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Aster: New England Aster, Michaelmas-daisy  Symphyotrichum novae-angliae* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Bee Plant: Rocky Mountain Bee Plant, Stinking Clover, Skunk Weed, Navajo Spinach  Peritoma serrulata* (Native) Family: Cleomaceae - Spiderflower Family | Bergamot, Beebalm: Wild Bergamot  Monarda fistulosa* (Native) Family: Lamiaceae - Mint family | Birds Beak: Wright's Bird's Beak, Club Flower  Cordylanthus wrightii* (Native) Family: Orobanchaceae - Broom-rape family |
Blanketflower: Indian Blanket, Indian Blanketflower, Firewheel  Gaillardia pulchella* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Blanketflower: Red Dome Blanketflower, Hopi Blanketflower, Yellow Gaillardia, Slender Gaillardia, Cutleaf Blanketflower  Gaillardia pinnatifida* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Broomrape: One-flowered Broomrape ; One-flowered Cancer Root, Ghostpipe, Naked Broomrape  Orobanche uniflora* (Native) Family: Orobanchaceae - Broom-rape family | Burnet: Small Burnet, Salad burnet, Garden burnet  Sanguisorba minor* (Introduced) Family: Rosaceae - Rose family |
California Poppy: California Poppy  Eschscholzia californica* (Native) Family: Papaveraceae - Poppy family | Clover: Red Clover, Cowgrass  Trifolium pratense (Introduced) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family | Daylily: Common Daylily, Tawny Daylily, Orange Daylily  Hemerocallis fulva* (Introduced) Family: Liliaceae - Lily family | Deadnettle: Henbit, Henbit Deadnettle  Lamium amplexicaule (Introduced) Family: Lamiaceae - Mint family |
Deadnettle: Purple Deadnettle, Red Deadnettle, Purple Archangel  Lamium purpureum* (Introduced) Family: Lamiaceae - Mint family | Evening Primrose: Pale Evening Primrose, White Evening Primrose, Pale-Stemmed Evening Primrose  Oenothera pallida* (Native) Family: Onagraceae - Evening Primrose family | Fairy Slipper: Calypso Orchid, Fairy Slipper, Venus Slipper, Angel Slipper, Deer's Head Orchid  Calypso bulbosa* (Native) Family: Orchidaceae - Orchid family | False Foxglove: Slender Gerardia, Slenderleaf False Foxglove  Agalinis tenuifolia* (Native) Family: Orobanchaceae - Broom-rape family |
False-buckwheat: Japanese Knotweed, Crimson Beauty, Mexican bamboo, Japanese Fleece Flower, Reynoutria  Fallopia japonica* (Introduced) Family: Polygonaceae - Buckwheat family | Fireweed: Fireweed, Narrow-leaf fireweed, Willow Herb, Rosebay Willow Herb, Blooming Sally  Chamerion angustifolium* (Native) Family: Onagraceae - Evening Primrose family | Fleabane: Philadelphia Fleabane  Erigeron philadelphicus* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Fogfruit: Fogfruit, Lanceleaf Fogfruit, Northern Fogfruit  Phyla lanceolata* (Native) Family: Verbenaceae - Verbena family |
Geranium: Sticky Purple Geranium, Sticky Wild Geranium  Geranium viscosissimum* (Native) Family: Geraniaceae - Geranium family | Germander: American Germander, Wood Sage, Canada Germander  Teucrium canadense* (Native) Family: Lamiaceae - Mint family | Glechoma: Ground Ivy, Gill-over-the-ground, Haymaids, Creeping Charlie  Glechoma hederacea (Introduced) Family: Lamiaceae - Mint family | Groundnut: Groundnut, Potato Bean, Indian Potato, Virginia Potato, Wild Bean, Wild Sweet Potato  Apios americana* (Native) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family |
Hawkweed: Orange Hawkweed, Devil's Paintbrush  Hieracium aurantiacum* (Introduced) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Hound's tongue: Houndstongue, Hound's Tongue, Gypsyflower  Cynoglossum officinale* (Introduced) Family: Boraginaceae - Borage family | Indian Paintbrush: Wyoming Paintbrush, Narrow-leaved Indian Paintbrush, Desert Paintbrush  Castilleja linariifolia* (Native) Family: Orobanchaceae - Broom-rape family | Ipomopsis: Scarlet Gilia, Scarlet Skyrocket, Scarlet Trumpet, Skunk Flower  Ipomopsis aggregata* (Native) Family: Polemoniaceae - Phlox family |
Jewelflower, Twistflower: Heartleaf Twistflower, Heart-Leaved Jewelflower  Streptanthus cordatus* (Native) Family: Brassicaceae - Mustard family | Jimsonweed: Sacred Datura, Sacred Thorn-apple, Indian Apple, Angel Trumpet  Datura wrightii* (Native) Family: Solanaceae - Potato family | Joe Pye Weed: Spotted Joe Pye Weed, Purple Boneset, Spotted Trumpetweed  Eutrochium maculatum* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Lily: Wood Lily, Mountain Lily  Lilium philadelphicum* (Native) Family: Liliaceae - Lily family |
Lobelia: Cardinal Flower, Scarlet Lobelia  Lobelia cardinalis* (Native) Family: Campanulaceae - Bellflower family | Loosestrife: Purple Loosestrife, Rosy Strife, Kill Weed  Lythrum salicaria* (Introduced) Family: Lythraceae - Loosestrife family | Lousewort: Wood Betony; Canadian Lousewort  Pedicularis canadensis (Native) Family: Orobanchaceae - Broom-rape family | Lousewort: Dwarf Lousewort, Spring Lousewort, Great Basin Lousewort, Wood Betony  Pedicularis centranthera* (Native) Family: Orobanchaceae - Broom-rape family |
Milkweed: Butterfly Milkweed, Butterfly Weed, Pleurisy Root, Orange Milkweed  Asclepias tuberosa* (Native) Family: Apocynaceae - Dogbane family | Milkweed: Swamp Milkweed, Western Swamp Milkweed, Pink Milkweed, Eastern Swamp Milkweed  Asclepias incarnata* (Native) Family: Apocynaceae - Dogbane family | Mock Vervain: Rose Vervain, Rose Mock Vervain, Rose Verbena, Sweet William, Clump Verbena  Glandularia canadensis* (Native) Family: Verbenaceae - Verbena family | Monkeyflower: Dwarf Purple Mimulus, Dwarf Purple Monkeyflower  Mimulus nanus* (Native) Family: Phrymaceae - Lopseed Family |
Nightshade: Carolina Horse Nettle, Bull Nettle, Devil's Tomato  Solanum carolinense (Native) Family: Solanaceae - Potato family | Onion: Tapertip Onion, Hooker's Onion  Allium acuminatum* (Native) Family: Amaryllidaceae - Amaryllis family | Onion: Nodding Wild Onion, Nodding Onion, Allegheny Onion  Allium cernuum* (Native) Family: Amaryllidaceae - Amaryllis family | Pea: Perennial Pea, Sweet Pea, Everlasting Pea  Lathyrus latifolius (Introduced) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family |
Phacelia: Silverleaf Phacelia, Timberline Phacelia, Mountain Phacelia  Phacelia hastata* (Native) Family: Hydrophyllaceae - Waterleaf family | Phlox: Spreading Phlox  Phlox diffusa* (Native) Family: Polemoniaceae - Phlox family | Pincushion: Dusty Maidens, Douglas' Dustymaiden, Chaenactis, Douglas False Yarrow  Chaenactis douglasii* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Pink: Deptford Pink, Mountain Pink  Dianthus armeria* (Introduced) Family: Caryophyllaceae - Pink family |
Plumeless Thistle: Bristle Thistle, Musk Thistle, Nodding Thistle, Nodding Plumeless Thistle  Carduus nutans* (Introduced) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Prairie Coneflower: Mexican Hat, Long-Headed Coneflower, Red Coneflower, Upright Prairie Coneflower, Thimbleflower  Ratibida columnifera* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Purple Coneflower: Eastern Purple Coneflower, Purple Coneflower  Echinacea purpurea* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Rocket: Dame's Rocket, Damask Violet, Night-scented Gilliflower, Queen's Gilliflower, Mother-of-the-evening, Summer Lilac  Hesperis matronalis* (Introduced) Family: Brassicaceae - Mustard family |
Rose: Woods Rose, Common Wild Rose, Mountain Rose  Rosa woodsii* (Native) Family: Rosaceae - Rose family | Selfheal: Heal-All, Common Selfheal  Prunella vulgaris* (Native) Family: Lamiaceae - Mint family | Smartweed: Water Knotweed, Swamp Smartweed, Water Smartweed  Persicaria amphibia* (Native) Family: Polygonaceae - Buckwheat family | Smartweed: Dotted Smartweed, Dotted Knotweed, Water Smartweed  Persicaria punctata* (Native) Family: Polygonaceae - Buckwheat family |
Snowberry: Common Snowberry, Upright Snowberry  Symphoricarpos albus* (Native) Family: Caprifoliaceae - Honeysuckle family | Soapwort: Cowcockle, Cow Soapwort, Cowherb  Vaccaria hispanica* (Introduced) Family: Caryophyllaceae - Pink family | Soapwort: Bouncing Bet, Common Soapwort, Crow Soap, Wild Sweet William, Soapweed  Saponaria officinalis* (Introduced) Family: Caryophyllaceae - Pink family | Spring Beauty: Lanceleaf Spring Beauty, Western Spring Beauty  Claytonia lanceolata* (Native) Family: Portulacaceae - Purslane family |
Storksbill: Crane's Bill Geranium, Redstem Stork's Bill, Storksbill, Redstem Filaree, Heron's Bill  Erodium cicutarium* (Introduced) Family: Geraniaceae - Geranium family | Thistle: Bull Thistle, Spear Thistle  Cirsium vulgare (Introduced) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Touch-me-not : Jewelweed, Touch-me-not, Spotted jewelweed  Impatiens capensis* (Native) Family: Balsaminaceae - Touch-me-not family | Trillium: Western Trillium, Western White Trillium, Pacific Trillium, Oettinger's Trillium  Trillium ovatum* (Native) Family: Liliaceae - Lily family |
Trumpet Creeper: Trumpet Creeper, Cow Itch, Hell Vine, Devil's Shoestring  Campsis radicans* (Native) Family: Bignoniaceae - Bignonia family | Trumpet Flower: Narrowleaf Collomia, Tiny Trumpet, Narrow-leaf Mountain Trumpet  Collomia linearis* (Native) Family: Polemoniaceae - Phlox family | Vetch: Crown Vetch, Purple Crown Vetch, Axseed, Hive Vine  Coronilla varia* (Introduced) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family | Viper's Bugloss: Viper's Bugloss, Blueweed, Blue Devil, Blue Borage, Common Echium  Echium vulgare* (Introduced) Family: Boraginaceae - Borage family |
Wood Sorrel: Violet Wood Sorrel  Oxalis violacea* (Native) Family: Oxalidaceae - Wood-Sorrel family | |||
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