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 ↓

Taxonomy
« Back To Vascular Plants Phylum Tracheophyta
- Flowering Plants Subphylum Angiospermae
  - 52 Monocots Class Liliopsida
  - 187 Dicots Class Magnoliopsida

blackfoot daisy ¹
Melampodium leucanthum

broom-like ragwort ²
Senecio spartioides

plains coreopsis ³
Coreopsis tinctoria

western ragweed ⁴
Ambrosia psilostachya

giant ragweed ⁵
Ambrosia trifida

black-eyed Susan ⁶
Rudbeckia hirta

common sunflower ⁷
Helianthus annuus

prairie sunflower ⁸
Helianthus petiolaris

Jerusalem Artichoke ⁹
Helianthus tuberosus

red dome blanketflower ¹⁰
Gaillardia pinnatifida

Colorado Rubberweed ¹¹
Hymenoxys richardsonii

hoary pincushion ¹¹
Chaenactis douglasii

Fineleaf Woollywhite ¹²
Hymenopappus filifolius

ragleaf bahia ¹³
Hymenothrix dissecta

Redstem Stork's-bill ¹⁴
Erodium cicutarium

pinewoods geranium ¹⁵
Geranium caespitosum

western poison ivy ¹⁶
Toxicodendron rydbergii

fragrant sumac ¹⁷
Rhus aromatica

common hoptree ¹⁸
Ptelea trifoliata

boxelder ¹⁹
Acer negundo

hairy evening primrose ²⁰
Oenothera villosa

crownleaf evening primrose ²¹
Oenothera coronopifolia

pale evening primrose ¹¹
Oenothera pallida

fragrant evening primrose ²²
Oenothera cespitosa

fringed willowherb ²³
Epilobium ciliatum

fireweed ²⁴
Chamaenerion angustifolium

Gambel oak ²⁵
Quercus gambelii

Water birch ²⁶
Betula occidentalis

grey alder ²⁷
Alnus incana

great mullein ²⁸
Verbascum thapsus

wholeleaf Indian paintbrush ²⁹
Castilleja integra

corn mint ³⁰
Mentha arvensis

prostrate vervain ²
Verbena bracteata

American brooklime ³¹
Veronica americana

Purslane Speedwell ⁵
Veronica peregrina

blue water-speedwell ³²
Veronica anagallis-aquatica

Greater plantain ³³
Plantago major

woolly plantain ³⁴
Plantago patagonica

ribwort plantain ³⁵
Plantago lanceolata

Sidebells Penstemon ³⁶
Penstemon secundiflorus

beardlip penstemon ²
Penstemon barbatus

Rocky Mountain penstemon ³⁷
Penstemon strictus

Watson's Penstemon ³⁸
Penstemon watsonii

Palmer's penstemon ³⁹
Penstemon palmeri

scrambled eggs ⁴⁰
Corydalis aurea

Rough Pricklypoppy ⁴¹
Argemone hispida

thistle poppy ⁴²
Argemone polyanthemos

western virgin's bower ⁴³
Clematis ligusticifolia

buffalo-bur ⁴⁴
Solanum rostratum

field bindweed ⁴⁵
Convolvulus arvensis

Roundleaf Snowberry ⁴⁶
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius

Fuller's teasel ⁴⁷
Dipsacus fullonum

Western Water Hemlock ⁴⁸
Cicuta douglasii

Osha ⁴⁹
Ligusticum porteri

Rocky Mountain Indian Parsley
Cymopterus anisatus

common cowparsnip ⁵⁰
Heracleum maximum

hogweed ⁵¹
Heracleum sphondylium

scarlet globemallow ¹¹
Sphaeralcea coccinea

flower-of-an-hour ⁵²
Hibiscus trionum

narrowleaf cottonwood ¹¹
Populus angustifolia

lanceleaf cottonwood ¹¹
Populus × acuminata

Narrowleaf Willow ¹¹
Salix exigua

Mountain Willow ⁵³
Salix monticola

drummond's willow ⁵⁴
Salix drummondiana

horned spurge ⁵⁵
Euphorbia brachycera

Ribseed Sandmat ⁵
Euphorbia glyptosperma

narrowleaf puccoon ⁵⁶
Lithospermum incisum

Flatspine Stickseed ¹⁶
Lappula redowskii

Catseyes ⁵⁷
Cryptantha

Prairie Bluebells ⁵⁸
Mertensia lanceolata

puncture vine ⁵⁹
Tribulus terrestris

desert madwort ⁶⁰
Alyssum desertorum

Mesa Pepperwort ²²
Lepidium alyssoides

common pepperweed ⁶¹
Lepidium densiflorum

Heart-podded Hoary Cress ⁶²
Lepidium draba

Spreading Yellowcress ⁶³
Rorippa sinuata

Rocky Mountain Bladderpod ⁶⁴
Physaria calcicola

western tansy mustard ¹¹
Descurainia pinnata

tumble mustard ⁵⁸
Sisymbrium altissimum

Rocky Mountain Bee Plant ⁶⁵
Peritoma serrulata

redwhisker clammyweed ⁴⁰
Polanisia dodecandra

golden currant ⁶⁶
Ribes aureum

wax currant ⁶⁷
Ribes cereum

white-stemmed gooseberry ⁶⁸
Ribes inerme

Trumpet gooseberry ⁶⁹
Ribes leptanthum

mountain gooseberry ⁷⁰
Ribes montigenum

Virginia creeper ⁷¹
Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Sun Sedge ⁷²
Carex inops heliophila

water sedge ⁷³
Carex aquatilis

Emory's Sedge ¹³
Carex emoryi

Nebraska sedge ¹¹
Carex nebrascensis

beaked sedge ⁷⁴
Carex utriculata

Bearded Flatsedge ⁷⁵
Cyperus squarrosus

Pale Spikerush ⁷⁶
Eleocharis macrostachya

Dwarf Spikerush ⁷⁷
Eleocharis parvula anachaeta

Scribner's Panicgrass ⁷⁸
Dichanthelium oligosanthes scribnerianum

Indiangrass ¹¹
Sorghastrum nutans

american manna grass ⁷⁹
Glyceria grandis

ticklegrass ¹¹
Agrostis scabra

Creeping Bent ¹¹
Agrostis stolonifera

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Plants of Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area

blackfoot daisy 1 Melampodium leucanthum

broom-like ragwort 2 Senecio spartioides

plains coreopsis 3 Coreopsis tinctoria

western ragweed 4 Ambrosia psilostachya

giant ragweed 5 Ambrosia trifida

black-eyed Susan 6 Rudbeckia hirta

common sunflower 7 Helianthus annuus

prairie sunflower 8 Helianthus petiolaris

Jerusalem Artichoke 9 Helianthus tuberosus

red dome blanketflower 10 Gaillardia pinnatifida

Colorado Rubberweed 11 Hymenoxys richardsonii

hoary pincushion 11 Chaenactis douglasii

Fineleaf Woollywhite 12 Hymenopappus filifolius

ragleaf bahia 13 Hymenothrix dissecta

Redstem Stork's-bill 14 Erodium cicutarium

pinewoods geranium 15 Geranium caespitosum

western poison ivy 16 Toxicodendron rydbergii

fragrant sumac 17 Rhus aromatica

common hoptree 18 Ptelea trifoliata

boxelder 19 Acer negundo

hairy evening primrose 20 Oenothera villosa

crownleaf evening primrose 21 Oenothera coronopifolia

pale evening primrose 11 Oenothera pallida

fragrant evening primrose 22 Oenothera cespitosa

fringed willowherb 23 Epilobium ciliatum

fireweed 24 Chamaenerion angustifolium

Gambel oak 25 Quercus gambelii

Water birch 26 Betula occidentalis

grey alder 27 Alnus incana

great mullein 28 Verbascum thapsus

wholeleaf Indian paintbrush 29 Castilleja integra

corn mint 30 Mentha arvensis

prostrate vervain 2 Verbena bracteata

American brooklime 31 Veronica americana

Purslane Speedwell 5 Veronica peregrina

blue water-speedwell 32 Veronica anagallis-aquatica

Greater plantain 33 Plantago major

woolly plantain 34 Plantago patagonica

ribwort plantain 35 Plantago lanceolata

Sidebells Penstemon 36 Penstemon secundiflorus

beardlip penstemon 2 Penstemon barbatus

Rocky Mountain penstemon 37 Penstemon strictus

Watson's Penstemon 38 Penstemon watsonii

Palmer's penstemon 39 Penstemon palmeri

scrambled eggs 40 Corydalis aurea

Rough Pricklypoppy 41 Argemone hispida

thistle poppy 42 Argemone polyanthemos

western virgin's bower 43 Clematis ligusticifolia

buffalo-bur 44 Solanum rostratum

field bindweed 45 Convolvulus arvensis

Roundleaf Snowberry 46 Symphoricarpos rotundifolius

Fuller's teasel 47 Dipsacus fullonum

Western Water Hemlock 48 Cicuta douglasii

Osha 49 Ligusticum porteri

Rocky Mountain Indian Parsley Cymopterus anisatus

common cowparsnip 50 Heracleum maximum

hogweed 51 Heracleum sphondylium

scarlet globemallow 11 Sphaeralcea coccinea

flower-of-an-hour 52 Hibiscus trionum

narrowleaf cottonwood 11 Populus angustifolia

lanceleaf cottonwood 11 Populus × acuminata

Narrowleaf Willow 11 Salix exigua

Mountain Willow 53 Salix monticola

drummond's willow 54 Salix drummondiana

horned spurge 55 Euphorbia brachycera

Ribseed Sandmat 5 Euphorbia glyptosperma

narrowleaf puccoon 56 Lithospermum incisum

Flatspine Stickseed 16 Lappula redowskii

Catseyes 57 Cryptantha

Prairie Bluebells 58 Mertensia lanceolata

puncture vine 59 Tribulus terrestris

desert madwort 60 Alyssum desertorum

Mesa Pepperwort 22 Lepidium alyssoides

common pepperweed 61 Lepidium densiflorum

Heart-podded Hoary Cress 62 Lepidium draba

Spreading Yellowcress 63 Rorippa sinuata

Rocky Mountain Bladderpod 64 Physaria calcicola

western tansy mustard 11 Descurainia pinnata

tumble mustard 58 Sisymbrium altissimum