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Plants of Eldorado Canyon State Park

Eldorado Canyon State Park lies eight miles southwest of the city of Boulder along the eastern edge of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains in an ecotone between the grasslands below and coniferous forests in and above the park. The park is made up of of 1,442 acres owned by the State of ...more ↓

cutleaf coneflower ¹
Rudbeckia laciniata

black-eyed Susan ²
Rudbeckia hirta

upright prairie coneflower ³
Ratibida columnifera

common sunflower ⁴
Helianthus annuus

Nuttall's Sunflower ⁵
Helianthus nuttallii

Little Sunflower ⁶
Helianthus pumilus

showy goldeneye ⁷
Heliomeris multiflora

great blanketflower ⁸
Gaillardia aristata

red dome blanketflower ⁹
Gaillardia pinnatifida

Indian blanket ¹⁰
Gaillardia pulchella

Ragleaf Bahia ¹¹
Hymenothrix dissecta

mountain tail-leaf ¹²
Pericome caudata

Creeping Bellflower ¹³
Campanula rapunculoides

Harebell ¹⁴
Campanula rotundifolia

clasping Venus's looking glass ¹⁵
Triodanis perfoliata

common stork's-bill ¹⁶
Erodium cicutarium

Richardson's geranium ¹⁷
Geranium richardsonii

sticky geranium ¹⁸
Geranium viscosissimum

pineywoods geranium ¹⁹
Geranium caespitosum

western poison ivy ²⁰
Toxicodendron rydbergii

fragrant sumac ²¹
Rhus aromatica trilobata

smooth sumac ²²
Rhus glabra

Skunkbush Sumac ²³
Rhus trilobata

Rocky Mountain maple ²⁴
Acer glabrum

boxelder maple ²⁵
Acer negundo

Alpine Enchanter's-nightshade ²⁶
Circaea alpina

hairy evening primrose ²⁷
Oenothera villosa

fragrant evening primrose ²⁸
Oenothera cespitosa

fringed willowherb ²⁹
Epilobium ciliatum

fireweed ³⁰
Chamaenerion angustifolium

water birch ³¹
Betula occidentalis

grey alder ³²
Alnus incana

thinleaf alder ³³
Alnus incana tenuifolia

beaked hazelnut ³⁴
Corylus cornuta

lanceleaf figwort ³⁵
Scrophularia lanceolata

moth mullein ³⁶
Verbascum blattaria

great mullein ³⁷
Verbascum thapsus

wholeleaf Indian paintbrush ³³
Castilleja integra

Wyoming Indian paintbrush ³⁸
Castilleja linariifolia

giant red Indian paintbrush ³⁹
Castilleja miniata

Rhexia-leaf Indian-paintbrush ⁴⁰
Castilleja rhexiifolia

yellow owl's-clover ⁴¹
Orthocarpus luteus

clustered broomrape ⁴²
Aphyllon fasciculatum

common lilac ⁴³
Syringa vulgaris

green ash ⁴⁴
Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Common Privet ⁴⁵
Ligustrum vulgare

wild bergamot ⁴⁶
Monarda fistulosa

corn mint ⁴⁷
Mentha arvensis

Catnip ⁴⁸
Nepeta cataria

common selfheal ⁴⁹
Prunella vulgaris

Britton's Skullcap ⁵⁰
Scutellaria brittonii

white horehound ⁵¹
Marrubium vulgare

Marsh Woundwort ⁵²
Stachys palustris

Bigbract Verbena ¹²
Verbena bracteata

MacDougal verbena ¹²
Verbena macdougalii

Balkan toadflax ¹²
Linaria dalmatica

common toadflax ²⁰
Linaria vulgaris

Texas toadflax ⁵³
Nuttallanthus texanus

American brooklime ³⁵
Veronica americana

thyme-leaved speedwell ⁵⁴
Veronica serpyllifolia

blue water-speedwell ⁵⁵
Veronica anagallis-aquatica

greater plantain ⁵⁶
Plantago major

ribwort plantain ⁵⁷
Plantago lanceolata

maiden blue-eyed mary ⁵⁸
Collinsia parviflora

broadbeard beardtongue ⁵⁹
Penstemon angustifolius

Sidebells Penstemon ³³
Penstemon secundiflorus

Sawsepal Penstemon ⁶⁰
Penstemon glaber

Rocky Mountain penstemon ⁶¹
Penstemon strictus

upright blue beardtongue ⁴⁷
Penstemon virgatus

Front Range Beardtongue ⁶²
Penstemon virens

roundleaf monkeyflower ⁶³
Erythranthe glabrata

scrambled eggs ²
Corydalis aurea

thistle poppy ⁶⁴
Argemone polyanthemos

blue columbine ⁶⁵
Aquilegia coerulea

Fendler's Meadow-rue ⁴¹
Thalictrum fendleri

Nuttall's larkspur ⁶⁶
Delphinium nuttallianum

Columbian Monkshood ⁶⁷
Aconitum columbianum

small-flowered buttercup ⁶⁸
Ranunculus abortivus

macoun's buttercup ⁶⁹
Ranunculus macounii

woodland buttercup ⁷⁰
Ranunculus uncinatus

sugarbowls ⁹
Clematis hirsutissima

western virgin's bower ⁷¹
Clematis ligusticifolia

Oriental Virgin's-bower ⁷²
Clematis orientalis

prairie pasqueflower ⁷³
Pulsatilla nuttalliana

Cylindrical Thimbleweed ⁷⁴
Anemone cylindrica

Cutleaf Anemone ¹³
Anemone multifida

red baneberry ⁷⁵
Actaea rubra

creeping mahonia ¹³
Berberis repens

Virginia groundcherry ¹²
Physalis virginiana

field bindweed ¹⁸
Convolvulus arvensis

Common Snowberry ⁷⁶
Symphoricarpos albus

Roundleaf Snowberry ⁷⁷
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius

twinberry honeysuckle ⁷⁶
Lonicera involucrata

Wayfaring-tree ⁷⁸
Viburnum lantana

Maryland Black-snakeroot ⁷⁹
Sanicula marilandica

mountain sweet cicely ⁷
Osmorhiza berteroi

blunt-fruited sweet-cicely ²⁸
Osmorhiza depauperata

Whiskbroom Parsley ⁸⁰
Harbouria trachypleura

Oriental Desert-parsley ³³
Lomatium orientale

Osha ⁸¹
Ligusticum porteri

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Plants of Eldorado Canyon State Park

cutleaf coneflower 1 Rudbeckia laciniata

black-eyed Susan 2 Rudbeckia hirta

upright prairie coneflower 3 Ratibida columnifera

common sunflower 4 Helianthus annuus

Nuttall's Sunflower 5 Helianthus nuttallii

Little Sunflower 6 Helianthus pumilus

showy goldeneye 7 Heliomeris multiflora

great blanketflower 8 Gaillardia aristata

red dome blanketflower 9 Gaillardia pinnatifida

Indian blanket 10 Gaillardia pulchella

Ragleaf Bahia 11 Hymenothrix dissecta

mountain tail-leaf 12 Pericome caudata

Creeping Bellflower 13 Campanula rapunculoides

Harebell 14 Campanula rotundifolia

clasping Venus's looking glass 15 Triodanis perfoliata

common stork's-bill 16 Erodium cicutarium

Richardson's geranium 17 Geranium richardsonii

sticky geranium 18 Geranium viscosissimum

pineywoods geranium 19 Geranium caespitosum

western poison ivy 20 Toxicodendron rydbergii

fragrant sumac 21 Rhus aromatica trilobata

smooth sumac 22 Rhus glabra

Skunkbush Sumac 23 Rhus trilobata

Rocky Mountain maple 24 Acer glabrum

boxelder maple 25 Acer negundo

Alpine Enchanter's-nightshade 26 Circaea alpina

hairy evening primrose 27 Oenothera villosa

fragrant evening primrose 28 Oenothera cespitosa

fringed willowherb 29 Epilobium ciliatum

fireweed 30 Chamaenerion angustifolium

water birch 31 Betula occidentalis

grey alder 32 Alnus incana

thinleaf alder 33 Alnus incana tenuifolia

beaked hazelnut 34 Corylus cornuta

lanceleaf figwort 35 Scrophularia lanceolata

moth mullein 36 Verbascum blattaria

great mullein 37 Verbascum thapsus

wholeleaf Indian paintbrush 33 Castilleja integra

Wyoming Indian paintbrush 38 Castilleja linariifolia

giant red Indian paintbrush 39 Castilleja miniata

Rhexia-leaf Indian-paintbrush 40 Castilleja rhexiifolia

yellow owl's-clover 41 Orthocarpus luteus

clustered broomrape 42 Aphyllon fasciculatum

common lilac 43 Syringa vulgaris

green ash 44 Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Common Privet 45 Ligustrum vulgare

wild bergamot 46 Monarda fistulosa

corn mint 47 Mentha arvensis

Catnip 48 Nepeta cataria

common selfheal 49 Prunella vulgaris

Britton's Skullcap 50 Scutellaria brittonii

white horehound 51 Marrubium vulgare

Marsh Woundwort 52 Stachys palustris

Bigbract Verbena 12 Verbena bracteata

MacDougal verbena 12 Verbena macdougalii

Balkan toadflax 12 Linaria dalmatica

common toadflax 20 Linaria vulgaris

Texas toadflax 53 Nuttallanthus texanus

American brooklime 35 Veronica americana

thyme-leaved speedwell 54 Veronica serpyllifolia

blue water-speedwell 55 Veronica anagallis-aquatica

greater plantain 56 Plantago major

ribwort plantain 57 Plantago lanceolata

maiden blue-eyed mary 58 Collinsia parviflora

broadbeard beardtongue 59 Penstemon angustifolius

Sidebells Penstemon 33 Penstemon secundiflorus

Sawsepal Penstemon 60 Penstemon glaber

Rocky Mountain penstemon 61 Penstemon strictus

upright blue beardtongue 47 Penstemon virgatus

Front Range Beardtongue 62 Penstemon virens

roundleaf monkeyflower 63 Erythranthe glabrata

scrambled eggs 2 Corydalis aurea

thistle poppy 64 Argemone polyanthemos

blue columbine 65 Aquilegia coerulea

Fendler's Meadow-rue 41 Thalictrum fendleri

Nuttall's larkspur 66 Delphinium nuttallianum

Columbian Monkshood 67 Aconitum columbianum

small-flowered buttercup 68 Ranunculus abortivus

macoun's buttercup 69 Ranunculus macounii