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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 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 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: 501 Aizoaceae Sesuvium verrucosum Amaranthaceae Amaranthus albus Amaranthus blitoides Amaranthus retroflexus Atriplex confertifolia Atriplex dioica Atriplex heterosperma Atriplex rosea Bassia hyssopifolia Bassia scoparia Blitum nuttallianum Chenopodium album Chenopodium atrovirens Chenopodium desiccatum Chenopodium leptophyllum Corispermum americanum Cycloloma atriplicifolium Grayia spinosa Halogeton glomeratus Kochia americana Salsola paulsenii Salsola tragus Suaeda calceoliformis Amaryllidaceae Allium geyeri Allium macropetalum Allium nevadense Allium textile Anacardiaceae Rhus trilobata Toxicodendron rydbergii Apiaceae Aulospermum purpureum Cymopterus glomeratus Cymopterus newberryi Lomatium parryi Pteryxia petraea Vesper bulbosus Apocynaceae Amsonia jonesii Apocynum cannabinum Asclepias asperula Asclepias labriformis Asclepias latifolia Asclepias macrosperma Asclepias rusbyi Asclepias ruthiae Asclepias speciosa Asclepias subverticillata Funastrum heterophyllum Asparagaceae Androstephium breviflorum Asparagus officinalis Eremocrinum albomarginatum Maianthemum stellatum Yucca angustissima Yucca baccata Aspleniaceae Asplenium resiliens Asteraceae Acroptilon repens Ambrosia acanthicarpa Ambrosia tomentosa Antennaria howellii Antennaria marginata Arctium minus Artemisia bigelovii Artemisia dracunculus Artemisia filifolia Artemisia frigida Baccharis salicifolia Baccharis salicina Bidens cernua Bidens frondosa Brickellia californica Brickellia longifolia Carduus nutans Centaurea diffusa Chaenactis stevioides Chaetopappa ericoides Chloracantha spinosa Chrysothamnus scopulorum Chrysothamnus stylosus Cirsium arvense Cirsium neomexicanum Cirsium rydbergii Cirsium vulgare Dieteria canescens Encelia resinifera Erigeron bellidiastrum Erigeron flagellaris Euthamia occidentalis Gaillardia pinnatifida Gaillardia spathulata Grindelia fastigiata Gutierrezia microcephala Gutierrezia sarothrae Helianthella microcephala Helianthus annuus Helianthus anomalus Herrickia glauca Hesperodoria scopulorum Hymenopappus filifolius Isocoma rusbyi Iva axillaris Lactuca serriola Lorandersonia baileyi Lorandersonia linifolia Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Malacothrix glabrata Malacothrix sonchoides Mulgedium pulchellum Oxytenia acerosa Packera multilobata Petradoria pumila Picrothamnus desertorum Pluchea sericea Prenanthella exigua Pseudognaphalium stramineum Ratibida columnifera Senecio spartioides Solidago velutina Sonchus asper Stenotus armerioides Stephanomeria exigua Stephanomeria pauciflora Stephanomeria tenuifolia Stylocline micropoides Symphyotrichum ascendens Symphyotrichum ciliatum Symphyotrichum frondosum Syntrichopappus fremontii Taraxacum officinale Tetradymia canescens Tetraneuris acaulis Tetraneuris ivesiana Thelesperma megapotamicum Townsendia annua Townsendia incana Tragopogon dubius Xanthium strumarium Xylorhiza venusta Aytoniaceae Reboulia hemisphaerica Berberidaceae Berberis fendleri Mahonia fremontii Mahonia repens Betulaceae Betula occidentalis Ostrya knowltonii Bignoniaceae Catalpa bignonioides Boraginaceae Cryptantha fulvocanescens Cryptantha gracilis Cryptantha kelseyana Cryptantha recurvata Heliotropium convolvulaceum Lithospermum incisum Nama hispida Oreocarya bakeri Oreocarya confertiflora Oreocarya flava Oreocarya flavoculata Oreocarya osterhoutii Oreocarya tenuis Phacelia crenulata Phacelia howelliana Phacelia ivesiana Tiquilia latior Brassicaceae Alyssum alyssoides Arabis pulchra Boechera formosa Boechera gracilenta Boechera perennans Boechera pinetorum Chorispora tenella Conringia orientalis Descurainia sophia Dimorphocarpa wislizeni Lepidium eastwoodiae 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 Cactaceae Opuntia fragilis Opuntia polyacantha Sclerocactus parviflorus Cannabaceae Celtis reticulata Caprifoliaceae Symphoricarpos longiflorus Caryophyllaceae Eremogone fendleri Silene antirrhina Celastraceae Paxistima myrsinites Cleomaceae Cleomella serrulata Peritoma lutea Convolvulaceae Convolvulus arvensis 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 Equisetaceae Equisetum arvense 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 fucatus Astragalus kentrophyta Astragalus lonchocarpus Astragalus moencoppensis Astragalus monumentalis Astragalus musiniensis Astragalus nidularius Astragalus pattersonii Astragalus piscator Astragalus preussii Astragalus sabulonum Astragalus sesquiflorus Glycyrrhiza lepidota Hoffmannseggia repens Ladeania lanceolata Lupinus brevicaulis Medicago sativa Melilotus albus Melilotus officinalis Pediomelum aromaticum Pediomelum megalanthum Peteria thompsoniae Sophora nuttalliana Sophora stenophylla Vicia ludoviciana Fagaceae Quercus gambelii 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 longistylis Juncus nodosus Juncus saximontanus 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 Moraceae Morus alba Nyctaginaceae Abronia elliptica Abronia fragrans Allionia incarnata Mirabilis multiflora Tripterocalyx micranthus Oleaceae Forestiera pubescens Fraxinus anomala Onagraceae Calylophus lavandulifolius Camissonia walkeri Epilobium ciliatum Oenothera albicaulis Oenothera cespitosa Oenothera curtiflora Oenothera howardii Oenothera longissima Orchidaceae Epipactis gigantea Platanthera zothecina Orobanchaceae Castilleja chromosa Castilleja flava Castilleja linariifolia Cordylanthus wrightii Orobanche fasciculata Pedicularis centranthera Phrymaceae Erythranthe eastwoodiae Erythranthe rubella Pinaceae Abies concolor Pinus edulis Plantaginaceae Penstemon comarrhenus Penstemon cyanocaulis Penstemon eatonii Penstemon palmeri Penstemon utahensis Plantago major Plantago patagonica Veronica anagallis-aquatica Poaceae Agropyron cristatum Agrostis stolonifera Alopecurus aequalis Andropogon eremicus Andropogon gerardi Aristida arizonica Aristida purpurea Avena sativa Bothriochloa barbinodis Bothriochloa ischaemum Bouteloua barbata Bouteloua curtipendula Bouteloua gracilis Bromus diandrus Bromus japonicus Bromus rubens Bromus tectorum Calamagrostis scopulorum Chloris virgata Dasyochloa pulchella 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 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 contractus Sporobolus cryptandrus Sporobolus flexuosus Sporobolus giganteus Thinopyrum elongatum Thinopyrum intermedium Tridens muticus 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 longifolia Polygonaceae Eriogonum alatum Eriogonum bicolor Eriogonum deflexum Eriogonum gordonii Eriogonum ovalifolium Eriogonum palmerianum Eriogonum shockleyi 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 Rhamnus alnifolia Rhamnus betulifolia Rosaceae Amelanchier utahensis Cercocarpus intricatus Cercocarpus montanus Coleogyne ramosissima Fallugia paradoxa Holodiscus dumosus Petrophyton caespitosum Petrophytum caespitosum Physocarpus alternans Potentilla biennis Potentilla rivalis Prunus persica Purshia stansburyana Purshia tridentata Rosa woodsii Rubiaceae Galium coloradoense Galium multiflorum Salicaceae Populus alba Populus x intercurrens Salix bebbiana Salix exigua Salix gooddingii Salix lutea Santalaceae Arceuthobium divaricatum Phoradendron juniperinum Sapindaceae Acer grandidentatum Acer negundo Sarcobataceae Sarcobatus vermiculatus Scrophulariaceae Verbascum thapsus Solanaceae Chamaesaracha coronopus Datura wrightii Lycium andersonii Lycium pallidum Lycium torreyi Physalis longifolia Solanum jamesii Solanum rostratum Solanum triflorum Talinaceae Phemeranthus brevifolius 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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