Plants of East Cottonwood Creek, SE Co Prairies [Baca Co(s), Colorado]

Observed on CONPS fieldtrip, 5/21/1989 to 5/21/1989

Leader(s): Rick Brune, Meg Van Ness; Recorder(s); Loraine Yeatts

Scientific Name Synonym Common Name

Anacardiaceae Sumac
1. Rhus aromatica ssp. trilobata (R. trilobata) Skunkbrush
Asteraceae (Compositae) Sunflower
2. Machaeranthera tanacetifolia (Aster tanacetifolia) Tansy aster, tahoka daisy
3. Seriphidium tridentatum (Artemisia tridentata) Big sagebrush
Caesalpiniaceae (formerly in Fabaceae) Bird-of-Paradise
4. Caesalpinia jamesii (Hoffmanseggia jamesii) James rushpea
Campanulaceae Bellflower
5. Lobelia cardinalis ssp. Cardinal flower
graminea
Cupressaceae Cypress
6. Sabina monosperma (Juniperus monosperma) One-seed juniper
7. Sabina scopulorum (Juniperus scopulorum) Red-cedar, Rocky Mt. juniper
Fabaceae (Leguminosae) Pea
8. Astragalus mollissimus var. Woolly locoweed
thompsonae
Fagaceae Oak
9. Quercus grisea (Q. undulata) Oak
10. Quercus macrocarpa Bur-oak
Sapindaceae Soapberry
11. Sapindus saponaria var. (S. drummondii) Soapberry
drummondii

Sapindus sapinaria var. drummondii site, on W. side of Cottonwood Creek road where road crosses fenceline
between S30 & S 31.
Maps: Baca County sheet 3, 7.5' Carrizo Mt., T33S R50W SW SW S30; NW NW S31