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 ↓

common dandelion ¹
Taraxacum officinale

Cornflower ²
Centaurea cyanus

purple coneflower ³
Echinacea purpurea

Yellow Cosmos ⁴
Cosmos sulphureus

devil's beggarticks ⁵
Bidens frondosa

Indian blanket ⁶
Gaillardia pulchella

common yarrow ⁷
Achillea millefolium

Achillea millefolium millefolium

pearly everlasting ⁸
Anaphalis margaritacea

chicory ⁹
Cichorium intybus

spear thistle ¹⁰
Cirsium vulgare

giant ragweed ¹¹
Ambrosia trifida

prickly lettuce ¹²
Lactuca serriola

false boneset ¹³
Brickellia eupatorioides

yellow salsify ¹⁴
Tragopogon dubius

feverfew ¹⁵
Tanacetum parthenium

tansy ¹⁶
Tanacetum vulgare

oxeye daisy ¹⁵
Leucanthemum vulgare

alpine leafybract aster ¹⁷
Symphyotrichum foliaceum

Rubber Rabbitbrush ¹⁸
Ericameria nauseosa nauseosa

rubber rabbitbrush ¹⁸
Ericameria nauseosa

Common sunflower ¹⁹
Helianthus annuus

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Wildlife of Boulder County

common dandelion 1 Taraxacum officinale

Cornflower 2 Centaurea cyanus

purple coneflower 3 Echinacea purpurea

Yellow Cosmos 4 Cosmos sulphureus

devil's beggarticks 5 Bidens frondosa

Indian blanket 6 Gaillardia pulchella

common yarrow 7 Achillea millefolium

Achillea millefolium millefolium

pearly everlasting 8 Anaphalis margaritacea

chicory 9 Cichorium intybus

spear thistle 10 Cirsium vulgare

giant ragweed 11 Ambrosia trifida

prickly lettuce 12 Lactuca serriola

false boneset 13 Brickellia eupatorioides

yellow salsify 14 Tragopogon dubius

feverfew 15 Tanacetum parthenium

tansy 16 Tanacetum vulgare

oxeye daisy 15 Leucanthemum vulgare

alpine leafybract aster 17 Symphyotrichum foliaceum

Rubber Rabbitbrush 18 Ericameria nauseosa nauseosa

rubber rabbitbrush 18 Ericameria nauseosa

Common sunflower 19 Helianthus annuus