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Wildflowers of Rocky Mountain National Park

August/September-Montane-White Flowers


Each Wildflower includes: 
Common Name,
Latin Name,
Family Name,
Life Zone,
​and Season

American Bistort
Bistorta bistortoides,
Buckwheat Family, 
Montane-Subalpine-Alpine,
June-August
Wildflower, American Bistort

Mountain Death Camas,
Wand Lily

Zigadenus elegans,
False Hellebore Family,
Montane-Subalpine-Alpine,
​June-August
Wildflower, Mountain Death Camas, Wand Lily

​Side-Flowered Mitrewort,
White Mitrewort

Mitella stauropetala,
Saxifrage Family,
Montane-Subalpine-Alpine,
June-August
Picture
Picture

Alpine Milkvetch
​Astragalus alpinus,
Pea Family,
Montane-Subalpine-Alpine,
June-August
Picture
Picture

Fendler's Sandwort
Eremogone fendleri,
Pink Family,
Montane-Subalpine-Alpine,
​June-August
Wildflower, Fendler's Sandwort
Wildflower, Fendler's Sandwort

Dotted Saxifrage,
Spotted Saxifrage

Saxifraga bronchialis,
Saxifrage Family,
Montane-Subalpine-Alpine,
​June-September
Wildflower, Dotted Saxifrage, Spotted Saxifrage
Wildflower, Dotted Saxifrage, Spotted Saxifrage

Common Yarrow
Achillea millefolium,
Sunflower Family,
Montane-Subalpine-Alpine,
​June-September
Wildflower, Common Yarrow
Wildflower, Common Yarrow

Wood Nymph
Moneses uniflora,
Heath Family,
Montane-Subalpine-Alpine,
​July-September
Wildflower, Wood Nymph

Cutleaf Daisy
Erigeron coulteri,
Sunflower Family,
Foothills-Montane-Subalpine-Alpine,
​April-August
Wildflower, Cutleaf Daisy
Wildflower, Cutleaf Daisy

Snowball Saxifrage,
Diamond-leaf Saxifrage

Micranthes rhomboidea,
Saxifrange Family,
Foothills-Montane-Subalpine-Alpine,
​April-September
Wildflower, Snowball Saxifrage, Diamond-leaf Saxifrage

Heartleaf Bittercress
Cardamine cordifolia,
Mustard Family,
Montane-Subalpine,
​June-August
Wildflower, Heartleaf Bittercress
Wildflower, Heartleaf Bittercress

Sickletop Lousewort
Pedicularis racemosa,
Broomrape Family,
Montane-Subalpine,
June-August
Wildflower, Sickletop Lousewort
Photo: M. Borneman

Giant Lousewort
Pedicularis procera,
Broomrape Family,
Montane-Subalpine,
June-August

Wildflower, Giant Lousewort
(Photo: M. Borneman)

​Bracted Lousewort,
Fernleaf Lousewort,
Payson’s Lousewort

Pedicularis bracteosa,
Broomrape Family,
Montane-Subalpine,
June-August
Picture

Buckbean
​Menyanthes trifoliata,
Buckbean Family,
Montane-Subalpine,
June-August
Picture
Picture

Hooded Lady’s Tresses
Spiranthes romanzoffiana,
Orchid Family, 
Montane-Subalpine,
​July-September
Wildflower, Hooded Lady’s Tresses

Pearly Everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea,
Sunflower Family,
Montane-Subalpine,
July-September
Wildflower, Pearly Everlasting
Wildflower, Pearly Everlasting

Brooke Saxifrage
​Micranthes odontoloma,
Saxifrage Family,
Montane-Subalpine,
July-September
Picture
Picture

Star Solomon's Seal,
Star Solomon's Plume,
False Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum stellatum,
Butcher's Broom Family,
Foothills-Montane-Subalpine,
​May-August
Picture
Picture

Nodding Onion
Allium cernuum,
Onion Family,
Foothills-Montane-Subalpine,
May-August
Wildflower, Nodding Onion

Northern Bedstraw
Galium boreale,
Madder Family,
Foothils-Montane-Subalpine,
​May-August
Wildflower, Northern Bedstraw

Cow Parsnip
Heracleum maximum,
Parsley (Carrot) Family,
Foothills-Montane-Subalpine,
June-August
Wildflower, Cow Parsnip

​Fendler’s Meadow-rue
Thalictrum fendleri,
Buttercup Family,
Foothills-Montane-Subalpine,
June-August
Picture
Picture

Silverleaf Phacelia,
Silverleaf Scorpionweed

​Phacelia hastata,
Waterleaf Family,
Foothills-Montane-Subalpine,
June-August
Picture
Picture

Field Pennycress
Thlaspi arvense,
Mustard Family,
Foothills-Montane,
​May-August
Wildflower, Field Pennycress

Cutleaf Evening Primrose
​Oenothera coronopifolia,
Evening Primrose Family,
Foothills-Montane,
May-August
Picture
Picture

White Stemless Evening Primrose,
Tufted Evening Primrose

Oenothera caespitosa,
Evening Primrose Family,
Foothills-Montane,
May-August
Wildflower, White Stemless Evening Primrose, Tufted Evening Primrose
Wildflower, White Stemless Evening Primrose, Tufted Evening Primrose

Richardson's Geranium
​Geranium richardsonii,
Geranium Family,
Foothills-Montane-Subalpine,
June-September
Picture

​White Campion
Silene latifolia,
Pink family,
Foothills-Montane.
June-September.
Non-Native plant, Introduced.
Picture

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