Arapaho Plant List
PLANT FAMILY / Scientific Name in USDA plants webpage / common name, USDA plants webpageAgavaceae / Yucca glauca / soapweed yucca
Alismataceae / Sagittariacuneata / arumleaf arrowhead
Alliaceae / Allium textile / textile onion
Amaranthaceae / Amaranthusarenicola / sandhill amaranth
Amaranthaceae / Amaranthusretroflexus / redroot amaranth
Amaranthaceae / Bassiascoparia / burningbush
Amaranthaceae / Chenopodiumberlandieri / pitseed goosefoot
Amaranthaceae / Chenopodiumpratericola / desert goosefoot
Amaranthaceae / Corispermumamericanumvar.rydbergii / American bugseed
Amaranthaceae / Cyclolomaatriplicifolium / winged pigweed
Amaranthaceae / Froelichiafloridana / plains snakecotton
Amaranthaceae / Salsolacollina / slender Russian thistle
Amaranthaceae / Salsola tragus / prickly Russian thistle
Anacardiaceae / Rhusaromatica var. trilobata / fragrant sumac
Anacardiaceae / Toxicodendronrydbergii / western poison ivy
Apocynaceae / Apocynumcannabinum / Indianhemp
Apocynaceae / Asclepiasarenaria / sidecluster milkweed
Apocynaceae / Asclepiaslanuginosa / wooly milkweed
Apocynaceae / Asclepiaspumila / plains milkweed
Apocynaceae / Asclepiasspeciosa / showy milkweed
Apocynaceae / Asclepiasstenophylla / slimleafmilkeweed
Apocynaceae / Asclepiasviridiflora / green comet milkweed
Araceae / Lemna cf. minor / duckweed
Araceae / Spirodelapolyrrhiza / common duckmeat
Asteraceae / Ambrosia psilostachya / Cuman ragweed
Asteraceae / Antennarianeodioica / northern pussytoes
Asteraceae / Antennariaparvifolia / small-leaf pussytoes
Asteraceae / Artemisia campestrissubsp. caudata / field sagewort
Asteraceae / Artemisia ludovicianassp. ludoviciana / white sagebrush
Asteraceae / Bidens sp. / beggarticks
Asteraceae / Brickelliaeupatorioidesvar. corymbulosa / false boneset
Asteraceae / Cirsiumcanescens / Platte thistle
Asteraceae / Cirsiumundulatum / wavy-leaf thistle
Asteraceae / Conyzacanadensis / Canadian horseweed
Asteraceae / Cyclachaenaxanthifolia / giant sumpweed
Asteraceae / Erigeron bellidiastrum / western daisy fleabane
Asteraceae / Grindelia squarrosavar.squarrosa / curlycupgumweed
Asteraceae / Helianthus pauciflorus subsp. subrhomboideus / stiff sunflower
Asteraceae / Helianthus petiolaris / prairie sunflower
Asteraceae / Heterothecavillosavar. nana / hairy false golden aster
Asteraceae / Heterothecavillosavar. villosa / hairy false golden aster
Asteraceae / Hymenopappusfilifoliusvar.polycephalus / manyheadhymenopappus
Asteraceae / Hymenopappustenuifolius / Chalk Hill hymenopappus
Asteraceae / Lactucaserriola / prickly lettuce
Asteraceae / Lactucatataricavar.pulchella / blue lettuce
Asteraceae / Liatrispunctata / dotted blazing star
Asteraceae / Liatrissquarrosavar.glabrata / scaly blazing star
Asteraceae / Lygodesmiajuncea / rush skeletonplant
Asteraceae / Machaerantheracanescensssp.canescensvar. cansecens / hoary tansyaster
Asteraceae / Machaerantherapinnatifidassp. pinnatifidavar.pinnatifida / lacy tansyaster
Asteraceae / Nothocalaiscuspidata / sharppoint prairie-dandelion
Asteraceae / Packeratridenticulata / threetooth ragwort
Asteraceae / Ratibidacolumnifera / upright prairie coneflower
Asteraceae / Senecioriddellii / Riddell's ragwort
Asteraceae / Shinnersoserisrostrata / beaked skeletonweed
Asteraceae / Solidagomissouriensis / Missouri goldenrod
Asteraceae / Solidagomollis / velvety goldenrod
Asteraceae / Solidagonemoralis / gray goldenrod
Asteraceae / Symphyotrichumfalcatumvar.communatum / white prairie aster
Asteraceae / Symphyotrichumoblongifolim / aromatic aster
Asteraceae / Taraxacumofficinale / common dandelion
Asteraceae / Thelespermamegapotamicum / Hopi tea greenthread
Asteraceae / Townsendiaexscapa / stemless Townsend daisy
Asteraceae / Tragopogondubius / yellow salsify
Asteraceae / Xanthium strumarium / common cockleburr
Boraginaceae / Cryptanthacinereavar.jamesii / James' cryptantha
Boraginaceae / Cryptantha minima / little cryptantha
Boraginaceae / Ellisianyctelea / Aunt Lucy
Boraginaceae / Lappulaoccidentalis / flatspine stickseed
Boraginaceae / Lithospermumcarolinense / Carolina puccoon
Boraginaceae / Lithospermumincisum / narrowleafstoneseed
Brassicaceae / Camelinamicrocarpa / littlepod false flax
Brassicaceae / Erysimumasperum / western wallflower
Brassicaceae / Lepidiumdensiflorum / common peppergrass
Brassicaceae / Lesquerellaludoviciana / foothill bladderpod
Brassicaceae / Sisymbriumaltissimum / tall tumblemustard
Cactaceae / Escobaria vivipara var. vivipara / spinystar
Cactaceae / Opuntiafragilis / brittle prickly-pear
Cactaceae / Opuntiamacrorhiza / twistspinepricklypear
Capparaceae / Polanisiajamesii / James' clammyweed
Cleomaceae / Cleome serrulata / Rocky Mountain beeplant
Commelinaceae / Commelinaerecta var. angustifolia / whitemouth dayflower
Commelinaceae / Tradescantiaoccidentalis / prairie spiderwort
Convolvulaceae / Cuscutaindecora / bigseed alfalfa dodder
Convolvulaceae / Evolvulusnuttallianus / shaggy dwarf morning-glory
Convolvulaceae / Ipomoea leptophylla / bush morning-glory
Cyperaceae / Carexbrevior / shortbeak sedge
Cyperaceae / Carexduriuscula / needleleaf sedge
Cyperaceae / Carexinopsssp. heliophila / sun sedge
Cyperaceae / Carexmolesta / troublesome sedge
Cyperaceae / Carexpellita / wooly sedge
Cyperaceae / Carexpraegracilis / clustered field sedge
Cyperaceae / Carexstricta / upright sedge
Cyperaceae / Cyperusschweinitzii / Schweinitz'sflatsedge
Cyperaceae / Eleocharis erythropoda / bald spikerush
Cyperaceae / Schoenoplectuspungens / common threesquare
Cyperaceae / Schoenoplectustabernaemontani / softstem bulrush
Equisetaceae / Equisetum laevigatum / smooth horsetail
Euphorbiaceae / Chamaesycegeyeri / Geyer's sandmat
Euphorbiaceae / Chamaesyceglyptosperma / ribseedsandmat
Euphorbiaceae / Chamaesycemissurica / prairie sandmat
Euphorbiaceae / Croton texensis / Texas croton
Fabaceae / Amorphacanescens / leadplant
Fabaceae / Astragalusceramicusvar.filifolius / painted milkvetch
Fabaceae / Astragaluscrassicarpusvar. crassicarpus / groundplummilkvetch
Fabaceae / Astragaluslotiflorus / lotus milkvetch
Fabaceae / Dalea candida var.oligophylla / white prairie clover
Fabaceae / Daleapurpureavar.arenicola / purple prairie clover
Fabaceae / Daleavillosa / silky prairie clover
Fabaceae / Glycyrrhizalepidota / American licorice
Fabaceae / Lathyruspolymorphus / manystem pea
Fabaceae / Melilotusofficinalis / yellow sweetclover
Fabaceae / Oxytropislambertii / purple locoweed
Fabaceae / Pediomelumdigitatum / palmleaf Indian breadroot
Fabaceae / Pediomelumhypogaea / subterranean Indian breadroot
Fabaceae / Psoralidiumlanceolatum / lemon scurfpea
Fabaceae / Psoralidiumtenuiflorum / slimflowerscurfpea
Juncaceae / Juncusnodosus / knotted rush
Juncaceae / Juncustenuis/dudleyi / poverty rush/Dudley's rush
Lamiaceae / Monardapectinata / pony beebalm
Linaceae / Linumrigidumvar. rigidum / stiffseed flax
Loasaceae / Mentzelianuda / bractless blazingstar
Malvaceae / Sphaeralceacoccinea / scarlet globemallow
Nyctaginaceae / Mirabilis hirsuta / hairy four-o'clock
Nyctaginaceae / Mirabilis linearis / narrowleaf four-o'clock
Onagraceae / Calyophusserrulatus / yellow sundrops
Onagraceae / Gauracoccinea / scarlet beeblossom
Onagraceae / Gauramollis / velvetweed
Onagraceae / Oenotheranuttallii / Nuttalli's evening-primrose
Onagraceae / Oenotherarhombipetala / fourpoint evening-primrose
Orobanchaceae / Orobanchefasciculata / clustered broomrape
Papaveraceae / Argemonepolyanthemos / crested pricklypoppy
Plantaginaceae / Plantagopatagonica / woolly plantain
Poaceae / Agropyroncristatum / crested wheatgrass
Poaceae / Andropogonhallii / sand bluestem
Poaceae / Aristidapurpurea var. longiseta / Fendler's three-awn
Poaceae / Boutelouagracilis / blue grama
Poaceae / Boutelouahirsuta / hairy grama
Poaceae / Bromusarvensis / field brome
Poaceae / Bromusinermis / smooth brome
Poaceae / Bromustectorum / cheatgrass
Poaceae / Calamovilfalongifolia / prairie sandreed
Poaceae / Cenchruslongispinus / mat sandbur
Poaceae / Dichantheliumoligosanthes var. scribnerianum / Scribner's rosette grass
Poaceae / Dichantheliumwilcoxianum / fall rosette grass
Poaceae / Distichlisspicatavarstricta / saltgrass
Poaceae / Echinochloamuricatavar.microstachya / rough barnyardgrass
Poaceae / Elymuselymoides spp. brevifolius / squirreltail
Poaceae / Eragrostiscilianensis / stinkgrass
Poaceae / Eragrostistrichodes / sand lovegrass
Poaceae / Hesperostipacomata / needle and thread
Poaceae / Hordeumjubatum / foxtail barley
Poaceae / Hordeumpusillum / little barley
Poaceae / Koeleriamacrantha / prairie Junegrass
Poaceae / Muhlenbergiapungens / sandhillmuhly
Poaceae / Munroasquarrosa / false buffalograss
Poaceae / Panicumcapillare / witchgrass
Poaceae / Panicumvirgatum / switchgrass
Poaceae / Pascopyrumsmithii / western wheatgrass
Poaceae / Paspalumsetaceum / thin paspalum
Poaceae / Phalarisarundinacea / reed canarygrass
Poaceae / Poapratensis / Kentucky bluegrass
Poaceae / Redfieldiaflexuosa / blowout grass
Poaceae / Schedonnarduspaniculatus / tumblegrass
Poaceae / Schizachyriumscoparium / little bluestem
Poaceae / Sorghastrumnutans / Indiangrass
Poaceae / Sporoboluscryptandrus / sand dropseed
Poaceae / Triplasispurpurea / purple sandgrass
Poaceae / Vulpinaoctofloravar. octoflora / sixweeks fescue
Polemoniaceae / Ipomopsislongiflora / flaxfloweredipomopsis
Polemoniaceae / Phlox andicola / prairie phlox
Polygonaceae / Eriogonumannuum / annual buckwheat
Polygonaceae / Polygonumarenastrum / oval-leaf knotweed
Polygonaceae / Polygonumlapathifolium / curlytop knotweed
Polygonaceae / Polygonumpensylvanicum / Pennsylvania smartweed
Polygonaceae / Polygonumramosissimum / bushy knotweed
Polygonaceae / Rumexvenosus / veiny dock
Pontederiaceae / Heterantheralimosa / blue mudplaintain
Portulaceae / Phemeranthuscalycinus / largeflowerfameflower
Portulaceae / Phermeranthusrugospermus / prairie fameflower
Potamogetonaceae / Potamogeton sp. (foliosus or pusillus)* / leafy pondweed/small pondweed
Potamogetonaceae / Stuckeniapectinata / sago pondweed
Potamogetonaceae / Zannichelliapalustris / horned pondweed
Ranunculaceae / Delphinium carolinianumvar.virescens / Carolina larkspur
Rosaceae / Potentillapensylvanica / Pennsylvania cinquefoil
Rosaceae / Prunuspumila var. besseyi / western sandcherry
Rosaceae / Prunusvirginiana / chokecherry
Rosaceae / Rosa arkansana / prairie rose
Rosaceae / Rosa woodsii / Wood's rose
Saliaceae / Populusdeltoidessubsp. monolifera / plains cottonwood
Saliaceae / Salix amygdaloides / Peachleaf willow
Saliaceae / Salix interior / sandbar willow
Saliaceae / Salix lutea / yellow willow
Scrophulariaceae / Penstemonalbidus / white penstemon
Scrophulariaceae / Penstemonangustifolius var. angustifolius / broadbeard beardtongue
Scrophulariaceae / Veronica peregrinavar.xalapensis / hairy purslane speedwell
Solanaceae / Physalisheterophylla / clammy groundcherry
Solanaceae / Physalishispida / prairie groundcherry
Solanaceae / Physalislongifolia / longleaf groundcherry
Solanaceae / Solanuminterius / deadly nightshade
Solanaceae / Solanumtriflorum / cutleaf nightshade
Typhaceae / Typhalatifolia / broadleaf cattail
Verbenaceae / Verbena bacteata / bigbractvervain
Zygophyllaceae / Tribulusterrestris / puncturevine