) Sunflower
8. Agoseris glauca False dandelion
9. Gutierrezia sarothrae (Xanthocephalum sarothrae) Broom snakeweed
10. Taraxacum officinale Common dandelion
11. Townsendia exscapa Easter Daisy
Berberidaceae Barberry
12. Mahonia repens Oregon-grape, holly-grape
Boraginaceae Borage
13. Lithospermum incisum Narrow-leaved puccoon, showy stoneseed
14. Mertensia lanceolata (incl. M. viridis) Chiming bells, bluebells
Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) Mustard
15. Boechera fendleri (Arabis fendleri) Fendler rockcress
16. Erysimum asperum Western wallflower
17. Noccaea montana (Thlaspi montana) Wild candytuft
18. Physaria bellii Bell'sdouble bladderpod
Cactaceae Cactus
19. Coryphantha missouriensis (Mammillaria misouriensis) Nipple cactus
20. Opuntia macrorhiza (includes O. compressa reports in CO) Prickly-pear
Cyperaceae Sedge
21. Carex geyeri Elk sedge
Fabaceae (Leguminosae) Pea
22. Vicia americana American or blue vetch
Geraniaceae Geranium
23. Erodium cicutarium Storksbill, cranebill
Grossulariaceae Currant/Gooseberry
24. Ribes cereum Squaw or wax currant
Hydrophyllaceae Waterleaf
25. Hydrophyllum fendleri Waterleaf
Iridaceae Iris
26. Iris missouriensis Wild iris
Enchanted Mesa - Apr 24, 1977 to Apr 24, 1977

Scientific Name Synonym Common Name

Lamiaceae Mint
27. Nepeta cataria Catnip
Liliaceae Lily
28. Leucocrinum montanum Sand lily
Portulacaceae Purslane
29. Claytonia lanceolata Springbeauty
Ranunculaceae Buttercup
30. Pulsatilla patens ssp. multifida (Anenome patens var. multifida) Pasqueflower
Rosaceae Rose
31. Amelanchier alnifolia (A. pumila) Serviceberry, common shadbush
32. Physocarpus monogynus Ninebark
33. Prunus americana Wild plum
Rubiaceae Madder
34. Galium spurium (G. aparine var. echinospermum)
Santalaceae Sandalwood
35. Comandra umbellata ssp. Bastard toadflax
pallida
Saxifragaceae Saxifrage
36. Heuchera bracteata Bracted alum-root
Scrophulariaceae Figwort
37. Verbascum thapsus Great mullein
Violaceae Violet
38. Viola canadensis Canada violet
39. Viola nuttallii Nuttall violet

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