Plants of Chuska Mts. - Southwest Colorado Wildflowers
Plants of Chuska Mts. - Southwest Colorado Wildflowers
Plants of Chuska Mts. - Southwest Colorado Wildflowers
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<strong>Plants</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Chuska</strong> <strong>Mts</strong>. [Apache / McKinley / San Juan Co(s), Arizona / New Mexico]<br />
Observed on CONPS fieldtrip, 8/7/2001 to 8/8/2001<br />
Leader(s): Arnold Clifford, Sandy Friedley, Charlie King; Recorder(s); Scott Ellis, Loraine Yeatts<br />
Scientific Name Synonym Common Name<br />
1. Acer glabrum<br />
Mt. maple<br />
I<br />
I<br />
I<br />
I<br />
2. Achillea lanulosa<br />
(A. millefolium ssp. lanulosa)<br />
Yarrow<br />
3. Actea rubra ssp. arguta<br />
(A. arguta)<br />
Baneberry<br />
4. Agrostis stolonifera<br />
(A. palustris)<br />
Redtop<br />
5. Aletes macdougalii ssp.<br />
breviradiatus<br />
6. Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (A. incana ssp. rugosa)<br />
Thinleaf alder<br />
7. Ambrosia psilostachya var.<br />
coronopifolia<br />
Western ragweed<br />
8. Amerosedum lanceolatum (Sedum lanceolatum)<br />
Stonecrop<br />
9. Anisantha tectorum<br />
(Bromus tectorum)<br />
Cheatgrass<br />
10. Antennaria parvifolia<br />
Mt. pussytoes<br />
11. Antennaria rosulata<br />
Breaks pussytoes<br />
12. Apocynum cannabinum<br />
Indian hemp, dogbane<br />
13. Arctium minus<br />
Burdock<br />
14. Arctostaphylos uva-ursi<br />
Kinnikinick<br />
15. Aristida purpurea<br />
(A. longiseta, A. fendleriana, A. wrightii)<br />
Fendler’s three-awn<br />
16. Arnica fulgens<br />
17. Artemisia carruthii<br />
Carruth’s wormwood<br />
18. Artemisia frigida<br />
Silver or fringed sage<br />
19. Astragalus albulus<br />
Cibola milkvetch<br />
20. Astragalus brandegei<br />
Brandegee’s milkvetch<br />
21. Astragalus chuskanus<br />
<strong>Chuska</strong> milkvetch<br />
22. Astragalus humistratus var.<br />
humivagans<br />
Groundcover milkvetch<br />
23. Astragalus kentrophyta<br />
Mat vetch, thistle milkvetch<br />
24. Batrachium trichophyllum (Ranunculus aquatilis var. capillaceus)<br />
Water crowfoot<br />
25. Brickellia grandiflora<br />
26. Calochortus gunnisonii<br />
Mariposa or sego lily<br />
27. Campanula parryi<br />
Parry's harebell<br />
28. Carduus nutans ssp.<br />
macrolepis<br />
Musk thistle<br />
29. Carex athrostachya<br />
Slenderbeak sedge<br />
30. Carex aurea<br />
Golden sedge<br />
31. Castilleja linariifolia<br />
Wyoming paintbrush<br />
32. Ceanothus fendleri<br />
Buckbrush<br />
33. Chondrosum gracile<br />
(Bouteloua gracilis)<br />
Blue grama<br />
34. Chrysothamnus depressus<br />
Dwarf rabbitbrush<br />
35. Chrysothamnus greenei (C. linifolius)<br />
Greene rabbitbrush<br />
36. Cleome serrulata<br />
Rocky Mt. beeplant<br />
37. Collinsia parviflora<br />
Blue-eyed Mary<br />
38. Comandra umbellata<br />
Bastard-toadflax<br />
39. Corallorhiza maculata<br />
Spotted coralroot<br />
Comments: SW Chapter fieldtrip from Tohatchi, NM, north along spine <strong>of</strong> <strong>Chuska</strong> <strong>Mts</strong>., to Red Rock,<br />
Az, to US 666 and Shiprock, NM<br />
<strong>Plants</strong> <strong>of</strong> special interest: Astragalus chuskanus, endemic to <strong>Chuska</strong> <strong>Mts</strong>., Lesquerella navajoensis,<br />
Lysimachia hybridum, Cryptantha setosissima, Mentzelia sp. nov.<br />
I = introduced; G or S+# = global occurences, 1 = < 5, 2 = 6-20, 3 = 21-100 populations, 4 or 5 = secure but rare<br />
in parts <strong>of</strong> range, esp. at periphery; LE or LT = listed as endangered or threatened
<strong>Chuska</strong> <strong>Mts</strong>. - Aug 7, 2001 to Aug 8, 2001<br />
Scientific Name Synonym Common Name<br />
I<br />
I<br />
40. Coryphantha vivipara<br />
(Mammillaria / Escobaria)<br />
Nipple cactus, pincushion<br />
41. Cryptantha setosissima<br />
Fisl lake cryptanth<br />
42. Dalea candida var. oligophylla<br />
Prairie-clover<br />
43. Elaeagnus angustifolia<br />
Russian-olive<br />
44. Eleocharis palustris<br />
(E. macrostachya)<br />
Spikerush<br />
45. Eleocharis parvula var.<br />
anachaeta<br />
Spikerush<br />
46. Elymus trachycaulus<br />
(Agropyron trachycaulon)<br />
Wild rye, slender wheatgrass<br />
47. Epilobium ciliatum<br />
(incl. E. adenocaulon, E. glandulosum)<br />
Fringed willowherb<br />
48. Equisetum arvense<br />
Field horsetail<br />
49. Eremogone fendleri<br />
(Arenaria fendleri)<br />
Fendler sandwort<br />
50. Erigeron divergens<br />
Spreading fleabane<br />
51. Erigeron flagellaris<br />
Whiplash erigeron<br />
52. Erigeron formosissimus<br />
Pretty daisy<br />
53. Eriogonum racemosum<br />
Redroot buckwheat<br />
54. Erysimum asperum<br />
Western wallflower<br />
55. Festuca arizonica<br />
Arizona fescue<br />
56. Fragaria virginiana ssp. glauca (F. ovalis)<br />
Wild strawberry<br />
57. Frasera speciosa<br />
(Swertia radiata)<br />
Monument plant, green gentian, elkweed<br />
58. Fraxinus cuspidata<br />
Fragrant ash<br />
59. Gayophytum diffusum ssp.<br />
parviflorum<br />
60. Geranium richardsonii<br />
White geranium<br />
61. Geum sp.<br />
62. Glyceria borealis<br />
Northern mannagrass<br />
63. Glyceria striata<br />
Fowl mannagrass<br />
64. Grindelia arizonica var.<br />
stenophylla<br />
Arizona gumweed<br />
65. Halerpestes cymbalaria ssp.<br />
saximontana<br />
(Ranunculus cymbalaria var. saximontanus)<br />
Alkali crowfoot<br />
66. Hesperostipa comata<br />
(Stipa comata)<br />
Needle-and-thread grass<br />
67. Heterotheca villosa<br />
(Chrysopsis villosa)<br />
Hairy goldenaster<br />
68. Hippochaete hyemalis<br />
(Equisetum hyemale)<br />
Common scouringrush<br />
69. Holodiscus dumosus<br />
Ocean spray<br />
70. Humulus americana<br />
Merican hops<br />
71. Hymenopappus filifolius<br />
Fineleaf hymenopappus<br />
72. Hypericum formosum<br />
St. Johnswort<br />
73. Ipomopsis aggregata<br />
(Gilia aggregata)<br />
Scarlet gilia<br />
74. Iris missouriensis<br />
Wild iris<br />
75. Juncus bufonius<br />
Toad rush<br />
76. Juncus longistylis<br />
77. Juncus tracyi<br />
(J. ensifolius var. brunnescens)<br />
Tracy’s or swordleaf rush<br />
78. Juniperus communis var.<br />
depressa<br />
Common juniper<br />
79. Koeleria macrantha<br />
(K. cristata, K. pyramidata)<br />
Junegrass<br />
80. Krascheninnikovia lanata (Eurotia/ Ceratoides lanata)<br />
Winterfat<br />
81. Lappula occidentalis<br />
Stickseed<br />
82. Lemna sp.<br />
Duckweed<br />
83. Lesquerella navajoensis<br />
Navajo bladderpod<br />
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<strong>Chuska</strong> <strong>Mts</strong>. - Aug 7, 2001 to Aug 8, 2001<br />
Scientific Name Synonym Common Name<br />
I<br />
I<br />
I<br />
I<br />
I<br />
84. Leucelene ericoides<br />
Sand aster<br />
85. Ligusticum porteri<br />
Lovage, Osha<br />
86. Lithophragma sp.<br />
87. Lithospermum sp.<br />
88. Lotus wrightii<br />
Wright lotus<br />
89. Lupinus argenteus<br />
Silvery lupine<br />
90. Lycopus americanus<br />
Water horehound, american bugleweed<br />
91. Lysimachia hybrida<br />
Lance-leaf loosestrife<br />
92. Mahonia repens<br />
Oregon-grape, holly-grape<br />
93. Maianthemum amplexicaule (Smilicina racemosa var. amplexicaulis)<br />
False Solomon's seal<br />
94. Melilotus albus<br />
White sweetclover<br />
95. Melilotus <strong>of</strong>ficinalis<br />
Yellow sweetclover<br />
96. Mentzelia sp. nov.<br />
Stickleaf<br />
97. Mertensia franciscana<br />
Chiming bells, bluebells<br />
98. Nuttallia rusbyi<br />
(Mentzelia nuda var. rusbyi)<br />
Rusby blazingstar<br />
99. Oenothera elata<br />
(O. hookeri)<br />
Hooker evening primrose<br />
100. Oenothera flava<br />
Yellow evening-primrose<br />
101. Orthocarpus luteus<br />
Yellow owlclover<br />
102. Osmorhiza depauperata (O. obtusa)<br />
Sweet cicely<br />
103. Oxybaphus linearis<br />
(Mirabilis linearis)<br />
Narrowleaf umbrellawort<br />
104. Pascopyrum smithii<br />
(Agropyron, Elymus)<br />
Western wheatgrass<br />
105. Penstemon ophianthus<br />
Snake-flower<br />
106. Penstemon strictus<br />
Rocky Mt. penstemon<br />
107. Philadelphus microphyllus (P. microphyllus ssp. occidentalis)<br />
Mock-orange<br />
108. Picradenia richardsonii<br />
(Hymenoxys richardsonii)<br />
<strong>Colorado</strong> rubberweed<br />
109. Pinus edulis<br />
Two-needle pinyon<br />
110. Pinus ponderosa ssp.<br />
scopulorum<br />
Ponderosa pine<br />
111. Plantago lanceolata<br />
English plantain<br />
112. Plantago major<br />
Common plantain<br />
113. Polygonum douglasii<br />
(P. sawatchense, P. montanum)<br />
Doulgals buckwheat<br />
114. Polypogon monspeliensis<br />
Rabbitfootgrass<br />
115. Populus fremontii<br />
Fremont cottonwood<br />
116. Populus tremuloides<br />
Aspen<br />
117. Potamogeton sp.<br />
Pondweed<br />
118. Potentilla hippiana<br />
Silvery potentilla<br />
119. Prunella vulgaris<br />
Self-heal, heal-all<br />
120. Pterospora andromedia<br />
Pinedrops<br />
121. Quercus gambellii<br />
Gambel oak<br />
122. Ranunculus reptans<br />
Spearwort<br />
123. Rhus aromatica var.<br />
simplicifolia<br />
(R. trilobata)<br />
Skunkbrush<br />
124. Rorripa sinuata<br />
Spreading yellowcress<br />
125. Rubacer parviflorum<br />
(Rubus parviflorus)<br />
Thimbleberry<br />
126. Rubus idaeus ssp.<br />
Red raspberry<br />
melanolasius<br />
127. Rubus idaeus ssp.<br />
Red raspberry<br />
melanolasius<br />
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<strong>Chuska</strong> <strong>Mts</strong>. - Aug 7, 2001 to Aug 8, 2001<br />
Scientific Name Synonym Common Name<br />
I<br />
128. Rudbeckia ampla<br />
(R. laciniata var. ampla)<br />
Goldenglow<br />
129. Sabina osteosperma<br />
(Juniperus utahensis)<br />
Utah juniper<br />
130. Sabina scopulorum<br />
(Juniperus scopulorum)<br />
Red-cedar, Rocky Mt. juniper<br />
131. Salix exigua<br />
(S. interior)<br />
Sandbar willow<br />
132. Salix laevigata<br />
Red willow<br />
133. Senecio macdougalii<br />
Macdougal groundsel<br />
134. Seriphidium tridentatum (Artemisia tridentata)<br />
Big sagebrush<br />
135. Shepherdia canadensis<br />
Buffalo-berry<br />
136. Solidago sparsiflora<br />
(S. velutina)<br />
Alcove goldenrod<br />
137. Sphaeralcea coccinea<br />
Globemallow, cowboy's delight<br />
138. Sporobolus airoides<br />
Alkali sacaton<br />
139. Stenotus armerioides<br />
(Haplopappus armerioides)<br />
Thrifty goldenweed<br />
140. Suaeda occidentalis<br />
Western seepweed<br />
141. Tamarix ramosissima<br />
(T. chinensis in some reports)<br />
Tamarisk, salt cedar<br />
142. Thalictrum fendleri<br />
Meadow-rue<br />
143. Trifolium longipes<br />
Clover<br />
144. Urtica gracilis<br />
(U. dioica)<br />
Stinging nettle<br />
145. Utricularia macrorhiza<br />
(U. vulgaris restricted to Old World)<br />
Common bladderwort<br />
146. Vicia americana<br />
American or blue vetch<br />
147. Viola nephrophylla<br />
(V. clauseniana)<br />
Bog violet<br />
148. Xanthium strumarium<br />
Cocklebur<br />
149. Yucca baccata<br />
Banana or datil yucca<br />
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