Plants of Hoosier Ridge [Summit / Park Co(s), Colorado]

Observed on CONPS fieldtrip, 7/17/1994 to 7/17/1994

Leader(s): Robin Bingham; Recorder(s); Sue Kamal

Scientific Name Synonym Common Name

Alsinaceae (formerly in Caryophyllaceae) Chickweed
1. Cerastium strictum (C. arvense) Mouse-ear chickweed
2. Eremogone fendleri (Arenaria fendleri) Fendler sandwort
3. Lidia obtusiloba (Minuartia, Arenaria) Alpine sandwort
Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) Parsley
4. Angelica grayi Gray's angelica
5. Oreoxis alpina Alpine parsley
Asteraceae (Compositae) Sunflower
6. Achillea lanulosa (A. millefolium ssp. lanulosa) Yarrow
7. Agoseris glauca False dandelion
8. Antennaria rosea Pink pussytoes
9. Artemisia sp Sage
10. Aster foliaceous Leafy-bracted aster
11. Cirsium sp Thistle
12. Erigeron formosissimus Pretty daisy
13. Erigeron humilis
14. Erigeron melanocephalus Black-headed daisy
15. Erigeron peregrinus ssp. Subalpine daisy
calianthemis
16. Erigeron pinnatisectus Pinnate-leaved daisy
17. Erigeron simplex One-flowered erigeron
18. Packera crocata (Senecio crocatus) Saffron senecio
19. Rydbergia grandiflora (Hymenoxys grandiflora) Old-man-of-the-mountain
20. Saussurea weberi Weber's sassurea
21. Senecio crassulus Thick-ragwort
22. Senecio fremontii ssp. blitoides (S. fremontii var. blitoides) Rock senecio, groundsel, butterweed
23. Senecio integerrimus Lamb's tongue groundsel
24. Senecio wootonii Wooton butterweed
25. Solidago simplex var. nana (S. spathulata var. nana) Dwarf goldenrod
26. Tetraneuris brevifolia (Hymenoxys acaulis var. caespitosa) Goldflower
27. Tonestus pygmaeus (Haplopappus pygmaeus) Dwarf goldenweed
Boraginaceae Borage
28. Eritrichum aretioides (E. nanum var. elongatum) Alpine forget-me-not
29. Mertensia ciliata Tall chiming bells or bluebells
Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) Mustard
30. Descurainia incana (D. richardsonii) Western tansy mustard
31. Draba aurea Golden draba
32. Draba streptocarpa Twisted-pod draba
33. Erysimum capitatum (incl. E. nivale, E. anoenum, E. wheeleri) Wallflower
34. Noccaea montana (Thlaspi montana) Wild candytuft
35. Smelowskia calycina Fernleaf candytuft, Sibirian smelowskia

Area east of Hoosier Pass noted for Pleistocene relict species including Braya humilis, B. glabella, Saussurea
weberi, Draba borealis, Armeria scabra ssp. sibirica, Eutrema edwardii, Ranunculus gelidus.
Hoosier Ridge - Jul 17, 1994 to Jul 17, 1994

Scientific Name Synonym Common Name

Campanulaceae Bellflower
36. Campanula parryi Parry's harebell
37. Campanula rotundifolia Common harebell
38. Campanula uniflora Alpine harebell
Caryophyllaceae Pink
39. Silene acaulis ssp. Moss-pink, -campion
subacaulescens
Crassulaceae Stonecrop
40. Amerosedum lanceolatum (Sedum lanceolatum) Stonecrop
Cyperaceae Sedge
41. Carex sp
Fabaceae (Leguminosae) Pea
42. Astragalus molybdenus Colorado milkvetch
43. Oxytropis deflexa Drop-pod loco
44. Oxytropis parryi Parry oxytrope
45. Oxytropis podocarpa Alpine locoweed
46. Trifolium dasyphyllum Whiproot clover
47. Trifolium parryi (incl. T. salictorum) Parry clover
Gentianaceae Gentian
48. Chondrophylla prostrata (Gentiana prostrata) Siberian or moss gentian
Helleboraceae (formerly in Ranunculaceae) Hellebore
49. Psychrophila leptosepala (Caltha leptosepala) Marsh-marigold
50. Trollius albiflorus (T. laxus var. albiflorus) Globeflower
Hydrophyllaceae Waterleaf
51. Phacelia sericea Purple fringe
Liliaceae Lily
52. Lloydia serotina Alplily
Limoniaceae Thrift
53. Armeria scabra ssp. sibirica (A. labradorica) Statice, thrift
Papaveraceae Poppy
54. Papaver kluanense Alpine poppy
Poaceae (Gramineae) Grass
55. Deschampsia cespitosa Tufted hairgrass
Polemoniaceae Phlox
56. Ipomopsis globularis (Ipomopsis spicata ssp. capitata) Globe gilia
57. Polemonium viscosum Sky pilot
Polygonaceae Buckwheat
58. Acetosella vulgaris (Rumex acetosella) Sheep sorrel
59. Bistorta bistortoides (Polygonum bistortoides) American bistort
60. Bistorta vivipara (Polygonum viviparum) Alpine bistort
61. Eriogonum flavum (E. jamesii var. flavescens) Sulphurflower
62. Oxyria digyna Alpine sorrel
Portulacaceae Purslane
63. Claytonia megarhiza Alpine/big-rooted spring beauty
Primulaceae Primrose
64. Androsace septentrionalis Northern rock primrose
65. Primula parryi Parry primrose

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Hoosier Ridge - Jul 17, 1994 to Jul 17, 1994

Scientific Name Synonym Common Name

Ranunculaceae Buttercup
66. Ranunculus adoneus Snow buttercup
Rosaceae Rose
67. Acomastylis rossii ssp. turbinata (Geum rossii) Alpine avens
68. Dryas octopetala ssp. Mountain avens/dryad
hookeriana
69. Potentilla diversifolia Blue cinquefoil, blueleaf potentilla
70. Potentilla uniflora (P. ledebouriana) Alpine potentilla
71. Sibbaldia procumbens Sibbaldia
Salicaceae Willow
72. Salix brachycarpa Barrenground willow
73. Salix reticulata ssp. nivalis (S. reticulata, S. nivalis) Rocky Mt. or snow willow
Saxifragaceae Saxifrage
74. Hirculus platysepalus ssp. (Saxifraga flagellaris var. crandallii) Whiplash saxifrage
crandallii
75. Hirculus serpyllifolius ssp. (Saxifraga serpyllifolia ssp. chrysantha) Goldbloom saxifrage
chrysanthus
76. Micranthes rhomboidea (Saxifraga rhomboidea) Snowball saxifrage
Scrophulariaceae Figwort
77. Castilleja occidentalis Western yellow paintbrush
78. Pedicularis scopulorum (P. sudetica ssp. scopulorum) Rocky Mt. Lousewort
79. Penstemon whippleanus Whipple or dark penstemon

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