Colorado Wild FlowersSOME COMMON COLORADO WILD FLOWERSReading editionChapter navigation69 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterAcknowledgments:Lily Family Yucca or Spanish Bayonet, Yucca glauca, NUTT.SOME COMMON COLORADO WILD FLOWERSFOREWORDLIFE ZONESPLAINSFOOTHILLSMONTANESUB-ALPINEALPINELily Family Sand Lily, Leucocrinum montanum, NUTT.Lily Family Wood Lily, Lilium umbellatum, PURSHLily Family Mariposa, Calochortus gunnisonii, WATS.Lily Family Glacier Lily, Erythronium grandiflorum, PURSHOrchid Family Yellow Lady’s Slipper, Cypripedium calceolus, L.Four o’Clock Family Prairie Snowball, Abronia fragrans, NUTT.Buckwheat Family Sulphur Flower, Eriogonum umbellatum, TORR.Buckwheat Family Sand Begonia, Rumex venosus, PURSHPurslane Family Spring Beauty, Claytonia lanceolata, PURSHPink Family Moss Campion, Silene acaulis, L.Buttercup Family Pasque Flower, Pulsatilla ludoviciana, HELLERButtercup Family Globe Anemone, Anemone globosa, NUTT.Buttercup Family Nelson’s Larkspur, Delphinium nelsonii, GREENEButtercup Family Snow Buttercup, Ranunculus adoneus, GRAYButtercup Family Globeflower, Trollius laxus, SALISB.Buttercup Family Columbine, Aquilegia coerulea, JAMESPoppy Family Prickly Poppy, Argemone intermedia, SWEETMustard Family Wallflower, Erysimum asperum, DC.Saxifrage Family Snowball Saxifrage, Saxifraga rhomboidea, GREENEOrpine Family Queen’s Crown, Sedum rhodanthum, GRAYRose Family Bush Cinquefoil, Potentilla fruticosa, L.Pea Family Prairie Pea, Lathyrus stipulaceus, B. AND ST. J.Pea Family Deer Clover, Trifolium nanum, TORR.Pea Family Lambert’s Loco, Oxytropis lambertii, PURSHPea Family Golden Banner, Thermopsis divaricarpa, A. NELS.Loasa Family Stickweed, Mentzelia nuda, T. AND G.Cactus Family Strawberry Cactus, Echinocereus triglochidiatus, ENGELM.Cactus Family Grizzly Bear Cactus, Opuntia trichophora, BRITTON AND ROSEEvening Primrose Family Yellow Evening Primrose, Oenothera brachycarpa, GRAYEvening Primrose Family Fireweed, Epilobium angustifolium, L.Heath Family Pipsissewa, Chimaphila umbellata, NUTT.Primrose Family Brook Primrose, Primula parryi, GRAYPrimrose Family Shooting Star, Dodecatheon radicatum, GREENEGentian Family Fringed Gentian, Gentiana elegans, A. NELS.Milkweed Family Milkweed, Asclepias speciosa, TORR.Morning-glory Family Bush Morning-glory, Ipomoea leptophylla, TORR.Waterleaf Family Purple Fringe, Phacelia sericea, GRAYBorage Family Alpine Forget-me-not, Eritrichium elongatum, JOHNSTONPhlox Family Sky Pilot, Polemonium viscosum, NUTT.Phlox Family Scarlet Gilia, Gilia aggregata, SPRENG.Figwort Family Indian Paintbrush, Castilleja integra, GRAYFigwort Family Penstemon, Penstemon unilateralis, RYDB.Composite Family Gaillardia, Gaillardia aristata, PURSHComposite Family Rabbit Brush, Chrysothamnus nauseosus, H. AND C.Composite Family Easter Daisy, Townsendia sericea, HOOK.Composite Family Showy Fleabane, Erigeron speciosus, C. FONGComposite Family Alpine Sunflower, Hymenoxys grandiflora, PARKERComposite Family Thistle, Circium undulatum, SPRENG.CLASSIFICATION OF PLANTSHOW PLANT POPULATIONS MAINTAIN THEMSELVES AND SPREADFLOWER FORMSPLANT PARTSLEAF FORMSBOOKS DEALING WITH COLORADO WILDFLOWERSOTHER MUSEUM PICTORIALSINDEXCattail Family Cattail, Typha latifolia, L.Transcriber’s NotesPrevious chapter ←Lily Family Yucca or Spanish Bayonet, Yucca glauca, NUTT.Next chapter →FOREWORDAll chapters and sections (69)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsAcknowledgments:Lily Family Yucca or Spanish Bayonet, Yucca glauca, NUTT.SOME COMMON COLORADO WILD FLOWERSFOREWORDLIFE ZONESPLAINSFOOTHILLSMONTANESUB-ALPINEALPINELily Family Sand Lily, Leucocrinum montanum, NUTT.Lily Family Wood Lily, Lilium umbellatum, PURSHLily Family Mariposa, Calochortus gunnisonii, WATS.Lily Family Glacier Lily, Erythronium grandiflorum, PURSHOrchid Family Yellow Lady’s Slipper, Cypripedium calceolus, L.Four o’Clock Family Prairie Snowball, Abronia fragrans, NUTT.Buckwheat Family Sulphur Flower, Eriogonum umbellatum, TORR.Buckwheat Family Sand Begonia, Rumex venosus, PURSHPurslane Family Spring Beauty, Claytonia lanceolata, PURSHPink Family Moss Campion, Silene acaulis, L.Buttercup Family Pasque Flower, Pulsatilla ludoviciana, HELLERButtercup Family Globe Anemone, Anemone globosa, NUTT.Buttercup Family Nelson’s Larkspur, Delphinium nelsonii, GREENEButtercup Family Snow Buttercup, Ranunculus adoneus, GRAYButtercup Family Globeflower, Trollius laxus, SALISB.Buttercup Family Columbine, Aquilegia coerulea, JAMESPoppy Family Prickly Poppy, Argemone intermedia, SWEETMustard Family Wallflower, Erysimum asperum, DC.Saxifrage Family Snowball Saxifrage, Saxifraga rhomboidea, GREENEOrpine Family Queen’s Crown, Sedum rhodanthum, GRAYRose Family Bush Cinquefoil, Potentilla fruticosa, L.Pea Family Prairie Pea, Lathyrus stipulaceus, B. AND ST. J.Pea Family Deer Clover, Trifolium nanum, TORR.Pea Family Lambert’s Loco, Oxytropis lambertii, PURSHPea Family Golden Banner, Thermopsis divaricarpa, A. NELS.Loasa Family Stickweed, Mentzelia nuda, T. AND G.Cactus Family Strawberry Cactus, Echinocereus triglochidiatus, ENGELM.Cactus Family Grizzly Bear Cactus, Opuntia trichophora, BRITTON AND ROSEEvening Primrose Family Yellow Evening Primrose, Oenothera brachycarpa, GRAYEvening Primrose Family Fireweed, Epilobium angustifolium, L.Heath Family Pipsissewa, Chimaphila umbellata, NUTT.Primrose Family Brook Primrose, Primula parryi, GRAYPrimrose Family Shooting Star, Dodecatheon radicatum, GREENEGentian Family Fringed Gentian, Gentiana elegans, A. NELS.Milkweed Family Milkweed, Asclepias speciosa, TORR.Morning-glory Family Bush Morning-glory, Ipomoea leptophylla, TORR.Waterleaf Family Purple Fringe, Phacelia sericea, GRAYBorage Family Alpine Forget-me-not, Eritrichium elongatum, JOHNSTONPhlox Family Sky Pilot, Polemonium viscosum, NUTT.Phlox Family Scarlet Gilia, Gilia aggregata, SPRENG.Figwort Family Indian Paintbrush, Castilleja integra, GRAYFigwort Family Penstemon, Penstemon unilateralis, RYDB.Composite Family Gaillardia, Gaillardia aristata, PURSHComposite Family Rabbit Brush, Chrysothamnus nauseosus, H. AND C.Composite Family Easter Daisy, Townsendia sericea, HOOK.Composite Family Showy Fleabane, Erigeron speciosus, C. FONGComposite Family Alpine Sunflower, Hymenoxys grandiflora, PARKERComposite Family Thistle, Circium undulatum, SPRENG.CLASSIFICATION OF PLANTSHOW PLANT POPULATIONS MAINTAIN THEMSELVES AND SPREADFLOWER FORMSPLANT PARTSLEAF FORMSBOOKS DEALING WITH COLORADO WILDFLOWERSOTHER MUSEUM PICTORIALSINDEXCattail Family Cattail, Typha latifolia, L.Transcriber’s NotesBy Harold and Rhoda Roberts◇← Lily Family Yucca or Spanish Bayonet, Yucca glauca, NUTT.FOREWORD →