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Home >> Checklist: Canyonlands National Park >> Previous version of Key >> Identification Key (new version): Canyonlands National Park Filter/Display Options Family/Genus Filter: Sort by: Display Common Names Display images: Plant habit trees shrubs vines / lianas herbaceous ferns & allies grass-like cactus-like / succulents aquatic & OBL wetland species special groups composites legumes milkweeds mints orchids spurges dicots monocots longevity annual or biennial perennial armature unarmed armed sap latex absent (sap clear) latex present Leaves arrangement/phyllotaxy basal alternate opposite whorled fascicled/clustered along stem blade division all simple deeply lobed or divided some or all fully compound Flower principal flower color white or cream purple blue green yellow orange red pink brown inconspicuous ovaries/pistils per flower 1 2-5 more than 5 Fruit or Cone fruit consistency at maturity dry/leathery fleshy Canyonlands National Park Walter Fertig, Sarah Topp, and Mary Moran Species Count: 611 Aizoaceae Sesuvium verrucosum Amaranthaceae Amaranthus albus Amaranthus blitoides Amaranthus retroflexus Atriplex canescens Atriplex confertifolia Atriplex dioica Atriplex gardneri Atriplex garrettii Atriplex heterosperma Atriplex rosea Bassia hyssopifolia Bassia scoparia Blitum nuttallianum Chenopodium album Chenopodium atrovirens Chenopodium desiccatum Chenopodium fremontii Chenopodium leptophyllum Corispermum americanum Cycloloma atriplicifolium Grayia spinosa Halogeton glomeratus Kochia americana Krascheninnikovia lanata Oxybasis rubra Salsola paulsenii Salsola tragus Suaeda calceoliformis Zuckia brandegeei Amaryllidaceae Allium geyeri Allium macropetalum Allium nevadense Allium textile Anacardiaceae Rhus aromatica Toxicodendron rydbergii Apiaceae Cymopterus bulbosus Cymopterus glomeratus Cymopterus newberryi Lomatium parryi Pteryxia petraea Apocynaceae Amsonia jonesii Amsonia tomentosa Apocynum cannabinum Asclepias asperula Asclepias labriformis Asclepias latifolia Asclepias macrosperma Asclepias rusbyi Asclepias ruthiae Asclepias speciosa Asclepias subverticillata Asclepias tuberosa Funastrum heterophyllum Asparagaceae Androstephium breviflorum Asparagus officinalis Eremocrinum albomarginatum Maianthemum stellatum Yucca angustissima Yucca baccata Yucca harrimaniae Aspleniaceae Asplenium resiliens Asteraceae Acroptilon repens Ambrosia acanthicarpa Ambrosia tomentosa Antennaria howellii Antennaria marginata Arctium minus Artemisia bigelovii Artemisia campestris Artemisia dracunculus Artemisia filifolia Artemisia frigida Artemisia ludoviciana Artemisia nova Artemisia tridentata Baccharis salicifolia Baccharis salicina Bidens cernua Bidens frondosa Brickellia californica Brickellia longifolia Brickellia microphylla Brickellia oblongifolia Carduus nutans Centaurea diffusa Chaenactis stevioides Chaetopappa ericoides Chloracantha spinosa Chrysothamnus scopulorum Chrysothamnus stylosus Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus Cirsium arizonicum Cirsium arvense Cirsium neomexicanum Cirsium rydbergii Cirsium undulatum Cirsium vulgare Conyza canadensis Crepis runcinata Dieteria canescens Encelia resinifera Enceliopsis nudicaulis Ericameria nauseosa Erigeron bellidiastrum Erigeron concinnus Erigeron divergens Erigeron flagellaris Erigeron utahensis Euthamia occidentalis Gaillardia pinnatifida Gaillardia spathulata Grindelia fastigiata Grindelia nuda Grindelia squarrosa Gutierrezia microcephala Gutierrezia sarothrae Helenium autumnale Helianthella microcephala Helianthus annuus Helianthus anomalus Helianthus petiolaris Herrickia glauca Heterotheca villosa Hymenopappus filifolius Hymenoxys richardsonii Isocoma rusbyi Iva axillaris Lactuca serriola Lorandersonia baileyi Lorandersonia linifolia Lygodesmia grandiflora Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Malacothrix glabrata Malacothrix sonchoides Mulgedium pulchellum Oxytenia acerosa Packera multilobata Petradoria pumila Picrothamnus desertorum Platyschkuhria integrifolia Pluchea sericea Prenanthella exigua Pseudognaphalium stramineum Ratibida columnifera Senecio flaccidus Senecio spartioides Solidago lepida Solidago velutina Sonchus asper Stenotus armerioides Stephanomeria exigua Stephanomeria pauciflora Stephanomeria tenuifolia Stylocline micropoides Symphyotrichum ascendens Symphyotrichum ciliatum Symphyotrichum ericoides Symphyotrichum frondosum Symphyotrichum spathulatum Syntrichopappus fremontii Taraxacum officinale Tetradymia canescens Tetraneuris acaulis Tetraneuris ivesiana Thelesperma megapotamicum Thelesperma subnudum Thymophylla pentachaeta Townsendia annua Townsendia incana Tragopogon dubius Verbesina encelioides Xanthisma grindelioides Xanthium strumarium Xylorhiza glabriuscula Xylorhiza venusta Aytoniaceae Reboulia hemisphaerica Berberidaceae Berberis fendleri Berberis fremontii Berberis repens Betulaceae Betula occidentalis Ostrya knowltonii Bignoniaceae Catalpa bignonioides Boraginaceae Cryptantha bakeri Cryptantha cinerea Cryptantha confertiflora Cryptantha crassisepala Cryptantha flava Cryptantha flavoculata Cryptantha fulvocanescens Cryptantha gracilis Cryptantha kelseyana Cryptantha osterhoutii Cryptantha pterocarya Cryptantha recurvata Cryptantha tenuis Heliotropium convolvulaceum Lappula occidentalis Lithospermum incisum Nama densa Nama hispida Phacelia crenulata Phacelia howelliana Phacelia ivesiana Tiquilia latior Brassicaceae Alyssum alyssoides Arabis pulchra Boechera formosa Boechera gracilenta Boechera × gracilenta Chorispora tenella Conringia orientalis Descurainia pinnata Descurainia sophia Dimorphocarpa wislizeni Draba cuneifolia Erysimum capitatum Lepidium alyssoides Lepidium densiflorum Lepidium eastwoodiae Lepidium lasiocarpum Lepidium lasiocarpum x oblongum Lepidium latifolium Lepidium montanum Physaria acutifolia Physaria ludoviciana Physaria newberryi Physaria rectipes Rorippa islandica Sisymbrium altissimum Stanleya pinnata Streptanthella longirostris Streptanthus cordatus Strigosella africana Thelypodiopsis divaricata Thelypodium integrifolium Cactaceae Echinocereus coccineus Echinocereus engelmannii Opuntia basilaris Opuntia fragilis Opuntia phaeacantha Opuntia polyacantha Sclerocactus parviflorus Cannabaceae Celtis reticulata Caprifoliaceae Symphoricarpos longiflorus Caryophyllaceae Eremogone fendleri Silene antirrhina Celastraceae Paxistima myrsinites Cleomaceae Peritoma lutea Peritoma serrulata Convolvulaceae Convolvulus arvensis Cornaceae Cornus sericea Crossosomataceae Glossopetalon spinescens Cucurbitaceae Cucurbita foetidissima Cupressaceae Juniperus osteosperma Cyperaceae Carex aurea Carex hystericina Carex nebrascensis Carex parryana Carex pellita Carex praegracilis Carex rossii Cyperus acuminatus Cyperus erythrorhizos Eleocharis palustris Eleocharis rostellata Schoenoplectus acutus Schoenoplectus pungens Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Elaeagnaceae Elaeagnus angustifolia Shepherdia rotundifolia Ephedraceae Ephedra cutleri Ephedra torreyana Ephedra viridis Equisetaceae Equisetum arvense Equisetum hyemale Equisetum laevigatum Euphorbiaceae Chamaesyce parryi Euphorbia brachycera Euphorbia fendleri Euphorbia glyptosperma Euphorbia serpillifolia Fabaceae Albizia julibrissin Astragalus amphioxys Astragalus ceramicus Astragalus chamaeleuce Astragalus coltonii Astragalus desperatus Astragalus eastwoodiae Astragalus episcopus Astragalus flavus Astragalus flexuosus Astragalus fucatus Astragalus kentrophyta Astragalus lentiginosus Astragalus lonchocarpus Astragalus moencoppensis Astragalus mollissimus Astragalus monumentalis Astragalus musiniensis Astragalus nidularius Astragalus nuttallianus Astragalus pattersonii Astragalus piscator Astragalus praelongus Astragalus preussii Astragalus sabulonum Astragalus sesquiflorus Dalea candida Dalea flavescens Glycyrrhiza lepidota Hedysarum boreale Hoffmannseggia repens Ladeania lanceolata Lathyrus brachycalyx Lupinus argenteus Lupinus brevicaulis Lupinus pusillus Medicago sativa Melilotus albus Melilotus officinalis Pediomelum aromaticum Pediomelum megalanthum Peteria thompsoniae Psorothamnus thompsoniae Sophora nuttalliana Sophora stenophylla Vicia ludoviciana Fagaceae Quercus gambelii Quercus gambelii X turbinella Quercus turbinella Quercus welshii Gentianaceae Frasera paniculata Frasera speciosa Geraniaceae Erodium cicutarium Grossulariaceae Ribes aureum Ribes cereum Hydrangeaceae Fendlera rupicola Philadelphus microphyllus Juncaceae Juncus arcticus Juncus balticus Juncus bufonius Juncus ensifolius Juncus longistylis Juncus nodosus Juncus tenuis Juncus torreyi Lamiaceae Dracocephalum parviflorum Hedeoma drummondii Lycopus americanus Marrubium vulgare Mentha arvensis Poliomintha incana Liliaceae Calochortus aureus Calochortus flexuosus Calochortus nuttallii Linaceae Linum aristatum Linum lewisii Linum puberulum Linum subteres Loasaceae Mentzelia albicaulis Mentzelia marginata Mentzelia multiflora Mentzelia pumila Malvaceae Malva neglecta Malvella leprosa Sphaeralcea coccinea Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia Sphaeralcea janeae Sphaeralcea leptophylla Sphaeralcea moorei Sphaeralcea parvifolia Marsileaceae Marsilea vestita Melanthiaceae Anticlea vaginata Zigadenus paniculatus Montiaceae Phemeranthus brevifolius Moraceae Morus alba Nyctaginaceae Abronia elliptica Abronia fragrans Allionia incarnata Mirabilis linearis Mirabilis multiflora Tripterocalyx carneus Tripterocalyx micranthus Oleaceae Forestiera pubescens Fraxinus anomala Onagraceae Calylophus lavandulifolius Camissonia walkeri Epilobium ciliatum Oenothera albicaulis Oenothera cespitosa Oenothera curtiflora Oenothera howardii Oenothera longissima Oenothera pallida Orchidaceae Epipactis gigantea Platanthera zothecina Orobanchaceae Castilleja chromosa Castilleja flava Castilleja linariifolia Castilleja scabrida Cordylanthus wrightii Orobanche cooperi Orobanche fasciculata Orobanche ludoviciana Pedicularis centranthera Papaveraceae Argemone corymbosa Corydalis aurea Phrymaceae Erythranthe eastwoodiae Erythranthe rubella Pinaceae Abies concolor Pinus edulis Pinus ponderosa Pseudotsuga menziesii Plantaginaceae Penstemon comarrhenus Penstemon cyanocaulis Penstemon eatonii Penstemon palmeri Penstemon utahensis Plantago major Plantago patagonica Veronica anagallis-aquatica Poaceae Achnatherum parishii Agropyron cristatum Agrostis stolonifera Alopecurus aequalis Andropogon gerardi Andropogon glomeratus Aristida arizonica Aristida purpurea Avena sativa Bothriochloa barbinodis Bothriochloa ischaemum Bothriochloa laguroides Bouteloua barbata Bouteloua curtipendula Bouteloua gracilis Bromus diandrus Bromus inermis Bromus japonicus Bromus rubens Bromus tectorum Calamagrostis scopulorum Chloris virgata Dasyochloa pulchella Dichanthelium acuminatum Diplachne fusca Distichlis spicata Elymus canadensis Elymus elymoides Elymus lanceolatus Elymus repens Elymus trachycaulus Elymus virginicus Enneapogon desvauxii Eragrostis hypnoides Eremopyrum triticeum Eriocoma arida Eriocoma hymenoides Erioneuron pilosum Hesperostipa comata Hesperostipa neomexicana Hilaria jamesii Hopia obtusa Hordeum jubatum Hordeum murinum Hordeum pusillum Leymus cinereus Leymus salina Lolium arundinaceum Muhlenbergia andina Muhlenbergia asperifolia Muhlenbergia pauciflora Muhlenbergia porteri Muhlenbergia pungens Muhlenbergia thurberi Munroa squarrosa Panicum capillare Panicum virgatum Pappostipa speciosa Pascopyrum smithii Phleum pratense Phragmites australis Piptatheropsis micrantha Poa bigelovii Poa bulbosa Poa fendleriana Poa pratensis Poa secunda Polypogon monspeliensis Polypogon viridis Puccinellia nuttalliana Schizachyrium scoparium Sorghum halepense Spartina gracilis Spartina pectinata Sporobolus airoides Sporobolus contractus Sporobolus cryptandrus Sporobolus flexuosus Sporobolus giganteus Thinopyrum elongatum Thinopyrum intermedium Tridens muticus Vulpia octoflora Polemoniaceae Aliciella hutchinsifolia Aliciella latifolia Aliciella leptomeria Aliciella subnuda Gilia inconspicua Ipomopsis aggregata Ipomopsis gunnisonii Ipomopsis longiflora Ipomopsis polycladon Ipomopsis pumila Ipomopsis roseata Linanthus pungens Linanthus watsonii Phlox hoodii Phlox longifolia Polygonaceae Eriogonum alatum Eriogonum bicolor Eriogonum cernuum Eriogonum corymbosum Eriogonum deflexum Eriogonum gordonii Eriogonum inflatum Eriogonum leptocladon Eriogonum microthecum Eriogonum ovalifolium Eriogonum palmerianum Eriogonum shockleyi Eriogonum umbellatum Eriogonum wetherillii Persicaria amphibia Persicaria lapathifolia Persicaria maculosa Rumex fueginus Rumex hymenosepalus Rumex venosus Portulacaceae Portulaca oleracea Primulaceae Primula specuicola Pteridaceae Adiantum capillus-veneris Argyrochosma limitanea Myriopteris gracilis Pellaea glabella Ranunculaceae Aquilegia micrantha Ceratocephala testiculata Clematis columbiana Clematis ligusticifolia Delphinium nuttallianum Delphinium scaposum Ranunculus cymbalaria Rhamnaceae Ceanothus greggii Rhamnus alnifolia Rhamnus betulifolia Rosaceae Amelanchier utahensis Cercocarpus intricatus Cercocarpus ledifolius Cercocarpus montanus Coleogyne ramosissima Fallugia paradoxa Holodiscus dumosus Petrophyton caespitosum Petrophytum caespitosum Physocarpus alternans Potentilla biennis Potentilla rivalis Potentilla supina Prunus persica Prunus virginiana Purshia stansburyana Purshia tridentata Rosa woodsii Rubiaceae Galium coloradoense Galium multiflorum Salicaceae Populus alba Populus fremontii Populus x intercurrens Salix bebbiana Salix exigua Salix gooddingii Salix lutea Santalaceae Arceuthobium divaricatum Comandra umbellata Phoradendron juniperinum Sapindaceae Acer glabrum Acer grandidentatum Acer negundo Sarcobataceae Sarcobatus vermiculatus Scrophulariaceae Verbascum thapsus Solanaceae Chamaesaracha coronopus Datura wrightii Lycium andersonii Lycium andersonii x brevipes Lycium pallidum Lycium torreyi Nicotiana obtusifolia Physalis hederifolia Physalis longifolia Solanum jamesii Solanum rostratum Solanum triflorum Tamaricaceae Tamarix chinensis Typhaceae Typha domingensis Typha latifolia Ulmaceae Ulmus pumila Verbenaceae Phyla cuneifolia Verbena bracteata Zygophyllaceae Kallstroemia californica Tribulus terrestris
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