Plants of East Carrizo Creek, SE Co Prairies [Baca Co(s), Colorado]

Observed on CONPS fieldtrip, 5/21/1989 to 5/21/1989

Leader(s): Rick Brune, Meg Van Ness; Recorder(s); Loraine Yeatts

Scientific Name Synonym Common Name

Alsinaceae (formerly in Caryophyllaceae) Chickweed
1. Paronychia jamesii (P. depressa) James nailwort
Asteraceae (Compositae) Sunflower
2. Engelmannia pinnatifida
3. Hymenopappus filifolius var.
cinereus
4. Hymenopappus flavescens
5. Leucelene ericoides Sand aster
6. Machaeranthera pinnatifida (Haplopappus spinulosus) Spiny goldenweed
7. Melampodium leucanthum Blackfoot
8. Tetraneuris acaulis (Hymenoxys acaulis) Stemless hymenoxys/woolly-base
9. Thelesperma megapotamicum Greenthread
Boraginaceae Borage
10. Cryptantha minima
11. Oreocarya suffruticosa (Cryptantha jamesii)
Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) Mustard
12. Lesquerella engelmannii ssp. (L. ovalifolia) Oval-leaf bladderpod
ovalifolia
Cyperaceae Sedge
13. Carex aurea Golden sedge
Fabaceae (Leguminosae) Pea
14. Astragalus missouriensis Missouri milkvetch
15. Polygala alba White milkwort
Gentianaceae Gentian
16. Frasera coloradensis (Swertia coloradensis)
Linaceae Flax
17. Mesynium rigidum (Linum rigidum) Yellow flax
Onagraceae Evening-primrose
18. Calylophus hartwegii ssp. Hartweg evening primrose
pubescens
19. Calylophus lavandulifolius Lavendar leaf primrose
Plantaginaceae Plantain
20. Plantago patagonica (P. purshii) Woolly plantain
Polygonaceae Buckwheat
21. Eriogonum lachnogynum
Scrophulariaceae Figwort
22. Penstemon albidus White beardtongue

Frasera coloradensis site, on Greenhorn limestone with much interbedded sandstone; elev. 5000 ft.
Maps: Baca County sheet 3, 7.5' Carrizo Mt., T33S R50W NE1/4 S9