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 ↓

greater plantain ¹
Plantago major

woolly plantain ²
Plantago patagonica

maiden blue-eyed mary ³
Collinsia parviflora

Oneside penstemon ⁴
Penstemon unilateralis

Sidebells Penstemon ⁵
Penstemon secundiflorus

Slender Beardtongue ⁶
Penstemon gracilis

Front Range Beardtongue ⁷
Penstemon virens

scrambled eggs ⁸
Corydalis aurea

thistle poppy ⁹
Argemone polyanthemos

Colorado Blue Columbine ¹⁰
Aquilegia coerulea

Purple Meadow-Rue ⁶
Thalictrum dasycarpum

Subalpine Larkspur ¹¹
Delphinium barbeyi

Nuttall's larkspur ¹²
Delphinium nuttallianum

Tadpole buttercup ¹³
Cyrtorhyncha ranunculina

sagebrush buttercup ¹⁴
Ranunculus glaberrimus

macoun's buttercup ¹⁵
Ranunculus macounii

Creeping buttercup ¹⁶
Ranunculus repens

Thread-leaved Water-crowfoot ¹⁷
Ranunculus trichophyllus

hairy clematis ¹⁸
Clematis hirsutissima

Hairy Clematis ¹⁹
Clematis hirsutissima hirsutissima

Purple Clematis ²⁰
Clematis occidentalis

western virgin's bower ²¹
Clematis ligusticifolia

Eastern pasqueflower ²²
Pulsatilla nuttalliana

meadow anemone ²³
Anemonastrum canadense

Thimbleweed ²⁴
Anemone cylindrica

creeping mahonia ¹⁴
Berberis repens

Chinese lantern ¹⁵
Quincula lobata

clammy groundcherry ²⁵
Physalis heterophylla

cutleaf nightshade ²⁶
Solanum triflorum

American black nightshade ²⁷
Solanum americanum

field bindweed ²⁸
Convolvulus arvensis

Shaggy dwarf morning-glory ²⁹
Evolvulus nuttallianus

Common Snowberry ³⁰
Symphoricarpos albus

Western Snowberry ³¹
Symphoricarpos occidentalis

twinflower ³²
Linnaea borealis

Hairy Valerian ³³
Valeriana edulis

Maryland Black-snakeroot ³⁴
Sanicula marilandica

whisk broom parsley ³⁵
Harbouria trachypleura

Oriental Desert-parsley ³⁶
Lomatium orientale

poison hemlock ³⁷
Conium maculatum

Hogweed ³⁸
Heracleum sphondylium

scarlet globemallow ¹⁴
Sphaeralcea coccinea

narrowleaf cottonwood ¹⁴
Populus angustifolia

eastern cottonwood ³⁹
Populus deltoides

trembling aspen ¹⁴
Populus tremuloides

lanceleaf cottonwood ¹⁴
Populus × acuminata

crack willow ⁸
Salix fragilis

Narrowleaf Willow ¹⁴
Salix exigua

Peachleaf Willow ⁴⁰
Salix amygdaloides

Dewystem Willow ⁴¹
Salix irrorata

bebb's willow ¹⁴
Salix bebbiana

Nuttall's Violet ⁴²
Viola nuttallii

Canada violet ⁴³
Viola canadensis

Lewis flax ⁴⁴
Linum lewisii

desert noseburn ⁴⁵
Tragia ramosa

leafy spurge ¹⁴
Euphorbia esula

Slender Leafy Spurge ⁴⁶
Euphorbia virgata

Donkey Tail ⁴⁷
Euphorbia myrsinites

Aunt Lucy ¹⁴
Ellisia nyctelea

Silverleaf phacelia ⁴⁸
Phacelia hastata

virgate scorpionweed ⁴⁹
Phacelia heterophylla

Fendler's Waterleaf ⁴⁹
Hydrophyllum fendleri

narrowleaf puccoon ⁵⁰
Lithospermum incisum

Hound's-tongue ⁵¹
Cynoglossum officinale

Miner's Candle ⁵²
Oreocarya virgata

mountain bluebells ⁵³
Mertensia ciliata

Prairie Bluebells ⁵⁴
Mertensia lanceolata

sagebrush bluebell ⁵⁵
Mertensia oblongifolia

puncture vine ⁵⁶
Tribulus terrestris

Sussex yellow-sorrel ⁴⁰
Oxalis dillenii

Field Alison ⁵⁷
Alyssum simplex

Hairy Rockcress ⁵⁸
Arabis hirsuta

common pepperweed ⁵⁹
Lepidium densiflorum

clasping pepperweed ⁶⁰
Lepidium perfoliatum

American yellowrocket ⁴
Barbarea orthoceras

Mountain Bladderpod ⁶¹
Physaria montana

Field Penny-cress ⁶²
Thlaspi arvense

Fendler's pennycress ⁶³
Noccaea fendleri

Shepherd's purse ⁶⁴
Capsella bursa-pastoris

flixweed ⁶⁵
Descurainia sophia

Prairie-rocket Wallflower ¹⁵
Erysimum asperum

western wallflower ⁶⁶
Erysimum capitatum

dame's rocket ⁶⁷
Hesperis matronalis

tumble mustard ⁴
Sisymbrium altissimum

Rocky Mountain Beeplant ⁶⁸
Cleomella serrulata

Rocky Mountain bee plant ⁶⁹
Peritoma serrulata

redwhisker clammyweed ⁸
Polanisia dodecandra

golden currant ⁴⁹
Ribes aureum

wax currant ⁷⁰
Ribes cereum

white-stemmed gooseberry ⁷¹
Ribes inerme

mountain gooseberry ⁷²
Ribes montigenum

Littleleaf Alumroot ¹⁵
Heuchera parvifolia

bracted alumroot ⁷³
Heuchera bracteata

Oregon Saxifrage ⁷⁴
Micranthes oregana

spearleaf stonecrop ¹⁴
Sedum lanceolatum

thicket creeper ⁷⁵
Parthenocissus inserta

Virginia creeper ⁷⁶
Parthenocissus quinquefolia

riverbank grape ⁷⁷
Vitis riparia

Softstem Bulrush ⁷⁸
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

Long-stolon Sedge ¹⁴
Carex inops

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Plants of Lory State Park

greater plantain 1 Plantago major

woolly plantain 2 Plantago patagonica

maiden blue-eyed mary 3 Collinsia parviflora

Oneside penstemon 4 Penstemon unilateralis

Sidebells Penstemon 5 Penstemon secundiflorus

Slender Beardtongue 6 Penstemon gracilis

Front Range Beardtongue 7 Penstemon virens

scrambled eggs 8 Corydalis aurea

thistle poppy 9 Argemone polyanthemos

Colorado Blue Columbine 10 Aquilegia coerulea

Purple Meadow-Rue 6 Thalictrum dasycarpum

Subalpine Larkspur 11 Delphinium barbeyi

Nuttall's larkspur 12 Delphinium nuttallianum

Tadpole buttercup 13 Cyrtorhyncha ranunculina

sagebrush buttercup 14 Ranunculus glaberrimus

macoun's buttercup 15 Ranunculus macounii

Creeping buttercup 16 Ranunculus repens

Thread-leaved Water-crowfoot 17 Ranunculus trichophyllus

hairy clematis 18 Clematis hirsutissima

Hairy Clematis 19 Clematis hirsutissima hirsutissima

Purple Clematis 20 Clematis occidentalis

western virgin's bower 21 Clematis ligusticifolia

Eastern pasqueflower 22 Pulsatilla nuttalliana

meadow anemone 23 Anemonastrum canadense

Thimbleweed 24 Anemone cylindrica

creeping mahonia 14 Berberis repens

Chinese lantern 15 Quincula lobata

clammy groundcherry 25 Physalis heterophylla

cutleaf nightshade 26 Solanum triflorum

American black nightshade 27 Solanum americanum

field bindweed 28 Convolvulus arvensis

Shaggy dwarf morning-glory 29 Evolvulus nuttallianus

Common Snowberry 30 Symphoricarpos albus

Western Snowberry 31 Symphoricarpos occidentalis

twinflower 32 Linnaea borealis

Hairy Valerian 33 Valeriana edulis

Maryland Black-snakeroot 34 Sanicula marilandica

whisk broom parsley 35 Harbouria trachypleura

Oriental Desert-parsley 36 Lomatium orientale

poison hemlock 37 Conium maculatum

Hogweed 38 Heracleum sphondylium

scarlet globemallow 14 Sphaeralcea coccinea

narrowleaf cottonwood 14 Populus angustifolia

eastern cottonwood 39 Populus deltoides

trembling aspen 14 Populus tremuloides

lanceleaf cottonwood 14 Populus × acuminata

crack willow 8 Salix fragilis

Narrowleaf Willow 14 Salix exigua

Peachleaf Willow 40 Salix amygdaloides

Dewystem Willow 41 Salix irrorata

bebb's willow 14 Salix bebbiana

Nuttall's Violet 42 Viola nuttallii

Canada violet 43 Viola canadensis

Lewis flax 44 Linum lewisii

desert noseburn 45 Tragia ramosa

leafy spurge 14 Euphorbia esula

Slender Leafy Spurge 46 Euphorbia virgata

Donkey Tail 47 Euphorbia myrsinites

Aunt Lucy 14 Ellisia nyctelea

Silverleaf phacelia 48 Phacelia hastata

virgate scorpionweed 49 Phacelia heterophylla

Fendler's Waterleaf 49 Hydrophyllum fendleri

narrowleaf puccoon 50 Lithospermum incisum

Hound's-tongue 51 Cynoglossum officinale

Miner's Candle 52 Oreocarya virgata

mountain bluebells 53 Mertensia ciliata

Prairie Bluebells 54 Mertensia lanceolata

sagebrush bluebell 55 Mertensia oblongifolia

puncture vine 56 Tribulus terrestris

Sussex yellow-sorrel 40 Oxalis dillenii

Field Alison 57 Alyssum simplex

Hairy Rockcress 58 Arabis hirsuta

common pepperweed 59 Lepidium densiflorum

clasping pepperweed 60 Lepidium perfoliatum

American yellowrocket 4 Barbarea orthoceras

Mountain Bladderpod 61 Physaria montana

Field Penny-cress 62 Thlaspi arvense

Fendler's pennycress 63 Noccaea fendleri

Shepherd's purse 64 Capsella bursa-pastoris