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

Alsike clover ¹
Trifolium hybridum

red clover ²
Trifolium pratense

white clover ³
Trifolium repens

alfalfa ⁴
Medicago sativa

Black Medick ⁵
Medicago lupulina

white sweet clover ⁶
Melilotus albus

yellow sweet clover ⁶
Melilotus officinalis

broad-leaved sweet pea ⁷
Lathyrus latifolius

American vetch ⁸
Vicia americana

Early Purple Milkvetch ⁹
Astragalus shortianus

wild licorice ¹⁰
Glycyrrhiza lepidota

White Point-vetch ⁹
Oxytropis sericea

false lupine ¹¹
Thermopsis rhombifolia

black locust ¹
Robinia pseudoacacia

Lance-leaved scurf-pea ¹²
Ladeania lanceolata

Rose Chamaerhodos ¹³
Chamaerhodos erecta

shrubby cinquefoil ¹⁴
Dasiphora fruticosa

Common silverweed ¹⁵
Potentilla anserina

horse cinquefoil ¹⁶
Potentilla hippiana

Rocky Mountain raspberry ¹⁷
Rubus deliciosus

Thimbleberry ¹⁸
Rubus parviflorus

Woods' rose ¹⁹
Rosa woodsii

alder-leaved mountain-mahogany ²⁰
Cercocarpus montanus

European mountain ash ²¹
Sorbus aucuparia

Saskatoon ²²
Amelanchier alnifolia

choke cherry ²³
Prunus virginiana

Ocean spray ²⁴
Holodiscus discolor

stinging nettle ²⁵
Urtica dioica

Siberian elm ¹¹
Ulmus pumila

Russian olive ²⁶
Elaeagnus angustifolia

bearberry ²⁷
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Granite Prickly Phlox ¹¹
Linanthus pungens

scarlet gilia ²⁸
Ipomopsis aggregata

Iron Ipomopsis ²⁹
Ipomopsis laxiflora

narrow-leaf mountain trumpet ¹¹
Collomia linearis

Adonis Blazingstar ³⁰
Mentzelia multiflora

Arkansas Canyon stickleaf
Mentzelia multiflora densa

Rusby's Blazingstar ³¹
Mentzelia rusbyi

Hall's milkweed ³²
Asclepias hallii

broadleaf milkweed ³³
Asclepias latifolia

showy milkweed ³⁴
Asclepias speciosa

spreading dogbane ³⁵
Apocynum androsaemifolium

hemp dogbane ³⁶
Apocynum cannabinum

Northern Bedstraw ³⁷
Galium boreale

pleated gentian ³⁸
Gentiana affinis

common purslane ³⁹
Portulaca oleracea

Green-flower Hedgehog Cactus ⁴⁰
Echinocereus viridiflorus

Green-flower Hedgehog Cactus ⁴¹
Echinocereus viridiflorus viridiflorus

claret-cup hedgehog ⁴²
Echinocereus triglochidiatus

Mountain Ball Cactus ⁴³
Pediocactus simpsonii

Brittle Pricklypear ⁴⁴
Opuntia fragilis

starvation prickly-pear ⁴⁵
Opuntia polyacantha

tree cholla ⁴⁶
Cylindropuntia imbricata

spotted lady's thumb ⁴⁷
Persicaria maculosa

Douglas' knotweed ⁴⁸
Polygonum douglasii

Tall Dock ⁴⁹
Rumex altissimus

white willow dock ⁴⁸
Rumex triangulivalvis

winged dock ⁵⁰
Rumex venosus

Spreading Buckwheat ⁵¹
Eriogonum effusum

James' buckwheat ⁵²
Eriogonum jamesii

nodding wild buckwheat ⁴⁸
Eriogonum cernuum

long-leaved starwort ⁵³
Stellaria longifolia

snowball sand verbena ⁵⁴
Abronia fragrans

Colorado four o'clock ⁵²
Mirabilis multiflora

Smooth Spreading Four O'Clock ⁵⁵
Mirabilis oxybaphoides

Narrowleaf four o'clock ⁵⁶
Mirabilis linearis

red tamarisk ⁵⁷
Tamarix ramosissima

fourwing saltbush ⁵²
Atriplex canescens

Narrowleaf Goosefoot ¹¹
Chenopodium leptophyllum

winterfat ⁵²
Krascheninnikovia lanata

Redroot Pigweed ⁵⁸
Amaranthus retroflexus

Summer-cypress ⁵⁹
Bassia scoparia

Southern Russian Thistle ⁶⁰
Salsola australis

tumbleweed ⁵²
Salsola tragus

creeping thistle ⁶¹
Cirsium arvense

spear thistle ⁶²
Cirsium vulgare

common dandelion ⁶³
Taraxacum officinale

prickly lettuce ⁶⁴
Lactuca serriola

yellow salsify ⁶⁵
Tragopogon dubius

tasselflower brickellia ⁶⁶
Brickellia grandiflora

False Boneset ⁶⁷
Brickellia eupatorioides

dotted gayfeather ⁶⁸
Liatris punctata

Tarragon ⁶⁹
Artemisia dracunculus

fringed sagebrush ⁷⁰
Artemisia frigida

silver wormwood ⁷¹
Artemisia ludoviciana

common yarrow ⁷²
Achillea millefolium

broom snakeweed ¹¹
Gutierrezia sarothrae

rubber rabbitbrush ¹¹
Ericameria nauseosa

Parry's Goldenbush ⁷³
Ericameria parryi

Canada goldenrod ⁶
Solidago canadensis

giant goldenrod ⁷⁴
Solidago gigantea

western aster ¹¹
Symphyotrichum ascendens

Panicled Aster ⁷⁵
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum

Easter Daisy ⁷⁶
Townsendia fendleri

Strigose Easter Daisy ⁷⁷
Townsendia strigosa

hairy goldenaster ¹¹
Heterotheca villosa

aspen fleabane ⁷⁸
Erigeron speciosus

Horseweed ⁷⁹
Conyza canadensis

curlycup gumweed ⁷⁵
Grindelia squarrosa

Bigelow's Tansyaster ⁸⁰
Dieteria bigelovii

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Plants of Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area

Alsike clover 1 Trifolium hybridum

red clover 2 Trifolium pratense

white clover 3 Trifolium repens

alfalfa 4 Medicago sativa

Black Medick 5 Medicago lupulina

white sweet clover 6 Melilotus albus

yellow sweet clover 6 Melilotus officinalis

broad-leaved sweet pea 7 Lathyrus latifolius

American vetch 8 Vicia americana

Early Purple Milkvetch 9 Astragalus shortianus

wild licorice 10 Glycyrrhiza lepidota

White Point-vetch 9 Oxytropis sericea

false lupine 11 Thermopsis rhombifolia

black locust 1 Robinia pseudoacacia

Lance-leaved scurf-pea 12 Ladeania lanceolata

Rose Chamaerhodos 13 Chamaerhodos erecta

shrubby cinquefoil 14 Dasiphora fruticosa

Common silverweed 15 Potentilla anserina

horse cinquefoil 16 Potentilla hippiana

Rocky Mountain raspberry 17 Rubus deliciosus

Thimbleberry 18 Rubus parviflorus

Woods' rose 19 Rosa woodsii

alder-leaved mountain-mahogany 20 Cercocarpus montanus

European mountain ash 21 Sorbus aucuparia

Saskatoon 22 Amelanchier alnifolia

choke cherry 23 Prunus virginiana

Ocean spray 24 Holodiscus discolor

stinging nettle 25 Urtica dioica

Siberian elm 11 Ulmus pumila

Russian olive 26 Elaeagnus angustifolia

bearberry 27 Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Granite Prickly Phlox 11 Linanthus pungens

scarlet gilia 28 Ipomopsis aggregata

Iron Ipomopsis 29 Ipomopsis laxiflora

narrow-leaf mountain trumpet 11 Collomia linearis

Adonis Blazingstar 30 Mentzelia multiflora

Arkansas Canyon stickleaf Mentzelia multiflora densa

Rusby's Blazingstar 31 Mentzelia rusbyi

Hall's milkweed 32 Asclepias hallii

broadleaf milkweed 33 Asclepias latifolia

showy milkweed 34 Asclepias speciosa

spreading dogbane 35 Apocynum androsaemifolium

hemp dogbane 36 Apocynum cannabinum

Northern Bedstraw 37 Galium boreale

pleated gentian 38 Gentiana affinis

common purslane 39 Portulaca oleracea

Green-flower Hedgehog Cactus 40 Echinocereus viridiflorus

Green-flower Hedgehog Cactus 41 Echinocereus viridiflorus viridiflorus

claret-cup hedgehog 42 Echinocereus triglochidiatus

Mountain Ball Cactus 43 Pediocactus simpsonii

Brittle Pricklypear 44 Opuntia fragilis

starvation prickly-pear 45 Opuntia polyacantha

tree cholla 46 Cylindropuntia imbricata

spotted lady's thumb 47 Persicaria maculosa

Douglas' knotweed 48 Polygonum douglasii

Tall Dock 49 Rumex altissimus

white willow dock 48 Rumex triangulivalvis

winged dock 50 Rumex venosus

Spreading Buckwheat 51 Eriogonum effusum

James' buckwheat 52 Eriogonum jamesii

nodding wild buckwheat 48 Eriogonum cernuum

long-leaved starwort 53 Stellaria longifolia

snowball sand verbena 54 Abronia fragrans

Colorado four o'clock 52 Mirabilis multiflora

Smooth Spreading Four O'Clock 55 Mirabilis oxybaphoides

Narrowleaf four o'clock 56 Mirabilis linearis

red tamarisk 57 Tamarix ramosissima

fourwing saltbush 52 Atriplex canescens

Narrowleaf Goosefoot 11 Chenopodium leptophyllum

winterfat 52 Krascheninnikovia lanata

Redroot Pigweed 58 Amaranthus retroflexus

Summer-cypress 59 Bassia scoparia

Southern Russian Thistle 60 Salsola australis

tumbleweed 52 Salsola tragus

creeping thistle 61 Cirsium arvense

spear thistle 62 Cirsium vulgare

common dandelion 63 Taraxacum officinale

prickly lettuce 64 Lactuca serriola

yellow salsify 65 Tragopogon dubius