Taxonomic list of birds at Arapaho NWR

(Order follows the A.O.U. Check-list of North American Birds, 7th ed. 1998) 

General: 203 species occurring.
 

82 species breeding, 13 accidental/vagrant.
 2 on the ESA: 0 Federal Endangered, 2 Federal Threatened, 0 Federal Candidate: Threatened. 

January, 2002.
 

Grebes 

Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
 

Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
 

Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis
 

Pelicans 

American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos 

Cormorants 

Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus 

Bitterns, Herons, and Egrets 

American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
 

Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
 

Snowy Egret Egretta thula
 

Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
 

Green Heron Butorides virescens
 

Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
 

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violaceus
 

Ibises and Spoonbills 

White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi 

New World Vultures 

Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 

Swans, Geese, and Ducks 

Snow Goose Chen caerulescens
 

Canada Goose Branta canadensis
 

Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator
 

Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
 

Wood Duck Aix sponsa
 

Gadwall Anas strepera
 

American Wigeon Anas americana
 

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
 

Blue-winged Teal Anas discors
 

Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera
 

Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
 

Northern Pintail Anas acuta
 
Green-winged Teal Anas crecca 

Canvasback Aythya valisineria 

Redhead Aythya americana 

Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 

Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 

Bufflehead Bucephala albeola 

Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 

Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus 

Common Merganser Mergus merganser 

Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 

Osprey, Kites, Hawks, and Eagles 

Osprey Pandion haliaetus 

Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus 

Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus 

Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus 

Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii 

Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 

Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni 

Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis 

Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis 

Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus 

Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 

Falcons and Caracaras 

American Kestrel Falco sparverius
 

Merlin Falco columbarius
 

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
 

Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus
 

Gallinaceous Birds 

Sage Grouse Centrocercus urophasianus 

Rails 

Virginia Rail Rallus limicola
 

Sora Porzana carolina
 

American Coot Fulica americana
 

Cranes 

Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis 

Plovers 

Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola 

Killdeer Charadrius vociferus 

Stilts and Avocets 

Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus 
American Avocet Recurvirostra americana 

Sandpipers and Phalaropes 

Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca 

Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 

Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria 

Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus 

Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia 

Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda 

Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus 

Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa 

Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri 

Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla 

Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii 

Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 

Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 

Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor 

Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 

Skuas, Jaegers, Gulls, and Terns 

Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan
 

Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia
 

Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
 

California Gull Larus californicus
 

Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
 

Black Tern Chlidonias niger
 

Pigeons and Doves 

Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 

Cuckoos and Anis 

Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus 

Barn Owls 

Barn Owl Tyto alba 

Typical Owls 

Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
 

Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
 

Long-eared Owl Asio otus
 

Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
 

Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus
 

Nightjars 

Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor 
Hummingbirds 

Calliope Hummingbird Stellula calliope 

Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus 

Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus 

Kingfishers 

Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon 

Woodpeckers 

Lewis' Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis 

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius 

Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis 

Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens 

Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus 

Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 

Tyrant Flycatchers 

Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
 

Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus
 

Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii
 

Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii
 

Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri
 

Cordilleran Flycatcher Empidonax occidentalis
 

Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya
 

Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
 

Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
 

Shrikes 

Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
 

Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor
 

Vireos 

Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus 

Crows, Jays, and Magpies 

Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri
 

Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
 

Clark's Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana
 

Black-billed Magpie Pica pica
 

American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
 

Common Raven Corvus corax
 

Larks 

Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris 

Swallows 
Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor 

Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina 

Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis 

Bank Swallow Riparia riparia 

Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota 

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 

Titmice and Chickadees 

Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
 

Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli
 

Nuthatches 

Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis 

Wrens 

Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus
 

House Wren Troglodytes aedon
 

Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis
 

Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris
 

Dippers 

American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus 

Kinglets 

Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula 

Thrushes 

Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
 

Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana
 

Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides
 

Veery Catharus fuscescens
 

Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
 

Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
 

American Robin Turdus migratorius
 

Mimic Thrushes 

Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
 

Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
 

Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus
 

Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
 

Starlings 

European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 

Wagtails and Pipits 

American (Water) Pipit Anthus rubescens 
Waxwings 

Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
 

Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
 

Wood Warblers 

Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata 

Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla 

Virginia's Warbler Vermivora virginiae 

Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia 

Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica 

Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia 

Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata 

Townsend's Warbler Dendroica townsendi 

American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla 

Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis 

MacGillivray's Warbler Oporornis tolmiei 

Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas 

Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla 

Tanagers 

Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana 

Sparrows and Towhees 

Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus 

Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus 

Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus 

American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea 

Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina 

Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri 

Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus 

Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus 

Sage Sparrow Amphispiza belli 

Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys 

Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis 

Fox Sparrow Passerelia iliaca 

Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 

Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii 

Harris' Sparrow Zonotrichia querula 

White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys 

Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 

McCown's Longspur Calcarius mccownii 

Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus 

Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus 

Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 
Grosbeaks, and Allies 

Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
 

Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus
 

Blue Grosbeak Guiraca caerulea
 

Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena
 

Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
 

Dickcissel Spiza americana
 

Blackbirds and Orioles 

Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus 

Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 

Western Meadowlark Surnella neglecta 

Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus 

Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus 

Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula 

Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater 

Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii 

Finches 

Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Leucosticte tephrocotis
 

Black Rosy-Finch Leucosticte atrata
 

Brown-capped Rosy-Finch Leucosticte australis
 

House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus
 

Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus
 

Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria
 

American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
 

Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus
 

Old World Sparrows 

House Sparrow Passer domesticus Introduced 

Taxonomic list of mammals at Arapaho NWR 

General: 33 species occurring. 

January, 2002. 

Shrews 

Masked Shrew Sorex cinereus 
Hares and Rabbits 

Nuttall’s Cottontail Sylvilagus nuttallii
 

White-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus townsendii
 

Squirrels 

Least Chipmunk Eutamias minimus 

Yellow-bellied Marmot Marmota flaviventris 

Wyoming Ground Squirrel Spermophilus elegans 

Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel Spermophilus tridecemlineatus 

Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel Spermophilus lateralis 

White-tailed Prairie Dog Cynomys leucurus 

Beaver 

Beaver Castor canadensis 

Mice, Rats and Voles 

Deer Mouse Permoyscus maniculatus
 

Northern Grasshopper Mouse Onychomys leucogaster
 

Montane Vole Microtus montanus
 

Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus
 

Old World Mice 

House Mouse Mus musculus 

Jumping Mice 

Western Jumping Mouse Zapus princeps 

Porcupine 

Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum 

Dogs, Wolves and Foxes 

Coyote Canis latrans
 

Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
 

Bears 

Black Bear Ursus americanus 

Racoons 

Racoon Procyon lotor 

Weasels, Skunks, etc. 

Ermine Mustela erminea
 

Long-tailed Weasel Mustela frenata
 

Mink Mustela vison
 

River Otter Lutra canadensis
 
Badger Taxidea taxus
 

Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis
 

Cats 

Bobcat Felis rufus 

Deer 

Rocky Mountain Elk Cervus elaphus 

Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus 

White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus 

Moose Alces alces 

Pronghorn 

Pronghorn Antilocapra americana 

Taxonomic list of Fish at Arapaho NWR 

General: 9 species occurring. 

January, 2002. 

Trout 

Rainbow Trout Salmo gairdneri
 

Brown Trout Salmo trutta
 
Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis 

Dace, Minnows, Chub and Darters 

Northern Redbelly Dace Phoxinus eos 

Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas 

Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus 

Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum 

Suckers 

Long-nosed Sucker Catostomus catostomus 

White Sucker Catostomus commeisoni 

Taxonomic list of Amphibians and Reptiles at Arapaho NWR 

General: 6 species occurring. 

January, 2002. 

Amphibians 

Barred Tiger Salamander Ambystoma tigrinum mavortium
 

Western Toad Bufo boreas
 
Wood Frog Rana sylvatica 

Northern Leopard Frog Rana pipiens 

Striped Chorus Frog Pseudacris nigrita maculatat 

Reptiles 

Wandering Garter Snake Thamnophis elegans vagrans 

Taxonomic list of Plants at Arapaho NWR 

General: 390 species occurring. 

1 on the ESA: 1 Federally Endangered. 

January 2002. 

Parsley Family (Apiaceae = Umbelliferae) 

Sweet cicely - Osmorhiza longistylis 
Douglas water hemlock - Cicuta douglasii 

Poison-hemlock - Conium maculatum 

Western hemlock - Cicuta maculata angustifolia 

Lovage, licorice-root - Ligusticum porteri 

Hemlock parsley - Conioselinum scopulorum 

Cow parsnip - Heracleum lanatum 

Fern Family (Aspleniaceae) 

Alpine ladyfern - Athyrium distentifolium 

Aster Family (Asteraceae) 

Aster - Aster campestris 

Golden aster - Chrysopsis horrida 

Hairy golden aster - Chrysopsis villosa 

Leafy aster - Aster foliaceus 

Marsh aster - Aster hesperius 

Arrowleaf balsamroot - Balsamorhiza sagittata 

Heart-leaf arnica - Arnica cordifolia 

Leafy or meadow arnica - Arnica chamissonis 

Coulter's daisy - Erigeron coulteri 

Daisy - Erigeron elatior 

Daisy fleabane - Erigeron ochroleucus scribneri 

Spear-leaf fleabane - Erigeron lonchophyllus 

Subalpine daisy - Erigeron peregrinus 

Common dandelion - Taraxacum officinale 

Mountain dandelion - Agoseris glauca glauca 

Common pearly-everlasting - Anaphalis margaritacea 

Dune goldenrod - Solidago simplex 

Canada goldenrod - Solidago canadensis 

Missouri goldenrod - Solidago missouriensis 

Goldenweed - Haplopappus clematis 

Goldenweed - Haplopappus lanceolatus 

Arrowleaf groundsel - Senecio triangularis 

Groundsel - Senecio mutabilis 

Goundsel - Senecio soldanella 

Goundsel - Senecio sphaerocephalus 

Few-leaved groundsel, alpine meadow butterweed, - Senecio cymbalarioides 

Thickleaf groundzel, butterweed, ragwort - Senecio crassultus 

Water groundzel, alkali marsh butterweed - Senecio hydrophilus 

Long-leaved hawksbeard - Crepis acuminata 

Dandelion hawksbeard - Crepis runcinata 

Gray horsebrush - Tetradymia canescens 

Mule's ears - Wyethia amplexicaulis 

Nothocalais - Nothocalais nigrescens 

Pineapple-weed - Matricaria matricaroides 

Field pussytoes - Antennaria neglecta 
Nuttail's pussytoes -Antennaria parvifolia 

Rosy pussytoes - Antennaria microphylla 

Tall pussytoes - Antennaria anaphaloides 

Gray rabbitbrush - Chrysothamnus nauseosus albicaulis 

Rubber rabbitbrush - Chrysothamnus nauseosus nauseosus 

Alkali Sage - Artemisia arbuscula longiloba 

Big sage - Artemisia tridentata tridentata 

Fringed sage - Artemisia frigida 

Low sage - Artemisia arbuscula arbuscula 

Mountain big sage - Artemisia tridentata vaseyana 

Mountain silver sage - Artemisia cana viscidula 

Plains sage - Artemisia longifolia 

Prairie sage - Artemisia ludoviciana 

Sage - Artemisia tridentata rothrockii 

Silver sage - Artemisia cana cana 

Western salsify - Tragopogon dubius 

Broom snakeweed - Gutierrezia sarothrae 

Orange sneezeweed - Helenium hoopesii 

False sunflower - Helianthus rigidus 

Thistle - Cirsium canescens 

Thistle - Cirsium drummondii 

Thistle - Cirsium scopulorum 

Thistle - Cirsium tioganum 

Canada thistle - Cirsium arvense 

Flodman's thistle - Cirsium flodmanii 

Star-thistle - Centaureae cyanus 

Wavy-leaved thistle - Cirsium undulatum 

Western yarrow - Achillea millefolium 

Barberry Family (Berberidaceae) 

Oregon grape - Mahonia repens 

Birch Family (Betulaceae) 

Mountain alder - Alnus incana 

Bog birch - Betula glandulosa 

Borage Family (Boraginaceae) 

Houndstongue - Cynoglossum officinale 

Bluebells - Mertensia humilis 

Bluebells - Mertensia lanceolata 

Cilate bluebells - Mertensia ciliata 

Small bluebells - Mertensia longiflora 

Forget-me-not, stickseed - Hackelia leptophylla 

Minors candle - Cryptantha caespitosa 

Stoneseed - Lithospermum incisum 
Mustard Family (Brassicaceae = Cruciferae) 

American wintercress - Barbarea orthoceras 

Bitter cress - Cardamine breweri 

Large mountain bittercress - Cardamine cordifolia cordifolia 

Rock cress - Arabis drummondi 

Yellowcress - Rorripa obtusa 

Smallseed false flax - Camelina microcarpa 

Tansy mustard - Descurainia pinnata 

Common peppergrass - Lepidium densiflorum 

Shepherd's purse - Capsella bursa-pastoris 

Slender thelypody - Thelypodium sagittatum 

Spreading wallflower - Erysimum repandum 

Cactus Family (Cactaceae) 

Pincushion cactus - Coryphantha vivipara 

Prickly pear cactus, brittle cactus - Opuntia fragilis 

Prickly pear cactus - Opuntia polyacantha polyacantha 

Bluebell Family (Campanulaceae) 

Arctic harebell, bellflower - Campanula uniflora 

Bellflower, lady's thimble - Campanula rotundifolia 

Caper Family (Capparaceae) 

Rocky mountain beeplant - Cleome serrulata 

Honeysuckle Family (Caprifoliaceae) 

Buckbrush - Symphoricarpos albus 

Elderberry - Sambucus racemosa 

Bearberry honeysuckle - Lonicera involucrata 

Snowberry - Symphoricarpos orbiculatus 

Twinflower - Linnaea borealis longiflora 

Pink Family (Caryophyllaceae) 

Catchfly - Lychnis drummondii 

Ballheaded sandwort - Arenaria congesta 

Slender sandwort - Arenaria stricta 

Longleaved starwort - Stellaria longifolia 

Longstalked starwort - Stellaria longipes 

Whitlow wort - Paronychia sessiliflora 

Staff-tree Family (Celastraceae) 

Mountain lover - Pachistima myrsinites 

Goosefoot Family (Chenopodiaceae) 

Summer cyperus - Kochia americana 

Slimleaf goosefoot - Chenopodium lepdtophyllum 
White goosefoot, pigweed - Chenopodium album 

Greasewood - Sarcobatus vermiculatus 

Mat saltbush - Atriplex gardneri 

Winterfat - Ceratoides lanata 

Orpine Family (Crassulaceae) 

Rose crown - Sedum rhodanthum 

Stonecrop - Sedum lanceolatum 

Stonecrop - Sedum stenopetalum 

Rose crown, stonecrop - Sedum rhodanthum 

Cedar Family (Cupressaceae) 

Common juniper - Juniperus communis depressa 

Sedge Family (Cyperaceae) 

Many spiked cottongrass - Eriophorum polystachion 

Bulrush - Scirpus pallidus 

Bulrush, clubrush - Scirpus microcarpus 

Common spike rush - Eleocharis palustris 

Small spike rush - Eleocharis parvula 

Beaked sedge - Carex rostrata 

Capitate sedge - Carex capitata 

Dunhead sedge - Carex phaeocephala 

Elk sedge - Carex geyeri 

Hayden's sedge - Carex ebenea 

Narrow-leaved sedge - Carex eleocharis 

Nebraska sedge - Carex nebrascensis 

Needleleaf sedge - Carex filifolia 

Parry sedge - Carex parryana 

Sedge - Carex kellogi 

Shortbeaked sedge - Carex simulata 

Slenderbeaked sedge - Carex athrostackya 

Wooly sedge - Carex lanuginosa 

Oleaster Family (Elaegnaceae) 

Russet buffaloberry - Shepherdia canadensis 

Horsetail Family (Equisetaceae) 

Common horsetail - Equisetum arvense 

Horsetail - Equisetum laevigatum 

Northern scouring rush - Equisetum variegatum nelsoni 

Heath Family (Ericaceae) 

Bearberry - Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 

Dwarf billberry - Vaccinium caespitosum 
Low billberry - Vaccinium myrtillus 

Grouse whortleberry - Vaccinium scoparium 

Pea Family (Fabaceae = Leguminosae) 

Alsike clover - Trifolium hybridium 

Long-stalked clover - Trifolium longipes 

Sweet clover - Melilotus officinalis 

White, dutch clover - Trifolium repens 

Silky crazyweed - Oxytropis sericea sericea 

Plains loco - Oxytropis campestris 

Tall locoweed - Oxytropis lamberii 

Big leaf lupine - Lupinus polyphyllus humicola 

Prairie lupine - Lupinus lepidus utahensis 

Silvery lupine - Lupinus argenteus argenteus 

Milkvetch, locoweed - Astragalus parryi 

Park milkvetch - Astragalus leptaleus 

Thistle milkvetch - Astragalus kentrophyta 

Silver-leaved milkvetch - Astragalus argophyllus 

Wooly-pod milkvetch - Astragalus purshii 

Plains orophaca - Astragalus gilyiflorus 

Yellow pea - Thermopsis rhombifolia 

American vetch - Vicia americana americana 

Gentian Family (Gentianaceae) 

Gentian - Gentiana forwoodii 

Gentian - Gentiana parryi 

Pleated or prairie gentian - Gentiana affinis 

Moss gentian - Gentiana fremontii 

Northern gentian - Gentianella amarella 

Smaller fringed gentian - Gentiana thermalis 

Swertia - Swertia perennis 

Geranium Family (Geraniaceae) 

Richardson's geranium - Geranium richardsonii 

Gooseberry Family (Grossulariaceae) 

Swamp gooseberry - Ribes lacustre 

Whitestem gooseberry - Ribes inerme 

Waterleaf Family (Hydrophyllaceae) 

North Park Phacelia - Phacelia formosula 

St. Johnswort Family (Hypericaceae) 

St. Johnswort - Hypericum perforatum 
 

 

Iris Family (Iridaceae) 

Blue-eyed grass - Sisyrinchium idahoense occidentale 

Blue-eyed grass - Sisyrinchium montanum 

Rocky mountain iris - Iris missouriensis 

Rush Family (Juncaceae) 

Baltic rush - Juncus balticus 

Dagger-leaf rush - Juncus ensifolius 

Field woodrush - Luzula campestris 

Long-styled rush - Juncus lonistylis 

Smallflowered woodrush - Luzula parviflora 

Tuberous rush - Juncus nodosus 

Arrowgrass Family (Juncaginaceae) 

Seaside arrowgrass - Triglochin maritimum 

Marsh arrowgrass - Triglochin palustre 

Mint Family (Lamiaceae) 

Field mint - Mentha arvensis 

Common hemp nettle - Galeopsis tetrahit 

Marsh or willoweed skullcap - Scutellaria galericulata 

Lily Family (Liliaceae) 

Chives - Allium schoenoprasum 

Cucumber root, clasping-leaved twisted stalk - Streptopus amplexifolius 

Panicled deathcams - Zigadenus paniculatus 

Fritillary - Fritillaria atropurpurea 

California false-hellebore - Veratrum californicum 

Sego lily - Calochortus nuttallii 

Red lily - Lilium umbellatum 

Onion - Allium geyeri 

Starry solomon plume - Smilacena stellata 

Mallow Family (Malvaceae) 

Mallow - Malva crispa 

Checkermallow, false mallow - Sidalcea candida 

Scarlet globemallow - Sphaeralcea coccinea 

Evening Primrose Family (Onagraceae) 

Fireweed, blooming sally - Epilobium angustifolium 

Common willow herb - Epitobium glandulosum tenue 

Willow herb - Epilobium glaberrimum fastigiatum 

Racemed ground smoke - Gayophytum racemosum 

Orchid Family (Orchidaceae) 

Leafy white orchid - Habenaria dilatata 
 

Giant, western rattlesnake plantain - Goodyera oblongifolia 

Pine Family (Pinaceae) 

Douglas fir - Pseudotsuga menziesii 

Subalpine fir - Abies lasiocarpa 

White fir - Abies concolor 

Limberpine - Pinus flexilis 

Lodgepole pine - Pinus contorta latifolia 

Blue spruce - Picea pungens 

Engleman spruce - Picea engelmannii 

Plantain Family (Plantaginaceae) 

Nippleseed plantain - Plantago major 

Grass Family (Poaceae = Gramineae) 

Nuttall alkaligrass - Puccinellia airoides 

Foxtail barley - Hordeum jubatum 

Meadow barley - Hordeum brachyantherum 

Thurber bentgrass - Agrostis thurburiana 

Winter bentgrass - Agrostis scabra 

Alkali bluegrass - Poa juncifolia 

Big bluegrass - Poa ampla 

Bog bluegrass - Poa leptocoma 

Canada bluegrass - Poa compressa 

Canby bluegrass - Poa canbyi 

Cusick bluegrass - Poa cusickii 

Kentucky bluegrass - Poa pratensis 

Nevada bluegrass - Poa nevadensis 

Sandberg bluegrass - Poa secunda 

Wheeler bluegrass - Poa nervosa 

Cheatgrass, downy brome - Bromus tectorum 

Fringed brome - Bromus ciliatus 

Mountain brome - Bromus marginatus 

Nodding brome - Bromus anomalus 

Smooth brome - Bromus inermis 

Arizona fescue - Festuca arizonica 

Idaho fescue - Festuca idahoensis 

Sheep fescue - Festuca ovina 

Thurber fescue - Festuca thurberi 

Fowl grass - Poa palustris 

Meadow foxtail - Alopecurus pratensis 

Blue grama - Bouteloua gracilis 

Hairy grama - Bouteloua hirsuta 

Tufted hairgrass - Deschampsia cespitosa cespitosa 

Junegrass - Koeleria pyramidata 

Mannagrass - Glyceria borealis 
Mat muhly - Muhlenbergia richardsonis 

Minute muhly - Muhlenbergia minutissima 

Mountain muhly - Muhlenbergia montana 

Mutton grass - Poa fendleriana 

Needle and thread - Stipa comata 

Columbia needlegrass - Stipa columbiana 

Green needlegrass - Stipa viridula 

Letterman's needlegrass - Stipa lettermanii 

Pine needlegrass - Stripa pinetorum 

Parry oatgrass - Danthonia patryi 

Oniongrass - Melica bulbosa 

Purple oniongrass - Melica spectabilis 

Orchardgrass - Dactylis glomerata 

Redtop - Agrostis alba 

Common reed - Phragmites australis 

Reed canary grass - Phalaris arundinacea 

Bluejoint reedgrass - Calamagrostis canadensis 

Narrow spiked reedgrass - Calamagrostis inexpansa inexpansa 

Plains reedgrass - Calamagrostis montanensis 

Indian ricegrass - Oryzopsis hymenoides 

Blue wild rye - Elymus glaucus 

Saltgrass - Distichlis stricta 

Prairie sandreed - Calamovilfa longifolia 

Scratchgrass - Muhlenbergia asperifolia 

Sleepy grass - Stipa robusta 

Sloughgrass - Beckmannia syzgachne 

Bottlebrush squirrel tail - Sitanion hystrix 

Timothy - Phleum pratense 

Spike trisetum downy oatgrass, - Trisetum spicatum 

Sweetgrass - Hierochloe odorata 

Baker's wheatgrass - Agropyron bakeri 

Bearded wheatgrass - Agropyron subsecundum 

Bluebunch wheatgrass - Agropyron spicatum 

Crested wheatgrass - Agropyron cristatum cristatum 

Elongate wheatgrass - Agropyron elongatum 

Intermediate wheatgrass - Agropyron intermedium 

Slender wheatgrass - Agropyron trachycaulum 

Streambank wheatgrass - Agropyron riparium 

Thickspiked wheatgrass - Agropyron dasystachyum 

Western wheatgrass - Agropyron smithii 

Brookgrass, water whorlwort - Catabrosa aquatica 

Phlox Family (Polemoniaceae) 

Narrow-leaf collomia - Collomia linearis 

Scarlet gilia - Gilia agregata 

Hood's phlox - Phlox hoodii 
Long leaf phlox - Phlox longifolia 

Phlox - Phlox multiflora 

Prickly-leaved phlox - Phlox aculeata 

Skunk or sticky polemonium - Polemonium viscosum 

Buckwheat Family (Polygonaceae) 

American bistort - Polygonum bistortoides 

Sulphur buckwheat - Eriogonum umbellatum dichrocephalum 

Wild buckwheat - Eriogonum jamesii flavescens 

Curly dock - Rumex crispus 

Heartweed, spotted ladysthumb - Polygonum persicaria 

Douglas' knotweed - Polygonum douglasii 

Purslane Family (Portulacaceae) 

Least, dwarf, alpine lewisia - Lewisia pygmeae 

Spring beauty - Claytonia lanceolata lanceolata 

Primrose Family (Primulaceae) 

Fairy candleabra, rock jasmine - Androsace septentrionalis 

Few flowered or dark throat shooting star - Dodecatheon pulchellum 

Wintergreen Family (Pyrolaceae) 

Alpine pyrola - Pyrola asarifolia 

Buttercup Family (Ranunculaceae) 

Cliff anemone - Anemone globosa 

Baneberry - Actaea rubra 

Buttercup - Ranunculus alismifolius 

Macoun's buttercup - Ranunculus macounii 

Sagebrush buttercup - Ranunculus glaberrimus ellipticus 

Sharp buttercup - Ranunculus acriformis acriformis 

Columbine - Aquilegia coerulea 

Globeflower - Trollius laxus 

Larkspur - Delphinium barbeyi 

Little larkspur - Delphinium bicolor 

Slim or dwarf larkspur - Delphinium depauperatum 

Tall larkspur - Delphinium occidentale 

Marsh marigold - Caltha leptosepala 

Veiny meadowrue - Thalictrum venulsoum 

Monkshood - Aconitum columbianum 

Pasqueflower - Anemone patens multifida 

Buckthorn Family (Rhamnaceae) 

Buckbrush - Ceanothus velutinus 

Rose Family (Rosaceae) 
Largeleaved avens - Geum macrophyllum 

Bitterbrush - Purshia tridentata 

Blackberry - Rubus idaeus peramoenus 

Chokecherry - Prunus virginiana 

Biennial cinquefoil - Potentilla biennis 

Cinquefoil - Potentilla diversifolia 

Cinquefoil - Potentilla gracilis elmeri 

Cinquefoil - Potentilla pucherrima 

Early cinquefoil - Potentilla concinna 

Prairie cinquefoil - Potentilla pensylvanica 

Shrubby cinquefoil, yellow rose - Potentilla fruticosa 

Prairie smoke - Geum triflorum 

Woods rose - Rosa woodsii 

Common silverweed - Potentilla anserina 

Serviceberry - Amelanchier alnifolia 

Strawberry - Fragaria virginiana 

Madder Family (Rubiaceae) 

Northern bedstraw - Galium boreale 

Small bedstraw - Galium trifidum 

Willow Family (Salicaceae) 

Quaking aspen - Populus tremuloides 

Narrowleaf cottonwood - Populus angustifolia 

Booth's willow - Salix boothii 

Coyote willow - Salix exigua melanopsis 

Drummond's willow - Salix drummondiana 

Greyer's willow - Salix geyeriana 

Mountain willow - Salix monticola 

Planeleaf willow - Salix planifolia planifolia 

Planeleaf willow - Salix planifolia monica 

Scouler's willow - Salix scouleriana 

Whiplash willow - Salix lasiandra caudata 

Wolf's willow - Salix wolfii 

Sandalwood Family (Santalaceae) 

Bastard toadflax - Comandra umbellata pallida 

Saxifrage Family (Saxifragaceae) 

Alumroot - Heuchera bracteata 

Alumroot - Heuchera hallii 

Alumroot - Heuchera parvifolia 

Slender fringecup, woodlandstar - Lithophragma tenellum 

Brook saxifrage - Saxifraga arguta 

Figwort Family (Scrophulariaceae) 
Beardtongue - Penstemon alpinus 

Beardtongue - Penstemon cyathophorus 

Beardtongue - Penstemon glaber 

Beardtongue - Penstemon saxosorum 

American brooklime - Veronica americana 

Yellow owl clover - Orthocarpus luteus 

Elphant's head - Pedicularis groenlandica 

Bracted lousewort - Pedicularis bracteosa 

Leafy lousewort - Pedicularis racemosa albe 

Lousewort - Pedicularis crenulata 

Lousewort - Pedicularis scopulorum 

Yellow monkey-flower - Mimulus guttatus 

Desert paintbrush - Castilleja chromosa 

Indian paintbrush - Castilleja angustifolium chromosa 

Indian paintbrush - Castilleja angustifolium puberula 

Yellow paintbrush - Castilleja flava 

Yellow paintbrush - Castilleja puberula 

Slender penstemom - Penstemon gracilis 

Small-flowered penstemon - Penstemon procerus 

Whipple's penstemon - Penstemon whippleanus 

Speedwell - Veronica arvensis 

Yellow toadflax - Linaria vulgaris 

Spike Moss Family (Selaginellaceae) 

Spike moss - Selaginella densa 

Cattail Family (Typhaceae) 

Common Cattail - Typhia latifolia 

Nettle Family (Urticaceae) 

Stinging nettle - Urtica dioiea 

Valerian Family (Valerianaceae) 

Valerian - Valeriana occidentalis 

Violet Family (Violaceae) 

Violet - Viola canadensis 

Violet - Viola nuttallii