Denver-Boulder Metro Area: Yellow, White and Green Flowers

This guide contains yellow, white, and green flowers that can be found in the Denver-Boulder Metro Area, including Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson Counties.

white clover ¹
Trifolium repens

black medick ²
Medicago lupulina

alfalfa ³
Medicago sativa

white sweet clover ⁴
Melilotus albus

yellow sweetclover ⁴
Melilotus officinalis

bird's-foot trefoil ⁵
Lotus corniculatus

Nevada Sweet Pea ⁶
Lathyrus lanszwertii

Canadian milkvetch ⁷
Astragalus canadensis

Chickpea Milkvetch ⁸
Astragalus cicer

Drummond's Milkvetch ⁹
Astragalus drummondii

Timber Milkvetch ⁹
Astragalus miser

Parry's Milkvetch ¹⁰
Astragalus parryi

Racemose Milkvetch ¹¹
Astragalus racemosus

Loose-flower Milkvetch ¹²
Astragalus tenellus

wild licorice ¹³
Glycyrrhiza lepidota

White Point-vetch ¹⁴
Oxytropis sericea

white prairie clover ¹⁵
Dalea candida

spreadfruit goldenbanner ¹⁶
Thermopsis divaricarpa

Mountain goldenbean ¹⁷
Thermopsis montana

Lance-leaved scurf-pea ¹⁸
Ladeania lanceolata

wild strawberry ¹⁹
Fragaria vesca

Virginia strawberry ²⁰
Fragaria virginiana

Big-flower Cinquefoil ²¹
Drymocallis fissa

common silverweed ²²
Potentilla anserina

alpine cinquefoil ²³
Potentilla concinna

slender cinquefoil ²⁴
Potentilla gracilis

Horse cinquefoil ²⁵
Potentilla hippiana

Rough Cinquefoil ²⁶
Potentilla norvegica

Sheep Cinquefoil ²⁷
Potentilla ovina

prairie cinquefoil ⁹
Potentilla pensylvanica

Platte River Cinquefoil ²⁸
Potentilla plattensis

white-leaved cinquefoil ²⁹
Potentilla pulcherrima

Sulphur Cinquefoil ³⁰
Potentilla recta

Roadside agrimony ³¹
Agrimonia striata

Yellow Avens ³²
Geum aleppicum

large-leaved avens ³³
Geum macrophyllum

Ross' Avens ³⁴
Geum rossii

Mountain Avens ³⁵
Dryas octopetala

green-flowered wintergreen ³⁶
Pyrola chlorantha

lesser wintergreen ³⁶
Pyrola minor

White-veined Wintergreen ³⁷
Pyrola picta

One-flowered Wintergreen ³⁸
Moneses uniflora

one-sided wintergreen ³⁹
Orthilia secunda

Sweet-flower Rock-jasmine ⁴⁰
Androsace chamaejasme

western rock-jasmine ⁹
Androsace occidentalis

pygmy-flower rock-jasmine ²⁹
Androsace septentrionalis

granite gilia ⁹
Linanthus pungens

ballhead ipomopsis ⁹
Ipomopsis congesta

Spiked ipomopsis ⁴¹
Ipomopsis spicata

White-flowered scarlet gilia ⁴²
Ipomopsis aggregata candida

Sticky Gilia ⁴³
Aliciella pinnatifida

Canadian bunchberry ⁴⁴
Cornus canadensis

white-stem stickleaf ⁴⁵
Mentzelia albicaulis

Ten-petal Stickleaf ⁴⁶
Mentzelia decapetala

Adonis blazingstar ²⁹
Mentzelia multiflora

Bractless Blazingstar ⁴⁷
Mentzelia nuda

Engelmann's milkweed ⁴⁸
Asclepias engelmanniana

plains milkweed ⁴⁹
Asclepias pumila

horsetail milkweed ⁵⁰
Asclepias subverticillata

green comet milkweed ⁵¹
Asclepias viridiflora

hemp dogbane ⁵²
Apocynum cannabinum

Northern Bedstraw ¹⁴
Galium boreale

fragrant bedstraw ⁵³
Galium triflorum

Threepetal bedstraw ⁵⁴
Galium trifidum subbiflorum

Arctic Gentian ⁵⁵
Gentiana algida

Marsh Felwort ⁵⁶
Lomatogonium rotatum

monument plant ⁵⁷
Frasera speciosa

Common purslane ⁵⁸
Portulaca oleracea

pale smartweed ³⁹
Persicaria lapathifolia

American bistort ⁵⁹
Bistorta bistortoides

alpine bistort ⁶⁰
Bistorta vivipara

Oval Leaf Knotweed ⁶¹
Polygonum arenastrum

Douglas' knotweed ⁶²
Polygonum douglasii

bushy knotweed ⁶³
Polygonum ramosissimum

Black-bindweed ⁶⁴
Fallopia convolvulus

curled dock ⁶⁵
Rumex crispus

Winged buckwheat ⁶⁶
Eriogonum alatum

annual buckwheat ²⁹
Eriogonum annuum

Curved Buckwheat ⁶⁷
Eriogonum arcuatum

Brandegee's Buckwheat ⁶⁸
Eriogonum brandegeei

Spreading Buckwheat ⁶⁹
Eriogonum effusum

alpine golden buckwheat ⁷⁰
Eriogonum flavum

Few-flower Buckwheat ⁹
Eriogonum pauciflorum

sulfur buckwheat ⁴³
Eriogonum umbellatum

long-leaved starwort ⁷¹
Stellaria longifolia

Umbellate starwort ⁷²
Stellaria umbellata

field chickweed ⁷³
Cerastium arvense

Short-stalked Chickweed ⁷⁴
Cerastium brachypodum

Common Mouse-ear Chickweed ⁷⁵
Cerastium fontanum

tuber starwort ²⁹
Pseudostellaria jamesiana

James' Nailwort ⁷⁶
Paronychia jamesii

sleepy catchfly ⁷⁷
Silene antirrhina

Drummond's Campion ⁷⁸
Silene drummondii

white campion ⁷⁹
Silene latifolia

Menzies' Catchfly ⁵⁰
Silene menziesii

Night-flowering Catchfly ⁸⁰
Silene noctiflora

Bluntleaf Sandwort ⁵⁴
Moehringia lateriflora

spreading sandwort ⁸¹
Arenaria lanuginosa

Fendler's sandwort ³⁴
Eremogone fendleri

snowball sand verbena ⁸²
Abronia fragrans

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Denver-Boulder Metro Area: Yellow, White and Green Flowers

white clover 1 Trifolium repens

black medick 2 Medicago lupulina

alfalfa 3 Medicago sativa

white sweet clover 4 Melilotus albus

yellow sweetclover 4 Melilotus officinalis

bird's-foot trefoil 5 Lotus corniculatus

Nevada Sweet Pea 6 Lathyrus lanszwertii

Canadian milkvetch 7 Astragalus canadensis

Chickpea Milkvetch 8 Astragalus cicer

Drummond's Milkvetch 9 Astragalus drummondii

Timber Milkvetch 9 Astragalus miser

Parry's Milkvetch 10 Astragalus parryi

Racemose Milkvetch 11 Astragalus racemosus

Loose-flower Milkvetch 12 Astragalus tenellus

wild licorice 13 Glycyrrhiza lepidota

White Point-vetch 14 Oxytropis sericea

white prairie clover 15 Dalea candida

spreadfruit goldenbanner 16 Thermopsis divaricarpa

Mountain goldenbean 17 Thermopsis montana

Lance-leaved scurf-pea 18 Ladeania lanceolata

wild strawberry 19 Fragaria vesca

Virginia strawberry 20 Fragaria virginiana

Big-flower Cinquefoil 21 Drymocallis fissa

common silverweed 22 Potentilla anserina

alpine cinquefoil 23 Potentilla concinna

slender cinquefoil 24 Potentilla gracilis

Horse cinquefoil 25 Potentilla hippiana

Rough Cinquefoil 26 Potentilla norvegica

Sheep Cinquefoil 27 Potentilla ovina

prairie cinquefoil 9 Potentilla pensylvanica

Platte River Cinquefoil 28 Potentilla plattensis

white-leaved cinquefoil 29 Potentilla pulcherrima

Sulphur Cinquefoil 30 Potentilla recta

Roadside agrimony 31 Agrimonia striata

Yellow Avens 32 Geum aleppicum

large-leaved avens 33 Geum macrophyllum

Ross' Avens 34 Geum rossii

Mountain Avens 35 Dryas octopetala

green-flowered wintergreen 36 Pyrola chlorantha

lesser wintergreen 36 Pyrola minor

White-veined Wintergreen 37 Pyrola picta

One-flowered Wintergreen 38 Moneses uniflora

one-sided wintergreen 39 Orthilia secunda

Sweet-flower Rock-jasmine 40 Androsace chamaejasme

western rock-jasmine 9 Androsace occidentalis

pygmy-flower rock-jasmine 29 Androsace septentrionalis

granite gilia 9 Linanthus pungens

ballhead ipomopsis 9 Ipomopsis congesta

Spiked ipomopsis 41 Ipomopsis spicata

White-flowered scarlet gilia 42 Ipomopsis aggregata candida

Sticky Gilia 43 Aliciella pinnatifida

Canadian bunchberry 44 Cornus canadensis

white-stem stickleaf 45 Mentzelia albicaulis

Ten-petal Stickleaf 46 Mentzelia decapetala

Adonis blazingstar 29 Mentzelia multiflora

Bractless Blazingstar 47 Mentzelia nuda

Engelmann's milkweed 48 Asclepias engelmanniana

plains milkweed 49 Asclepias pumila

horsetail milkweed 50 Asclepias subverticillata

green comet milkweed 51 Asclepias viridiflora

hemp dogbane 52 Apocynum cannabinum

Northern Bedstraw 14 Galium boreale

fragrant bedstraw 53 Galium triflorum

Threepetal bedstraw 54 Galium trifidum subbiflorum

Arctic Gentian 55 Gentiana algida

Marsh Felwort 56 Lomatogonium rotatum

monument plant 57 Frasera speciosa

Common purslane 58 Portulaca oleracea

pale smartweed 39 Persicaria lapathifolia

American bistort 59 Bistorta bistortoides

alpine bistort 60 Bistorta vivipara

Oval Leaf Knotweed 61 Polygonum arenastrum

Douglas' knotweed 62 Polygonum douglasii

bushy knotweed 63 Polygonum ramosissimum

Black-bindweed 64 Fallopia convolvulus

curled dock 65 Rumex crispus

Winged buckwheat 66 Eriogonum alatum

annual buckwheat 29 Eriogonum annuum

Curved Buckwheat 67 Eriogonum arcuatum