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Wildflowers of Rocky Mountain National Park

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

Mountain Dryad,
Mountain Avens

Dryas octopetala,
Rose Family,
Alpine,
June-August
Mountain Dryad, Mountain Avens

Rock Jasmine
Androsace chamaejasme,
Primrose Family,
Alpine,
June-August
Wildflower, Rock Jasmine

Alpine Spring Beauty
Claytonia megarhiza, 
Miner’s Lettuce Family,
Alpine,
June-August
Wildflower, Alpine Spring Beauty

Rocky Mountain Snowlover
​Chionophila jamesii,
Plantain Family,
Alpine,
July-August
Picture
Picture

Alpine Sandwort,
Alpine Stitchwort

Minuartia obtusiloba,
Pink Family,
Alpine,
June-September
Wildflower, Alpine Sandwort, Alpine Stitchwort

White Marsh Marigold
Caltha leptosepala,
Buttercup Family,
​Subalpine-Alpine,
May-July
Wildflower, White Marsh Marigold
Wildflower, White Marsh Marigold

Globeflower
Trollius laxus,
Buttercup Family,
Subalpine-Alpine,
May-July
Wildflower, Globeflower
Wildflower, Globeflower

Narcissus Anemone
Anemone narcissiflor,
Buttercup Family,
Subalpine-Alpine,
May-August
Wildflower, Narcissus Anemone
Wildflower, Narcissus Anemone

Alplily, Alpine Lily
Lloydia serotina,
Lily Family,
Subalpine-Alpine,
June-August
Wildflower, Alplily, Alpine Lily

Brandegee’s Sky Pilot,
Honey Polemonium

​Polemonium brandegeei,
Phlox Family,
Subalpine-Alpine,
June-August
Picture
Picture

Parry’s Lousewort
Pedicularis parryi,
Broomrape Family,
Subalpine-Alpine,
Late June-August
(Photo: M.Borneman)
Wildflower, Parry’s Lousewort

Alpine Phlox
Phlox condensata,
Phlox Family,
Subalpine-Alpine, 
​June-September
Wildflower, Alpine Phlox

Alpine Bistort
​Bistorta vivipara,
Buckwheat Family,
Subalpine-Alpine,
June-September
Picture
Picture

Arctic Gentian
Gentiana algida,
Gentian Family,
Subalpine-Alpine,
Late July-September
Wildflower, Arctic Gentian
Wildflower, Arctic Gentian

Mouse-eared Chickweed
Cerastium arvense,
Pink Family,
Montane-Subalpine-Alpine,
April-July
Wildflower, Mouse-eared Chickweed

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

Pygmyflower Rockjasmine,
​Northern Fairy Candelabra

Androsace septentrionalis,
Primrose Family,
Foothills-Montane-Subalpine-Alpine,
May-July
Picture
Picture

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

Mountain Strawberry
Fragaria virginiana,
Rose Family,
Montane-Subalpine,
​May-July
Wildflower, Mountain Strawberry

Small-leaf Pussy Toes,
Sunloving Catspaw

Antennaria parvifolia,
Sunflower Family,
Montane-Subalpine,
May-July
(Photo: M. Borneman)
Wildflower, Small-leaf Pussy Toes, Sunloving Catspaw

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

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

Giant Lousewort
Pedicularis procera,
Broomrape Family,
Montane-Subalpine,
June-August
(Photo: M. Borneman)
Wildflower, Giant Lousewort

​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

​Canadian White Violet
Viola canadensis,
Violet Family,
Foothills-Montane-Subalpine,
April-July
Picture
Picture

Fairy Bells
Prosartes trachycarpa,
Lily Family,
Foothills-Montane-Subalpine,
​May-July
Wildflower, Fairy Bells

Gunnison’s Mariposa Lily
Calochortus gunnisonii,
Lily Family,
Foothills-Montane-Subalpine,
May-July
Wildflower, Gunnison’s Mariposa Lily
Wildflower, Gunnison’s Mariposa Lily

Solomon’s Seal
Maianthemum racemosum,
Butcher’s Broom Family,
Foothills-Montane-Subalpine,
May-July
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

Stemless Easter Daisy
​Townsendia exscapa,
Sunflower Family,
Foothills-Montane,
April-June
Picture
Picture

Common Sand Lily
Leucocrinum montanum,
Agave Family,
Foothills-Montane,
​April-June
Wildflower, Common Sand Lily

Miner’s Candle
Cryptantha virgata,
Borage Family,
Foothills-Montane,
​May-July
Wildflower, Miner’s Candle

​Spiked Ipomopsis,
Spiked Skyrocket,
Spiked Gilia

​Ipomopsis spicata,
Phlox Family,
Foothills-Montane,
May-July.
Picture
Picture

Parry’s Milkvetch
Astragalus parryi,
Parsley (Carrot) Family,
Foothills-Montane,
May-July
Wildflower, Parry’s Milkvetch

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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