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.

Maple-leaved Goosefoot ¹
Chenopodiastrum simplex

Common Orache ²
Atriplex patula

Common Lamb's-quarters ³
Chenopodium album

pitseed goosefoot ⁴
Chenopodium berlandieri

Aridland Goosefoot ⁵
Chenopodium desiccatum

Narrowleaf Goosefoot ⁶
Chenopodium leptophyllum

desert goosefoot ⁷
Chenopodium pratericola

Winged Pigweed ⁸
Cycloloma atriplicifolium

Nuttall's poverty weed ⁹
Blitum nuttallianum

Redroot Pigweed ¹⁰
Amaranthus retroflexus

Slender Russian-thistle ¹¹
Salsola collina

toadlily ¹²
Montia chamissoi

lanceleaf spring beauty ⁹
Claytonia lanceolata

western springbeauty ¹³
Claytonia rosea

Redstem Springbeauty ¹⁴
Claytonia rubra

prairie thistle ¹⁵
Cirsium canescens

Mountain Thistle ¹⁶
Cirsium scopulorum

diffuse knapweed ¹⁷
Centaurea diffusa

common dandelion ¹⁸
Taraxacum officinale

dandelion hawksbeard ¹⁹
Crepis runcinata

White Hawkweed ²⁰
Hieracium albiflorum

yellow hawkweed ²¹
Hieracium fendleri

Perennial Sow Thistle ²²
Sonchus arvensis

prickly sowthistle ²³
Sonchus asper

prickly lettuce ²⁴
Lactuca serriola

Pale agoseris ²⁵
Agoseris glauca

nodding microseris ²⁶
Microseris nutans

Prairie False Dandelion ²⁷
Nothocalais cuspidata

cutleaf vipergrass ²⁸
Scorzonera laciniata

yellow salsify ²⁹
Tragopogon dubius

meadow salsify ³⁰
Tragopogon pratensis

False Boneset ³¹
Brickellia eupatorioides

tasselflower brickellia ³²
Brickellia grandiflora

heartleaf arnica ³³
Arnica cordifolia

hillside arnica ³⁴
Arnica fulgens

Leafy Leopardbane ³⁵
Arnica chamissonis foliosa

mountain tarweed ⁹
Madia glomerata

Handsome Pussytoes ³⁶
Antennaria anaphaloides

Flat-top Pussytoes ³³
Antennaria corymbosa

little-leaf pussytoes ³⁷
Antennaria microphylla

small-leaf pussytoes ³⁸
Antennaria parvifolia

Showy Pussytoes ³⁹
Antennaria pulcherrima

pearly everlasting ⁴⁰
Anaphalis margaritacea

western marsh cudweed ⁴¹
Gnaphalium palustre

marsh cudweed ⁴²
Gnaphalium uliginosum

oxeye daisy ⁴³
Leucanthemum vulgare

Corn Chamomile ⁴⁴
Anthemis arvensis

Scentless False Mayweed ⁴⁵
Tripleurospermum inodorum

tansy ⁴⁶
Tanacetum vulgare

biennial wormwood ⁴⁷
Artemisia biennis

Tarragon ⁹
Artemisia dracunculus

fringed sagebrush ⁴⁸
Artemisia frigida

silver wormwood ⁴⁹
Artemisia ludoviciana

Common yarrow ⁵⁰
Achillea millefolium

pineapple-weed ⁵¹
Matricaria discoidea

Parry's goldenrod ⁵²
Oreochrysum parryi

stiff-leaved goldenrod ⁹
Solidago rigida

Rocky Mountain goldenrod ⁵³
Solidago multiradiata scopulorum

Showy Goldenrod ²⁷
Solidago speciosa

Missouri goldenrod ⁵⁴
Solidago missouriensis

Canada goldenrod ⁵⁵
Solidago canadensis

Tall Goldenrod ⁵⁶
Solidago gigantea

Dwarf Goldenrod ⁵⁷
Solidago nana

field goldenrod ⁵⁸
Solidago nemoralis

velvety goldenrod ⁵⁹
Solidago velutina

Sticky Goldenrod ⁶⁰
Solidago simplex

western goldenrod ⁶¹
Euthamia occidentalis

White Heath Aster ⁶²
Symphyotrichum ericoides

white prairie aster ⁶³
Symphyotrichum falcatum

Smooth White Aster ⁶⁴
Symphyotrichum porteri

Siskiyou aster ⁶⁵
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum hesperium

Largeflower Townsend daisy ⁶⁶
Townsendia grandiflora

Hooker's Townsend-daisy ⁶⁷
Townsendia hookeri

Rose-heath ¹⁵
Chaetopappa ericoides

hairy goldenaster ⁹
Heterotheca villosa

Canadian horseweed ⁶⁸
Erigeron canadensis

cut-leaf fleabane ⁶⁹
Erigeron compositus

spreading fleabane ⁷⁰
Erigeron divergens

trailing fleabane ⁷¹
Erigeron flagellaris

short-rayed fleabane ⁷²
Erigeron lonchophyllus

Shaggy Fleabane ⁷³
Erigeron pumilus

daisy fleabane ³³
Erigeron strigosus

curlycup gumweed ⁹
Grindelia squarrosa

subalpine gumweed ⁷⁴
Grindelia subalpina

Lacy tansyaster ⁷⁵
Xanthisma spinulosum

Coulter's horseweed ⁷⁶
Laennecia coulteri

Nodding Ragwort ⁷⁷
Senecio bigelovii

desert groundsel ⁷⁸
Senecio eremophilus

Tall western groundsel ³³
Senecio integerrimus

Bashful ragwort ³⁴
Senecio pudicus

broom-like ragwort ¹⁵
Senecio spartioides

Arrowleaf Senecio ⁷⁹
Senecio triangularis

Wooton's ragwort ⁸⁰
Senecio wootonii

woolly groundsel ⁸¹
Packera cana

Fendler's ragwort ⁷¹
Packera fendleri

New Mexico groundsel ⁸⁰
Packera neomexicana

Prairie Groundsel ⁸²
Packera plattensis

Three-tooth Groundsel ⁵⁷
Packera tridenticulata

hoary groundsel ⁸³
Packera werneriifolia

Bigelow's beggarticks ⁸⁴
Bidens bigelovii

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

Maple-leaved Goosefoot 1 Chenopodiastrum simplex

Common Orache 2 Atriplex patula

Common Lamb's-quarters 3 Chenopodium album

pitseed goosefoot 4 Chenopodium berlandieri

Aridland Goosefoot 5 Chenopodium desiccatum

Narrowleaf Goosefoot 6 Chenopodium leptophyllum

desert goosefoot 7 Chenopodium pratericola

Winged Pigweed 8 Cycloloma atriplicifolium

Nuttall's poverty weed 9 Blitum nuttallianum

Redroot Pigweed 10 Amaranthus retroflexus

Slender Russian-thistle 11 Salsola collina

toadlily 12 Montia chamissoi

lanceleaf spring beauty 9 Claytonia lanceolata

western springbeauty 13 Claytonia rosea

Redstem Springbeauty 14 Claytonia rubra

prairie thistle 15 Cirsium canescens

Mountain Thistle 16 Cirsium scopulorum

diffuse knapweed 17 Centaurea diffusa

common dandelion 18 Taraxacum officinale

dandelion hawksbeard 19 Crepis runcinata

White Hawkweed 20 Hieracium albiflorum

yellow hawkweed 21 Hieracium fendleri

Perennial Sow Thistle 22 Sonchus arvensis

prickly sowthistle 23 Sonchus asper

prickly lettuce 24 Lactuca serriola

Pale agoseris 25 Agoseris glauca

nodding microseris 26 Microseris nutans

Prairie False Dandelion 27 Nothocalais cuspidata

cutleaf vipergrass 28 Scorzonera laciniata

yellow salsify 29 Tragopogon dubius

meadow salsify 30 Tragopogon pratensis

False Boneset 31 Brickellia eupatorioides

tasselflower brickellia 32 Brickellia grandiflora

heartleaf arnica 33 Arnica cordifolia

hillside arnica 34 Arnica fulgens

Leafy Leopardbane 35 Arnica chamissonis foliosa

mountain tarweed 9 Madia glomerata

Handsome Pussytoes 36 Antennaria anaphaloides

Flat-top Pussytoes 33 Antennaria corymbosa

little-leaf pussytoes 37 Antennaria microphylla

small-leaf pussytoes 38 Antennaria parvifolia

Showy Pussytoes 39 Antennaria pulcherrima

pearly everlasting 40 Anaphalis margaritacea

western marsh cudweed 41 Gnaphalium palustre

marsh cudweed 42 Gnaphalium uliginosum

oxeye daisy 43 Leucanthemum vulgare

Corn Chamomile 44 Anthemis arvensis

Scentless False Mayweed 45 Tripleurospermum inodorum

tansy 46 Tanacetum vulgare

biennial wormwood 47 Artemisia biennis

Tarragon 9 Artemisia dracunculus

fringed sagebrush 48 Artemisia frigida

silver wormwood 49 Artemisia ludoviciana

Common yarrow 50 Achillea millefolium

pineapple-weed 51 Matricaria discoidea

Parry's goldenrod 52 Oreochrysum parryi

stiff-leaved goldenrod 9 Solidago rigida

Rocky Mountain goldenrod 53 Solidago multiradiata scopulorum

Showy Goldenrod 27 Solidago speciosa

Missouri goldenrod 54 Solidago missouriensis

Canada goldenrod 55 Solidago canadensis

Tall Goldenrod 56 Solidago gigantea

Dwarf Goldenrod 57 Solidago nana

field goldenrod 58 Solidago nemoralis

velvety goldenrod 59 Solidago velutina

Sticky Goldenrod 60 Solidago simplex

western goldenrod 61 Euthamia occidentalis

White Heath Aster 62 Symphyotrichum ericoides

white prairie aster 63 Symphyotrichum falcatum

Smooth White Aster 64 Symphyotrichum porteri

Siskiyou aster 65 Symphyotrichum lanceolatum hesperium

Largeflower Townsend daisy 66 Townsendia grandiflora

Hooker's Townsend-daisy 67 Townsendia hookeri

Rose-heath 15 Chaetopappa ericoides

hairy goldenaster 9 Heterotheca villosa

Canadian horseweed 68 Erigeron canadensis

cut-leaf fleabane 69 Erigeron compositus

spreading fleabane 70 Erigeron divergens

trailing fleabane 71 Erigeron flagellaris