Wildflowers of Rocky Mountain National Park
Yellow Flowers
Each Wildflower includes:
Common Name,
Latin Name,
Family Name,
Life Zone,
and Season
Common Name,
Latin Name,
Family Name,
Life Zone,
and Season
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Stemless Four-Nerve Daisy,
Goldflower Tetraneuris acaulis Var. caespitosa, Sunflower Family, Alpine, May-August |
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Old Man of the Mountain,
Alpine Sunflower Hymenoxys grandiflora, Sunflower Family, Alpine, June-August |
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Western Yellow Paintbrush
Castilleja occidentalis, Broomrape Family, Subalpine-Alpine, June-August |
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Alpine Avens
Geum rossii, Rose Family, Subalpine-Alpine, June-August |
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Dwarf Mountain Ragwort
Senecio fremontii, Sunflower Family, Subalpine-Alpine, June-August |
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Alpine Parsley
Cymopterus alpinus, Parsley(Carrot) Family, Subalpine-Alpine, June-August |
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Alpine Sagewort
Artemisia scopulorum, Sunflower Family, Subalpine-Alpine, July-September |
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Subalpine Monkey-flower
Mimulus tilingii, Lopseed Family, Subalpine-Alpine, July-September |
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Avalanche Lily,
Glacier Lily Erythronium grandiflorum, Lily Family, Montane-Subalpine-Alpine, June-August |
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Golden Draba
Draba aurea, Mustard Family, Montane-Subalpine-Alpine, June-August |
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Western Wallflower
Erysimum capitatum, Mustard Family, Foothills-Montane-Subalpine-Alpine, May-August |
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Yellow Stonecrop,
Spearleaf Stonecrop Sedum lanceolatum, Stonecrop Family, Foothills-Montane-Subalpine-Alpine, May-September |
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Alpine Golden Buckwheat
Eriogonum flavum, Buckwheat Family, Foothills-Montane-Subalpine-Alpine, June-September |
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Rocky Mountain Goldenrod
Solidago multiradiata, Sunflower Family, Foothills-Montane-Subalpine-Alpine, July-September |
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Nuttall’s Violet
Viola nuttallii, Violet Family, Foothills-Montane-Subalpine, April-June |
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Yellow Coralroot
Corallorhiza trifida, Orchid Family, Montane-Subalpine, June-July |
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Heartleaf Arnica
Arnica cordifolia, Sunflower Family, Montane-Subalpine, June-September |
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Rocky Mountain Pond Lily
Nuphar polysepala, Waterlily Family, Montane-Subalpine, June-September |
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Mountain Parsley
Cymopterus lemmonii, Parsley (Carrot) Family, Foothills-Montane-Subalpine, May-July (Photo M. Borneman) |
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Golden Banner
Thermopsis divaricarpa, Pea Family, Foothills-Montane-Subalpine, May-August |
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Lambs-Tongue Ragwort
Senecio integerrimus, Sunflower Family, Foothills-Montane-Subalpine, May-August |
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Leafy Cinquefoil,
Bigflower Cinquefoil Potentilla fissa, Rose Family, Foothills-Montane-Subalpine, May-August |
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Wooton’s Ragwort
Senecio wootonii, Sunflower Family, Foothills-Montane-Subalpine, June-August |
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Western Golden Ragwort,
Cut-leaf Groundsel Senecio eremophilus, Sunflower Family, Foothills-Montane-Subalpine, June-September |
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Tasselflower,
Brickellbush Brickella grandiflora, Sunflower Family, Foothills-Montane-Subalpine, July-September |
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Sagebrush Buttercup
Ranunculus glaberrimus, Buttercup Family, Montane, March-June |
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Oregon Grape,
Creeping Barberry Mahonia repens, Barberry Family, Montane, April-June |
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Sulphur-flower
Eriogonum umbellatum, Buckwheat Family, Foothills-Montane, March-August |
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Nuttall Buttercup,
Tadpole Buttercup Ranunculus ranunculinus, Buttercup Family, Foothills-Montane, April-June |
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Wavy-leaf Dandelion,
Sharppoint Prairie Dandelion Nothocalais cuspidata, Sunflower Family, Foothills-Montane, April-June |
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Whiskbroom Parsley
Harbouria trachypleura, Parsley (Carrot) Family, Foothills-Montane, May-July |
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Photo M. Borneman
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Meadow Arnica,
Foothill Arnica Arnica fulgens, Sunflower Family, Foothills-Montane, May-August |
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Common Yellow Salsify,
Yellow Goatsbeard Tragopogon dubius, Sunflower Family, Foothills-Montane, May-August |
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Many Flowered Puccoon
Lithospermum multiflorum, Borage Family, Foothills-Montane, May-August |
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Narrow-leaf Puccoon
Lithospermum incisum, Borage Family, Foothills-Montane, May-August |
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Mountain Bladderpod
Lesquerella montana, Mustard Family, Foothills-Montane, May-August |
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Golden Smoke,
Scrambled Eggs Corydalis aurea, Fumitory Family, Foothills-Montane, May-August |
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Bigflower Cinquefoil
Potentilla fissa, Rose Family, Foothills-Montane, May-August |
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Western Prickly Pear
Opuntia macrorhiza, Cactus Family, Foothills-Montane, May-August |
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Blanketflower
Gaillardia aristata, Sunflower Family, Foothills-Montane, May-September |
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Fendler’s Ragwort
Packera fendleri, Sunflower Family, Foothills-Montane, May-September |
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Photo M. Borneman
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Dalmatian Toadflax
Linaria dalmatica, Plantain Family, Foothills-Montane, May-October Introduced, noxious weed. |
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Yellow Indian Paintbrush
Castilleja flava, Broomrape Family, Foothills-Montane, June-September |
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Cutleaf Coneflower
Rudbeckia laciniata, Sunflower Family, Foothills-Montane, July-September |
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Broom Ragwort,
Narrow-leaved Butterweed, Broom Senecio Senecio spartiodes, Sunflower Family, Foothills-Montane, July-September |
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Rabbitbrush
Ericameria nauseosa, Foothills-Montane, August-October |
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