Three Days in Colorado

This slide show is a result of our short visit to Aspen, Colorado. We have identified plants to the best of our knowledge and will gladly accept corrections or comments, if any. We can provide exact location for each photograph and GPS coordinates for the majority. The nomenclature largely follows the USDA PLANTS Database with only some minor changes. Species distribution maps are taken from the same source: USDA, NRCS. 2008. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 6 September 2008). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Latin Names

Acer
    glabrum [1] [1]
Agropyron
    cristatum [2]
Alnus
    tenuifolia (= A. incana ssp. tenuifolia) [2] [2]
Amelanchier
    alnifolia [3] [3]
Aquilegia
    coerulea [3]
Artemisia
    tridentata [5]
Caltha
    leptosepala [2]
Castilleja
    occidentalis [2]
    rhexifolia [2]
Cerastium
    fontanum [1]
Chamaenerion
    angustifolium (= Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium) [3]
Cirsium
    scariosum [1]
Cornus
    sericea ssp. sericea [1]
Cryptogramma
    acrostichoides [3]
Cynoglossum
    officinale [6]
Dasiphora
    fruticosa ssp. floribunda [3]
Equisetum
    hyemale [2]
Erigeron
    speciosus [3]
Erodium
    cicutarium [3]
Eurybia
    glauca [3]
Helianthella
    uniflora [5]
Heracleum
    maximum [3]
Heterotheca
    villosa (= H. stenophylla var. angustifolia) [3]
Holodiscus
    dumosus [3] [3]
Juniperus
    scopulorum [3] [2]
Linnaea
    borealis [1]
Lonicera
    involucrata [3] [3]
Mahonia
    repens [3]
Malva
    neglecta [2]
Mertensia
    ciliata [1]
    sp. [1]
Opuntia
    sp. [6]
Packera
    crocata [1]
Paxistima
    myrsinites [2] [2]
Pedicularis
    bracteosa [3]
Picea
    engelmannii [1] [6]
    pungens [6]
Pinus
    ponderosa [3]
Platanthera
    aquilonis [3]
Polygonum
    bistortoides [3]
Populus
    angustifolia [5] [5]
    tremuloides [6] [1]
Prunus
    virginiana var. melanocarpa [3] [5]
Pseudotsuga
    menziesii [10] [1]
Pyrola
    asarifolia [2]
Quercus
    gambelii [6] [6]
Rhodiola
    rhodantha [1]
Ribes
    cereum [3] [3]
Rubus
    parviflorus [3] [3]
Salix
    bebbiana [6]
    brachycarpa [2] [2]
    drummondiana [2] [3]
    exigua ssp. exigua [4] [6]
    glauca [1]
    lasiandra ssp. caudata (=S. lucida caudata) [6] [7]
    melanopsis [2]
    monticola [1] [3]
    nivalis [2] [3]
    scouleriana [1] [3]
Saxifraga
    bronchialis [2]
Senecio
    atratus [1]
Sisymbrium
    altissimum [2]
Smilacina
    racemosa ssp. amplexicaule (= Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule) [3]
    stellata (= Maianthemum stellatum) [2]
Solidago
    simplex [1]
Symphoricarpos
    oreophilus [2] [2]
Veratrum
    tenuipetalum [1]
Asteraceae
    unknown [3]

Common Names

American bistort [3]
American rockbrake [3]
Bebb's willow [6]
Colorado blue columbine [3]
Colorado false hellebore [1]
Douglas-fir [10] [1]
Drummond's willow [2] [3]
Engelmann's spruce [1] [6]
Gambel oak [6] [6]
Mt. Albert goldenrod [1]
Oregon boxleaf [2] [2]
Rocky Mountain juniper [3] [2]
Rocky Mountain maple [1] [1]
Saskatoon serviceberry [3] [3]
Scouler's willow [1] [3]
aspen fleabane [3]
big sagebrush [5]
black chokecherry [3] [5]
blue spruce [6]
bracted lousewort [3]
common cowparsnip [3]
common mallow [2]
common mouse-ear chickweed [1]
creeping barberry [3]
crested wheatgrass [2]
dusky willow [2]
false Solomon's seal [3]
fireweed [3]
gray aster [3]
grayleaf willow [1]
greenleaf willow [6] [7]
gypsyflower [6]
liverleaf wintergreen [2]
meadow thistle [1]
mountain snowberry [2] [2]
narrowleaf cottonwood [5] [5]
northern green orchid [3]
oceanspray [3] [3]
oneflower helianthella [5]
park willow [1] [3]
ponderosa pine [3]
pricklypear [6]
quaking aspen [6] [1]
redosier dogwood [1]
redpod stonecrop [1]
redstem stork's bill [3]
saffron ragwort [1]
sandbar willow [4] [6]
scouring rush [2]
shortfruit willow [2] [2]
shrubby cinquefoil [3]
snow willow [2] [3]
splitleaf Indian paintbrush [2]
starry Solomon's seal [2]
stiffleaf false goldenaster [3]
tall blacktip ragwort [1]
tall fringed bluebells [1]
tall tumblemustard [2]
thimbleberry [3] [3]
thinleaf alder [2] [2]
twinberry honeysuckle [3] [3]
twinflower [1]
wax currant [3] [3]
western Indian paintbrush [2]
white marsh marigold [2]
yellowdot saxifrage [2]