Eastern
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Search capabilities have been added to aid with wildflower identification.
Eastern Colorado Wildflowers contains
photographs and information for over 525 plant species growing east
of the Continental Divide in Colorado. Species listed in Weber and Wittmann's
Colorado Flora: Eastern Slope, 3rd Edition are included.
Colorado wildflower species are listed alphabetically
by Scientific
names, Common
names, or Families.
Names are those used by Weber and/or USDA Plants Database.
Vegetation zones follow those
described by the Colorado
Native Plant Society:
Plains: |
3500 to 6500 feet |
Foothills: |
6500 to 8000 feet |
Montane: |
8000 to 10,000 feet |
Subalpine: |
10,000 to 11,500 feet |
Alpine: |
above 11,500 feet (tree line) |
Elevations listed for individual Colorado wildflower species
are from herbarium specimens.
Times of flowering are estimates based on references and
my own observations. They can vary depending on elevation and climate.
Great effort has been made to correctly identify wildflower species. If you believe a species has been misidentified,
please send an email
and I will make corrections. This feedback will strengthen the site
as a resource.
Photographs may be used for educational purposes. Please
credit to "easterncoloradowildflowers.com".
High resolution photo files of Colorado wildflowers are available. Please
contact me
for details.
References:
Ackerfield, Jennifer, The Flora of Colorado (draft). 2012.
Dorn, Robert D., Vascular Plants of Wyoming, 3rd edition. 2001.
Flora
ID Northwest database plant identification tool developed by Bruce
Barnes.
Gadd, Alix., Northern
Colorado Plants: A Field Guide to the Flora of the Northern Front Range
Urban Corridor. 2007. Travertine Press.
Guennel, G.K., Guide
to Colorado Wildflowers, Volume 1 (Plains and Foothills) and Volume 2 (Mountains). 1995.
Southwest
Colorado Wildflowers web page by Al and Betty Schneider
USDA Plants Database
Weber, William A. and Ronald C. Wittmann, Colorado
Flora: Eastern Slope, 3rd edition. 2001.
Thank you to Sara, Kate and Charlie for their patience
during family hikes and for allowing me to dominate our computer for
several months. Thank you also to my friends and colleagues who have
assisted with plant identification. And to my parents, whose copy of
Eliot Porter's Birds of North America was an inspiration.
Web author: Ernie Marx
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