Index of Common Names
A
Agoseris, Orange (Agoseris aurantiaca)
Agoseris, Pale (Agoseris glauca)
Agoseris, Yellow (Agoseris glauca)
Agrimony (Agrimonia striata)
Alete, Sessile-flower (Aletes (Cymopterus) sessiliflorus)
Aletes, Threadleaf (Aletes filifolius)
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
Alkali-weed, Spreading (Cressa truxillensis)
All-thorn (Koeberlinia spinosa)
Alpine Clover, Brandiegge’s (Trifolium brandigeeii)
Alumroot, Little-leaf (Heuchera parvifolia)
Alyssum, Field (Alyssum simplex)
Alyssum, Hoary (Berteroa incana)
Amaranth, Palmer’s (Amaranthus palmeri)
Anenome, Canada/Meadow (Anemone canadensis)
Anemone, Candle (Anemone cylindrica)
Anemone, Desert (Anemone tuberosa)
Anoda, Crested (Anoda cristata)
Apache Plume (Fallugia paradoxa)
Arnica, Heart-leaf (Arnica cordifolia)
Arrowhead, Broad-leaf (Sagittaria latifolia)
Arugula (Eruca vesicaria)
Aster, Baby (Chaetopappa ericoides)
Aster, Bigelow’s (Dieteria bigelovii)
Aster, Heath (Symphyotrichum ericoides)
Aster, Prairie (Symphyotrichum falcatum)
Aster, Purple (Dieteria canescens)
Aster, Spiny (Chlorocantha spinosa)
Aster, Sticky (Dieteria bigelovii)
Avens, Alpine (Geum rossi)
Avens, Ross’ (Geum rossi)
Avens, Yellow (Geum aleppicum)
B
Baccharis, Willow (Baccharis salicifolia
Bahia, Rag-leaf (Hymenothrix dissecta)
Bahia, Sage-leaf (Bahia absinthifolia)
Baneberry, Red (Actaea rubra)
Barberry, Red (Berberis haemotocarpa)
Basketflower, American (Plectocephalus americana)
Bean, Slim-leaf (Phaseolus angustissimus)
Bearcorn (Conopholis alpina)
Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
Beebalm (Monarda fistulosa)
Beebalm, Low (Monarda humilis)
Beebalm, Plains/Pony (Monarda pectinata)
Beeblossom, Scarlet (Oenothera suffrutescens)
Beebrush, Wright’s (Aloysia wrightii)
Beeplant, Rocky Mountain (Cleome serrulata)
Bedstraw, Northern (Galium boreale)
Beggarticks, Slimlobe (Bidens tenuisecta)
Bellflower, Blue (Campanula rotundifolia)
Bellflower, Parry’s (Campanula parryi)
Bellflower, Purple (Campanula parryi)
Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
Bindweed, Field (Convolvulus arvensis)
Bird-of-Paradise Shrub (Caesalpinia gilliesii)
Bird’s Peak, Wright’s (Cordylanthus wrightii)
Bistort, American (Bistorta bistortoides)
Bittercress, Heart-leaf (Cardamine cordifolia)
Bitterweed, Alpine (Tetraneuris brandegeei)
Bitterweed, Pingue (Hymenoxys richardsonii)
Bladderpod, Fendler’s (Physaria fendleri)
Bladderpod, Gordon’s (Physaria gordonii)
Bladderpod, Straight (Physaria rectipes)
Blackfoot, Plains (Melampodium leucanthum)
Blanket-flower, Red-dome (Gaillardia pinnatifida)
Blanket-flower, Yellow (Gaillardia pinnatifida)
Blazing Star, Bractless (Mentzelia nuda)
Blazing Star, White-Stem (Mentzelia albicaulis)
Blite, Goosefoot (Blitum capitatum)
Blite, Strawberry (Blitum capitatum)
Bluebells, Franciscan (Mertensia franciscana)
Bluebowls (Giliastrum acerosum)
Blue-eyed Mary (Collinsia parviflora)
Blueweed, Texas (Helianthus ciliaris)
Bog Orchid, Northern Green (Platanthera aquilonis)
Boneset, False (Brickellia eupatorioides)
Brickellbush, California (Brickellia californica)
Brickellbush, Plumed (Brickellia brachyphylla)
Brickellbush, Short-leaved (Brickellia brachyphylla)
Broomrape, Clustered (Aphyllon (Orobanche) facsiculata)
Broomrape, Louisiana (Aphyllon (Orobanche) ludoviciana)
Buckbrush, Fendler’s (Ceanothus fendlerii)
Buckwheat, Abert’s (Eriogonum abertianum)
Buckwheat, Annual (Eriogonum annuum)
Buckwheat, Crisp-leaf (Eriogonum corymbosum)
Buckwheat, Harvard’s (Eriogonum havardii)
Buckwheat, James’ (Eriogonum jamesii)
Buckwheat, Lance-leaf (Eriogonum lonchophyllum)
Buckwheat, Narrow-leaf (Eriogonum leptophyllum)
Buckwheat, Nodding (Eriogonum cernuum)
Buckwheat, Red-root (Eriogonum racemosum)
Buckwheat, Round-leaf (Eriogonum rotundifolium)
Buckwheat, Simpson’s (Eriogonum microthecum var. simpsonii)
Buckwheat, Slender-leaf (Eriogonum leptophyllum)
Buckwheat, Sorrel (Eriogonum polycladon)
Buckwheat, Tall (Eriogonum tenellum)
Buckwheat, Winged (Eriogonum alatum)
Buckwheat, Woolly-cup (Eriogonum lachnogynum)
Buckwheat, Wooton’s (Eriogonum wootonii)
Buckwheat, Wright’s (Eriogonum wrightii)
Bugler, Scarlet (Penstemon barbatus)
Bundleflower, Cooley’s (Desmanthes cooleyi)
Bundleflower, Prairie (Desmanthes illinoensis)
Bur, Buffalo (Solanum rostratum)
Burrobush, Needle-leaf (Ambrosia monogyra)
Burrobush, Single-whorl (Ambrosia monogyra)
Buttercup, Blister (Ranunculus scleratus)
Buttercup, Fan-leaf (Ranunculus inamoenus)
Buttercup, Graceful (Ranunculus inamoenus)
Buttercup, Heart-leaf (Ranunculus cardiophyllus)
Buttercup, Plantain-leaf (Ranunculus alismifolium)
Butterflyweed (Asclepsias tuberosa)
C
(Cacti)
Beehive Cactus (Coryphantha vivipara)
Chihuahuan Pineapple Cactus (Echinomastus intertextus)
Christmas Cactus (Cylindropuntia leptocaulis)
Claret Cup Cactus (Echinocereus triglochidiatus)
Devil’s Head Cactus (Echinocactus horizonthalonius)
Eagle Claws Cactus (Echinocactus horizonthalonius)
Early Bloomer Cactus (Echinomastus intertextus)
Horse Crippler Cactus (Echinocactus texensis)
Inter-lacing Cactus (Echinomastus intertextus)
Kingcup Cactus (Echinocereus triglochidiatus)
Pincushion Cactus (Coryphantha vivipara)
Small-flower Fish-hook Cactus (Sclerocactus parviflorus)
Spiny Star Cactus(Coryphantha vivipara)
Strawberry Cactus (Echinocereus stramineus)
Turk’s Head Cactus (Echinocactus horizonthalonius)
White Fish-hook Cactus (Echinomastus intertextus)
Woven Spine Cactus (Echinomastus intertextus)
(Plants & Flowers)
Caltrop, Orange (Kallstroemia grandiflora)
Caltrop, Warty (Kallstroemia parviflora)
Candytuft, Wild (Noccaea fendleri)
Camphor-weed (Heterotheca subaxillaris)
Campion, Mexican (Silene laciniata)
Campion, White Bladder (Silene scouleri)
Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
Careless-weed (Amaranthus palmeri)
Catnip (Nepeta cataria)
Catchfly, Cardinal (Silene laciniata)
Catchfly, Scouler’s (Silene scouleri)
Cat’s-eye (Cryptantha), Payson’s Perennial (Oreocarya paysonii)
Cat’s Eye, Tawny Perennial (Oreocarya fulvocarescens)
Cat’s-eye, Thick-sepal (Cryptantha crassisepala)
Cattail (Typha species)
Ceanothus, Fendler’s (Ceanothus fendlerii)
Checkermallow, New Mexico (Sidalcea neomexicana)
Chickweed, Fastigiate (Cerastium fastigiatum)
Chickweed, Field (Cerastium arvense)
Chickweed, Meadow (Cerastium arvense)
Chickweed, Mouse-eared (Cerastium fontanum)
Chicory (Chichorium intybus)
Chicory, Desert (Rafinesquia neomexicana)
Chinchweed, Threadstem (Pectis filipes)
Chocolate-flower (Berlandiera lyrata)
Cholla, Cane (Cylindropuntia imbricata)
Cholla, Christmas (Cylindropuntia leptocaulis)
Cinquefoil, Scarlet (Potentilla fendleri)
Cinquefoil, Shrubby (Dasiphora fruticosa)
Cinquefoil, Tall (Drymocallis arguta)
Cliffbush (Jamesia americana)
Cliffrose Bush (Purshia stansburyana)
Clematis, Columbia (Clematis columbiana)
Clematis, Rocky Mountain (Clematis columbiana)
Clover, Brandigee’s Alpine (Trifolium brandigeeii)
Clover, Red (Trifolium pratense)
Clover, Rocky Mountain (Trifolium attenuatum)
Cocklebur, Common (Xanthium strumarium)
Cocklebur, Rough (Xanthium strumarium)
Coneflower, Cut-leaf (Rudbeckia laciniata)
Columbine, Colorado Blue (Aquilegiua coerulea)
Columbine, Golden (Aguilegia chrysantha)
Columbine, Rocky Mountain (Aquilegiua coerulea)
Columbine, Yellow (Aguilegia chrysantha)
Coneflower, Prairie (Ratabida columnifera)
Copperleaf, Shrubby (Acalypha phleoides)
Coralroot, Spotted (Corallorhiza maculata)
Coralroot, Spring (Corallorhiza wisteriana)
Coralroot, Striped (Corallorhiza striata)
Coralroot, Wister (Corallorhiza wisteriana)
Cosmos, Southwestern (Cosmos parviflora)
Cota (Thelesperma megapotamicum)
Coyote Tobacco (Nicotiana obtusifolia)
Creosote Bush (Larrea tridentata)
Cress, Brook (Cardamine cordifolia)
Crinklemat, Matted (Tiquilia latior)
Crinklemat, Plumed (Tiquilia greggi)
Crinklemat, Woody (Tiquilia canescens)
Crossflower (Chorispora tenella)
Croton, Texas (Croton texensis)
Crownbeard, Golden (Verbesina encelioides)
Crown of Thorns (Koeberlinia spinosa)
Crucifixion Thorn (Koeberlinia spinosa)
Cryptantha, Hidden-flower (Cryptantha crassisepala)
Crypantha, Yellow (Oreocarya flava)
Currant, Golden (Ribes aureum)
Currant, Wax (Ribes cereum)
Currant, Wolf’s (Ribes wolfii)
D
Daisy, Alpine Stemless (Tetraneuris acaulis (var. caepitosa))
Daisy, Blackfoot (Melampodium leucanthum)
Daisy, Cowpen (Verbesina encelioides)
Daisy, Tahoka (Machaeranthera tanacetifolia)
Dalea, Black (Dalea frutescens)
Dalea, Broom (Psorothamnus scoparius)
Dalea, Feather (Dalea formosa)
Dalea, Plume (Dalea formosa)
Dandelion, White (Pinaropappus roseus)
Dayflower, Birdbill (Commelina dianthifolia)
Dayflower, Erect (Commelina erecta)
Desert Anenome (Anemone tuberosa)
Desert Chircory (Rafinesquia neomexicana)
Desert Tobacco (Nicotiana obtusifolia)
Devil’s Claw (Proboscidia parviflora)
Devil-weed (Chlorocantha spinosa)
Dock, Curly (Rumex crispus)
Dock, Pale (Rumex altissimus)
Dock, Smooth (Rumex altissimus)
Dogbane (Apocynum cannabium)
Dogbane, Spreading (Apocynum androsaemifolium)
Dogweed, Bristly (Thymophylla acerosa)
Doveweed (Croton texensis)
Dragonhead (Dracocephalum parviflorum)
Dune Broom (Parryella filifolia)
Dutchman’s Breeches (Thamnosma texanum)
F
Fairy Duster [shrub] (Calliandra eriophylla)
False Indigo Bush (Amorpha fruticosa)
Fan-mustard, Bi-colored (Nerisyrenia camporum)
Fendlerbush (Fendlera rupicola)
Fetid Goosefoot (Dysphania graveolens)
Figwort, Mountain (Scrophularia montana)
Filaree, Texas (Erodium texanum)
Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium)
Firewheel (Gaillardia pulchella)
Flax, Blue (Linum lewisii)
Flax, Chihuahuan (Linum vernale)
Fleabane, Aspen (Erigeron speciosus)
Fleabane, Beautiful (Erigeron formossissimus)
Fleabane, Early Blue-top (Erigeron vetensis)
Fleabane, Showy (Erigeron speciosus)
Four-nerve Dasiy, Brandigee’s (Tetraneuris brandegeei)
Four O’clock, Heart-leaf (Mirabilis nyctaginceae)
Four O’clock, Meadow (Mirabilis albida)
Four O’clock, Narrow-leaf (Mirabilis linearis)
Four O’clock, Rocky Mountain (Mirabilis multiflora)
Four O’clock, Showy (Mirabilis multiflora)
Four O’clock, Spreading (Mirabilis oxybaphoides)
Four O’clock, Trailing (Allionia incarnata)
G
Garden Rocket (Eruca vesicaria)
Gaura, Scarlet (Oenothera suffrutescens)
Gaura, Slender (Oenothera hexandra)
Gaura, Small-flower (Oenothera curtifolia)
Gentian, Autumn Dwarf (Gentianella amarella)
Gentian, Parry’s (Gentiana parryi)
Gentian, Pleated (Gentiana affinis)
Gentian, Prairie (Eustoma exaltatum)
Gentian, Rocky Mountain Fringed (Gentianopsis thermalis)
Gilia, Scarlet (Ipomopsis aggregata)
Globemallow (Sphaeralcea sp.)
Globemallow, Fendler’s (Sphaeralcea fendleri)
Globemallow, Gray (Sphaeralcea incana)
Globemallow, Narrow-leaf (Sphaeralcea angustifolia)
Globemallow, Scarlet (Sphaeralcea coccinea)
Globemallow, Small-leaf (Sphaeralcea parvifolia)
Globemallow, Spear (Sphaeralcea hastulata)
Golden-aster, Hairy (Heterotheca villosa)
Golden-aster, Rocky-scree False (Heterotheca fulcrata)
Goosefoot, Blite (Blitum capitatum)
Goosefoot, Fetid (Dysphania graveolens)
Goosefoot, Fetid (Dysphia graveolens)
Gourd, Buffalo (Cucurbita foetidissima)
Greenstripe (Amaranthus acanthochiton)
H
Halogeton (Halogeton glomeratus)
Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia)
Harlequinbush (Oenothera hexandra)
Head, Elephant’s (Pedicularis groenlandica)
Hedgehog Cactus, Arizona Rainbow (Echinocereus rigidissimus)
Hedgehog Cactus, Brown-flowered (Echinocereus chloranthus/ Echinocereus viridiflora var. chloranthus)
Hedgehog Cactus, Fendler’s (Echinocereus fendlerii)
Hedgehog Cactus, Green-flowered (Echinocereus viridiflora)
Hedgehog Cactus, Nylon (Echinocereus viridiflora)
Hedgehog Cactus, Rainbow (Echinocereus dasyacanthus)
Hedgehog Cactus, Scarlet (Echinocereus coccineus)
Hedgehog Cactus, Spiny (Echinocereus dasyacanthus)
Hedgenettle, Scarlet (Stachys coccinea)
Helleborine, Giant (Epipactis gigantea)
Horsemint (Monarda pectinata)
Horseweed, Canadian (Conyza canadensis)
Horseweed, Coulter’s (Laennecia coulteri)
I
Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella)
Indian Hemp (Apocynum cannabium)
Indigo-bush, False (Amorpha fruticosa)
J
K
King’s Crown (Sedum integrifolium)
Kinnickinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
Kiss-me-quick (Portulaca pilosa)
L
Lamb’s-quarters (Chenopodium album)
Larkspur, Barbey’s (Delphinium barbeyi)
Larkspur, Sapello Canyon (Delphinium sapellonis)
Larkspur, Subalpine (Delphinium barbeyi)
Lily, Crag (Echeandia flavascens)
Lily, Gunnison’s Mariposa (Calochortus gunnissonii)
Lizard Tail (Oenothera curtifolia)
Lobelia, Scarlet (Lobelia cardinalis)
Lousewort, Fernleaf (Pedicularis procera)
Lousewort, Giant (Pedicularis procera)
M
Madwort, False (Berteroa incana)
Mallow, Alkali (Malvella leprosa)
Mariposa Lily, Gunnison’s (Calochortus gunnissonii)
Medic, Black (Medicago lupulina)
Melon, Coyote (Cucurbita foetidissima)
Mexican Hat (Ratabida columnifera)
Milkweed, Orange (Asclepsias tuberosa)
Morning Glory, Scarlet (Ipomoea cristulata)
Mouse-ear Chickweed, Fastigiate (Cerastium fastigiatum)
Mouse-ear Chickweed, Starry (Cerastium arvense)
Mustard, Blue (Chorispora tenella)
Mustard, Purple (Chorispora tenella)
O
Orchid, Adder’s Mouth (Malaxis soulei)
Orchid, Stream (Epipactis gigantea)
Oreganillo (Aloysia wrightii)
Owl Clover, Purple-white (Orthocarpus purpurea-albus)
P
Paintbrush, Foothills (Castilleja integra)
Paintbrush, Narrow-leaved (Castilleja linariifolia)
Paintbrush, Whole-leaf (Castilleja integra)
Paintbrush, Wyoming (Castilleja linariifolia)
Pennycress, Fendler’s (Noccaea fendleri)
Penstemon, Bush (Penstemon ambiguus)
Penstemon, Cardinal (Penstemon cardinalis)
Penstemon, Sand (Penstemon ambiguus)
Penstemon, Sccarlet (Penstemon barbatus)
Penstemon, Pine-needle (Penstemon pinifolius)
Penstemon, Wand-bloom (Penstemon virgatus)
Payson’s Perennial Cat’s Eye (Oreocarya paysonii)
Pinedrops (Pterospora andromedea)
Pinesap (Monotropa hypopithys)
Plainsman, Yellow (Hymenopappus flavascens)
Plumeseed, New Mexico (Rafinesquia neomexicana)
Poppy, Desert (Kallstroemia grandiflora)
Poppy, Long-Headed (Papaver dubium)
Poppy, Long-Podded (Papaver dubium)
Poppy, Red Garden (Papaver dubium)
Prairie Clover, Bearded (Dalea pogonathera)
Prairie Clover, Purple (Dalea purpurea)
Prairie Clover, Woolly (Dalea lanata)
Purslane, Rosy/Shaggy (Portulaca pilosa)
R
Ragwort, Arrow-leaf (Senecio triangularis)
Rainbow Cactus (Echinocereus dasyacanthus)
Rainbow Cactus, Arizona (Echinocereus rigidissimus)
Rock Lettuce (Pinaropappus roseus)
Rubberweed, Colorado (Hymenoxys richardsonii)
Rue, Desert (Thamnosma texanum)
S
Sage, Antelope (Eriogonum jamesii)
Sage, Henry’s (Salvia henryi)
Seep Willow, Great Plains (Baccharis salicina)
Shooting Star, Dark-throat (Primula pauciflora)
Skyrocket (Ipomopsis aggregata)
Sneezeweed, Orange (Hymenoxys hoopeseii)
Sorrel, Field (Rumex acetosella)
Sorrel, Red(Rumex acetosella)
Sorrel, Sheep (Rumex acetosella)
Sotol (Dayslirion wheeleri)
Spiderling, Scarlet (Boerhavia coccinea)
Stickleaf (Mentzelia albicaulis)
Stork’sbill (Commelina dianthifolia)
Sunflower, Blueweed (Helianthus ciliaris)
Susan, Black-eyed (Rudbeckia hirta)
T
Tackstem, White (Calycoseris wrightii)
Tale, Mare’s (Conyza canadensis)
Tansy Aster, Hoary (Dieteria canescens)
Tansy Aster, Tansy-leaf (Machaeranthera tanacetifolia)
Tea, Hopi (Thelesperma megapotamicum)
Tea, Indian (Thelesperma megapotamicum)
Tenella (Chorispora tenella)
Tequilia, Matted (Tiquilia latior)
Thimbleweed, Long-haired (Anemone cylindrica)
W
Wallflower, Western (Erysimum capitatum)
Waxflower (Jamesia americana)
Weed, Sour (Rumex acetosella)
Willowherb, Fringed (Epilobium ciliatum)
Windmills, Trailing (Allionia incarnata)
Windmills, Four O’clock (Allionia incarnata)
Wooly-white, Yellow (Hymenopappus flavascens)
Wood Beauty, Tall (Drymocallis arguta)
Wood Sorrel, Alpine (Oxalis alpina)