Plants of High Creek Fen [Park Co(s), Colorado]

Observed on CONPS fieldtrip, 7/11/1992 to 7/11/1992

Leader(s): Alan Carpenter; Recorder(s);

Scientific Name Synonym Common Name

Asteraceae (Compositae) Sunflower
1. Antennaria pulcherrima ssp. Tall pussytoes
anaphaloides
2. Antennaria sp Pussytoes
3. Artemisia frigida Silver or fringed sage
4. Cirsium scariosum (Cirsium coloradense) Thistle
5. Packera debilis (Senecio debilis) ragwort
6. Picradenia richardsonii (Hymenoxys richardsonii) Colorado rubberweed
7. Psilochenia runcinata (Crepis runcinata) Meadow hawksbeard
Betulaceae Birch
8. Betula fontinalis (B. occidentalis reports) River birch
9. Betula glandulosa Bog birch
Cyperaceae Sedge
10. Carex angustior (Carex muricata)
11. Carex aquatilis Water sedge
12. Carex aurea Golden sedge
13. Carex lanuginosa Woolly sedge
14. Carex praeceptorum sedge
15. Carex scirpoidea Canadian single-spike sedge
16. Carex scirpoidea var. curatorum (C. curatorum) Canyonlands sedge
17. Carex simulata sedge
18. Carex utriculata (C. rostrata of manuals)
19. Eleocharis palustris (E. macrostachya) Spikerush
20. Eriophorum angustifolium Cottonsedge, bogwool
21. Kobresia ssp
Gentianaceae Gentian
22. Chondrophylla aquatica (Gentiana fremontii) Siberian gentian
Hippuridaceae Mare's tail
23. Hippuris vulgaris Mare's tail
Iridaceae Iris
24. Iris missouriensis Wild iris
25. Sisyrinchium montanum Blue-eyed grass
26. Sisyrinchium pallidum Blue-eyed-grass
Juncaceae Rush
27. Juncus arcticus ssp. ater (J. balticus ssp. ater) Arctic rush
28. Juncus longistylis
29. Juncus parryi
Juncaginaceae Arrowgrass
30. Triglochin maritima Arrowgrass
31. Triglochin palustris Marsh arrowgrass
High Creek Fen - Jul 11, 1992 to Jul 11, 1992

Scientific Name Synonym Common Name

Lentibulariaceae Bladderwort
32. Utricularia macrorhiza (U. vulgaris restricted to Old World) Common bladderwort
Melanthiaceae (formerly in Liliaceae) False hellebore
33. Anticlea elegans (Zygadenus elegans) Death camas
Orchidaceae Orchid
34. Limnorchis hyperborea (Habenaria, Platanthera) Northern bog-orchid
Parnassiaceae Grass
35. Parnassia parviflora Grass-of-parnassus
Plantaginaceae Plantain
36. Plantago eriopoda Redwool plantain
Poaceae (Gramineae) Grass
37. Calamagrostis stricta (C. neglecta) Northern reedgrass
38. Critesion brachyantherum (Hordeum brachyantherum, C. jubatum ssp. breviaristatum) Meadow barley
39. Deschampsia cespitosa Tufted hairgrass
40. Hierochloë hirta ssp. arctica (incorrectly reported as H. odorata) Sweetgrass
41. Koeleria macrantha (K. cristata, K. pyramidata) Junegrass
42. Muhlenbergia richardsonis Mat muhly
43. Poa secunda (P. sandbergii, P. scabrella, P. nevadensis) Sandberg bluegrass
Potamogetonaceae Pondweed
44. Potamogeton sp. Pondweed
Primulaceae Primrose
45. Dodecatheon pulchellum (D. radicatum, D. pauciflorum) Shootingstar
46. Primula egaliksensis Primrose
47. Primula incana Bird's-eye primrose
Ranunculaceae Buttercup
48. Halerpestes cymbalaria ssp. (Ranunculus cymbalaria var. saximontanus) Alkali crowfoot
saximontana
Rosaceae Rose
49. Argentina anserina (Potentilla anserina) Silverweed
50. Pentaphylloides floribunda (Potentilla fruiticosa) Shrubby cinquefoil
Rubiaceae Madder
51. Galium septentrionale (G. boreale ssp. septentrionale) Northern bedstraw
Salicaceae Willow
52. Salix candida Willow
53. Salix myrtillifolia willow
Scrophulariaceae Figwort
54. Pedicularis crenulata Purple lousewort
55. Pedicularis groenlandica Little pink elephant, elephantella
Thalictraceae (formerly in Ranunculaceae) Meadowrue
56. Thalictrum sp Meadowrue
Valerianaceae Valerian
57. Valeriana edulis Tall or edible valerian

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