This list of common names and their scientific (Latin) equivalents includes only those plants that are mentioned in the text. With minor exceptions, authority for the scientific names of all plants and for the common names of all plants except trees is the second edition (1942) of Standardized Plant Names, edited by Harlan P. Kelsey and William A. Dayton. Authority for common names of trees is Check List of Native and Naturalized Trees of the United States (Including Alaska), by Elbert L. Little, Jr. (U.S. Department of Agriculture Handbook No. 41, published in 1953.)

Trees and Shrubs

Alder, thinleaf—Alnus tenuifolia Aspen, quaking—Populus tremuloides Birch, water—Betula occidentalis Bitterbrush, antelope—Purshia tridentata Cottonwood, narrowleaf—Populus angustifolia Currant, wax—Ribes cereum Douglas-fir—Pseudotsuga menziesii Fir, subalpine—Abies lasiocarpa Honeysuckle, bearberry—Lonicera involucrata Juniper, Rocky Mountain—Juniperus scopuloram Maple, Rocky Mountain—Acer glabrum glabrum Mountain-ash, Greenes—Sorbus scopulina Pine, limber—Pinus flexilis Pine, lodgepole—Pinus contorta Pine, ponderosa—Pinus ponderosa Raspberry, American red—Rubus idaeus strigosus Raspberry, boulder—Rubus deliciosus Sagebrush, big—Artemisia tridentata Spruce, blue—Picea pungens Spruce, Engelmann—Picea engelmannii Willow, Scouler—Salix scouleriana

Wildflowers

Actinea, graylocks—Actinea grandiflora Arnica, heartleaf—Arnica cordifolia Bistort, American—Polygonum bistortoides Black-eyed susan—Rudbeckia hirta Buttercup, alpine—Ranunculus adoneus Calypso—Calypso bulbosa Columbine, Colorado—Aquilegia coerulea Coralroot, spotted—Corallorhiza maculata Crazyweed, Lambert—Ozytropis lamberti Dryad, Mt. Washington—Dryas octopetala Erysimum, plains—Erysimum asperum Fireweed—Epilobium angustifolium Forget-me-not, alpine—Eritrichum argenteum Gaillardia, common perennial—Gaillardia aristata Geranium, Fremont—Geranium fremonti Globe-flower, white—Trollius albiflorus Iris, Rocky Mountain—Iris missouriensis Jamesia, cliff—Jamesia americana Kings crown—Sedum integrifolium Marsh-marigold, elkslip—Caltha leptosepala Miner’s candle—Cryptantha virgata Monkshood, Columbia—Aconitum columbianum Pasqueflower, American—Anemone ludoviciana Penstemon, oneside—Penstemon unilateralis Phlox, tufted—Phlox caespitosa Primrose, Parry—Primula parryi Pyrola—Pyrola spp. Silene, moss—Silene acaulis Starlily, common—Leucocrinum montanum Thermopsis, spreading—Thermopsis divaricata Townsendia, stemless—Townsendia exscapa Twinflower, American—Linnaea borealis americana

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