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Wildflowers of Mesa Verde National Park
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Mesa Verde National Park
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Below is a selection of the flowering plants of Mesa Verde National Park, which contains over 800 species. Follow the links for full descriptions. A complete list is available via
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Snowball sand verbena
Abronia fragrans
Common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Wright's deervetch
Acmispon wrightii
Orange agoseris
Agoseris aurantiaca
Pale agoseris
Agoseris glauca
Hayden's gilia
Aliciella haydenii
Hookers onion
Allium acuminatum
Nodding onion
Allium cernuum
Largeflower onion
Allium macropetalum
Alkali marsh aster
Almutaster pauciflorus
Ragleaf bahia
Amauriopsis dissecta
Utah serviceberry
Amelanchier utahensis
Western pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
Rock jasmine
Androsace septentrionalis
Pink funnel lily
Androstephium breviflorum
Low pussytoes
Antennaria dimorpha
Whitemargin pussytoes
Antennaria marginata
Littlleaf pussytoes
Antennaria microphylla
Small-leaved pussytoes
Antennaria parvifolia
Rosy pussytoes
Antennaria rosea
Bitter dogbane
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Indian hemp
Apocynum cannabinum
Mancos columbine
Aquilegia Micrantha
Common burdock
Arctium minus
Silver sagebrush
Artemisia cana
Wild tarragon
Artemisia dracunculus
White sagebrush
Artemisia ludoviciana
Black sagebrush
Artemisia nova
Big sagebrush
Artemisia tridentata
Spider milkweed
Asclepias asperula
Showy milkweed
Asclepias speciosa
Horsetail milkweed
Asclepias subverticillata
Crescent milkvetch
Astragalus amphioxys
Torrey's milkvetch
Astragalus calycosus
Painted milkvetch
Astragalus ceramicus
Chickpea milkvetch
Astragalus cicer
Yellow milkvetch
Astragalus flavus
Freckled milkvetch
Astragalus lentiginosus
Rushy milkvetch
Astragalus lonchocarpus
Missouri milkvetch
Astragalus missouriensis
Woolly locoweed
Astragalus mollissimus
Small-flowered milkvetch
Astragalus nuttallianus
Stinking milkvetch
Astragalus praelongus
Shadescale
Atriplex confertifolia
Arrowleaf balsamroot
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Prince's rockcress
Boechera pulchra
Drummond's rockcress
Boechera stricta
California brickellbush
Brickellia californica
Tasselflower brickellbush
Brickellia grandiflora
Littleleaf brickelbush
Brickellia microphylla
Winding mariposa lily
Calochortus flexuosus
Gunnison's mariposa lily
Calochortus gunnisonii
Sego lily
Calochortus nuttallii
Fairy slipper
Calypso bulbosa
Musk thistle
Carduus nutans
Desert indian paintbrush
Castilleja angustifolia
Wavy-leaved indian paintbrush
Castilleja applegatei
Northwestern indian paintbrush
Castilleja chromosa
Wyoming indian paintbrush
Castilleja linariifolia
Fendler's ceanothus
Ceanothus fendleri
Spotted knapweed
Centaurea stoebe
Arizona centaury
Centaurium calycosum
Douglas' dustymaiden
Chaenactis douglasii
Rose heath
Chaetopappa ericoides
Fireweed
Chamerion angustifolium
Pinyon goosefoot
Chenopodium atrovirens
Pipsissewa
Chimaphila umbellata
Purple mustard
Chorispora tenella
Low rabbitbrush
Chrysothamnus depressus
Yellow rabbitbrush
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Chicory
Cichorium intybus
Arizona thistle
Cirsium arizonicum
Canada thistle
Cirsium arvense
Prairie thistle
Cirsium canescens
Eaton's thistle
Cirsium eatonii
New mexico thistle
Cirsium neomexicanum
Meadow thistle
Cirsium scariosum
Wavy-leaf thistle
Cirsium undulatum
Bull thistle
Cirsium vulgare
Lanceleaf springbeauty
Claytonia lanceolata
Madrean springbeauty
Claytonia rosea
Sugarbowls
Clematis hirsutissima
Western white clematis
Clematis ligusticifolia
Small-flower blue-eyed mary
Collinsia parviflora
Large-flowered collomia
Collomia Grandiflora
Tiny trumpet
Collomia linearis
Bastard toadflax
Comandra umbellata
Rocky mountain hemlockparsley
Conioselinum scopulorum
Field bindweed
Convolvulus arvensis
Spotted coralroot
Corallorhiza maculata
Wright's bird's beak
Cordylanthus wrightii
Red osier dogwood
Cornus sericea
Golden smoke
Corydalis aurea
Tapertip hawksbeard
Crepis acuminata
James' cryptantha
Cryptantha cinerea
Thicksepal cryptantha
Cryptantha crassisepala
Carelessweed
Cyclachaena xanthiifolia
Whipple cholla
Cylindropuntia whipplei
Bulbous spring parsley
Cymopterus bulbosus
Mountain parsley
Cymopterus lemmonii
Macdougal's indian parsley
Cymopterus macdougalii
Purple spring parsley
Cymopterus purpureus
Queen anne's lace
Daucus carota
Subalpine larkspur
Delphinium barbeyi
Nuttall's larkspur
Delphinium nuttallianum
Tall mountain larkspur
Delphinium scaposum
Sierra tansymustard
Descurainia californica
Mountain tansy mustard
Descurainia incana
Western tansy mustard
Descurainia pinnata
Fall false tansy aster
Dieteria asteroides
Bigelow's tansy aster
Dieteria bigelovii
Hoary tansy aster
Dieteria canescens
Spectacle pod
Dimorphocarpa wislizeni
Golden draba
Draba aurea
Wedgeleaf draba
Draba cuneifolia
American dragonhead
Dracocephalum parviflorum
Scarlet hedgehog cactus
Echinocereus coccineus
Fendler's hedgehog
Echinocereus fendleri
King cup cactus
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Mormon tea
Ephedra viridis
Tall annual willowherb
Epilobium brachycarpum
Fringed willowherb
Epilobium ciliatum
Stream orchid
Epipactis gigantea
Ball-head sandwort
Eremogone congesta
Rubber rabbitbrush
Ericameria nauseosa
Canadian horseweed
Erigeron canadensis
Tidy fleabane
Erigeron concinnus
Spreading fleabane
Erigeron divergens
Eaton's daisy
Erigeron eatonii
Smooth fleabane
Erigeron glabellus
Showy daisy
Erigeron speciosus
Utah daisy
Erigeron utahensis
Winged buckwheat
Eriogonum alatum
Nodding buckwheat
Eriogonum cernuum
James' buckwheat
Eriogonum jamesii
Slender buckwheat
Eriogonum microthecum
Cushion buckwheat
Eriogonum ovalifolium
Redroot buckwheat
Eriogonum racemosum
Sulphurflower buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum
Filaree
Erodium cicutarium
Sanddune wallflower
Erysimum capitatum
Smallflower wallflower
Erysimum inconspicuum
Common beehive cactus
Escobaria vivipara
Horned spurge
Euphorbia brachycera
Parry's sandmat
Euphorbia parryi
Thyme-leaf sandmat
Euphorbia serpyllifolia
Apache plume
Fallugia paradoxa
Cliff fendler bush
Fendlera rupicola
Desert elkweed
Frasera albomarginata
Spotted mountain bells
Fritillaria atropurpurea
Northern bedstraw
Galium boreale
Scarlet beeblossom
Gaura coccinea
Diffuse groundsmoke
Gayophytum diffusum
Pineywoods geranium
Geranium caespitosum
Large-leaf avens
Geum macrophyllum
Eyed gilia
Gilia ophthalmoides
Rosy gilia
Gilia sinuata
American licorice
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Green-leaf rattlesnake-plantain
Goodyera oblongifolia
Spiny hopsage
Grayia spinosa
Curly cup gumweed
Grindelia squarrosa
Broom snakeweed
Gutierrezia sarothrae
False forget-me-not
Hackelia floribunda
Utah sweetvetch
Hedysarum boreale
Fivenerve sunflower
Helianthella quinquenervis
Common sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Prairie sunflower
Helianthus petiolaris
Showy goldeneye
Heliomeris multiflora
Gray aster
Herrickia glauca
Rockyscree false goldenaster
Heterotheca fulcrata
Golden aster
Heterotheca villosa
Little-leaf alumroot
Heuchera parvifolia
Mountain spray
Holodiscus dumosus
Fineleaf hymenopappus
Hymenopappus filifolius
Streambank globemallow
Iliamna rivularis
Skyrocket
Ipomopsis aggregata
Dwarf gilia
Ipomopsis pumila
Rocky mountain iris
Iris missouriensis
Prickly lettuce
Lactuca serriola
Western stickseed
Lappula redowskii
Aspen pea
Lathyrus laetivirens
Hoary cress
Lepidium draba
Mesa pepperwort
Lepidium eastwoodiae
Mountain pepperweed
Lepidium montanum
Virginia pepperweed
Lepidium virginicum
Oxeye daisy
Leucanthemum vulgare
Fern leaf biscuitroot
Ligusticum filicinum
Loveroot
Ligusticum porteri
Granite prickly phlox
Linanthus pungens
Dalmatian toadflax
Linaria dalmatica
Blue flax
Linum lewisii
Slender woodland-star
Lithophragma tenellum
Fringed gromwell
Lithospermum incisum
Manyflowered stoneseed
Lithospermum multiflorum
Fernleaf biscuitroot
Lomatium dissectum
Silvery lupine
Lupinus argenteus
Tailcup lupine
Lupinus caudatus
Tansyleaf aster
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia
Fremont's barberry
Mahonia fremontii
Creeping barberry
Mahonia repens
Large false solomon's-seal
Maianthemum racemosum
Starry solomon's seal
Maianthemum stellatum
White horehound
Marrubium vulgare
Alfalfa
Medicago sativa
Yellow sweet clover
Melilotus officinalis
Field mint
Mentha arvensis
White-stemmed blazing star
Mentzelia albicaulis
Adonis blazingstar
Mentzelia multiflora
Prairie bluebells
Mertensia lanceolata
Sagebrush bluebells
Mertensia oblongifolia
Narrowleaf four o'clock
Mirabilis linearis
Desert four o'clock
Mirabilis multiflora
Smooth spreading four o'clock
Mirabilis oxybaphoides
Largeleaf sandwort
Moehringia macrophylla
Wild bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
Pinesap
Monotropa hypopitys
Blue lettuce
Mulgedium oblongifolium
Alpine pennycress
Noccaea fendleri
Tufted evening primrose
Oenothera caespitosa
Cutleaf evening primrose
Oenothera coronopifolia
Hooker's evening primrose
Oenothera elata
Pale evening primrose
Oenothera pallida
Hairy evening primrose
Oenothera villosa
Brittle prickly pear
Opuntia fragilis
Tulip prickly pear
Opuntia phaeacantha
Plains prickly pear
Opuntia polyacantha
Plateau yellow miner's candle
Oreocarya flava
Tawny perennial cat's-eye
Oreocarya fulvocanescens
Clustered broomrape
Orobanche fasciculata
Yellow owl clover
Orthocarpus luteus
Purple owl-clover
Orthocarpus purpureoalbus
Bluntseed sweetroot
Osmorhiza depauperata
Fendler's ragwort
Packera fendleri
Lobeleaf groundsel
Packera multilobata
New mexico groundsel
Packera neomexicana
Hoary groundsel
Packera werneriifolia
Mountain lover
Paxistima myrsinites
Dwarf lousewort
Pedicularis centranthera
Narrowleaf beardtongue
Penstemon angustifolius
Beardlip penstemon
Penstemon barbatus
Dusty penstemon
Penstemon comarrhenus
Firecracker penstemon
Penstemon eatonii
Toadflax penstemon
Penstemon linarioides
Beaked beardtongue
Penstemon rostriflorus
Rydberg's penstemon
Penstemon rydbergii
Rocky mountain penstemon
Penstemon strictus
Watson's penstemon
Penstemon watsonii
Water smartweed
Persicaria amphibia
Rock goldenrod
Petradoria pumila
Variable-leaf phacelia
Phacelia heterophylla
Littleleaf mock orange
Philadelphus microphyllus
Mountain phlox
Phlox austromontana
Spiny phlox
Phlox hoodii
Long leaved phlox
Phlox longifolia
Sharpleaf twinpod
Physaria acutifolia
Straight bladderpod
Physaria rectipes
Common plantain
Plantago major
Woolly plantain
Plantago Patagonica
Towering jacob's ladder
Polemonium foliosissimum
Prostrate knotweed
Polygonum aviculare
Douglas' knotweed
Polygonum douglasii
Slender cinquefoil
Potentilla gracilis
Woolly cinquefoil
Potentilla hippiana
Beautiful cinquefoil
Potentilla pulcherrima
Peach
Prunus persica
Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
Sticky starwort
Pseudostellaria jamesiana
Woodland pinedrops
Pterospora andromedea
Cliff rose
Purshia stansburiana
Bitterbrush
Purshia tridentata
Alkali buttercup
Ranunculus cymbalaria
Upright prairie coneflower
Ratibida columnifera
Russian knapweed
Rhaponticum repens
Golden currant
Ribes aureum
Woods' rose
Rosa woodsii
Red raspberry
Rubus idaeus
Black-eyed susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Curly dock
Rumex crispus
Wild rhubarb
Rumex hymenosepalus
Sandbar willow
Salix exigua
Prickly russian thistle
Salsola tragus
Blue elder
Sambucus cerulea
Red elder
Sambucus racemosa
Common soapwort
Saponaria officinalis
Badlands mule-ears
Scabrethia scabra
Cutleaf groundsel
Senecio eremophilus
Threadleaf ragwort
Senecio flaccidus
Tall western groundsel
Senecio integerrimus
Broom-like ragwort
Senecio spartioides
White checkermallow
Sidalcea candida
New mexico checkermallow
Sidalcea neomexicana
Drummond's campion
Silene drummondii
Simple campion
Silene scouleri
Tall mustard
Sisymbrium altissimum
Small tumblemustard
Sisymbrium loeselii
Common blue-eyed grass
Sisyrinchium montanum
Wild potato
Solanum jamesii
Canada goldenrod
Solidago canadensis
Threenerve goldenrod
Solidago velutina
Prickly cow thistle
Sonchus asper
Scarlet globemallow
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Munro's globemallow
Sphaeralcea munroana
Small-leaf globemallow
Sphaeralcea parvifolia
Desert plume
Stanleya pinnata
Small wirelettuce
Stephanomeria exigua
Brownplume wirelettuce
Stephanomeria pauciflora
Narrowleaf wire-lettuce
Stephanomeria tenuifolia
Longbeak streptanthella
Streptanthella longirostris
Heartleaf twistflower
Streptanthus cordatus
Star gentian
Swertia perennis
Mountain snowberry
Symphoricarpos oreophilus
Western aster
Symphyotrichum ascendens
Pacific aster
Symphyotrichum chilense
White prairie aster
Symphyotrichum falcatum
Smooth aster
Symphyotrichum laeve
Common dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
Spineless horsebrush
Tetradymia canescens
Stemless four-nerve daisy
Tetraneuris acaulis
Perky sue
Tetraneuris ivesiana
Stemmed four-nerve daisy
Tetraneuris scaposa
Fendler's meadow-rue
Thalictrum fendleri
Hopi tea greenthread
Thelesperma megapotamicum
Entireleaved thelypody
Thelypodium integrifolium
Yellow pea
Thermopsis montana
Stemless townsend daisy
Townsendia exscapa
Easter daisy
Townsendia incana
Foothill death camas
Toxicoscordion paniculatum
Yellow salsify
Tragopogon dubius
Puncture vine
Tribulus terrestris
Hollyleaf clover
Trifolium gymnocarpon
Red clover
Trifolium pratense
White clover
Trifolium repens
Common mullein
Verbascum thapsus
Bigbract verbena
Verbena bracteata
Golden crownbeard
Verbesina encelioides
Ritters' coral drops
Veronica ritteriana
American vetch
Vicia americana
Louisiana vetch
Vicia ludoviciana
Blue violet
Viola adunca
Slender goldenweed
Xanthisma gracile
Spiny goldenbush
Xanthisma spinulosum
Narrow leaf yucca
Yucca angustissima
Banana yucca
Yucca baccata
Navajo yucca
Yucca baileyi
Spanish bayonet
Yucca harrimaniae
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