Plants of Lone Mesa State Park

Lone Mesa State Park encompasses approximately 11,700 acres in Dolores County, Colorado. The elevations of the park range from about 7,600 feet at lower Plateau Creek to 9,200 feet on Lone Mesa itself. Lone Mesa, a large mesa that towers almost 1000 feet above the surrounding areas, is a well ...more ↓

field horsetail ¹
Equisetum arvense

rough horsetail ²
Equisetum hyemale

Smooth Horsetail ³
Equisetum laevigatum

Rocky Mountain Juniper ⁴
Juniperus scopulorum

ponderosa pine ⁵
Pinus ponderosa

common Douglas-fir ⁶
Pseudotsuga menziesii

White Fir ⁷
Abies concolor

blue spruce ⁸
Picea pungens

Red clover ⁹
Trifolium pratense

white clover ¹⁰
Trifolium repens

Alfalfa ³
Medicago sativa

black medick ¹¹
Medicago lupulina

white sweetclover ¹¹
Melilotus albus

yellow sweetclover ¹¹
Melilotus officinalis

Wright's Deer Vetch ¹²
Lotus wrightii

silvery lupine ³
Lupinus argenteus

King's Lupine ¹³
Lupinus kingii

Silky Lupine ¹⁴
Lupinus sericeus

American Vetch ¹⁵
Vicia americana americana

Two-Grooved Milkvetch ¹⁶
Astragalus bisulcatus

Hayden's Milkvetch ¹⁷
Astragalus bisulcatus haydenianus

Rushy Milkvetch ¹⁸
Astragalus lonchocarpus

Patterson's Milkvetch ¹⁹
Astragalus pattersonii

Missouri Milkvetch ³
Astragalus missouriensis

Boreal Sweet-vetch ²⁰
Hedysarum boreale

shrubby cinquefoil ²¹
Dasiphora fruticosa

common silverweed ²²
Argentina anserina

Bearded Cinquefoil ¹⁷
Potentilla crinita

Horse Cinquefoil ²³
Potentilla hippiana

Platte River Cinquefoil ²⁴
Potentilla plattensis

white-leaved cinquefoil ²⁵
Potentilla pulcherrima

large-leaved avens ²⁶
Geum macrophyllum

American red raspberry ²⁷
Rubus idaeus strigosus

Woods' rose ²⁸
Rosa woodsii

western serviceberry ²⁹
Amelanchier alnifolia

Cerro Hawthorn ³⁰
Crataegus erythropoda

chokecherry ³¹
Prunus virginiana

Fendler's Ceanothus ³²
Ceanothus fendleri

Slender Stinging Nettle ³
Urtica dioica gracilis

common hop ³³
Humulus lupulus

woodland pinedrops ³⁴
Pterospora andromedea

dark-throated shooting star ³⁵
Primula pauciflora

pygmy-flower rock-jasmine ²⁵
Androsace septentrionalis

leafy Jacob's ladder ³⁶
Polemonium foliosissimum

scarlet gilia ³⁷
Ipomopsis aggregata

Ballhead Ipomopsis ³
Ipomopsis congesta

longleaf phlox ³⁸
Phlox longifolia

yellow pincushion plant ³⁹
Navarretia breweri

narrow-leaf mountain trumpet ³
Collomia linearis

white-stem stickleaf ⁴⁰
Mentzelia albicaulis

hemp dogbane ⁴¹
Apocynum cannabinum

Northern Bedstraw ⁴²
Galium boreale

pleated gentian ⁴³
Gentiana affinis

Desert Green Gentian ⁴⁴
Frasera albomarginata

monument plant ⁴⁵
Frasera speciosa

Autumn Dwarf Gentian ⁴⁶
Gentianella amarella heterosepala

Douglas' Knotweed ⁴⁷
Polygonum douglasii

Oval Leaf Knotweed ⁴⁷
Polygonum arenastrum

Spearleaf Buckwheat ⁴⁸
Eriogonum lonchophyllum

Slender Buckwheat ³
Eriogonum microthecum

redroot buckwheat ²⁵
Eriogonum racemosum

sulfur buckwheat ⁴⁹
Eriogonum umbellatum

Winged Buckwheat ²⁵
Eriogonum alatum

ballhead sandwort ⁵⁰
Eremogone congesta

Fendler's Sandwort ⁵¹
Eremogone fendleri

Narrowleaf Four O'clock ⁵²
Mirabilis linearis

mealy goosefoot ²⁵
Chenopodium incanum

Narrowleaf Goosefoot ³
Chenopodium leptophyllum

mountain lover ⁵³
Paxistima myrsinites

creeping thistle ⁵⁴
Cirsium arvense

Elk Thistle ³
Cirsium scariosum

Musk Thistle ⁵⁵
Carduus nutans

chicory ⁵⁶
Cichorium intybus

common dandelion ⁵⁷
Taraxacum officinale

Dandelion Hawksbeard ⁵⁸
Crepis runcinata

Perennial Sow Thistle ¹
Sonchus arvensis

prickly lettuce ⁵⁹
Lactuca serriola

tatarian blue lettuce ⁶⁰
Lactuca tatarica

Orange Agoseris ²⁵
Agoseris aurantiaca

Pale Agoseris ³
Agoseris glauca

Nodding Microseris ⁶¹
Microseris nutans

yellow salsify ⁶²
Tragopogon dubius

heartleaf arnica ⁴⁷
Arnica cordifolia

mountain tarweed ³
Madia glomerata

Low Pussytoes ⁶³
Antennaria dimorpha

Small-leaf Pussytoes ³
Antennaria microphylla

Kaibab Pussytoes ²⁵
Antennaria rosulata

Scentless chamomile ⁶⁴
Tripleurospermum inodorum

Tarragon ³
Artemisia dracunculus

Fringed Sagebrush ⁶⁵
Artemisia frigida

silver wormwood ³
Artemisia ludoviciana

Black Sagebrush ³
Artemisia nova

Common Sagebrush ⁶⁶
Artemisia tridentata

common yarrow ⁶⁷
Achillea millefolium

Lone Mesa Snakeweed ¹⁹
Gutierrezia elegans

Broom Snakeweed ³
Gutierrezia sarothrae

rubber rabbitbrush ³
Ericameria nauseosa

Parry's Goldenbush ⁶⁸
Ericameria parryi

Sticky Goldenrod ²⁵
Solidago simplex

Longflower Rabbitbrush ⁶⁹
Chrysothamnus depressus

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Plants of Lone Mesa State Park

field horsetail 1 Equisetum arvense

rough horsetail 2 Equisetum hyemale

Smooth Horsetail 3 Equisetum laevigatum

Rocky Mountain Juniper 4 Juniperus scopulorum

ponderosa pine 5 Pinus ponderosa

common Douglas-fir 6 Pseudotsuga menziesii

White Fir 7 Abies concolor

blue spruce 8 Picea pungens

Red clover 9 Trifolium pratense

white clover 10 Trifolium repens

Alfalfa 3 Medicago sativa

black medick 11 Medicago lupulina

white sweetclover 11 Melilotus albus

yellow sweetclover 11 Melilotus officinalis

Wright's Deer Vetch 12 Lotus wrightii

silvery lupine 3 Lupinus argenteus

King's Lupine 13 Lupinus kingii

Silky Lupine 14 Lupinus sericeus

American Vetch 15 Vicia americana americana

Two-Grooved Milkvetch 16 Astragalus bisulcatus

Hayden's Milkvetch 17 Astragalus bisulcatus haydenianus

Rushy Milkvetch 18 Astragalus lonchocarpus

Patterson's Milkvetch 19 Astragalus pattersonii

Missouri Milkvetch 3 Astragalus missouriensis

Boreal Sweet-vetch 20 Hedysarum boreale

shrubby cinquefoil 21 Dasiphora fruticosa

common silverweed 22 Argentina anserina

Bearded Cinquefoil 17 Potentilla crinita

Horse Cinquefoil 23 Potentilla hippiana

Platte River Cinquefoil 24 Potentilla plattensis

white-leaved cinquefoil 25 Potentilla pulcherrima

large-leaved avens 26 Geum macrophyllum

American red raspberry 27 Rubus idaeus strigosus

Woods' rose 28 Rosa woodsii

western serviceberry 29 Amelanchier alnifolia

Cerro Hawthorn 30 Crataegus erythropoda

chokecherry 31 Prunus virginiana

Fendler's Ceanothus 32 Ceanothus fendleri

Slender Stinging Nettle 3 Urtica dioica gracilis

common hop 33 Humulus lupulus

woodland pinedrops 34 Pterospora andromedea

dark-throated shooting star 35 Primula pauciflora

pygmy-flower rock-jasmine 25 Androsace septentrionalis

leafy Jacob's ladder 36 Polemonium foliosissimum

scarlet gilia 37 Ipomopsis aggregata

Ballhead Ipomopsis 3 Ipomopsis congesta

longleaf phlox 38 Phlox longifolia

yellow pincushion plant 39 Navarretia breweri

narrow-leaf mountain trumpet 3 Collomia linearis

white-stem stickleaf 40 Mentzelia albicaulis

hemp dogbane 41 Apocynum cannabinum

Northern Bedstraw 42 Galium boreale

pleated gentian 43 Gentiana affinis

Desert Green Gentian 44 Frasera albomarginata

monument plant 45 Frasera speciosa

Autumn Dwarf Gentian 46 Gentianella amarella heterosepala

Douglas' Knotweed 47 Polygonum douglasii

Oval Leaf Knotweed 47 Polygonum arenastrum

Spearleaf Buckwheat 48 Eriogonum lonchophyllum

Slender Buckwheat 3 Eriogonum microthecum

redroot buckwheat 25 Eriogonum racemosum

sulfur buckwheat 49 Eriogonum umbellatum

Winged Buckwheat 25 Eriogonum alatum

ballhead sandwort 50 Eremogone congesta

Fendler's Sandwort 51 Eremogone fendleri

Narrowleaf Four O'clock 52 Mirabilis linearis

mealy goosefoot 25 Chenopodium incanum

Narrowleaf Goosefoot 3 Chenopodium leptophyllum

mountain lover 53 Paxistima myrsinites

creeping thistle 54 Cirsium arvense

Elk Thistle 3 Cirsium scariosum

Musk Thistle 55 Carduus nutans

chicory 56 Cichorium intybus

common dandelion 57 Taraxacum officinale

Dandelion Hawksbeard 58 Crepis runcinata

Perennial Sow Thistle 1 Sonchus arvensis

prickly lettuce 59 Lactuca serriola

tatarian blue lettuce 60 Lactuca tatarica

Orange Agoseris 25 Agoseris aurantiaca