Plants of Lory State Park

Lory State Park's 2,492 acres are situated 7 miles west of Fort Collins in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. The park borders Horsetooth Reservoir and reaches 7,015 feet at its highest point. The park contains a gradual gradation of ecosystems from grasslands and riparian areas into ...more ↓

field horsetail ¹
Equisetum arvense

Smooth Horsetail ²
Equisetum laevigatum

brittle bladderfern ³
Cystopteris fragilis

Oregon woodsia ⁴
Woodsia oregana

Rocky Mountain woodsia ⁵
Woodsia scopulina

Rocky Mountain Juniper ⁶
Juniperus scopulorum

Common Juniper ⁷
Juniperus communis

lodgepole pine ⁸
Pinus contorta

Ponderosa Pine ⁹
Pinus ponderosa

Common Douglas-fir ¹⁰
Pseudotsuga menziesii

white clover ¹¹
Trifolium repens

Alfalfa ²
Medicago sativa

Black Medick ¹²
Medicago lupulina

white sweet clover ¹²
Melilotus albus

yellow sweet clover ¹²
Melilotus officinalis

silvery lupine ²
Lupinus argenteus

American vetch ¹³
Vicia americana

Drummond's Milkvetch ²
Astragalus drummondii

Foothill Milkvetch ¹⁴
Astragalus tridactylicus

Parry's Milkvetch ¹⁵
Astragalus parryi

Early Purple Milkvetch ¹⁶
Astragalus shortianus

wild licorice ¹⁷
Glycyrrhiza lepidota

stemless point-vetch ¹⁸
Oxytropis lambertii

Purple Prairie Clover ¹⁹
Dalea purpurea

spreadfruit goldenbanner ²⁰
Thermopsis divaricarpa

Siberian peashrub ²¹
Caragana arborescens

Slimflower Scurfpea ²²
Pediomelum tenuiflorum

Virginia strawberry ²³
Fragaria virginiana

Big-flower Cinquefoil ²⁴
Drymocallis fissa

mountain meadow cinquefoil ²⁵
Potentilla diversifolia

Rough Cinquefoil ²⁶
Potentilla norvegica

white-leaved cinquefoil ²⁷
Potentilla pulcherrima

Sulphur Cinquefoil ⁷
Potentilla recta

roadside agrimony ²⁸
Agrimonia striata

large-leaved avens ²⁹
Geum macrophyllum

Rocky Mountain raspberry ¹⁹
Rubus deliciosus

Thimbleberry ³⁰
Rubus parviflorus

prairie rose ³¹
Rosa arkansana

Woods' rose ³²
Rosa woodsii

alder-leaved mountain-mahogany ³³
Cercocarpus montanus

antelope brush ²
Purshia tridentata

Saskatoon ³⁴
Amelanchier alnifolia

Hawthorn ³⁵
Crataegus erythropoda

Shiny Cotoneaster ³⁶
Cotoneaster lucidus

choke cherry ²¹
Prunus virginiana

wild cherry ³⁷
Prunus avium

American Plum ³⁸
Prunus americana

mountain ninebark ³⁹
Physocarpus monogynus

Fendler's ceanothus ⁴⁰
Ceanothus fendleri

stinging nettle ⁴¹
Urtica dioica

common hops ⁴²
Humulus lupulus

Russian Olive ⁴³
Elaeagnus angustifolia

woodland pinedrops ³⁰
Pterospora andromedea

bog wintergreen ⁴⁴
Pyrola asarifolia

lesser wintergreen ⁴⁵
Pyrola minor

one-sided wintergreen ¹⁷
Orthilia secunda

Kinnikinnick ⁴⁶
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

dark-throated shooting star ⁴⁷
Primula pauciflora

leafy Jacob's ladder ⁴⁸
Polemonium foliosissimum

Pretty Jacob's-ladder ⁴⁹
Polemonium pulcherrimum

scarlet gilia ⁵⁰
Ipomopsis aggregata

narrow-leaf mountain trumpet ²
Collomia linearis

Sticky Gilia ⁵¹
Aliciella pinnatifida

fivepetal cliffbush ⁵²
Jamesia americana

Yellow evening star ¹⁴
Mentzelia speciosa

Plains Milkweed ⁵³
Asclepias pumila

showy milkweed ⁵⁴
Asclepias speciosa

green comet milkweed ³¹
Asclepias viridiflora

Spreading dogbane ⁵⁵
Apocynum androsaemifolium

Northern Bedstraw ⁵⁶
Galium boreale

fragrant bedstraw ⁵⁷
Galium triflorum

catchweed bedstraw ⁵⁸
Galium aparine

pleated gentian ⁵⁹
Gentiana affinis

monument plant ⁶⁰
Frasera speciosa

Felwort ¹⁷
Swertia perennis

Green-flower Hedgehog Cactus ⁶¹
Echinocereus viridiflorus

Missouri Foxtail Cactus ²
Escobaria missouriensis

starvation prickly-pear ⁶²
Opuntia polyacantha

twist spine prickly pear ⁶³
Opuntia macrorhiza

Spotted Lady's Thumb ²²
Persicaria maculosa

Douglas' knotweed ⁶⁴
Polygonum douglasii

Oval Leaf Knotweed ⁶⁵
Polygonum arenastrum

curly dock ⁶⁶
Rumex crispus

willow dock ⁵²
Rumex salicifolius

sulfur buckwheat ⁶⁷
Eriogonum umbellatum

Winged Buckwheat ⁶⁸
Eriogonum alatum

field chickweed ⁶⁹
Cerastium arvense

Short-stalked Chickweed ⁷⁰
Cerastium brachypodum

Common Mouse-ear Chickweed ⁷¹
Cerastium fontanum

Field mouse ear ⁶⁴
Cerastium strictum

James' Nailwort ⁷²
Paronychia jamesii

common soapwort ²⁷
Saponaria officinalis

Deptford pink ⁷³
Dianthus armeria

narrowleaf four o'clock ⁷⁴
Mirabilis linearis

common lamb's-quarters ⁷⁵
Chenopodium album

Narrowleaf Goosefoot ²
Chenopodium leptophyllum

Redroot Pigweed ⁷⁶
Amaranthus retroflexus

Kochia ⁷⁷
Bassia scoparia

Southern Russian Thistle ⁷⁸
Salsola australis

Slender Russian-thistle ⁷⁹
Salsola collina

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Plants of Lory State Park

field horsetail 1 Equisetum arvense

Smooth Horsetail 2 Equisetum laevigatum

brittle bladderfern 3 Cystopteris fragilis

Oregon woodsia 4 Woodsia oregana

Rocky Mountain woodsia 5 Woodsia scopulina

Rocky Mountain Juniper 6 Juniperus scopulorum

Common Juniper 7 Juniperus communis

lodgepole pine 8 Pinus contorta

Ponderosa Pine 9 Pinus ponderosa

Common Douglas-fir 10 Pseudotsuga menziesii

white clover 11 Trifolium repens

Alfalfa 2 Medicago sativa

Black Medick 12 Medicago lupulina

white sweet clover 12 Melilotus albus

yellow sweet clover 12 Melilotus officinalis

silvery lupine 2 Lupinus argenteus

American vetch 13 Vicia americana

Drummond's Milkvetch 2 Astragalus drummondii

Foothill Milkvetch 14 Astragalus tridactylicus

Parry's Milkvetch 15 Astragalus parryi

Early Purple Milkvetch 16 Astragalus shortianus

wild licorice 17 Glycyrrhiza lepidota

stemless point-vetch 18 Oxytropis lambertii

Purple Prairie Clover 19 Dalea purpurea

spreadfruit goldenbanner 20 Thermopsis divaricarpa

Siberian peashrub 21 Caragana arborescens

Slimflower Scurfpea 22 Pediomelum tenuiflorum

Virginia strawberry 23 Fragaria virginiana

Big-flower Cinquefoil 24 Drymocallis fissa

mountain meadow cinquefoil 25 Potentilla diversifolia

Rough Cinquefoil 26 Potentilla norvegica

white-leaved cinquefoil 27 Potentilla pulcherrima

Sulphur Cinquefoil 7 Potentilla recta

roadside agrimony 28 Agrimonia striata

large-leaved avens 29 Geum macrophyllum

Rocky Mountain raspberry 19 Rubus deliciosus

Thimbleberry 30 Rubus parviflorus

prairie rose 31 Rosa arkansana

Woods' rose 32 Rosa woodsii

alder-leaved mountain-mahogany 33 Cercocarpus montanus

antelope brush 2 Purshia tridentata

Saskatoon 34 Amelanchier alnifolia

Hawthorn 35 Crataegus erythropoda

Shiny Cotoneaster 36 Cotoneaster lucidus

choke cherry 21 Prunus virginiana

wild cherry 37 Prunus avium

American Plum 38 Prunus americana

mountain ninebark 39 Physocarpus monogynus

Fendler's ceanothus 40 Ceanothus fendleri

stinging nettle 41 Urtica dioica

common hops 42 Humulus lupulus

Russian Olive 43 Elaeagnus angustifolia

woodland pinedrops 30 Pterospora andromedea

bog wintergreen 44 Pyrola asarifolia

lesser wintergreen 45 Pyrola minor

one-sided wintergreen 17 Orthilia secunda

Kinnikinnick 46 Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

dark-throated shooting star 47 Primula pauciflora

leafy Jacob's ladder 48 Polemonium foliosissimum

Pretty Jacob's-ladder 49 Polemonium pulcherrimum

scarlet gilia 50 Ipomopsis aggregata

narrow-leaf mountain trumpet 2 Collomia linearis

Sticky Gilia 51 Aliciella pinnatifida

fivepetal cliffbush 52 Jamesia americana

Yellow evening star 14 Mentzelia speciosa

Plains Milkweed 53 Asclepias pumila

showy milkweed 54 Asclepias speciosa

green comet milkweed 31 Asclepias viridiflora

Spreading dogbane 55 Apocynum androsaemifolium

Northern Bedstraw 56 Galium boreale

fragrant bedstraw 57 Galium triflorum

catchweed bedstraw 58 Galium aparine

pleated gentian 59 Gentiana affinis

monument plant 60 Frasera speciosa

Felwort 17 Swertia perennis

Green-flower Hedgehog Cactus 61 Echinocereus viridiflorus

Missouri Foxtail Cactus 2 Escobaria missouriensis

starvation prickly-pear 62 Opuntia polyacantha

twist spine prickly pear 63 Opuntia macrorhiza