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Home >> Checklist: Mesa Verde National Park >> Previous version of Key >> Identification Key (new version): Mesa Verde National Park Filter/Display Options Family/Genus Filter: Sort by: Display Common Names Display images: Plant habit trees shrubs vines / lianas herbaceous grass-like ferns & allies cactus-like / succulents aquatic & OBL wetland species special groups arums 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 Mesa Verde National Park NPS-SCPN Species Count: 738 Amaranthaceae Amaranthus albus Amaranthus blitoides Amaranthus hybridus Amaranthus retroflexus Atriplex canescens Atriplex confertifolia Atriplex corrugata Atriplex dioica Atriplex gardneri Atriplex heterosperma Atriplex patula Atriplex pleiantha Atriplex powellii Atriplex rosea Bassia hyssopifolia Bassia scoparia Blitum capitatum Blitum nuttallianum Chenopodiastrum simplex Chenopodium album Chenopodium atrovirens Chenopodium berlandieri Chenopodium fremontii Chenopodium leptophyllum Grayia spinosa Kochia americana Krascheninnikovia lanata Oxybasis glauca Oxybasis rubra Salsola tragus Suaeda nigra Amaryllidaceae Allium acuminatum Allium cernuum Allium macropetalum Allium textile Anacardiaceae Rhus trilobata Toxicodendron rydbergii Apiaceae Aletes macdougalii Aulospermum purpureum Conioselinum scopulorum Cymopterus breviradiatus Cymopterus glomeratus Daucus carota Ligusticum filicinum Ligusticum porteri Lomatium dissectum Lomatium grayi Lomatium multifidum Lomatium simplex Lomatium triternatum Osmorhiza depauperata Pastinaca sativa Pseudocymopterus montanus Vesper bulbosus Vesper purpurascens Apocynaceae Apocynum androsaemifolium Apocynum cannabinum Asclepias asperula Asclepias rusbyi Asclepias speciosa Asclepias subverticillata Araceae Lemna trisulca Asparagaceae Androstephium breviflorum Asparagus officinalis Maianthemum stellatum Yucca angustissima Yucca baccata Yucca harrimaniae Aspleniaceae Asplenium septentrionale Asteraceae Achillea millefolium Acroptilon repens Ageratina herbacea Agoseris aurantiaca Agoseris glauca Almutaster pauciflorus Ambrosia acanthicarpa Ambrosia psilostachya Anaphalis margaritacea Antennaria dimorpha Antennaria marginata Antennaria microphylla Antennaria parvifolia Antennaria rosea Arctium minus Artemisia biennis Artemisia bigelovii Artemisia cana Artemisia dracunculus Artemisia frigida Artemisia nova Artemisia pygmaea Artemisia tridentata Baccharis wrightii Balsamorhiza sagittata Bidens frondosa Brickellia brachyphylla Brickellia californica Brickellia eupatorioides Brickellia grandiflora Brickellia longifolia Brickellia microphylla Brickellia oblongifolia Carduus nutans Centaurea diffusa Centaurea triumfettii Chaenactis douglasii Chaetopappa ericoides Chrysothamnus depressus Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus Cichorium intybus Cirsium arvense Cirsium canescens Cirsium drummondii Cirsium eatonii Cirsium neomexicanum Cirsium ochrocentrum Cirsium tracyi Cirsium undulatum Cirsium vulgare Conyza bonariensis Conyza canadensis Crepis acuminata Crepis intermedia Crepis modocensis Crepis occidentalis Cyclachaena xanthiifolia Dieteria asteroides Dieteria bigelovii Dieteria canescens Dyssodia papposa Ericameria nauseosa Erigeron concinnus Erigeron divergens Erigeron eatonii Erigeron engelmannii Erigeron flagellaris Erigeron glabellus Erigeron pumilus Erigeron speciosus Erigeron tracyi Erigeron utahensis Gnaphalium palustre Grindelia arizonica Grindelia squarrosa Gutierrezia microcephala Gutierrezia sarothrae Helianthella quinquenervis Helianthus annuus Helianthus ciliaris Helianthus petiolaris Heliomeris multiflora Herrickia glauca Heterotheca villosa Hymenopappus filifolius Hymenothrix dissecta Hymenoxys richardsonii Iva axillaris Lactuca serriola Leucanthemum vulgare Lorandersonia linifolia Lygodesmia grandiflora Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Madia glomerata Malacothrix fendleri Mulgedium pulchellum Nothocalais cuspidata Oxytenia acerosa Packera fendleri Packera multilobata Packera neomexicana Petradoria pumila Picrothamnus desertorum Psilostrophe bakeri Ratibida columnifera Rudbeckia hirta Scorzonera laciniata Senecio eremophilus Senecio integerrimus Senecio spartioides Solidago canadensis Solidago velutina Sonchus asper Stenotus armerioides Stephanomeria pauciflora Stephanomeria tenuifolia Symphyotrichum ascendens Symphyotrichum chilense Symphyotrichum ciliatum Symphyotrichum ericoides Symphyotrichum falcatum Symphyotrichum laeve Taraxacum officinale Tetradymia canescens Tetradymia spinosa Tetraneuris argentea Tetraneuris ivesiana Thelesperma megapotamicum Townsendia exscapa Townsendia glabella Townsendia incana Tragopogon dubius Tragopogon pratensis Verbesina encelioides Wyethia arizonica Xanthisma gracile Xanthisma grindelioides Xanthisma spinulosum Xanthium strumarium Berberidaceae Berberis fendleri Mahonia fremontii Mahonia repens Betulaceae Alnus incana Betula occidentalis Boraginaceae Cryptantha crassisepala Cryptantha fendleri Cryptantha fulvocanescens Cryptantha gracilis Cryptantha sericea Cynoglossum officinale Ellisia nyctelea Hackelia floribunda Hackelia gracilenta Lappula heterosperma Lappula marginata Lappula occidentalis Lithospermum incisum Lithospermum multiflorum Lithospermum ruderale Mertensia brevistyla Mertensia lanceolata Mertensia oblongifolia Oreocarya bakeri Oreocarya flava Oreocarya flavoculata Oreocarya suffruticosa Phacelia heterophylla Phacelia splendens Brassicaceae Alyssum alyssoides Arabis hirsuta Boechera divaricarpa Boechera fendleri Boechera gracilenta Boechera holboellii Boechera lignifera Boechera pulchra Boechera retrofracta Boechera stricta Camelina microcarpa Camelina rumelica Capsella bursa-pastoris Chorispora tenella Conringia orientalis Descurainia californica Descurainia incisa Descurainia longepedicellata Descurainia nelsonii Descurainia obtusa Descurainia pinnata Descurainia sophia Dimorphocarpa wislizeni Draba aurea Draba cuneifolia Draba reptans Erysimum capitatum Erysimum inconspicuum Lepidium appelianum Lepidium campestre Lepidium crenatum Lepidium densiflorum Lepidium draba Lepidium eastwoodiae Lepidium latifolium Lepidium montanum Lepidium perfoliatum Lepidium virginicum Nasturtium officinale Noccaea fendleri Noccaea montana Physaria acutifolia Physaria montana Physaria rectipes Raphanus raphanistrum Rorippa sphaerocarpa Rorippa teres Sisymbrium altissimum Sisymbrium linifolium Sisymbrium loeselii Stanleya pinnata Streptanthella longirostris Streptanthus cordatus Strigosella africana Thelypodiopsis aurea Thelypodiopsis elegans Thelypodium integrifolium Thelypodium laxiflorum Thlaspi arvense Cactaceae Cylindropuntia davisii Cylindropuntia whipplei Echinocereus coccineus Echinocereus fendleri Echinocereus mojavensis Echinocereus triglochidiatus Escobaria missouriensis Opuntia fragilis Opuntia phaeacantha Opuntia polyacantha Sclerocactus whipplei Caprifoliaceae Symphoricarpos oreophilus Symphoricarpos rotundifolius Caryophyllaceae Eremogone congesta Moehringia macrophylla Pseudostellaria jamesiana Saponaria officinalis Silene antirrhina Silene drummondii Silene scouleri Celastraceae Paxistima myrsinites Cleomaceae Cleomella serrulata Peritoma lutea Convolvulaceae Calystegia pellita Convolvulus arvensis Cuscuta cuspidata Cuscuta indecora Crassulaceae Sedum lanceolatum Cupressaceae Juniperus communis Juniperus osteosperma Juniperus scopulorum Cyperaceae Bolboschoenus maritimus Carex aquatilis Carex deweyana Carex geophila Carex geyeri Carex microptera Carex occidentalis Carex praegracilis Carex rossii Carex vallicola Eleocharis macrostachya Eleocharis palustris Eriophorum scheuchzeri Schoenoplectus americanus Schoenoplectus pungens Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Scirpus pallidus Cystopteridaceae Cystopteris fragilis Cystopteris reevesiana Dennstaedtiaceae Pteridium aquilinum Dryopteridaceae Dryopteris filix-mas Elaeagnaceae Elaeagnus angustifolia Shepherdia argentea Shepherdia canadensis Ephedraceae Ephedra torreyana Ephedra viridis Equisetaceae Equisetum arvense Equisetum laevigatum Equisetum variegatum Ericaceae Hypopitys monotropa Pterospora andromedea Euphorbiaceae Chamaesyce parryi Euphorbia brachycera Euphorbia fendleri Euphorbia glyptosperma Euphorbia incisa Euphorbia maculata Euphorbia serpillifolia Fabaceae Astragalus amphioxys Astragalus calycosus Astragalus ceramicus Astragalus cicer Astragalus cronquistii Astragalus deterior Astragalus flavus Astragalus flexuosus Astragalus lentiginosus Astragalus lonchocarpus Astragalus missouriensis Astragalus naturitensis Astragalus nuttallianus Astragalus pattersonii Astragalus schmollae Astragalus schmolliae Astragalus scopulorum Astragalus sesquiflorus Astragalus wingatanus Glycyrrhiza lepidota Hedysarum boreale Lathyrus laetivirens Lathyrus pauciflorus Lotus wrightii Lupinus ammophilus Lupinus argenteus Lupinus caudatus Medicago lupulina Medicago sativa Melilotus officinalis Thermopsis rhombifolia Trifolium fragiferum Trifolium gymnocarpon Trifolium pratense Trifolium repens Vicia americana Vicia ludoviciana Fagaceae Quercus gambelii Quercus turbinella Quercus X pauciloba Frankeniaceae Frankenia jamesii Gentianaceae Frasera albomarginata Swertia perennis Zeltnera calycosa Geraniaceae Erodium cicutarium Geranium caespitosum Grossulariaceae Ribes aureum Ribes leptanthum Hydrangeaceae Fendlera rupicola Philadelphus microphyllus Hydrocharitaceae Elodea bifoliata Iridaceae Iris missouriensis Sisyrinchium montanum Juncaceae Juncus arcticus Juncus articulatus Juncus balticus Juncus bufonius Juncus compressus Juncus interior Juncus longistylis Juncus nevadensis Juncus tenuis Juncus torreyi Juncaginaceae Triglochin maritima Lamiaceae Dracocephalum parviflorum Hedeoma drummondii Marrubium vulgare Mentha arvensis Monarda fistulosa Nepeta cataria Salvia reflexa Liliaceae Calochortus flexuosus Calochortus gunnisonii Calochortus nuttallii Fritillaria atropurpurea Loasaceae Mentzelia albicaulis Mentzelia humilis Mentzelia laciniata Mentzelia multicaulis Mentzelia multiflora Mentzelia rusbyi Lycopodiaceae Spinulum annotinum Malvaceae Iliamna grandiflora Iliamna rivularis Sidalcea candida Sidalcea neomexicana Sphaeralcea coccinea Sphaeralcea munroana Sphaeralcea parvifolia Melanthiaceae Zigadenus paniculatus Montiaceae Claytonia lanceolata Claytonia rosea Phemeranthus parviflorus Nyctaginaceae Abronia fragrans Mirabilis linearis Mirabilis multiflora Mirabilis oxybaphoides Oleaceae Forestiera pubescens Fraxinus anomala Onagraceae Chylismia scapoidea Epilobium brachycarpum Epilobium ciliatum Gayophytum diffusum Gayophytum humile Gayophytum ramosissimum Oenothera albicaulis Oenothera cespitosa Oenothera coronopifolia Oenothera curtiflora Oenothera elata Oenothera flava Oenothera pallida Oenothera suffrutescens Oenothera villosa Orchidaceae Calypso bulbosa Corallorhiza maculata Epipactis gigantea Goodyera oblongifolia Goodyera repens Orobanchaceae Castilleja chromosa Castilleja linariifolia Castilleja martini Cordylanthus wrightii Orobanche fasciculata Orthocarpus luteus Orthocarpus purpureoalbus Pedicularis centranthera Papaveraceae Argemone hispida Corydalis aurea Corydalis curvisiliqua Pinaceae Pinus edulis Pinus ponderosa Pseudotsuga menziesii Plantaginaceae Besseya ritteriana Collinsia parviflora Penstemon angustifolius Penstemon barbatus Penstemon breviculus Penstemon comarrhenus Penstemon eatonii Penstemon lentus Penstemon linarioides Penstemon osterhoutii Penstemon pachyphyllus Penstemon rostriflorus Penstemon rydbergii Penstemon strictiformis Penstemon strictus Penstemon watsonii Plantago lanceolata Plantago major Plantago patagonica Plantago tweedyi Veronica americana Veronica anagallis-aquatica Poaceae Achnatherum lettermanii Achnatherum scribneri Aegilops cylindrica Agropyron cristatum Agrostis capillaris Agrostis exarata Agrostis gigantea Agrostis scabra Agrostis stolonifera Andropogon gerardi Andropogon hallii Aristida purpurea Arundo donax Avena fatua Bouteloua aristidoides Bouteloua curtipendula Bouteloua gracilis Bouteloua simplex Bromus anomalus Bromus carinatus Bromus hordeaceus Bromus inermis Bromus japonicus Bromus porteri Bromus tectorum Dactylis glomerata Distichlis spicata Echinochloa crus-galli Elymus bakeri Elymus canadensis Elymus elymoides Elymus glaucus Elymus repens Elymus trachycaulus Elymus x pseudorepens Eragrostis cilianensis Eragrostis pectinacea Eriocoma hymenoides Hesperostipa comata Hilaria jamesii Hordeum brachyantherum Hordeum jubatum Hordeum murinum Hordeum pusillum Koeleria macrantha Leymus salina Leymus triticoides Lolium perenne Lolium pratense Muhlenbergia andina Muhlenbergia asperifolia Muhlenbergia filiculmis Muhlenbergia filiformis Muhlenbergia montana Muhlenbergia richardsonis Muhlenbergia wrightii Munroa squarrosa Panicum capillare Panicum virgatum Pappostipa speciosa Pascopyrum smithii Phalaris arundinacea Phleum pratense Phragmites australis Piptatheropsis micrantha Poa annua Poa arida Poa bulbosa Poa compressa Poa fendleriana Poa pratensis Poa secunda Polypogon interruptus Polypogon monspeliensis Psathyrostachys juncea Pseudoroegneria spicata Puccinellia distans Puccinellia nuttalliana Schedonorus arundinaceus Schizachyrium scoparium Secale cereale Sorghastrum nutans Sphenopholis obtusata Sporobolus airoides Sporobolus cryptandrus Sporobolus flexuosus Thinopyrum intermedium Triticum aestivum Vulpia octoflora Polemoniaceae Aliciella haydenii Collomia grandiflora Collomia linearis Gilia clokeyi Gilia ophthalmoides Gilia sinuata Ipomopsis aggregata Ipomopsis pumila Linanthus pungens Microsteris gracilis Phlox austromontana Phlox cortezana Phlox gracilis Phlox hoodii Phlox longifolia Polemonium foliosissimum Polygonaceae Eriogonum alatum Eriogonum cernuum Eriogonum clavellatum Eriogonum corymbosum Eriogonum fusiforme Eriogonum jamesii Eriogonum leptophyllum Eriogonum lonchophyllum Eriogonum microtheca Eriogonum ovalifolium Eriogonum racemosum Eriogonum umbellatum Fallopia convolvulus Persicaria amphibia Persicaria lapathifolia Polygonum argyrocoleon Polygonum aviculare Polygonum douglasii Polygonum ramosissimum Polygonum sawatchense Rumex crispus Rumex hymenosepalus Rumex mexicanus Rumex patientia Stenogonum salsuginosum Portulacaceae Portulaca halimoides Portulaca oleracea Primulaceae Androsace occidentalis Androsace septentrionalis Pteridaceae Adiantum capillus-veneris Myriopteris fendleri Myriopteris gracilis Ranunculaceae Aquilegia micrantha Ceratocephala testiculata Clematis columbiana Clematis hirsutissima Clematis ligusticifolia Delphinium barbeyi Delphinium nuttallianum Delphinium scaposum Delphinium scopulorum Ranunculus cymbalaria Ranunculus sceleratus Thalictrum fendleri Rhamnaceae Ceanothus fendleri Rhamnus smithii Rosaceae Amelanchier alnifolia Amelanchier pumila Amelanchier utahensis Cercocarpus intricatus Cercocarpus montanus Fallugia paradoxa Geum aleppicum Geum macrophyllum Holodiscus dumosus Peraphyllum ramosissimum Potentilla gracilis Potentilla hippiana Potentilla pensylvanica Potentilla pulcherrima Prunus americana Prunus armeniaca Prunus persica Prunus virginiana Purshia stansburyana Purshia tridentata Rubus idaeus Rubiaceae Galium aparine Galium boreale Galium coloradoense Galium trifidum Salicaceae Populus acuminata Populus angustifolia Populus fremontii Populus tremuloides Salix drummondiana Salix exigua Salix lasiandra Salix lutea Santalaceae Arceuthobium divaricatum Comandra umbellata Phoradendron juniperinum Sapindaceae Acer glabrum Acer grandidentatum Acer negundo Sarcobataceae Sarcobatus vermiculatus Saxifragaceae Heuchera parviflora Heuchera parvifolia Lithophragma tenellum Scrophulariaceae Verbascum thapsus Solanaceae Chamaesaracha coronopus Lycium pallidum Nicotiana attenuata Physalis hederifolia Physalis longifolia Physalis virginiana Solanum jamesii Solanum triflorum Tamaricaceae Tamarix chinensis Typhaceae Typha domingensis Typha latifolia Ulmaceae Ulmus pumila Urticaceae Urtica gracilis Verbenaceae Verbena bracteata Viburnaceae Sambucus cerulea Violaceae Viola adunca Viola nuttallii Viola renifolia Viola sororia Viola vallicola Vitaceae Parthenocissus inserta Woodsiaceae Woodsia oregana Zygophyllaceae Tribulus terrestris
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