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Agrimony: Tall Hairy Agrimony, Common Agrimony, Hooked Agrimony, Tall Hairy Grooveburr  Agrimonia gryposepala* (Native) Family: Rosaceae - Rose family | Alfalfa: Black Medic, Black Hay, Hop Clover, Hop Medic, Yellow Trefoil  Medicago lupulina (Introduced) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family | Balsamroot: Arrowleaf Balsamroot  Balsamorhiza sagittata* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Barberry: Creeping Oregon Grape, Creeping Barberry  Mahonia repens* (Native) Family: Berberidaceae - Barberry family |
Beggarticks: Spanish Needles, Spanish Needles Beggars Ticks  Bidens bipinnata* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Bladderwort: Zigzag Bladderwort, Slender Bladderwort  Utricularia subulata* (Native) Family: Lentibulariaceae - Bladderwort family | Blanketflower: Indian Blanket, Indian Blanketflower, Firewheel  Gaillardia pulchella* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Buttercup: Bulbous Buttercup  Ranunculus bulbosus (Introduced) Family: Ranunculaceae - Buttercup family |
Buttercup: Sagebrush Buttercup, Shiny-leaved Buttercup, Early Buttercup, Elliptical Buttercup  Ranunculus glaberrimus* (Native) Family: Ranunculaceae - Buttercup family | California Poppy: California Poppy  Eschscholzia californica* (Native) Family: Papaveraceae - Poppy family | Cat's Ear: Hairy Cat's Ear, False Dandelion  Hypochaeris radicata* (Introduced) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Cinquefoil: Sulfur Cinquefoil, Roughfruit Cinquefoil  Potentilla recta* (Introduced) Family: Rosaceae - Rose family |
Cliffrose, Bitterbrush: Stansbury's Cliffrose, Cliff Rose, Quininebush  Purshia stansburiana* (Native) Family: Rosaceae - Rose family | Clover: Low-Hop Clover, Field Clover, Large Hop Clover, Hop Trefoil  Trifolium campestre* (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 | Coneflower: Black-eyed Susan  Rudbeckia hirta* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family |
Dandelion: Dandelion  Taraxacum officinale (Introduced) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Evening Primrose: Common Evening Primrose, Evening Star, Sun Drop  Oenothera biennis* (Native) Family: Onagraceae - Evening Primrose family | Fawnlily: Yellow Avalanche Lily, Glacier Lily  Erythronium grandiflorum (Native) Family: Liliaceae - Lily family | Fiddleneck: Common Fiddleneck, Menzie's Fiddleneck, Rancher's Fiddleneck  Amsinckia menziesii* (Native) Family: Boraginaceae - Borage family |
Fleabane: Scabland Fleabane, Bloomer's Daisy, Bloomer's Fleabane  Erigeron bloomeri* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Fritillaria: Yellowbells, Yellow Fritillary, Yellow Missionbells, Gold Bell  Fritillaria pudica* (Native) Family: Liliaceae - Lily family | Goatsbeard: Yellow Salsify, Yellow Goatsbeard, Western Salsify, Wild Oysterplant  Tragopogon dubius* (Introduced) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Goldenaster - False: Camphorweed, Camphor Weed, False Goldenaster  Heterotheca subaxillaris* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family |
Goldenrod: Tall Goldenrod, Late Goldenrod, Canada Goldenrod  Solidago altissima* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Gumweed: Curlycup Gumweed, Curlytop Gumweed  Grindelia squarrosa* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Hawksbeard: Limestone Hawksbeard, Smallflower Hawksbeard  Crepis intermedia* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Honeysuckle: Japanese Honeysuckle  Lonicera japonica* (Introduced) Family: Caprifoliaceae - Honeysuckle family |
Indian Paintbrush: Wyoming Paintbrush, Narrow-leaved Indian Paintbrush, Desert Paintbrush  Castilleja linariifolia* (Native) Family: Orobanchaceae - Broom-rape family | Indian Strawberry: Indian Strawberry, India Mockstrawberry  Duchesnea indica* (Introduced) Family: Rosaceae - Rose family | Iris: Yellow Flag Iris, Paleyellow Iris, Yellow Iris, Water Flag  Iris pseudacorus* (Introduced) Family: Iridaceae - Iris family | Jewelflower, Twistflower: Heartleaf Twistflower, Heart-Leaved Jewelflower  Streptanthus cordatus* (Native) Family: Brassicaceae - Mustard 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 | Lettuce: Wild Lettuce, Canada Lettuce  Lactuca canadensis* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Lettuce: Prickly Lettuce, China Lettuce  Lactuca serriola* (Introduced) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Lotus: American Lotus, Water Lotus, Water Chinquapin, Yellow Lotus  Nelumbo lutea* (Native) Family: Nelumbonaceae - Indian lotus |
Mayweed: Pineapple Weed, Wild Chamomile, Rayless Chamomile, Disc Mayweed  Matricaria discoidea* (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 | Milkweed: Butterfly Milkweed, Butterfly Weed, Pleurisy Root, Orange Milkweed  Asclepias tuberosa* (Native) Family: Apocynaceae - Dogbane family |
Mimosa: Silk Tree, Mimosa  Albizia julibrissin (Introduced) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family | Monkeyflower: Yellow Monkeyflower, Common Monkeyflower, Seep Monkeyflower  Mimulus guttatus (Native) Family: Phrymaceae - Lopseed Family | Monkeyflower: Dwarf Purple Mimulus, Dwarf Purple Monkeyflower  Mimulus nanus* (Native) Family: Phrymaceae - Lopseed Family | Mullein: Common Mullein, Great Mullein, Cowboy Toilet Paper, Flannel-plant  Verbascum thapsus* (Introduced) Family: Scrophulariaceae - Figwort family |
Mullein: Moth Mullein  Verbascum blattaria (Introduced) Family: Scrophulariaceae - Figwort family | Pearly Everlasting: Pearly Everlasting, Western Pearly Everlasting  Anaphalis margaritacea* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Peony: Western Peony  Paeonia brownii* (Native) Family: Paeoniaceae - Peony family | Pond-lily: Yellow Pond Lily, Cowlily, Spatterdock  Nuphar lutea* (Native) Family: Nymphaeaceae - Water-lily family |
Prairie Coneflower: Mexican Hat, Long-Headed Coneflower, Red Coneflower, Upright Prairie Coneflower, Thimbleflower  Ratibida columnifera* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Primrose-willow: Wingleaf Primrose-willow, Wingstem Water Primrose, Willow Primrose, Upright Primrose-willow  Ludwigia decurrens* (Native) Family: Onagraceae - Evening Primrose family | Primrose-willow: Creeping Water Primrose, Floating Primrose-Willow, Water-primrose  Ludwigia peploides* (Native) Family: Onagraceae - Evening Primrose family | Prince's Plume: Desert Prince's Plume, Golden Prince's Plume, Golden Desert Plume, Sentinel Of The Plains  Stanleya pinnata* (Native) Family: Brassicaceae - Mustard family |
Senna: Sicklepod, Sicklepod Senna, Java Bean, Blunt-leaf Senna, Chinese Senna, Arsenic Weed  Senna obtusifolia* (Native) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family | Shrubby Cinquefoil: Shrubby Cinquefoil, Shrubby Five-finger, Golden Hardhack  Dasiphora fruticosa* (Native) Family: Rosaceae - Rose family | Sneezeweed: Bitterweed, Bitter Sneezeweed, Yellowdicks  Helenium amarum* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Sneezeweed: Autumn Sneezeweed, Common Sneezeweed, False Sunflower, Staggerwort, Yellow Star  Helenium autumnale* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family |
Spring Beauty: Lanceleaf Spring Beauty, Western Spring Beauty  Claytonia lanceolata* (Native) Family: Portulacaceae - Purslane family | Spurge: Wild Poinsettia, Mexican Fireplant, Fire on the Mountain, Painted Euphorbia, Desert Poinsettia  Euphorbia cyathophora (Native) Family: Euphorbiaceae - Spurge family | Stonecrop: Wormleaf Stonecrop, Narrow-leaved Sedum  Sedum stenopetalum* (Native) Family: Crassulaceae - Stonecrop family | Stoneseed: Western Stoneseed, Columbia Puccoon, Yellow Puccoon  Lithospermum ruderale* (Native) Family: Boraginaceae - Borage family |
Sumac: Fragrant Sumac, Aromatic Sumac, Squawbush, Skunkbush, Lemon Sumac, Polecat Bush  Rhus aromatica* (Native) Family: Anacardiaceae - Cashew or Sumac family | Sumac: Smooth Sumac, Scarlet Sumac  Rhus glabra* (Native) Family: Anacardiaceae - Cashew or Sumac family | Sunflower: Jerusalem Artichoke, Jerusalem Sunflower, Sunchoke, Girasole  Helianthus tuberosus* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Sunflower: Common Sunflower, Kansas Sunflower, Mirasol  Helianthus annuus* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family |
Sweetclover: Yellow Sweetclover, Yellow Melilot, Common Melilot, Field Melilot, Cornilla Real, White Sweetclover  Melilotus officinalis* (Introduced) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family | Tansy: Common Tansy, Golden Buttons, Bitter Buttons, Cow Bitter, Garden Tansy  Tanacetum vulgare* (Introduced) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Tickseed: Lanceleaf Coreopsis  Coreopsis lanceolata* (Native) Family: Asteraceae - Aster family | Toadflax: Dalmation Toadflax, Broadleaf Toadflax  Linaria dalmatica* (Introduced) Family: Plantaginaceae - Plantain family |
Toadflax: Butter-and-eggs, Common Toadflax, Yellow Toadflax, Wild Snapdragon  Linaria vulgaris* (Introduced) Family: Plantaginaceae - Plantain family | Trefoil: Bird's Foot Trefoil, Birdfoot Deervetch, Bloomfell, Cat's Clover, Crowtoes, Ground Honeysuckle  Lotus corniculatus* (Introduced) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family | Trumpet Creeper: Trumpet Creeper, Cow Itch, Hell Vine, Devil's Shoestring  Campsis radicans* (Native) Family: Bignoniaceae - Bignonia family | Trumpet Flower: Large Flowered Collomia, Grand Collomia, Mountain Collomia  Collomia grandiflora* (Native) Family: Polemoniaceae - Phlox family |
Violet: Goosefoot Violet, Goosefoot Yellow Violet, Mountain Violet  Viola purpurea* (Native) Family: Violaceae - Violet family | |||
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