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