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Wildflowers of Rocky Mountain National Park
April/May-Montane-Yellow Flowers
Each Wildflower includes:
Common Name
,
Latin Name
,
Family Name,
Life Zone,
and Season
Western Wallflower
Erysimum capitatum
,
Mustard Family,
Foothills-Montane-Subalpine-Alpine,
May-Aug
ust
Yellow Stonecrop,
Spearleaf Stonecrop
Sedum lanceolatum
,
Stonecrop Family,
Foothills-Montane-Subalpine-Alpine,
May-September
Nuttall’s Violet
Viola nuttallii
,
Violet Family,
Foothills-Montane-Subalpine,
April-June
Mountain Parsley
Cymopterus lemmonii
,
Parsley (Carrot) Family,
Foothills-Montane-Subalpine,
May-July
Photo M. Borneman
Golden Banner
Thermopsis divaricarpa
,
Pea Family,
Foothills-Montane-Subalpine,
May-Aug
ust
Lambs-Tongue Ragwort
Senecio integerrimus
,
Sunflower Family,
Foothills-Montane-Subalpine,
May-Aug
ust
Leafy Cinquefoil,
Bigflower Cinquefoil
Potentilla fissa
,
Rose Family,
Foothills-Montane-Subalpine,
May-Aug
ust
Sagebrush Buttercup
Ranunculus glaberrimus
,
Buttercup Family,
Montane,
March-June
Oregon Grape,
Creeping Barberry
Mahonia repens
,
Barberry Family,
Montane,
April-June
Sulphur-flower
Eriogonum umbellatum
,
Buckwheat Family,
Foothills-Montane,
March-Aug
ust
Nuttall Buttercup,
Tadpole Buttercup
Ranunculus ranunculinus
,
Buttercup Family,
Foothills-Montane,
April-June
Wavy-leaf Dandelion,
Sharppoint Prairie Dandelion
Nothocalais cuspidata
,
Sunflower Family,
Foothills-Montane,
April-June
Whiskbroom Parsley
Harbouria trachypleura
,
Parsley (Carrot) Family,
Foothills-Montane,
May-July
Photo M. Borneman
Meadow Arnica,
Foothill Arnica
Arnica fulgens
,
Sunflower Family,
Foothills-Montane,
May-Aug
ust
Common Yellow Salsify,
Yellow Goatsbeard
Tragopogon dubius
,
Sunflower Family,
Foothills-Montane,
May-Aug
ust
Many Flowered Puccoon
Lithospermum multiflorum
,
Borage Family,
Foothills-Montane,
May-Aug
ust
Narrow-leaf Puccoon
Lithospermum incisum
,
Borage Family,
Foothills-Montane,
May-Aug
ust
Mountain Bladderpod
Lesquerella montana
,
Mustard Family,
Foothills-Montane,
May-Aug
ust
Golden Smoke,
Scrambled Eggs
Corydalis aurea
,
Fumitory Family,
Foothills-Montane,
May-Aug
ust
Bigflower Cinquefoil
Potentilla fissa
,
Rose Family,
Foothills-Montane,
May-August
Western Prickly Pear
Opuntia macrorhiza
,
Cactus Family,
Foothills-Montane,
May-August
Blanketflower
Gaillardia aristata
,
Sunflower Family,
Foothills-Montane,
May-September
Fendler’s Ragwort
Packera fendleri
,
Sunflower Family,
Foothills-Montane,
May-September
Photo M. Borneman
Dalmatian Toadflax
Linaria dalmatica
,
Plantain Family,
Foothills-Montane,
May-October
(Introduced, noxious weed)
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