| FAMILY | SCIENTIFIC NAME | COMMON NAME | COLOR |
| Adoxaceae (Muskroot) |
Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea (Sambucus cerulea) |
Blue Elderberry | White |
| Sambucus racemosa | Red Elderberry | White | |
| Agaricaceae | Lycoperdon perlatum | Common Puffball, Gem-studded Puffball | |
| Amaranthaceae (Amaranth) |
Chenopodium atrovirens | Pinyon Goosefoot | Green |
| Chenopodium berlandieri | Pitseed Goosefoot | Green | |
| Chenopodium capitatum | Strawberry Blite, Blite Goosefoot | Pink | |
| Chenopodium leptophyllum | Narrowleaf Goosefoot | Green | |
| Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis) |
Allium acuminatum | Taper-tip Onion | Pink |
| Allium brandegeei | Brandegee's Onion | White | |
| Allium cernuum | Nodding Onion | Pink | |
| Allium geyeri var. geyeri | Geyer's Onion | Pink | |
| Apiaceae (Parsley) |
Angelica grayi | Gray's Angelica | White |
| Conioselinum scopulorum | Rocky Mountain Hemlock-parsley | White | |
| Conium maculatum | Poison Hemlock | White | |
| Daucus carota | Queen Anne's Lace | White | |
| Heracleum sphondylium ssp. montanum (Heracleum maximum) |
Cow Parsnip | White | |
| Ligusticum tenuifolium | Idaho Licorice-root, Fern-leaf Lovage | White | |
| Oxypolis fendleri | Fendler's Cowbane | White | |
| Oreoxis alpina (Cymopterus alpinus) |
Tundra Alpine-parsley, Alpine Parsley | Yellow | |
| Osmorhiza occidentalis | Western Sweetroot, Western Sweet-cicely | White | |
| Pseudocymopterus montanus (Cymopterus lemmonii) |
Mountain Parsley, Alpine False Spring-parsley | Yellow | |
| Apocynaceae (Dogbane) |
Apocynum androsaemifolium | Spreading Dogbane | White |
| Apocynum cannabinum | Indian Hemp | White | |
| Asclepias engelmanniana | Engelemann's Milkweed | White | |
| Asclepias pumila | Plains Milkweed, Low Milkweed | White | |
| Asclepias speciosa | Showy Milkweed | Pink | |
| Asclepias subverticillata | Horsetail Milkweed, Whorled Milkweed | White | |
| Asparagaceae (Asparagus) |
Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule (Smilacina racemosa) |
Western Solomon's Seal, Feathery False Lily of the Valley | White |
| Maianthemum stellatum (Smilacina stellata) |
Starry Solomon's Seal, Starry False Lily of the Valley | White | |
| Yucca glauca | Great Plains Yucca, Soapweed | White | |
| Yucca harrimaniae | Spanish Bayonet | White | |
| Asteraceae (Sunflower) |
Achillea millefolium | Yarrow, Common Yarrow | White |
| Agoseris aurantiaca var. aurantiaca | Orange Agoseris | Orange | |
| Agoseris aurantiaca var. purpurea | Orange Agoseris | Orange | |
| Agoseris glauca | Pale Agoseris, False Dandelion | Yellow | |
| Anaphalis margaritacea | Pearly Everlasting | White | |
| Antennaria anaphaloides | Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Pussytoes | White | |
| Antennaria media | Rocky Mountain Pussytoes | White | |
| Antennaria parvifolia | Small-leaf Pussytoes | White | |
| Antennaria rosea | Pink Pussytoes, Rosy Pussytoes | Pink | |
| Antennaria umbrinella | Umber Pussytoes | White | |
| Arnica cordifolia | Heartleaf Arnica | Yellow | |
| Arnica latifolia | Broadleaf Arnica | Yellow | |
| Arnica mollis | Hairy Arnica | Yellow | |
| Arnica parryi | Rayless Arnica, Parry's Arnica, Nodding Arnica | Yellow | |
| Arnica rydbergii | Subalpine Arnica | Yellow | |
| Artemisia borealis (Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis var. borealis, Artemisia campestris var. purshii) |
Boreal Sage, Boreal Sagewort, Northern Wormwood | Yellow | |
| Artemisia campestris ssp. pacifica | Field Sagewort | Yellow | |
| Artemisia dracunculus | Tarragon, Dragon Sagewort | Yellow | |
| Artemisia frigida | Prairie Sagewort, Fringed Sage | Yellow | |
| Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana | Louisiana Sagewort, White Sagebrush | Yellow | |
| Artemisia norvegica ssp. saxatilis (Artemisia arctica) |
Boreal Sagebrush | Yellow | |
| Artemisia scopulorum | Alpine Sagebrush, Alpine Sagewort, Alpine Sage | Yellow | |
| Artemisia tridentata | Big Sagebrush | Yellow | |
| Balsamorhiza sagittata | Arrowleaf Balsamroot | Yellow | |
| Brickellia grandiflora | Mountain Brickelbush, Tasselflower | White | |
| Carduus nutans | Musk Thistle | Pink | |
| Centaurea montana | Mountain cornflower, Mountain Bluet | Blue | |
| Chaenactis douglasii var. alpina | Alpine Dustymaiden, Alpine Pincushion | White | |
| Chaetopappa ericoides | Rose Heath, Small-flower Aster | White | |
| Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus | Douglas' Rabbitbrush, Green Rabbitbrush, Yellow Rabbitbrush | Yellow | |
| Cichorium intybus | Chicory, Common | Blue | |
| Cirsium arizonicum var. bipinnatum | Cainville Thistle | Pink | |
| Cirsium arvense | Canada Thistle | Pink | |
| Cirsium canescens | Prairie Thistle | White | |
| Cirsium coloradense (Cirsium scariosum var. coloradense) |
Colorado Thistle | White | |
| Cirsium funkiae | Funk's Thistle | Yellow | |
| Cirsium griseum var. osterhoutii (Cirsium clavatum var. osterhoutii, Cirsium eatonii) |
Osterhout Thistle | Purple | |
| Cirsium peplexans | Rocky Mountain Thistle, Adobe Hills Thistle | Pink | |
| Cirsium scopulorum (Cirsium eatonii var. eriocephalum) |
Mountain-top Thistle, Alpine Thistle | Pink | |
| Crepis atribarba | Slender Hawk's-beard | Yellow | |
| Dieteria bigelovii (Machaeranthera bigelovii) |
Bigelow's Tansy-aster, Tall Tansy-aster | Purple | |
| Dieteria canescens (Machaeranthera canescens) |
Hoary Tansy-aster | Purple | |
| Engelamnnia peristenia (Engelmannia pinnatifida) |
Engelmann's Daisy | Yellow | |
| Ericameria nauseosa | Rubber Rabbitbrush, Golden Bush | Yellow | |
| Ericameria parryi var. parryi | Parry's Rabbitbrush | Yellow | |
| Erigeron bellidiastrum | Pretty Daisy, Western Fleabane | White | |
| Erigeron compositus | Cutleaf Daisy, Fernleaf Fleabane | White | |
| Erigeron coulteri | Coulter's Daisy, Whiteray Daisy | White | |
| Erigeron divergens | Spreading Daisy, Spreading Fleabane | Purple | |
| Erigeron elatior | Tall Fleabane, Daisy | Purple | |
| Erigeron flagellaris | Trailing Daisy, Trailing Fleabane | White | |
| Erigeron formosissimus | Beautiful Daisy, Beautiful Fleabane | Blue | |
| Erigeron glacialis (Erigeron peregrinus) |
Subalpine Daisy, Subalpine Fleabane | Purple | |
| Erigeron grandiflorus (Erigeron simplex) |
Rocky Mountain Alpine Daisy | Purple | |
| Erigeron melanocephalus | Blackheaded Daisy, Blackhead Fleabane | White | |
| Erigeron leiomerus | Rockslide Daisy | Purple | |
| Erigeron pinnatisectus | Featherleaf Fleabane | Purple | |
| Erigeron pumilus | Shaggy Daisy, Shaggy Fleabane | Blue | |
| Erigeron speciosus | Showy Daisy, Aspen Fleabane | Purplee | |
| Eucephalus engelmannii | Engelmann's Aster | White | |
| Eutrochium maculatum var. bruneri (Eupatoriadelphus maculatus var. bruneri) |
Western Spotted Gravel-root, Joe-pye Weed | Purple | |
| Gaillardia aristata | Blanketflower, Great Blanketflower | Orange | |
| Grindelia fastigiata | Pointed Gumweed | Yellow | |
| Grindelia squarrosa | Curlycup Gumweed | Yellow | |
| Grindelia subalpina | Subalpina Gumweed | Yellow | |
| Gutierrezia sarothrae | Broom Snakeweed | Yellow | |
| Helianthella quinquenervis | Five-nerve Sunflower, Dwarf Nodding Sunflower, Five-nerve Helianthella | Yellow | |
| Helianthus annuus | Common Sunflower | Yellow | |
| Helianthus petiolaris ssp. fallax | Prairie Sunflower | Yellow | |
| Helianthus petiolaris ssp. petiolaris | Prairie Sunflower | Yellow | |
| Helianthus pumilus | Little Sunflower | Yellow | |
| Heliomeris multiflora var. multiflora (Viguiera multiflora var. multiflora) |
Showy Goldeneye | Yellow | |
| Heliomeris multiflora var. nevadensis (Viguiera multiflora var. nevadensis) |
Nevada Goldeneye | Yellow | |
| Herrickia glauca var. glauca (Eurybia glauca var. glauca) |
Gray's Aster, Gray Aster | Purple | |
| Heterotheca pumila | Alpine Goldenaster, False Goldenaster, Dwarf Golden Aster | Yellow | |
| Heterotheca villosa var. foliosa (Heterotheca foliosa) |
Foliose False Goldenaster | Yellow | |
| Heterotheca villosa var. minor (Heterotheca villosa var. hispida) |
Hairy False Goldenaster | Yellow | |
| Heterotheca villosa var. nana (Heterotheca horrida) |
Hairy False Goldenaster | Yellow | |
| Heterotheca villosa var. villosa | Hairy False Goldenaster | Yellow | |
| Hieracium albiflorum | Whiteflower Hawkweed | White | |
| Hieracium aurantiacum | Orange Hawkweed, Devil's Paintbrush | Orange | |
| Hieracium triste | Woolly Hawkweed | Yellow | |
| Hymenopappus filifolius var. cinereus | Fineleaf Hymenopappus | Yellow | |
| Hymenopappus filifolius var. polycephalus | Fineleaf Hymenopappus, Manyhead Hymenopappus | Yellow | |
| Hymenoxys grandiflora (Tetraneuris grandiflora, Rydbergia grandiflora) |
Old-man-of-the-mountain, Alpine Sunflower | Yellow | |
| Hymenoxys hoopesii | Orange Sneezeweed, Owl's-claws | Yellow | |
| Hymenoxys richardsonii var. floribunda | Colorado Rubberweed | Yellow | |
| Lactuca serriola | Prickly Lettuce | Yellow | |
| Leucanthemum vulgare | Oxeye Daisy | White | |
| Liatris punctata (Liatris mucronata) |
Dotted Blazing Star, Dotted Gayfeather | Purple | |
| Lygodesmia juncea | Rush Skeletonweed, Rush Skeletonplant | Pink | |
| Madia glomerata | Mountain Tarweed | Yellow | |
| Machaeranthera tanacetifolia | Tansey Aster, Tahoka Daisy | Purple | |
| Melampodium leucanthum | Blackfoot Daisy | White | |
| Mulgedium oblongifolium (Mulgedium pulchellum, Lactuca pulchella, Lactuca tatarica var. pulchella) |
Blue Lettuce | Blue | |
| Nothocalais troximoides | Sagebrush False Dandelion, False Agoseris | Yellow | |
| Oreochrysum parryi | Parry's Goldenrod, Parry's Goldenweed | Yellow | |
| Packera crocata | Saffron Ragwort, Saffron Groundsel | Yellow | |
| Packera fendleri | Fendler's Groundsel, Fendler's Ragwort | Yellow | |
| Packera pseudaurea var.flavula | Falsegold Groundsel | Yellow | |
| Packera streptanthifolia | Rocky Mountain Groundsel, Cleft-leaf Groundsel | Yellow | |
| Pectis angustifolia var. angustifolia | Lemonscent, Narrowleaf Pectis | Yellow | |
| Packera werneriifolia | Hoary Groundsel, Alpine Rock Groundsel | Yellow | |
| Platyschkuhria integrifolia var. desertorum | Basin Daisy | Yellow | |
| Pyrrocoma clementis var. clementis | Tranquil Goldenweed | Yellow | |
| Pyrrocoma crocea var. crocea | Curlyhead Goldenweed | Yellow | |
| Pyrrocoma uniflora var. uniflora | Plantain Goldenweed | Yellow | |
| Ratibida columnifera | Plains Coneflower | Yellow | |
| Rhaponticum repens (Acroptilon repens) |
Russian Knapweed, Hardheads | Purple | |
| Rudbeckia hirta | Black-eyed Susan | Yellow | |
| Rudbeckia laciniata var. ampla | Golden Glow, Green-head Coneflower, Cut-leaf Coneflower | Yellow | |
| Rudbeckia montana (Rudbeckia occidentalis var. montana) |
Montane Coneflower | Yellow | |
| Saussurea weberi | Weber's Saw-wort | Purple | |
| Senecio amplectens var. amplectens | Showy Alpine Ragwort | Yellow | |
| Senecio amplectens var. holmii | Holm's Ragwort, Holm's Groundsel | Yellow | |
| Senecio atratus | Tall Black-tip Ragwort | Yellow | |
| Senecio bigelovii | Nodding Ragwort, Rayless Senecio | Yellow | |
| Senecio eremophilus var. kingii | King’s Ragwort, Cutleaf Groundsel, Western Golden Groundsel | Yellow | |
| Senecio flaccidus var. flaccidus | Threadleaf Ragwort, Threadleaf Groundsel | Yellow | |
| Senecio fremontii var. blitoides | Dwarf Mountain Ragwort | Yellow | |
| Senecio pudicus | Bashful Ragwort | Yellow | |
| Senecio serra var. admirabilis | Saw-tooth Ragwort, Tall Ragwort | Yellow | |
| Senecio soldanella | Colorado Ragwort | Yellow | |
| Senecio triangularis | Arrowleaf Groundsel, Arrowleaf Ragwort | Yellow | |
| Senecio wootonii | Wooton's Ragwort | Yellow | |
| Solidago canadensis | Canadian Goldenrod | Yellow | |
| Solidago missouriensis | Smooth Goldenrod, Prairie Goldenrod | Yellow | |
| Solidago multiradiata | Rocky Mountain Goldenrod | Yellow | |
| Solidago simplex var. simplex | Mt. Albert Goldenrod, Sticky Goldenrod | Yellow | |
| Stephanomeria pauciflora | Few-flower Wirelettuce, Brownplume Wirelettuce | Pink | |
| Symphyotrichum ascendens (Aster ascendens) |
Western Aster | Purple | |
| Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. apricum (Aster foliaceus var. apricum) |
Alpine Leafybract Aster | Purple | |
| Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. canbyi (Aster foliaceus var. canbyi) |
Canby's Aster | Purple | |
| Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. parryi (Aster foliaceus var. parryi) |
Parry's Aster | Purple | |
| Symphyotrichum laeve var. geyeri (Aster laevus var. geyeri) |
Geyer's Aster, Smooth Blue Aster | Purple | |
| Symphyotrichum porteri (Aster porteri) |
Smooth White Aster, Porter Aster | White | |
| Symphyotrichum spathulatum (Aster spathulatus) |
Western Mountain Aster | Purple | |
| Taraxacum ceratophorum Taraxacum officinale ssp. ceratophorum |
Horned Dandelion, Northern Dandelion | Yellow | |
| Taraxacum officinale | Common Dandelion | Yellow | |
| Tetraneuris acaulis var. acaulis (Hymenoxys acaulis) |
Stemless Four-nerve Daisy, Stemless Hymenoxys, Goldflower | Yellow | |
| Tetraneuris acaulis var. caespitosa (Hymenoxys acaulis) |
Stemless Four-nerve Daisy, Stemless Hymenoxys, Goldflower | Yellow | |
| Tetraneuris ivesiana (Hymenoxys ivesiana) |
Ives' Four-nerve Daisy, Perky Sue | Yellow | |
| Thelesperma megapotamicum | Hopi Tea Greenthread | Yellow | |
| Thelesperma subnudum | Navajo Tea | Yellow | |
| Tonestus pygmaeus (Haplopappus pygmaeus) |
Pygmy Goldenweed | Yellow | |
| Tragopogon dubius | Salsify, Goatsbeard | Yellow | |
| Tripleurospermum inodorum (Matricaria perforata) |
Scentless Chamomile, False Chamomile, Scentless False Mayweed | White | |
| Wyethia amplexicaulis | Northern Mule's Ears | Yellow | |
| Zinnia grandiflora | Rocky Mountain Zinnia, Plains Zinnia | Yellow |
| FAMILY | SCIENTIFIC NAME | COMMON NAME | COLOR |
| Bartramiaceae | Philonotis fontana | Philonotis Moss, Fountain Apple-moss | |
| Berberidaceae (Barberry) |
Berberis repens (Mahonia repens) |
Creeping Barberry | Yellow |
| Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not) |
Eritrichium nanum | Arctic Alpine Forget-me-not | Blue |
| Hackelia floribunda | Manyflower Stickseed, Tall Forget-me-not | Blue | |
| Cryptantha ambigua | Basin Cryptantha | White | |
| Cryptantha cinerea var. jamesii | James' Cryptantha | White | |
| Cryptantha minima | Little Cryptantha | White | |
| Cryptantha fendleri | Sanddune Cryptantha, Fendler's Cryptantha | White | |
| Cryptantha sericea (Oreocarya sericea) |
Silky Cryptantha | White | |
| Cryptantha thyrsiflora (Oreocarya thyrsiflora) |
Calcareous Cryptantha | White | |
| Lappula occidentalis var. occidentalis | Western Stickseed, Flatspine Sheepburr | White | |
| Lithospermum ruderale | Puccoon, Western Stoneseed | Yellow | |
| Mertensia alpina | Alpine Bluebells | Blue | |
| Mertensia brevistyla | Short-style Bluebells | Blue | |
| Mertensia ciliata | Mountain Bluebells, Tall Fringed Bluebells | Blue | |
| Mertensia franciscana | Franciscan Bluebells | Blue | |
| Mertensia humilis | Rocky Mountain Bluebells | Blue | |
| Mertensia lanceolata | Lanceleaf Bluebells, Narrowleaf Bluebells | Blue | |
| Mertensia oblongifolia (Mertensia foliosa) |
Sagebrush Bluebells, Oblong-leaf Bluebells | Blue | |
| Phacelia denticulata | Rocky Mountain Scorpionweed, Rocky Mountain Phacelia | Blue | |
| Phacelia heterophylla | Vari-leaf Phacelia, Wand Phacelia | White | |
| Phacelia sericea | Silky Phacelia, Purple Fringe | Blue | |
| Brassicaceae (Mustard) |
Alyssum alyssoides | Pale Madwort, Pale Alyssum | Yellow |
| Alyssum simplex | Wild Alyssum | Yellow | |
| Berteroa incana | Hoary False Alyssum | White | |
| Boechera grahamii (Arabis drummondii var. brachycarpa) |
Graham's Rockcress | White | |
| Boechera retrofracta (Arabis holboellii var. retrofracta) |
Reflexed Rockcress, Second Rockcress | White | |
| Boechera stricta (Arabis drummondii) |
Drummond's Rockcress | White/Pink | |
| Cardamine cordifolia | Heartleaf Bittercress | White | |
| Descurainia incana | Mountain Tansy-mustard | Yellow | |
| Descurainia incisa ssp. incisa | Mountain Tansy-mustard | Yellow | |
| Draba albertina | Slender Draba | Yellow | |
| Draba aurea | Golden Draba | Yellow | |
| Draba crassa | Thick-leaf Draba | Yellow | |
| Draba crassifolia | Snowbed Draba | Yellow | |
| Draba streptobrachia | Alpine Tundra Draba | Yellow | |
| Erysimum capitatum | Western Wallflower | Yellow | |
| Erysimum capitatum var. purshii | Pursh's Wallflower | Lavender | |
| Lepidium chalepensis (Cardaria chalepensis, Lepidium chalepense) |
Lenspod Whitetop | White | |
| Lepidium draba (Cardaria draba) | Hoary Cress, Whitetop | White | |
| Lepidium latifolium | Broadleaf Pepperweed | White | |
| Lepidium montanum | Mountain Pepperweed | White | |
| Lepidium virginicum | Peppergrass, Virginia Pepperweed | White | |
| Noccaea fendleri ssp. glauca (Noccaea montana, Thlaspi montanum) |
Alpine Pennycress, Mountain Candytuft | White | |
| Physaria ludoviciana (Lesquerella ludoviciana) |
Foothill Bladderpod | Yellow | |
| Physaria montana (Lesquerella montana) |
Mountain Bladderpod | Yellow | |
| Sisymbrium altissimum | Tumble Mustard, Jim Hill Mustard | Yellow | |
| Sisymbrium loeselii | Small Tumbleweed Mustard | Yellow | |
| Smelowskia americana (Smelowskia calycina var. americana) |
Fern-leaf Candytuft, American False Candytuft | White | |
| Stanleya pinnata | Desert Prince's Plume | Yellow | |
| Thlaspi arvense | Field Pennycress | White |
| FAMILY | SCIENTIFIC NAME | COMMON NAME | COLOR |
| Cactaceae (Cactus) |
Cylindropuntia imbricata var. imbricata (Opuntia imbricata var. imbricata Opuntia imbricata var. arborescens) |
Tree Cholla, Cane Cholla | Pink |
| Echinocereus viridiflorus ssp. viridiflorus | Nylon Lace Cactus | Yellow | |
| Opuntia macrorhiza | Plains Prickly Pear, Twist-spine Prickly Pear | Yellow | |
| Opuntia phaeacantha | Tulip Prickly Pear | Yellow | |
| Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha | Hairspine Prickly Pear, Starvation Prickly Pear | Yellow | |
| Pediocactus simpsonii | Mountain Cactus, Simpson's Hedgehog Cactus | Pink | |
| Campanulaceae (Bellflower) |
Campanula parryi | Parry's Bellflower, Parry's Harebell | Blue/Purple |
| Campanula rotundifolia | Harebell, Bluebell, Bellflower | Lavender | |
| Campanula uniflora | Arctic Bellflower, Arctic Harebell | Blue | |
| Caprifoliaceae (Honesuckle) |
Linnaea borealis ssp. americana | Twinflower, American Twinflower | Pink |
| Lonicera involucrata | Twinberry, Twinberry Honeysuckle | Yellow | |
| Symphoricarpos occidentalis | Western Snowberry, Wolfberry | Pink | |
| Symphoricarpos rotundifolius (Symphoricarpos oreophilus) | Roundleaf Snowberry, Mountain Snowberry | Pink | |
| Caryophyllaceae (Pink) |
Cerastium arvense ssp. strictum | Alpine Chickweed, Field Mouse-ear Chickweed | White |
| Cerastium beeringianum | Bering Chickweed, Bering Sea Mouse-ear Chickweed | White | |
| Dianthus armeria | Deptford Pink | Pink | |
| Eremogone congesta (Arenaria congesta) |
Ballhead Sandwort | White | |
| Eremogone hookeri var. hookeri (Arenaria hookeri ssp. hookeri) |
Hooker's Sandwort | White | |
| Eremogone fendleri (Arenaria fendleri) |
Fendler's Sandwort | White | |
| Minuartia obtusiloba (Lidia obtusiloba) |
Alpine Sandwort | White | |
| Portulaca oleracea | Common Purslane, Little Hogweed | Yellow | |
| Pseudostellaria jamesiana | Tuber Starwort, Sticky Starwort | White | |
| Saponaria officinalis | Common Soapwort, Bouncing Bet | White | |
| Silene acaulis | Moss Campion | Pink | |
| Silene drummondii ssp. striata | Drummond's Campion, Drummond's Catchfly | White | |
| Silene latifolia | White Campion, Bladder Campion | White | |
| Silene menziesii | Menzies' Catchfly | White | |
| Spergularia rubra | Red Sandspurry | Pink | |
| Stellaria crassifolia | Fleshy Starwort | White | |
| Stellaria longipes | Longstalk Starwort | White | |
| Celastraceae (Staff-tree) |
Parnassia fimbriata | Grass of Parnassus | White |
| Paxistima myrsinites | Mountain Lover | Pink | |
| Cladoniaceae (Cladonia) |
Cladonia chlorophaea | Cup Lichen | |
| Cleomaceae (Cleome) |
Peritoma serrulata (Cleome serrulata) |
Rocky Mountain Beeplant | Purple |
| Polanisia dodecandra ssp. trachysperma | Redwhisker Clammyweed | White | |
| Commelinaceae (Spiderwort) |
Tradescantia occidentalis | Prairie Spiderwort | Purple |
| Convolvulaceae (Morning-glory) |
Convolvulus arvensis | Field Bindweed | White |
| Evolvulus nuttallianus | Shaggy Dwarf Morning-glory | Purple | |
| Cornaceae (Dogwood) |
Cornus canadensis | Bunchberry Dogwood | White |
| Crassulaceae (Stonecrop) |
Rhodiola integrifolia (Sedum integrifolium) |
King's Crown | Red |
| Rhodiola rhodantha (Clementsia rhodantha) |
Queen's Crown, Rose Crown | Pink | |
| Sedum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum | Spearleaf Stonecrop, Yellow Stonecrop | Yellow | |
| Cyperaceae (Sedge) |
Carex ebenea | Black Sedge, Ebony Sedge | |
| Carex scopulorum | Rocky Mountain Sedge |
| FAMILY | SCIENTIFIC NAME | COMMON NAME | COLOR |
| Elaeagnaceae (Oleaster) |
Elaeagnus angustifolia | Russian Olive | Yellow |
| Shepherdia canadensis | Russet Buffaloberry, Canada Buffaloberry | Green | |
| Equisetaceae (Horsetail) |
Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine | Common Scouring-rush, Scouring-rush Horsetail | Brown |
| Equisetum laevigatum | Smooth Scouring-rush, Smooth Horsetail | Brown | |
| Ericaceae (Heath) |
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Kinnikinnick, Bear Berry | White |
| Kalmia microphylla | Alpine Laurel | Pink | |
| Moneses uniflora | Single Delight, Woodnymph | White | |
| Orthilia secunda | One-sided Wintergreen, Sidebells Wintergreen | Green | |
| Pterospora andromedea | Woodland Pinedrops | Red | |
| Pyrola asarifolia ssp. asarifolia | Bog Wintergreen | Pink | |
| Pyrola chlorantha | Green-flowered Wintergreen | Green | |
| Pyrola minor | Snowline Wintergreen, Lesser Wintergreen | White | |
| Vaccinium caespitosum | Dwarf Blueberry, Dwarf Bilberry | Pink | |
| Vaccinium myrtillus | Mountain Blueberry, Bilberry, Whortleberry | Pink | |
| Vaccinium scoparium | Grouse Whortleberry, Dwarf Red Whortleberry, Broom Huckleberry | Pink | |
| Euphorbiaceae (Spurge) |
Croton texensis | Texas Croton | White |
| Euphorbia davidii | Toothy Spurge, David's Spurge | Green | |
| Euphorbia esula | Leafy Spurge | Green | |
| Fabaceae (Pea) |
Astragalus agrestis | Field Milkvetch, Purple Milkvetch | Purple |
| Astragalus alpinus var. alpinus | Alpine Milkvetch | Purple | |
| Astragalus cicer | Chickpea Milkvetch, Cicer Milkvetch | White | |
| Astragalus convallarius | Lesser Rushy Milkvetch, Timber Milkvetch | White | |
| Astragalus flexuosus | Flexible Milkvetch | Purple | |
| Astragalus gracilis | Slender Milkvetch | Purple | |
| Astragalus hallii | Hall's Milkvetch | Purple | |
| Astragalus kentrophyta | Spiny Milkvetch | White | |
| Astragalus laxmannii var. robustior (Astragalus adsurgens var. robustior) |
Prairie Milkvetch | Purple | |
| Astragalus osterhoutii | Osterhout's Milkvetch, Kremmling Milkvetch | White | |
| Astragalus pattersonii | Patterson Milkvetch | White | |
| Astragalus scopulorum | Rocky Mountain Milkvetch | White | |
| Astragalus shortianus | Short's Milkvetch | Purple | |
| Dalea candida | Prairie White Clover | White | |
| Dalea enneandra | Nine-anther Prairie Clover | White | |
| Dalea purpurea | Purple Prairie Clover | Purple | |
| Glycyrrhiza lepidota | Wild Licorice, American Licorice | White | |
| Hedysarum boreale | Boreal Sweetvetch, Utah Sweetvetch, Northerm Sweetvetch | Pink | |
| Lathyrus laetivirens | Aspen Pea | White | |
| Lathyrus latifolius | Everlasting Pea, Perennial Pea | Pink | |
| Lupinus argenteus | Silvery Lupine, Silver-stem Lupine | Blue/white | |
| Lupinus bakeri | Baker's Lupine | Blue | |
| Lupinus brevicaulis | Shortstem Lupine | Blue | |
| Lupinus caespitosus | Dwarf Lupine | Blue | |
| Lupinus caudatus | Tailcup Lupine | Blue | |
| Lupinus prunophilus (Lupinus polyphyllus var. prunophilus) |
Big-leaf Lupine | Blue | |
| Medicago lupulina | Black Medic | Yellow | |
| Medicago sativa | Wild Alfalfa | Purple | |
| Melilotus albus | White Sweetclover | White | |
| Melilotus officinalis | Yellow Sweetclover | Yellow | |
| Onobrychis viciifolia | Sainfoin | Pink | |
| Oxytropis sericea var. sericea | White Locoweed | White | |
| Oxytropis splendens | Showy Locoweed | Purple | |
| Pediomelum digitatum | Palm leaf Indian Breadroot, Palmleaf Scurfpea | Purple | |
| Psoralidium tenuiflorum (Pediomelum tenuiflorum) |
Slimflower Scurfpea | Purple | |
| Robinia neomexicana | New Mexico Locust | Pink | |
| Thermopsis montana (Thermopsis rhombifolia var. montana) |
Mountain Goldenbanner, Golden Banner | Yellow | |
| Trifolium dasyphyllum | Alpine Clover | Pink | |
| Trifolium hybridum | Alsike Clover | Pink | |
| Trifolium nanum | Dwarf Clover, Deer Clover | Pink | |
| Trifolium parryi | Parry's Clover | Pink | |
| Trifolium pratense | Red Clover | Red | |
| Trifolium repens | White Clover | White | |
| Vicia americana ssp. americana | American Vetch | Purple |
| FAMILY | SCIENTIFIC NAME | COMMON NAME | COLOR |
| Gentianaceae (Gentian) |
Frasera speciosa | Elkweed, Monument Plant | White |
| Gentiana affinis (Pneumonanthe affinis) | Rocky Mountain Gentian, Pleated Gentian | Purple | |
| Gentiana parryi (Pneumonanthe parryi) | Mountain Gentian, Parry's Gentian | Purple | |
| Gentiana prostrata (Chondrophylla prostrata) | Pygmy Gentian, Moss Gentian | Blue | |
| Gentianella amarella (Gentianella acuta) | Autumn Dwarf Gentian, Dwarf Gentian, Little Gentian | Purple | |
| Gentianopsis barbellata | Perennial Fringed Gentian | Purple | |
| Gentianopsis thermalis | Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentian | Blue | |
| Swertia perennis | Star Gentian | Blue | |
| Gerianaceae (Geranium) |
Erodium cicutarium | Redstem Stork's Bill, Filaree | Pink |
| Geranium caespitosum | Tufted Geranium, Purple Crane's Bill | Pink | |
| Geranium richardsonii | Richardon's Geranium, Wild Geranium | White | |
| Geranium viscosissimum | Purple Sticky Geranium | Pink | |
| Gomphaceae | Ramaria flava | Goat's Beard | |
| Grossulariaceae (Gooseberry) |
Ribes montigenum | Red Prickly Currant, Gooseberry, Mountain Gooseberry | Red |
| Ribes wolfii | Wolf's Currant | White | |
| Hydrangeaceae (Hydrangea) |
Jamesia american var. americana | Fivepetal Cliffbush | White |
| Philadelphus microphyllus | Littleleaf Mock Orange | White | |
| Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf) |
Hydrophyllum capitatum var. capitatum | Ballhead Waterleaf | Purple |
| Iridaceae (Iris) |
Iris missouriensis | Rocky Mountain Iris, Wild Iris | Purple |
| Sisyrinchium idahoense var. occidentale | Idaho Blue-eyed Grass | Blue | |
| Juncaceae (Rush) |
Juncus drummondii | Drummond's Rush | |
| Luzula parviflora | Small-flower Woodrush |
| FAMILY | SCIENTIFIC NAME | COMMON NAME | COLOR |
| Lamiaceae (Mint) |
Agastache urticifolia | Horsemint Giant Hyssop, Nettleleaf Giant Hyssop | White |
| Dracocephalum parviflorum (Moldavica parviflora) |
American Dragonhead | Pink | |
| Monarda fistulosa var. menthifolia | Wild Bergamot, Mintleaf Bergamot | Purple | |
| Nepeta cataria | Catnip | White | |
| Teucrium laciniatum | Cut-leaf Germander | White | |
| Liliaceae (Lily) |
Calochortus gunnisonii | Mariposa Lily | White |
| Calochortus nuttallii | Sego Lily | White | |
| Lloydia serotina | Alplily, Alpine Lily | White | |
| Streptopus amplexifolius | Twisted Stalk, Clasp-leaf Twisted Stalk | White | |
| Linaceae (Flax) |
Linum lewisii | Blue Flax | Blue |
| Loasaceae (Stickleaf) |
Mentzelia multiflora | Adonis Blazingstar | Yellow |
| FAMILY | SCIENTIFIC NAME | COMMON NAME | COLOR |
| Malvaceae (Mallow) |
Malva neglecta | Common Mallow, Dwarf Mallow | White |
| Sidalcea candida | White Checker Mallow | White | |
| Sphaeralcea coccinea | Scarlet Globemallow | Orange | |
| Sphaeralcea parvifolia | Small-leaf Globemallow | Orange | |
| Martyniaceae (Unicorn Plant) |
Proboscidea louisianica ssp. louisianica | Ram's Horm, Common Devil's Claw | White |
| Melanthiaceae (False Hellebore) |
Anticlea elegans (Zigadenus elegans) |
Mountain Death Camas | White |
| Veratrum californicum var. californicum (Veratrum tenuipetalum) | California False Hellebore | White | |
| Montiaceae (Miner's Lettuce) |
Claytonia megarhiza | Alpine Springbeauty | White |
| Lewisia pygmaea | Pygmy Bitterroot | Pink | |
| Montia chamissoi | Water Miner's Lettuce | White | |
| Nyctaginaceae (Four O'clock) |
Abronia fragrans | Fragrant Sand Verbena, Snowball Sand Verbena | White |
| Mirabilis albida | White Four O'clock, Hairy Four O'clock | White | |
| Mirabilis linearis | Narrow-leaf Four O'clock | Pink | |
| Mirabilis multiflora var. multiflora | Colorado Four O'clock | Pink | |
| Mirabilis oxybaphoides | Spreading Four O'clock | Pink | |
| Tripterocalyx micranthus (Abronia micrantha) |
Smallflower Sand Verbena, Sandpuffs | White | |
| Nymphaeaceae (Water-lily) |
Nuphar polysepala (Nuphar lutea ssp.polysepala, Nuphar polysepala ssp.polysepala) |
Rocky Mountain Water-lily | Yellow |
| FAMILY | SCIENTIFIC NAME | COMMON NAME | COLOR |
| Onagraceae (Evening Primrose) |
Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium | Fireweed | Pink |
| Chamerion latifolium | Alpine Fireweed, Dwarf Fireweed | Pink | |
| Epilobium anagallidifolium | Alpine Willowherb | Pink | |
| Epilobium brachycarpum | Tall Annual Willowherb, Panicled Willowherb | Pink | |
| Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum | Fringed Willowherb | Pink | |
| Epilobium hornemannii var. hornemannii | Hornemann's Willowherb | Pink | |
| Epilobium lactiflorum | Whiteflower Willowherb, Milkflower Willowherb | White | |
| Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum | Spreading Groundsmoke | White | |
| Oenothera flava | Yellow Evening Primrose, Long-tube Evening Primrose | Yellow | |
| Oenothera albicaulis | Whitest Evening Primrose | White | |
| Oenothera cespitosa ssp. cespitosa | Tufted Evening Primrose | White | |
| Oenothera coronopifolia | Cut-leaf Evening Primrose, Crownleaf Evening Primrose | White | |
| Oenothera curtiflora (Gaura parviflora) |
Velvetweed | Pink | |
| Oenothera suffrutescens | Scarlet Gaura, Scarlet Beeblossom | Pink | |
| Oenothera lavandulifolia (Calylophus lavandulifolius) |
Lavender-leaf Sundrops | Yellow | |
| Oenothera villosa ssp. strigosa | Hairy Evening Primrose, Common Evening Primrose | Yellow | |
| Oenothera villosa ssp. villosa | Hairy Evening Primrose, Common Evening Primrose | Yellow | |
| Orchidaceae (Orchid) |
Calypso bulbosa var. americana | Fairy Slipper, Calypso Orchid | Purple |
| Corallorhiza maculata var. maculata | Spotted Coralroot, Summer Coralroot | White | |
| Corallorhiza trifida | Yellow Coralroot, Early Coralroot | White | |
| Goodyera oblongifolia | Rattlesnake Plantain Orchid, Rattlesnake Plantain, Western Rattlesnake Plantain | White | |
| Neottia cordata (Listera cordata) |
Heartleaf Twayblade | White | |
| Platanthera aquilonis | Green Bog Orchid, Northern Bog Orchid | Green | |
| Platanthera dilatata var. albiflora | White Bog Orchid, Scentbottle | White | |
| Platanthera obtusata | Blunt-leaf Orchid | Green | |
| Spiranthes romanzoffiana | Lady's Tresses, Hooded Lady's Tresses | White | |
| Orobanchaceae (Broomrape) |
Castilleja flava | Yellow Indian Paintbrush | Yellow |
| Castilleja integra | Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush, Squawfeather | Red | |
| Castilleja linariifolia | Wyoming Paintbrush, Narrow-leaf Paintbrush | Red | |
| Castilleja miniata | Scarlet Paintbrush, Red Indian Paintbrush | Red | |
| Castilleja occidentalis | Western Indian Paintbrush | Yellow | |
| Castilleja rhexiifolia | Rosy Paintbrush, Splitleaf Indian Paintbrush | Pink | |
| Castilleja sulphurea | Yellow Indian Paintbrush | Yellow | |
| Orthocarpus luteus | Yellow Owl's-clover | Yellow | |
| Pedicularis bracteosa var. paysoniana | Payson's Lousewort | Yellow | |
| Pedicularis groenlandica | Elephant Heads | Pink | |
| Pedicularis parryi ssp. parryi | Parry's Lousewort | White | |
| Pedicularis racemosa ssp. alba | Parrot's Beak | White | |
| Pedicularis sudetica ssp. scopulorum | Alpine Lousewort | Pink |
| FAMILY | SCIENTIFIC NAME | COMMON NAME | COLOR |
| Papaveraceae (Poppy) |
Argemone polyanthemos | Crested Prickly-poppy, Thistle Poppy | Yellow |
| Corydalis aurea | Golden Corydalis, Scrambled Eggs | Yellow | |
| Corydalis caseana ssp. brandegeei | Fitweed, Sierra Fumewort | White | |
Parmeliaceae |
Hypogymnia physodes | Hooded Tube Lichen | |
| Usnea hirta | Bristly Beard Lichen | ||
| Phrymaceae (Lopseed) |
Erythranthe guttata (Mimulus guttatus) |
Yellow Monkeyflower, Common Monkeyflower | Yellow |
| Erythranthe minor (Mimulus minor) |
Colorado Monkeyflower | Yellow | |
| Erythranthe tilingii (Mimulus tilingii) |
Subalpine Monkeyflower | Yellow | |
| Pinaceae (Pine) |
Picea engelmannii var. engelmannii | Engelmann Spruce | Orange |
| Pinus aristata | Bristlecone Pine | Yellow | |
| Pinus contorta var. latifolia | Lodgepole Pine | Yellow | |
| Pinus flexilis | Limber Pine | Yellow | |
| Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca | Rocky Mountain Douglas Fir | Yellow | |
| Plantaginaceae (Plantain) |
Chionophila jamesii | Rocky Mountain Snowlover | White |
| Collinsia parviflora | Blue-eyed Mary | Blue | |
| Linaria vulgaris | Butter and Eggs, Yellow Toadflax | Yellow | |
| Penstemon albidus | White Penstemon | White | |
| Penstemon barbatus var. torreyi | Torrey's Penstemon, Beard-lip Penstemon | Red | |
| Penstemon caespitosus | Mat Penstemon | Purple | |
| Penstemon crandallii ssp. crandallii | Crandall's Penstemon, Crandall's Beardtongue | Purple | |
| Penstemon glaber var. alpinus | Alpine Sawsepal Penstemon | Purple | |
| Penstemon hallii | Hall's Beardtongue | Purple | |
| Penstemon harbourii | Harbour's Beardtongue | Purple | |
| Penstemon mensarum | Mesa Penstemon, Tiger Beardtongue | Blue | |
| Penstemon palmeri var. palmeri | Palmer's Penstemon | Pink | |
| Penstemon penlandii | Penland's Penstemon, Kremmling Penstemon | Blue | |
| Penstemon procerus var.procerus | Clustered Penstemon, Little Penstemon | Purple/Blue | |
| Penstemon rydbergii | Rydberg's Penstemon, Meadow Beardtongue | Purple/Blue | |
| Penstemon strictus | Rocky Mountain Penstemon | Purple/Blue | |
| Penstemon virgatus var. asa-grayi (Penstemon unilateralis) | Upland Blue Beardtongue, Beardless Sidebells Penstemon | Purple | |
| Penstemon whippleanus | Dusky Beardtongue, Whipple's Penstemon | Purple | |
| Plantago lanceolata | Narrowleaf Plantain, Ribwort Plantain, English Plantain | White | |
| Plantago patagonica | Woolly Plantain | White | |
| Synthyris alpina (Besseya alpina) |
Alpine Kittentails | Purple | |
| Veronica serpyllifolia | Thyme-leaf Speedwell | Blue | |
| Veronica wormskjoldii | Alpine Speedwell | Blue | |
| Poaceae (Grass) |
Bromus inermis | Smooth Brome | |
| Bromus carinatus (Bromus marginatus) |
Mountain Brome | ||
| Calamagrostis canadensis | Blue-joint Reedgrass | ||
| Deschampsia cespitosa | Tufted Hairgrass | ||
| Hordeum jubatum | Foxtail Barley | ||
| Phleum alpinum | Alpine Timothy | ||
| Phleum pratense | Timothy, Common Timothy | ||
| Polemoniaceae (Phlox) |
Collomia linearis | Tiny Trumpet, Narrow-leaf Collomia | Pink |
| Gilia ophthalmoides | Eyed Gilia | White | |
| Ipomopsis aggregata | Scarlet Gilia, Fairy Trumpet | Red | |
| Ipomopsis globularis | Hoosier Pass Ipomopsis | Blue | |
| Ipomopsis laxiflora | Iron Ipomopsis, Iron Skyrocket | White | |
| Ipomopsis longiflora | Long-flowered Ipomopsis, White-flowered Skyrocket | White | |
| Ipomopsis tenuituba | Slender-tubed Skyrocket | Pink | |
| Phlox andicola | Plains Phlox | White | |
| Phlox condensata | Alpine Phlox, Dwarf Phlox | White | |
| Phlox multiflora | Rocky Mountain Phlox, Many-flowered Phlox | White | |
| Polemonium confertum | Rocky Mountain Sky Pilot | Blue | |
| Polemonium foliosissimum | Leafy Jacob's Ladder, Tall Jacob's Ladder | Blue | |
| Polemonium pulcherrimum ssp. delicatum | Jacob's Ladder | Blue | |
| Polemonium viscosum | Sky Pilot, Sticky Polemonium | Blue | |
| Polygonaceae (Buckwheat) |
Bistorta bistortoides (Polygonum bistortoides) |
American Bistort | White |
| Bistorta vivipara (Polygonum viviparum) |
Alpine Bistort | White | |
| Eriogonum cernuum | Nodding Buckwheat | White | |
| Eriogonum alatum var. alatum | Winged Buckwheat | Yellow | |
| Eriogonum arcuatum var. xanthum | Ivy League Buckwheat | Yellow | |
| Eriogonum jamesii var. jamesii | James' Buckwheat | White | |
| Eriogonum ovalifolium var. purpureum | Purple Cushion Buckwheat | White | |
| Eriogonum racemosum | Red-root Buckwheat | White | |
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. majus | Subalpine Sulphur-flower | White | |
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. porteri | Porter's Buckwheat, Porter's Sulphur-flower | Yellow | |
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. umbellatum | Sulfur-flower Buckwheat | Yellow | |
| Oxyria digyna | Alpine Sorrel, Mountain Sorrel | Red | |
| Persicaria amphibia (Polygonum amphibium) |
Water Knotweed, Water Smartweed | Pink | |
| Polygonum sawatchense ssp. sawatchense | Sawatch Knotweed | White | |
| Rumex acetosella | Sheep Sorrel | Red | |
| Rumex crispus | Curly Dock | Red | |
| Rumex densiflorus | Alpine Dock | Red | |
| Rumex triangulivalvis (Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus) |
White Dock, Mexican Dock | Green | |
| Polytrichaceae (Aloe Moss) |
Polytrichum commune | Haircap Moss | |
| Polytrichum strictum | Slender Haircap | ||
| Primulaceae (Primrose) |
Androsace septentrionalis | Northern Fairy-Candelabra, Pygmyflower Rockjasmine | White |
| Primula angustifolia | Alpine Primrose | Pink | |
| Primula parryi | Brook Primrose, Parry's Primrose | Pink | |
| Primula pauciflora ssp. pauciflora (Dodecatheon pulchellum ssp. pulchellum) |
Shooting Star, Dark-throat Shooting Star | Pink |
| FAMILY | SCIENTIFIC NAME | COMMON NAME | COLOR |
| Ranunculaceae (Buttercup) |
Aconitum columbianum | Monk's Hood | Purple |
| Actaea rubea | Red Baneberry, Western Baneberry | White | |
| Anemone multifida | Cutleaf Anemone, Red Windflower | Pink | |
| Anemone narcissiflora var. zephyra | Narcissus Anemone | White | |
| Aquilegia coerulea | Colorado Columbine, Colorado Blue Columbine | Blue | |
| Aquilegia elegantula | Shooting Star Columbine, Red Columbine, Western Red Columbine | Red | |
| Caltha leptosepala | Marsh-marigold, White Marsh-marigold | White | |
| Clematis hirsutissima | Sugarbowls, Hairy Clematis | Purple | |
| Clematis ligusticifolia | Virgin's Bower, Western White Clematis | White | |
| Delphinium barbeyi | Subalpine Larkspur | Purple | |
| Delphinium carolinianum ssp. virescens | Plains Larkspur, White Larkspur, Carolina Larkspur | White | |
| Delphinium geyeri | Geyer's Larkspur | Purple | |
| Delphinium nuttallianum | Nuttall's Larkspur, Two-lobed Larkspur | Purple | |
| Pulsatilla patens ssp. multifida (Anemone patens ssp. multifida) |
Pasqueflower | Purple | |
| Ranunculus adoneus | Snow Buttercup, Alpine Buttercup | Yellow | |
| Ranunculus eschscholtzii | Snow Buttercup, Alpine Buttercup | Yellow | |
| Ranunculus glaberrimus var. ellipticus | Sagebrush Buttercup | Yellow | |
| Ranunculus inamoenus | Graceful Buttercup | Yellow | |
| Thalictrum fendleri (Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri) |
Fendler's Meadowrue | White/Green | |
| Trollius albiflorus (Trollius laxus ssp. albiflorus) |
Globeflower | White | |
| Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn) |
Ceanothus fendleri | Fendler's Ceanothus, Fendler's Buckthorn | White |
| Ceanothus velutinus | Snowbrush, Snowbrush Ceanothus | White | |
| Rosaceae (Rose) |
Amelanchier alnifolia | Serviceberry | White |
| Cercocarpus montanus | Birchleaf Mountain Mahogany, Alderleaf Mountain Mahogany | Pink | |
| Dasiphora fruticosa (Potentilla fruticosa) |
Shrubby Cinquefoil | Yellow | |
| Dryas octopetala | Eight-petal Mountain Avens, Mountain Avens, Mountain Dryad | White | |
| Drymocallis convallaria (Potentilla convallaria, Drymocallis arguta ssp. convallaria) |
Creamy Cinquefoil | White | |
| Drymocallis fissa (Potentilla fissa) |
Leafy Cinquefoil | Yellow | |
| Fragaria vesca | Woodland Strawberry | White | |
| Fragaria virginiana ssp. glauca | Wild Strawberry, Mountain Strawberry | White | |
| Geum macrophyllum | Large-leaf Avens, Bur Avens | Yellow | |
| Geum rivale | Purple Avens, Water Avens | Pink | |
| Geum rossii | Alpine Avens | Yellow | |
| Geum triflorum | Prairie Smoke | Pink | |
| Holodiscus discolor var. dumosus (Holodiscus dumosus) |
Rock spirea | White | |
| Potentilla concinna | Elegant Cinquefoil, Early Cinquefoil | Yellow | |
| Potentilla effusa (Potentilla hippiana var. effusa) |
Branched Cinquefoil | Yellow | |
| Potentilla glaucophylla var. glaucophylla (Potentilla diversifolia var. diversifolia) |
Blue-leaf Cinquefoil | Yellow | |
| Potentilla hippiana | Woolly Cinquefoil | Yellow | |
| Potentilla norvegica | Norwegian Cinquefoil, Rough Cinquefoil | Yellow | |
| Potentilla ovina var. decurrens | Sheep Cinquefoil | Yellow | |
| Potentilla pensylvanica | Prairie Cinquefoil | Yellow | |
| Potentilla pulcherrima | Beautiful Cinquefoil | Yellow | |
| Potentilla rubricaulis (Potentilla hookeriana) |
Red-stemmed Cinquefoil, Rocky Mountain Cinquefoil | Yellow | |
| Potentilla subjuga | Colorado Cinquefoil | Yellow | |
| Prunus virginiana var. demissa or melanocarpa | Western Chokecherry or Black Chokecherry | White | |
| Purshia mexicana var. stansburyana (Purshia stansburiana, Cowenia stansburyana) |
Stansbury's Cliffrose | White | |
| Purshia tridentata | Antelope Bitterbrush, Buckbrush | Yellow | |
| Rosa woodsii ssp. ultramontana | Wild Rose, Woods' Rose | Pink | |
| Rubus deliciosus | Boulder Raspberry | White | |
| Rubus idaeus | Wild Raspberry | White | |
| Rubus parviflorus | Thimbleberry | White | |
| Sibbaldia procumbens | Creeping Sibbaldia | Yellow | |
| Rubiaceae (Madder) |
Galium boreale | Northern Bedstraw | White |
| FAMILY | SCIENTIFIC NAME | COMMON NAME | COLOR |
| Salicaceae (Willow) |
Salix brachycarpa | Barrenground Willow, Short-fruit Willow | White |
| Salix glauca | Grayleaf Willow | White | |
| Salix nivalis (Salix reticulata ssp. nivalis) |
Snow Willow | Red | |
| Salix petrophila | Alpine Willow, Rock Willow | Red | |
| Salix planifolia | Plane-leaf Willow | White | |
| Santalaceae (Sandalwood) |
Comandra umbellata ssp.pallida | Pale Bastard Toadflax | White |
| Sapindaceae (Soapberry) |
Acer glabrum var. glabrum | Rocky Mountain Maple | Green |
| Sarcobataceae (Greasewood) |
Sarcobatus vermiculatus | Greasewood, Black Geasewood | Yellow |
| Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage) |
Mitella pentandra (Pectiantia pentandra) |
Five-stamen Miterwort, Green Miterwort | Green |
| Mitella stauropetala | Side-flowered Miterwort, Smallflower Miterwort, Starry Miterwort | White | |
| Heuchera parvifolia (Heuchera parvifolia var. nivalis) |
Snow Alumroot, Common Alumroot | White | |
| Lithophragma glabrum | Woodland Star | White | |
| Micranthes odontoloma (Saxifraga odontoloma) |
Brook Saxifrage | White | |
| Micranthes oregana (Saxifraga oregana) |
Bog Saxifrage | White | |
| Micranthes rhomboidea (Saxifraga rhomboidea) |
Snowball Saxifrage, Diamondleaf Saxifrage | White | |
| Saxifraga bronchialis ssp. austromontana (Saxifraga austromontana) |
Dotted Saxifrage | White | |
| Saxifraga flagellaris | Whiplash Saxifrage | Yellow | |
| Scrophulariaceae (Figwort) |
Verbascum thapsus | Mullein | Yellow |
| Solanaceae (Nightshade) |
Chamaesaracha coniodes | Gray Five-eyes, Gray False Nightshade | White |
| Datura wrightii | Sacred Thorn Apple, Jimson-weed | White | |
| Quincula lobata (Physalis lobata) |
Chinese Lantern, Purple Groundcherry | Purple | |
| Solanum rostratum | Buffalo Bur | Yellow | |
| Solanum triflorum | Cutleaf Nightshade | White |
| FAMILY | SCIENTIFIC NAME | COMMON NAME | COLOR |
| Tamaricaceae (Tamarisk) |
Tamarix chinensis Tamarix ramosissima |
Salt Cedar | Pink |
| Typhaceae (Cattail) |
Typha latifolia | Broadleaf Cattail, Cattail | Yellow |
| Valerianaceae (Valerian) |
Valeriana acutiloba var. acutiloba | Sharp-leaf Valerian | White |
| Valeriana edulis var. edulis | Edible Valerian, Tobacco Root | White | |
| Valeriana occidentalis | Western Valerian | White | |
| Verbenaceae (Verbena) |
Glandularia bipinnatifida | Dakota Mock Vervain, Prairie Verbena | Purple |
| Phyla cuneifolia | Wedgeleaf Fogfruit | White | |
| Verbena bracteata | Bigbract Verbena, Prostrate Vervain | Blue | |
| Verbena macdougalii | MacDougal's Verbena, Hillside Verbena, New Mexico Vervain | Purple | |
| Verbena stricta | Hoary Verbena, Tall Vervain | Blue | |
| Violaceae (Violet) |
Viola adunca var. adunca | Blue Violet, Hook-spur Violet | Blue |
| Viola adunca var. bellidifolia | Blue Violet, Hook-spur Violet | Blue | |
| Viola canadensis var. scopulorum | White Violet | White | |
| Viola nuttalii (Viola vallicola) | Yellow Violet, Nuttall's Violet | Yellow | |
| Viola renifolia | Kidney-leaf Violet, Northern White Violet | White | |
| Vitaceae (Grape) |
Vitis acerifolia | Bush Grape, Maple-leaf Grape | White |
| Zygophyllaceae (Caltrop) |
Tribulus terrestris | Puncture Vine, Goathead | Yellow |
© Tom Lebsack 2024
Banner photo: Castilleja rhexifolia and a brewing storm over the San Juan Mountains