Plants of Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area

Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area attracts millions of visitors each years to enjoy the 148 mile river corridor between Leadville and Canon City. The 24 parcels of land are managed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife alongside the Bureau of Land Management and span elevations of 10,000 feet to ...more ↓

Panicled Aster ¹
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum

Easter Daisy ²
Townsendia fendleri

Strigose Easter Daisy ³
Townsendia strigosa

hairy goldenaster ⁴
Heterotheca villosa

aspen fleabane ⁵
Erigeron speciosus

Horseweed ⁶
Conyza canadensis

curlycup gumweed ¹
Grindelia squarrosa

Bigelow's Tansyaster ⁷
Dieteria bigelovii

blackfoot daisy ⁸
Melampodium leucanthum

broom-like ragwort ⁹
Senecio spartioides

plains coreopsis ¹⁰
Coreopsis tinctoria

western ragweed ¹¹
Ambrosia psilostachya

giant ragweed ¹²
Ambrosia trifida

black-eyed Susan ¹³
Rudbeckia hirta

common sunflower ¹⁴
Helianthus annuus

prairie sunflower ¹⁵
Helianthus petiolaris

Jerusalem Artichoke ¹⁶
Helianthus tuberosus

red dome blanketflower ¹⁷
Gaillardia pinnatifida

Colorado Rubberweed ⁴
Hymenoxys richardsonii

hoary pincushion ⁴
Chaenactis douglasii

Fineleaf Woollywhite ¹⁸
Hymenopappus filifolius

ragleaf bahia ¹⁹
Hymenothrix dissecta

Redstem Stork's-bill ²⁰
Erodium cicutarium

pinewoods geranium ²¹
Geranium caespitosum

western poison ivy ¹
Toxicodendron rydbergii

fragrant sumac ²²
Rhus aromatica

common hoptree ²³
Ptelea trifoliata

boxelder ²⁴
Acer negundo

hairy evening primrose ²⁵
Oenothera villosa

crownleaf evening primrose ²⁶
Oenothera coronopifolia

pale evening primrose ⁴
Oenothera pallida

fragrant evening primrose ³
Oenothera cespitosa

fringed willowherb ²⁷
Epilobium ciliatum

fireweed ²⁸
Chamaenerion angustifolium

Gambel oak ²⁹
Quercus gambelii

Water birch ³⁰
Betula occidentalis

grey alder ³¹
Alnus incana

great mullein ³²
Verbascum thapsus

wholeleaf Indian paintbrush ³³
Castilleja integra

corn mint ³⁴
Mentha arvensis

prostrate vervain ⁹
Verbena bracteata

American brooklime ³⁵
Veronica americana

Purslane Speedwell ¹²
Veronica peregrina

blue water-speedwell ³⁶
Veronica anagallis-aquatica

Greater plantain ³⁷
Plantago major

woolly plantain ³⁸
Plantago patagonica

ribwort plantain ³⁹
Plantago lanceolata

Sidebells Penstemon ⁴⁰
Penstemon secundiflorus

beardlip penstemon ⁹
Penstemon barbatus

Rocky Mountain penstemon ⁴¹
Penstemon strictus

Watson's Penstemon ⁴²
Penstemon watsonii

Palmer's penstemon ⁴³
Penstemon palmeri

scrambled eggs ⁴⁴
Corydalis aurea

Rough Pricklypoppy ⁴⁵
Argemone hispida

thistle poppy ⁴⁶
Argemone polyanthemos

western virgin's bower ⁴⁷
Clematis ligusticifolia

buffalo-bur ⁴⁸
Solanum rostratum

field bindweed ⁴⁹
Convolvulus arvensis

Roundleaf Snowberry ⁵⁰
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius

Fuller's teasel ⁵¹
Dipsacus fullonum

Western Water Hemlock ⁵²
Cicuta douglasii

Osha ⁵³
Ligusticum porteri

Rocky Mountain Indian Parsley
Cymopterus anisatus

common cowparsnip ⁵⁴
Heracleum maximum

hogweed ⁵⁵
Heracleum sphondylium

scarlet globemallow ⁴
Sphaeralcea coccinea

flower-of-an-hour ⁵⁶
Hibiscus trionum

narrowleaf cottonwood ⁴
Populus angustifolia

lanceleaf cottonwood ⁴
Populus × acuminata

Narrowleaf Willow ⁴
Salix exigua

Mountain Willow ⁵⁷
Salix monticola

drummond's willow ⁵⁸
Salix drummondiana

horned spurge ⁵⁹
Euphorbia brachycera

Ribseed Sandmat ¹²
Euphorbia glyptosperma

narrowleaf puccoon ⁶⁰
Lithospermum incisum

Flatspine Stickseed ¹
Lappula redowskii

Catseyes ⁶¹
Cryptantha

Prairie Bluebells ⁶²
Mertensia lanceolata

puncture vine ⁶³
Tribulus terrestris

desert madwort ⁶⁴
Alyssum desertorum

Mesa Pepperwort ³
Lepidium alyssoides

common pepperweed ⁶⁵
Lepidium densiflorum

Heart-podded Hoary Cress ⁶⁶
Lepidium draba

Spreading Yellowcress ⁶⁷
Rorippa sinuata

Rocky Mountain Bladderpod ⁶⁸
Physaria calcicola

western tansy mustard ⁴
Descurainia pinnata

tumble mustard ⁶²
Sisymbrium altissimum

Rocky Mountain Bee Plant ⁶⁹
Peritoma serrulata

redwhisker clammyweed ⁴⁴
Polanisia dodecandra

golden currant ⁷⁰
Ribes aureum

wax currant ⁷¹
Ribes cereum

white-stemmed gooseberry ⁷²
Ribes inerme

Trumpet gooseberry ⁷³
Ribes leptanthum

mountain gooseberry ⁷⁴
Ribes montigenum

Virginia creeper ⁷⁵
Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Sun Sedge ⁷⁶
Carex inops heliophila

water sedge ⁷⁷
Carex aquatilis

Emory's Sedge ¹⁹
Carex emoryi

Nebraska sedge ⁴
Carex nebrascensis

beaked sedge ⁷⁸
Carex utriculata

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Plants of Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area

Panicled Aster 1 Symphyotrichum lanceolatum

Easter Daisy 2 Townsendia fendleri

Strigose Easter Daisy 3 Townsendia strigosa

hairy goldenaster 4 Heterotheca villosa

aspen fleabane 5 Erigeron speciosus

Horseweed 6 Conyza canadensis

curlycup gumweed 1 Grindelia squarrosa

Bigelow's Tansyaster 7 Dieteria bigelovii

blackfoot daisy 8 Melampodium leucanthum

broom-like ragwort 9 Senecio spartioides

plains coreopsis 10 Coreopsis tinctoria

western ragweed 11 Ambrosia psilostachya

giant ragweed 12 Ambrosia trifida

black-eyed Susan 13 Rudbeckia hirta

common sunflower 14 Helianthus annuus

prairie sunflower 15 Helianthus petiolaris

Jerusalem Artichoke 16 Helianthus tuberosus

red dome blanketflower 17 Gaillardia pinnatifida

Colorado Rubberweed 4 Hymenoxys richardsonii

hoary pincushion 4 Chaenactis douglasii

Fineleaf Woollywhite 18 Hymenopappus filifolius

ragleaf bahia 19 Hymenothrix dissecta

Redstem Stork's-bill 20 Erodium cicutarium

pinewoods geranium 21 Geranium caespitosum

western poison ivy 1 Toxicodendron rydbergii

fragrant sumac 22 Rhus aromatica

common hoptree 23 Ptelea trifoliata

boxelder 24 Acer negundo

hairy evening primrose 25 Oenothera villosa

crownleaf evening primrose 26 Oenothera coronopifolia

pale evening primrose 4 Oenothera pallida

fragrant evening primrose 3 Oenothera cespitosa

fringed willowherb 27 Epilobium ciliatum

fireweed 28 Chamaenerion angustifolium

Gambel oak 29 Quercus gambelii

Water birch 30 Betula occidentalis

grey alder 31 Alnus incana

great mullein 32 Verbascum thapsus

wholeleaf Indian paintbrush 33 Castilleja integra

corn mint 34 Mentha arvensis

prostrate vervain 9 Verbena bracteata

American brooklime 35 Veronica americana

Purslane Speedwell 12 Veronica peregrina

blue water-speedwell 36 Veronica anagallis-aquatica

Greater plantain 37 Plantago major

woolly plantain 38 Plantago patagonica

ribwort plantain 39 Plantago lanceolata

Sidebells Penstemon 40 Penstemon secundiflorus

beardlip penstemon 9 Penstemon barbatus

Rocky Mountain penstemon 41 Penstemon strictus

Watson's Penstemon 42 Penstemon watsonii

Palmer's penstemon 43 Penstemon palmeri

scrambled eggs 44 Corydalis aurea

Rough Pricklypoppy 45 Argemone hispida

thistle poppy 46 Argemone polyanthemos

western virgin's bower 47 Clematis ligusticifolia

buffalo-bur 48 Solanum rostratum

field bindweed 49 Convolvulus arvensis

Roundleaf Snowberry 50 Symphoricarpos rotundifolius

Fuller's teasel 51 Dipsacus fullonum

Western Water Hemlock 52 Cicuta douglasii

Osha 53 Ligusticum porteri

Rocky Mountain Indian Parsley Cymopterus anisatus

common cowparsnip 54 Heracleum maximum

hogweed 55 Heracleum sphondylium

scarlet globemallow 4 Sphaeralcea coccinea

flower-of-an-hour 56 Hibiscus trionum

narrowleaf cottonwood 4 Populus angustifolia

lanceleaf cottonwood 4 Populus × acuminata

Narrowleaf Willow 4 Salix exigua

Mountain Willow 57 Salix monticola

drummond's willow 58 Salix drummondiana

horned spurge 59 Euphorbia brachycera

Ribseed Sandmat 12 Euphorbia glyptosperma

narrowleaf puccoon 60 Lithospermum incisum

Flatspine Stickseed 1 Lappula redowskii

Catseyes 61 Cryptantha

Prairie Bluebells 62 Mertensia lanceolata

puncture vine 63 Tribulus terrestris