Wildlife of Boulder County

Boulder County is comprised of 740 square miles of land nestled along the front range of Colorado just 30 miles northwest of Denver. Its proximity to the mountains, diverse landscapes, and various designated open spaces make the county ideal for observing local and even migrating wildlife. ...more ↓

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

Fairy-slipper ¹
Calypso bulbosa

spreading dogbane ²
Apocynum androsaemifolium

bird's-foot trefoil ³
Lotus corniculatus

common dandelion ⁴
Taraxacum officinale

common stork's-bill ⁵
Erodium cicutarium

dame's-violet ⁶
Hesperis matronalis

wild geranium ⁷
Geranium maculatum

boxelder maple ⁸
Acer negundo

common jewelweed ⁹
Impatiens capensis

butterfly milkweed ¹⁰
Asclepias tuberosa

broadleaf arrowhead ¹¹
Sagittaria latifolia

Hound's-tongue ¹²
Cynoglossum officinale

Cornflower ¹³
Centaurea cyanus

Catnip ¹⁴
Nepeta cataria

purple coneflower ¹⁵
Echinacea purpurea

American Plum ¹⁶
Prunus americana

Yellow Cosmos ¹⁷
Cosmos sulphureus

bulrush ¹⁸
Typha latifolia

spotted coralroot ¹⁹
Corallorhiza maculata

common starlily ²⁰
Leucocrinum montanum

red baneberry ²⁰
Actaea rubra

paper birch ²¹
Betula papyrifera

Virginia creeper ²²
Parthenocissus quinquefolia

wild strawberry ²³
Fragaria vesca

false Solomon's-seal ²⁴
Maianthemum racemosum

Chinese lantern ²⁴
Quincula lobata

devil's beggarticks ²⁵
Bidens frondosa

Indian blanket ²⁶
Gaillardia pulchella

red clover ²⁷
Trifolium pratense

woodland pinedrops
Pterospora andromedea

eastern cottonwood ²⁸
Populus deltoides

scarlet gilia ²⁹
Ipomopsis aggregata

Ipomopsis aggregata candida ³⁰

slendertube skyrocket ³¹
Ipomopsis tenuituba

cock's-foot ³²
Dactylis glomerata

common selfheal ³³
Prunella vulgaris

common yarrow ³⁴
Achillea millefolium

Achillea millefolium millefolium

pearly everlasting ³⁵
Anaphalis margaritacea

chicory ¹²
Cichorium intybus

spear thistle ³⁶
Cirsium vulgare

poison hemlock ³⁷
Conium maculatum

Solomon's-plume ³⁸
Maianthemum racemosum amplexicaule

field bindweed ³⁹
Convolvulus arvensis

giant ragweed ¹¹
Ambrosia trifida

prickly lettuce ⁴⁰
Lactuca serriola

skunkweed Jacob's-ladder ⁴¹
Polemonium pulcherrimum delicatum

Fendler's Meadow-rue ⁴²
Thalictrum fendleri

Common Mouse-ear Chickweed ⁴³
Cerastium fontanum

beaked hazelnut ⁴⁴
Corylus cornuta

false boneset ⁴⁵
Brickellia eupatorioides

yellow salsify ⁴⁶
Tragopogon dubius

feverfew ⁴⁷
Tanacetum parthenium

white horehound ⁴⁸
Marrubium vulgare

silver maple ⁴⁹
Acer saccharinum

smooth sumac ⁵⁰
Rhus glabra

Chokecherry ⁵¹
Prunus virginiana

trembling aspen ⁵²
Populus tremuloides

golden currant ³¹
Ribes aureum

bittersweet ⁵³
Solanum dulcamara

common bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus corniculatus

white clover ⁵⁴
Trifolium repens

common ivy ⁵⁵
Hedera helix

tansy ⁵¹
Tanacetum vulgare

Fuller's teasel ⁵⁶
Dipsacus fullonum

oxeye daisy ⁴⁷
Leucanthemum vulgare

alpine leafybract aster ⁵⁷
Symphyotrichum foliaceum

common soapwort ⁴⁷
Saponaria officinalis

Common Mallow ⁵⁸
Malva sylvestris

spotted lady's thumb ⁵⁹
Persicaria maculosa

monument plant ⁶⁰
Frasera speciosa

Felwort ⁶¹
Swertia perennis

tumble mustard ⁶²
Sisymbrium altissimum

alfalfa ⁵²
Medicago sativa

ribbed melilot ⁶³
Melilotus officinalis

hedge bindweed ⁶⁴
Calystegia sepium

western blue flag ⁶⁵
Iris missouriensis

red-berried elder ⁶⁶
Sambucus racemosa

tumbleweed ²⁴
Salsola tragus

Rubber Rabbitbrush ⁵²
Ericameria nauseosa nauseosa

rubber rabbitbrush ⁵²
Ericameria nauseosa

Common sunflower ⁶⁷
Helianthus annuus

poison ivy ⁶⁸
Toxicodendron radicans

fragrant sumac ⁵¹
Rhus aromatica

sand cherry ⁶⁹
Prunus pumila

spotted spurge ⁷⁰
Euphorbia maculata

white melilot ⁶³
Melilotus albus

greater plantain ⁷¹
Plantago major

Common purslane ⁷²
Portulaca oleracea

western virgin's bower ⁷³
Clematis ligusticifolia

narrowleaf willow ⁵²
Salix exigua

moth mullein ⁵²
Verbascum blattaria

great mullein ⁶³
Verbascum thapsus

Meadow Deathcamas ⁷⁴
Toxicoscordion venenosum

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Wildlife of Boulder County

Fairy-slipper 1 Calypso bulbosa

spreading dogbane 2 Apocynum androsaemifolium

bird's-foot trefoil 3 Lotus corniculatus

common dandelion 4 Taraxacum officinale

common stork's-bill 5 Erodium cicutarium

dame's-violet 6 Hesperis matronalis

wild geranium 7 Geranium maculatum

boxelder maple 8 Acer negundo

common jewelweed 9 Impatiens capensis

butterfly milkweed 10 Asclepias tuberosa

broadleaf arrowhead 11 Sagittaria latifolia

Hound's-tongue 12 Cynoglossum officinale

Cornflower 13 Centaurea cyanus

Catnip 14 Nepeta cataria

purple coneflower 15 Echinacea purpurea

American Plum 16 Prunus americana

Yellow Cosmos 17 Cosmos sulphureus

bulrush 18 Typha latifolia

spotted coralroot 19 Corallorhiza maculata

common starlily 20 Leucocrinum montanum

red baneberry 20 Actaea rubra

paper birch 21 Betula papyrifera

Virginia creeper 22 Parthenocissus quinquefolia

wild strawberry 23 Fragaria vesca

false Solomon's-seal 24 Maianthemum racemosum

Chinese lantern 24 Quincula lobata

devil's beggarticks 25 Bidens frondosa

Indian blanket 26 Gaillardia pulchella

red clover 27 Trifolium pratense

woodland pinedrops Pterospora andromedea

eastern cottonwood 28 Populus deltoides

scarlet gilia 29 Ipomopsis aggregata

Ipomopsis aggregata candida 30

slendertube skyrocket 31 Ipomopsis tenuituba

cock's-foot 32 Dactylis glomerata

common selfheal 33 Prunella vulgaris

common yarrow 34 Achillea millefolium

Achillea millefolium millefolium

pearly everlasting 35 Anaphalis margaritacea

chicory 12 Cichorium intybus

spear thistle 36 Cirsium vulgare

poison hemlock 37 Conium maculatum

Solomon's-plume 38 Maianthemum racemosum amplexicaule

field bindweed 39 Convolvulus arvensis

giant ragweed 11 Ambrosia trifida

prickly lettuce 40 Lactuca serriola

skunkweed Jacob's-ladder 41 Polemonium pulcherrimum delicatum

Fendler's Meadow-rue 42 Thalictrum fendleri

Common Mouse-ear Chickweed 43 Cerastium fontanum

beaked hazelnut 44 Corylus cornuta

false boneset 45 Brickellia eupatorioides

yellow salsify 46 Tragopogon dubius

feverfew 47 Tanacetum parthenium

white horehound 48 Marrubium vulgare

silver maple 49 Acer saccharinum

smooth sumac 50 Rhus glabra

Chokecherry 51 Prunus virginiana

trembling aspen 52 Populus tremuloides

golden currant 31 Ribes aureum

bittersweet 53 Solanum dulcamara

common bird's-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus corniculatus

white clover 54 Trifolium repens

common ivy 55 Hedera helix

tansy 51 Tanacetum vulgare

Fuller's teasel 56 Dipsacus fullonum

oxeye daisy 47 Leucanthemum vulgare

alpine leafybract aster 57 Symphyotrichum foliaceum

common soapwort 47 Saponaria officinalis

Common Mallow 58 Malva sylvestris

spotted lady's thumb 59 Persicaria maculosa

monument plant 60 Frasera speciosa

Felwort 61 Swertia perennis

tumble mustard 62 Sisymbrium altissimum

alfalfa 52 Medicago sativa

ribbed melilot 63 Melilotus officinalis

hedge bindweed 64 Calystegia sepium

western blue flag 65 Iris missouriensis

red-berried elder 66 Sambucus racemosa

tumbleweed 24 Salsola tragus