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Arrowhead: Common Arrowhead, Arrowleaf, Burhead, Wapato, Duck-potato, Broadleaf Arrowhead  Sagittaria latifolia* (Native) Family: Alismataceae - Water-plantain family | Beardtongue: Hot-rock Penstemon, Scabland penstemon, Hot-rock Beardtongue  Penstemon deustus* (Native) Family: Plantaginaceae - Plantain family | Bee Plant: Rocky Mountain Bee Plant, Stinking Clover, Skunk Weed, Navajo Spinach  Peritoma serrulata* (Native) Family: Cleomaceae - Spiderflower Family | Beggarticks: Shepherd's Needles ,Spanish Needles, Romerillo, Common Beggar's-tick, Hairy Beggarticks, Cobbler's Pegs  Bidens pilosa* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family |
Bellflower: Bluebell Bellflower, Bluebell, Harebell, Bluebell-of-Scotland, Blue Rain Flower, Heathbells, Witches Thimbles  Campanula rotundifolia* (Native) Family: Campanulaceae - Bellflower family | Bittercress: Hairy Bittercress, Hoary Bittercress, Lamb's Cress, Spring Cress, Flickweed  Cardamine hirsuta* (Introduced) Family: Brassicaceae - Mustard family | Blackberry: Thimbleberry, Western Thimbleberry, Salmonberry, Mountain Sorrel, White Flowering Raspberry, Western Thimble Raspberry  Rubus parviflorus* (Native) Family: Rosaceae - Rose family | Blue Eyed Mary: Blue-eyed Mary, Maiden Blue Eyed Mary, Smallflower Blue Eyed Mary  Collinsia parviflora* (Native) Family: Plantaginaceae - Plantain family |
Broomrape: One-flowered Broomrape ; One-flowered Cancer Root, Ghostpipe, Naked Broomrape  Orobanche uniflora* (Native) Family: Orobanchaceae - Broom-rape family | Bugbane: Tassel Rue, False Bugbane, Carolina Bugbane  Trautvetteria caroliniensis* (Native) Family: Ranunculaceae - Buttercup family | Buttonbush: Buttonbush, Common Buttonbush, Button Ball, Riverbush, Honey-bells, Button Willow  Cephalanthus occidentalis* (Native) Family: Rubiaceae - Madder family | Catchfly: White Campion, White Cockle, Evening Lychnis  Silene latifolia* (Introduced) Family: Caryophyllaceae - Pink family |
Cliffrose, Bitterbrush: Stansbury's Cliffrose, Cliff Rose, Quininebush  Purshia stansburiana* (Native) Family: Rosaceae - Rose family | Clover: White Clover  Trifolium repens (Introduced) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family | Clover: Woolly Head Clover, Hairy Head Clover, Cascade Clover, Cusick's Clover, Martin's Clover, Fuzzyleaf Clover  Trifolium eriocephalum* (Native) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family | Cow Parsnip: American Cow Parsnip, Masterwort, American Hogweed, Common Cowparsnip  Heracleum maximum* (Native) Family: Apiaceae - Carrot family |
Daisy: Oxeye Daisy  Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (Introduced) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Death Camas: Foothill Death Camas, Foothills Deathcamas, Panicled Death Camas, Sand-corn  Toxicoscordion paniculatum* (Native) Family: Melanthiaceae - False-Hellebore Family | Dogwood: Red-osier Dogwood, Western Dogwood, American Dogwood  Cornus sericea* (Native) Family: Cornaceae - Dogwood family | Elderberry: Common Elderberry, American Elderberry, American Black Elderberry  Sambucus nigra ssp canadensis* (Native) Family: Adoxaceae - Muskroot Family |
Elderberry: Western Blue Elder, Blue Elderberry  Sambucus nigra ssp cerulea* (Native) Family: Adoxaceae - Muskroot Family | Elderberry: Red Elderberry, Red Elder, Rocky Mountain Elder, Scarlet Elderberry  Sambucus racemosa* (Native) Family: Adoxaceae - Muskroot Family | Eyelashweed: Rough Eyelashweed, Blepharipappus, Rough Blepharipappus  Blepharipappus scaber* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | False-buckwheat: Japanese Knotweed, Crimson Beauty, Mexican bamboo, Japanese Fleece Flower, Reynoutria  Fallopia japonica* (Introduced) Family: Polygonaceae - Buckwheat family |
Fleabane: Eastern daisy fleabane  Erigeron annuus* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Fleabane: Philadelphia Fleabane  Erigeron philadelphicus* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Fleabane: Prairie Fleabane, Lesser Daisy Fleabane  Erigeron strigosus* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Fogfruit: Fogfruit, Lanceleaf Fogfruit, Northern Fogfruit  Phyla lanceolata* (Native) Family: Verbenaceae - Verbena family |
Geranium: Carolina Geranium, Carolina Cranesbill  Geranium carolinianum* (Native) Family: Geraniaceae - Geranium family | Germander: American Germander, Wood Sage, Canada Germander  Teucrium canadense* (Native) Family: Lamiaceae - Mint family | Goatsbeard: Goatsbeard, Eastern Goatsbeard, Bride's Feathers  Aruncus dioicus* (Native) Family: Rosaceae - Rose family | Hedge Parsley: Spreading Hedge Parsley, Field Hedge Parsley, Common Hedge Parsley  Torilis arvensis* (Introduced) Family: Apiaceae - Carrot family |
Honeysuckle: Japanese Honeysuckle  Lonicera japonica* (Introduced) Family: Caprifoliaceae - Honeysuckle family | Indian Pipe: Indian Pipe, Ghost Flower, Ghost Plant  Monotropa uniflora* (Native) Family: Ericaceae - Heath family | Ipomopsis: Scarlet Gilia, Scarlet Skyrocket, Scarlet Trumpet, Skunk Flower  Ipomopsis aggregata* (Native) Family: Polemoniaceae - Phlox family | Jacob's Ladder: Showy Jacob's Ladder, Jacob's Ladder, Skunky Polemonium, Skunkleaf Polemonium  Polemonium pulcherrimum* (Native) Family: Polemoniaceae - Phlox family |
Jimsonweed: Jimsonweed, Jamestown Weed, Mad Apple, Moon Flower, Stinkwort, Thorn Apple, Devil's Trumpet  Datura stramonium* (Introduced) Family: Solanaceae - Potato family | Jimsonweed: Sacred Datura, Sacred Thorn-apple, Indian Apple, Angel Trumpet  Datura wrightii* (Native) Family: Solanaceae - Potato family | Knapweed: Bachelor's Button, Bluebottle, Cornflower, Garden Cornflower  Centaurea cyanus* (Introduced) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Ladyslipper: Yellow Ladyslipper, Lesser Yellow Lady's Slipper, Greater Yellow Lady's Slipper, Small Flowered Yellow Lady's Slipper  Cypripedium parviflorum* (Native) Family: Orchidaceae - Orchid family |
Leather Flower: Sweet Autumn Clematis, Sweet Autumn Virginsbower, Leatherleaf Clematis, Yam-leaved Clematis  Clematis terniflora* (Introduced) Family: Ranunculaceae - Buttercup family | Leather Flower: Western Clematis, Western White Clematis, Western Virgin's Bower, Creek Clematis, Old Man's Beard, Pepper Vine  Clematis ligusticifolia* (Native) Family: Ranunculaceae - Buttercup family | Lopseed: Lopseed, American Lopseed  Phryma leptostachya* (Native) Family: Phrymaceae - Lopseed Family | Lotus: American Lotus, Water Lotus, Water Chinquapin, Yellow Lotus  Nelumbo lutea* (Native) Family: Nelumbonaceae - Indian lotus |
Lousewort: Dwarf Lousewort, Spring Lousewort, Great Basin Lousewort, Wood Betony  Pedicularis centranthera* (Native) Family: Orobanchaceae - Broom-rape family | Lupine: Silvery Lupine, Silver Stem Lupine  Lupinus argenteus* (Native) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family | Mariposa Lily: Bruneau Mariposa Lily, Pinyon Mariposa  Calochortus bruneaunis* (Native) Family: Liliaceae - Lily family | Mayflower: False Solomon's Seal, Feathery False Lily of the Valley, Solomon's Plume  Maianthemum racemosum* (Native) Family: Liliaceae - Lily family |
Mayflower: Starry False Solomon's Seal, Starry False Lily of the Valley, Starflower False Solomon's Seal Star-flowered Solomon's Plume  Maianthemum stellatum* (Native) Family: Liliaceae - Lily family | Mayweed: Mayweed, Stinking Chamomile, Dog Fennel  Anthemis cotula (Introduced) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Meadow-rue: Western Meadow-rue, Western Meadowrue, Meadow Rue  Thalictrum occidentale (Native) Family: Ranunculaceae - Buttercup family | Milkvetch: Canada Milkvetch, Little Rattlepod  Astragalus canadensis* (Native) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family |
Mimosa: Silk Tree, Mimosa  Albizia julibrissin (Introduced) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family | Mock Orange: Lewis' Mock Orange, Indian Arrowwood, Syringa, California Mock Orange  Philadelphus lewisii (Native) Family: Hydrangeaceae - Hydrangea family | Morning Glory: Hedge Bindweed, Hedge False Bindweed  Calystegia sepium* (Native) Family: Convolvulaceae - Morning-glory family | Morning Glory: Small White Morning Glory, Whitestar, Pitted Morningglory  Ipomoea lacunosa* (Native) Family: Convolvulaceae - Morning-glory family |
Mullein: Moth Mullein  Verbascum blattaria (Introduced) Family: Scrophulariaceae - Figwort 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 | Pearly Everlasting: Pearly Everlasting, Western Pearly Everlasting  Anaphalis margaritacea* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster 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 | Plantain: Narrowleaf Plantain, English Plantain, Buckhorn, Lanceleaf Plantain, Ribwort, Buckhorn, Ribgrass  Plantago lanceolata (Introduced) Family: Plantaginaceae - Plantain family |
Plantain: Virginia Plantain, Dwarf Plantain, Southern Plantain, Hoary Plantain, Paleseed Indianwheat  Plantago virginica* (Native) Family: Plantaginaceae - Plantain family | Plum: Chokecherry, Western Chokecherry, Black Chokecherry  Prunus virginiana* (Native) Family: Rosaceae - Rose family | Pokeweed: American Pokeweed, Pokeberry, Inkberry, Poke Sallet  Phytolacca americana* (Native) Family: Phytolaccaceae - Pokeweed family | Queen Anne's Lace: Queen Anne's Lace, Wild Carrot  Daucus carota* (Introduced) Family: Apiaceae - Carrot 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 : Multiflora Rose  Rosa multiflora* (Introduced) Family: Rosaceae - Rose family | Rose: Dog Rose, Dog Brier, Common Briar  Rosa canina* (Introduced) Family: Rosaceae - Rose family | Rosemallow: Swamp Rose Mallow, Crimsoneyed Rosemallow, Marshmallow, Woolly Rose Mallow, Hairy-fruited Hibiscus  Hibiscus moscheutos* (Native) Family: Malvaceae - Mallow family |
Serviceberry, Juneberry, Shadbush: Utah Serviceberry, Pale Serviceberry, Western Serviceberry  Amelanchier utahensis* (Native) Family: Rosaceae - Rose family | Smartweed: Dotted Smartweed, Dotted Knotweed, Water Smartweed  Persicaria punctata* (Native) Family: Polygonaceae - Buckwheat family | Soapwort: Bouncing Bet, Common Soapwort, Crow Soap, Wild Sweet William, Soapweed  Saponaria officinalis* (Introduced) Family: Caryophyllaceae - Pink family | Spring Beauty: Miner's Lettuce, Indian Lettuce, Winter Purslane  Claytonia perfoliata* (Native) Family: Portulacaceae - Purslane family |
Spring Beauty: Lanceleaf Spring Beauty, Western Spring Beauty  Claytonia lanceolata* (Native) Family: Portulacaceae - Purslane family | Spurge: Snow-on-the-Mountain, Mountain Snow Spurge  Euphorbia marginata* (Native) Family: Euphorbiaceae - Spurge family | Starwort: Common Chickweed  Stellaria media* (Introduced) Family: Caryophyllaceae - Pink family | Strawberry: Virginia Strawberry, Wild Strawberry  Fragaria virginiana (Native) Family: Rosaceae - Rose family |
Sweetclover: Yellow Sweetclover, Yellow Melilot, Common Melilot, Field Melilot, Cornilla Real, White Sweetclover  Melilotus officinalis* (Introduced) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family | Sweetclover: White Sweetclover, White Melilot, Honey-Clover, Bokhara Clover  Melilotus albus* (Introduced) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family | Teasel: Teasel, Indian Teasel, Fuller's Teasel  Dipsacus sativus* (Introduced) Family: Dipsacaceae - Teasel family | Tridax: Coatbuttons, Tridax Daisy, Tridax, Cadillo Chisaca  Tridax procumbens* (Introduced) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family |
Trillium: Western Trillium, Western White Trillium, Pacific Trillium, Oettinger's Trillium  Trillium ovatum* (Native) Family: Liliaceae - Lily family | Trumpet Flower: Large Flowered Collomia, Grand Collomia, Mountain Collomia  Collomia grandiflora* (Native) Family: Polemoniaceae - Phlox family | Trumpet Flower: Narrowleaf Collomia, Tiny Trumpet, Narrow-leaf Mountain Trumpet  Collomia linearis* (Native) Family: Polemoniaceae - Phlox family | Violet: Lanceleaf Violet, Bog White Violet, Strapleaf Violet  Viola lanceolata* (Native) Family: Violaceae - Violet family |
Water Horehound, Bugleweed: Northern Bugleweed, Northern Water Horehound  Lycopus uniflorus* (Native) Family: Lamiaceae - Mint family | Waterleaf: Ballhead Waterleaf, Cat's Breeches, Dwarf Waterleaf  Hydrophyllum capitatum (Native) Family: Hydrophyllaceae - Waterleaf family | Waterlily: American White Water Lily, Fragrant Water Lily, White Water Lily  Nymphaea odorata (Native) Family: Nymphaeaceae - Water-lily family | Wood Sorrel: Redwood Sorrel, Oregon Wood Sorrel, Oregon Oxalis  Oxalis oregana* (Native) Family: Oxalidaceae - Wood-Sorrel family |
Woodland-star: Smallflower Woodland-star  Lithophragma parviflorum (Native) Family: Saxifragaceae - Saxifrage family | Yarrow: Common Yarrow, Milfoil  Achillea millefolium* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | ||
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