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SPECIES	COMMON NAME	FAMILY	COLOR
Aconitum columbianum	Monk's Hood	Ranunculaceae (Buttercup)	Purple
Achillea millefolium	Yarrow, Common Yarrow	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	White
Actaea rubra	Red Baneberry, Western Baneberry	Ranunculaceae (Buttercup)	White
Agastache urticifolia	Horsemint Giant Hyssop, Nettleleaf Giant Hyssop	Lamiaceae (Mint)	White
Agoseris aurantiaca var. aurantiaca	Orange Agoseris	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	Orange
Agoseris aurantiaca var. purpurea	Orange Agoseris	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	Orange
Agoseris glauca	Pale Agoseris, False Dandelion	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	Yellow
Allium acuminatum	Taper-tip Onion	Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis)	Pink
Allium cernuum	Nodding Onion	Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis)	Pink
Allium geyeri var. geyerii	Geyer's Onion	Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis)	Pink
Alyssum simplex	Wild Alyssum, European Madwort	Brassicaceae (Mustard)	Yellow
Amelanchier alnifolia	Serviceberry	Rosaceae (Rose)	White
Anaphalis margaritacea	Pearly Everlasting	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	White
Androsace septentrionalis	Northern Fairy-Candelabra, Pygmyflower Rockjasmine	Primulaceae (Primrose)	White
Anemone multifida	Cutleaf Anemone, Red Windflower	Ranunculaceae (Buttercup)	Pink
Anemone narcissiflora var. zephyra	Narcissus Anemone	Ranunculaceae (Buttercup)	White
Angelica grayi	Gray's Angelica	Apiaceae (Parsley)	White
Antennaria anaphaloides	Pearly Pussytoes, Tall Pussytoes	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	White
Antennaria media	Rocky Mountain Pussytoes	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	White
Antennaria parvifolia	Small-leaf Pussytoes	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	White
Antennaria rosea	Pink Pussytoes, Rosy Pussytoes	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	Pink
Antennaria umbrinella	Umber Pussytoes	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	White
Anticlea elegans (Zigadenus elegans)	Death Camas, Mountain Death Camas	Melanthiaceae (False Hellebore)	White
Apocynum androsaemifolium	Spreading Dogbane	Apocynaceae (Dogbane)	White
Apocynum cannabinum	Indian Hemp	Apocynaceae (Dogbane)	White
Aquilegia coerula	Colorado Columbine	Ranunculaceae (Buttercup)	Blue
Aquilegia elegantula	Shooting Star Columbine, Red Columbine	Ranunculaceae (Buttercup)	Red
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Kinnikinnick, Bearberry	Ericacea (Heath)	White/pink
Argemone polyanthemos	Crested Prickly-poppy, Thistle Poppy	Papaveracea (Poppy)	White
Arnica cordifolia	Heartleaf Arnica	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	Yellow
Arnica latifolia	Broadleaf Arnica	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	Yellow
Arnica mollis	Hairy Arnica, Subalpine Arnica	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	Yellow
Arnica parryi	Rayless Arnica, Parry's Arnica, Nodding Arnica	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	Yellow
Arnica rydbergii	Subalpine Arnica	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	Yellow
Artemisia borealis (Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis, Artemisia campestris var. purshii)	Boreal Sagewort, Boreal Sage, Northern Wormwood	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	Yellow
Artemisia campestris ssp. pacifica	Field Sagewort	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	Yellow
Artemisia frigida	Prairie Sagewort, Fringed Sage	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	Yellow
Artemisia scopulorum	Alpine Sagebrush, Alpine Sagewort, Alpine Sage	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	Yellow
Artemisia tridentata	Big Sagebrush	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	Yellow
Asclepias speciosa	Showy Milkweed	Apocynaceae (Dogbane)	Pink
Astragalus alpinus var. alpinus	Alpine Milkvetch	Fabaceae (Pea)	Purple
Astragalus agrestis	Field Milkvetch, Purple Milkvetch	Fabaceae (Pea)	Purple
Astragalus cicer	Chickpea Milkvetch, Cicer Milkvetch	Fabaceae (Pea)	White
Astragalus flexuosus	Flexible Milkvetch	Fabaceae (Pea)	Purple
Astragalus gracilis	Slender Milkvetch	Fabaceae (Pea)	Purple
Astragalus hallii	Hall's Milkvetch	Fabaceae (Pea)	Purple
Astragalus kentrophyta	Spiny Milkvetch	Fabaceae (Pea)	White
Astragalus laxmannii var. robustior	Prairie Milkvetch	Fabaceae (Pea)	Purple
Astragalus pattersonii	Patterson Milkvetch	Fabaceae (Pea)	White
Astragalus scopulorum	Rocky Mountain Milkvetch	Fabaceae (Pea)	White
Astragalus shortianus	Short's Milkvetch	Fabaceae (Pea)	Purple

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SPECIES	COMMON NAME	FAMILY	COLOR
Balsamorhiza sagittata	Arrowhead Balsamroot	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Berberis repens (Mahonia repens)	Creeping Barberry	Berberidaceae (Barberry)	Yellow
Berteroa incana	Hoary False Alyssum	Brassicaceae (Mustard)	White
Bistorta bistortoides (Polygonum bistortoides)	American Bistort	Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)	White
Bistorta vivipara (Polygonum viviparum)	Alpine Bistort	Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)	White
Boechera grahamii (Arabis drummondii var. brachycarpa)	Graham's Rockcress	Brassicaceae (Mustard)	White
Boechera retrofracta (Arabis holboellii var. retrofracta)	Reflexed Rockcress, Second Rockcress	Brassicaceae (Mustard)	White
Boechera stricta	Drummond's Rockcress	Brassicaceae (Mustard)	White
Brickellia grandiflora	Mountain Brickelbush, Tasselflower	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	White
Bromus inermis	Smooth Brome	Poaceae (Grass)	Green/Brown
Bromus marginatus	Mountain Brome	Poaceae (Grass)	Green/Brown

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SPECIES	COMMON NAME	FAMILY	COLOR
Calamagrostis canadensis	Bluestem Reedgrass	Poaceae (Grass)	Green/Brown
Calochortus gunnisonii	Mariposa Lily	Liliaceae (Lily)	White/Lavender
Calochortus nuttallii	Sego Lily	Liliaceae (Lily)	White/Lavender
Caltha leptosepala	Marsh-marigold, White Marsh-marigold	Ranunculaceae (Buttercup)	White
Calypso bulbosa var. americana	Fairy Slipper, Calypso Orchid	Orchidaceae (Orchid)	Purple
Campanula parryi	Parry's Bellflower, Parry's Harebell	Campanulaceae (Bellflower)	Purple
Campanula rotundifolia	Harebell, Bluebell, Bellflower	Campanulaceae (Bellflower)	Blue
Campanula uniflora	Arctic Bellflower, Arctic Harebell	Campanulaceae (Bellflower)	Blue
Cardamine cordifolia	Heartleaf Bittercress	Brassicaceae (Mustard)	White
Carduus nutans	Musk Thistle	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	Pink
Carex ebenea	Black Sedge	Cyperaceae (Sedge)	Brown
Carex scopulorum	Rocky Mountain Sedge	Cyperaceae (Sedge)	Brown
Castilleja integra	Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush, Squawfeather	Orobanchaceae (Broomrape)	Red
Castilleja linariifolia	Wyoming Paintbrush	Orobanchaceae (Broomrape)	Red
Castilleja miniata	Scarlet Paintbrush, Red Indian Paintbrush	Orobanchaceae (Broomrape)	Red
Castilleja occidentalis	Western Indian Paintbrush	Orobanchaceae (Broomrape)	Yellow
Castilleja rhexiifolia	Rosy Paintbrush, Splitleaf Paintbrush	Orobanchaceae (Broomrape)	Pink
Castilleja sulphurea	Yellow Indian Paintbrush	Orobanchaceae (Broomrape)	Yellow
Ceanothus fendleri	Fendler's Ceanothus, Fendler's Buckthorn	Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn)	White
Ceanothus velutinus	Snowbrush, Snowbrush Ceanothus	Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn)	White
Centaurea montana	Mountain Cornflower, Mountain Bluet	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	Blue
Cerastium arvense ssp. strictum	Alpine Chickweed, Alpine Mouse Ear	Caryophyllaceae (Pink)	White
Cerastium beeringianum	Bering Chickweed	Caryophyllaceae (Pink)	White
Cercocarpus montanus	Birchleaf Mountain Mahogany, Alderleaf Mountain Mahogany	Rosaceae (Rose)	Pink
Chaenactis douglasii var. alpina	Alpine Dustymaiden, Alpine Pincushion	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	White
Chaetopappa ericoides	Rose Heath, Small-flower Aster	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	White
Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium	Fireweed	Onagraceae (Evening Primrose)	Pink
Chamerion latifolium	Alpine Fireweed, Dwarf Fireweed	Onagraceae (Evening Primrose)	Pink
Chenopodium atrovirens	Pinyon Goosefoot	Amaranthaceae (Amaranth)	Green
Chenopodium berlandieri	Pitseed Goosefoot	Amaranthaceae (Amaranth)	Green
Chenopodium capitatum	Strawberry Blite, Blite Goosefoot	Amaranthaceae (Amaranth)	Red
Chionophila jamesii	Rocky Mountain Snowlover	Plantaginaceae (Plantain)	White
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus	Douglas' Rabbitbrush, Green Rabbitbrush, Yellow Rabbitbrush	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	Yellow
Cichorium intybus	Common Chicory	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	Blue
Cirsium arvense	Canada Thistle	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Pink
Cirsium canescens	Prairie Thistle	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	White
Cirsium eatonii	Eaton's Thistle, Mountaintop Thistle	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	White
Cirsium eatonii var. eriocephalum (Cirsium scopulorum)	Alpine Thistle, Mountain Thistle, Frosty Ball	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	White
Cirsium scariosum	Meadow Thistle	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	White
Cladonia chlorophaea	Cup Lichen	Cladoniaceae (Cladonia)	Green
Claytonia lanceolata	Western Springbeauty, Lance-leaf Springbeauty	Montiaceae (Miner’s Lettuce)	White
Claytonia megarhiza	Alpine Springbeauty	Montiaceae (Miner’s Lettuce)	White
Clematis hirsutissima	Hairy Clematis, Sugarbowl	Ranunculaceae (Buttercup)	Purple
Clematis ligusticifolia	Virgin's Bower, Western White Clematis	Ranunculaceae (Buttercup)	White
Collinsia parviflora	Blue-eyed Mary	Plantaginaceae (Plantain)	Blue
Collomia linearis	Tiny Trumpet, Narrow-leaf Collomia	Polemoniaceae (Phlox)	Pink
Conioselinum scopulorum	Rocky Mountain Hemlock-parsley	Apiaceae (Parsley)	White
Conium maculatum	Poison Hemlock	Apiaceae (Parsley)	White
Convolvulus arvensis	Field Bindweed	Convolvulaceae (Morning-glory)	White
Corallorhiza maculata var. maculata	Spotted Coralroot, Summer Coralroot	Orchidaceae (Orchid)	White/red
Corallorhiza trifida	Yellow Coralroot, Early Coralroot	Orchidaceae (Orchid)	White/green
Corydalis aurea	Golden Corydalis, Scrambled Eggs	Papaveracea (Poppy)	Yellow
Crepis atribarba	Slender Hawk's-beard	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Croton texensis	Texas Croton, Skunkweed	Euphorbiaceae (Spurge)	White
Cryptantha ambigua	Basin Cryptantha	Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not)	White
Cryptantha cinerea var. jamesii (Cryptantha suffruticosa, Oreocarya suffruticosa, Oreocarya suffruticosa var. cinerea)	James' Cryptantha, James' Catseye	Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not)	White
Cryptantha crassisepala	Thicksepal Catseye, Thicksepal Cryptantha	Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not)	White
Cryptantha fendleri	Sandune Cryptantha, Sanddune Catseye, Fendler's Cryptantha	Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not)	White
Cryptantha minima	Little Cryptantha, Little Catseye	Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not)	White
Cryptantha thyrsiflora (Oreocarya thyrsiflora)	Calcareous Cryptantha, Calcareous Catseye	Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not)	White
Cylindropuntia imbricata var. imbricata (Opuntia imbricata var. imbricata, Opuntia imbricata var. arborescens)	Tree Cholla, Cane Cholla	Cactaceae (Cactus)	Pink

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SPECIES	COMMON NAME	FAMILY	COLOR
Dalea candida	Prairie White Clover	Fabaceae (Pea)	White
Dasiphora fruticosa (Potentilla fruticosa)	Shrubby Cinquefoil	Rosaceae (Rose)	Yellow
Daucus carota	Queen Anne's Lace	Apiaceae (Parsley)	White
Delphinium barbeyi	Subalpine Larkspur	Ranunculacece (Buttercup)	Purple
Delphinium carolinianum ssp. virescens	Plains Larkspur, White Larkspur, Carolina Larkspur	Ranunculacece (Buttercup)	White
Delphinium geyeri	Geyer's Larkspur	Ranunculacece (Buttercup)	Blue
Delphinium nuttallianum	Nuttall's Larkspur, Two-lobed Larkspur	Ranunculacece (Buttercup)	Purple
Deschampsia cespitosa	Tufted Hairgrass	Poaceae (Grass)	Green/Brown
Descurainia incana	Mountain Tansy-mustard	Brassicaceae (Mustard)	Yellow
Descurainia incisa ssp. incisa	Mountain Tansy-mustard	Brassicaceae (Mustard)	Yellow
Dieteria bigelovii (Machaeranthera bigelovii)	Bigelow's Tansy-aster, Tall Tansy-aster	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Purple
Dieteria canescens (Machaeranthera canescens)	Hoary Tansy-aster	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Purple
Draba albertina	Slender Draba	Brassicacea (Mustard)	Yellow
Draba aurea	Golden Draba	Brassicacea (Mustard)	Yellow
Draba crassa	Thick-leaf Draba	Brassicacea (Mustard)	Yellow
Draba crassifolia	Snowbed Draba	Brassicacea (Mustard)	Yellow
Draba streptobrachia	Alpine Tundra Draba	Brassicacea (Mustard)	Yellow
Dryas octopetala	Eight-petal Mountain Avens, Mountain Avens, Mountain Dryad	Rosacea (Rose)	White
Drymocallis convallaria (Potentilla convallaria, Drymocallis arguta ssp. convallaria)	Creamy Cinquefoil	Rosaceae (Rose)	White
Drymocallis fissa (Potentilla fissa)	Leafy Cinquefoil	Rosaceae (Rose)	Yellow

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SPECIES	COMMON NAME	FAMILY	COLOR
Epilobium anagallidifolium	Alpine Willowherb	Onagraceae (Evening Primrose)	Pink
Epilobium brachycarpum	Tall Annual Willowherb, Panicled Willowherb	Onagraceae (Evening Primrose)	Pink
Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum	Fringed Willowherb	Onagraceae (Evening Primrose)	Pink
Epilobium hornemannii var.hornemannii	Hornemann's Willowherb	Onagraceae (Evening Primrose)	Pink
Epilobium lactiflorum	Whiteflower Willowherb, Milkflower Willowherb	Onagraceae (Evening Primrose)	White
Epilobium saximontanum	Rocky Mountain Willowherb	Onagraceae (Evening Primrose)	Pink
Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine	Common Scouring-rush, Scouring-rush Horsetail	Equisetaceae (Horsetail)	Brown
Equisetum laevigatum	Smooth Scouring-rush, Smooth Horsetail	Equisetaceae (Horsetail)	Brown
Eremogone congesta (Arenaria congesta)	Ballhead Sandwort	Caryophyllaceae (Pink)	White
Eremogone fendleri (Arenaria fendleri)	Fendler's Sandwort	Caryophyllaceae (Pink)	White
Eremogone hookeri var. hookeri (Arenaria hookeri ssp. hookeri)	Hooker's Sandwort	Caryophyllaceae (Pink)	White
Ericameria nauseosa	Rubber Rabbitbrush, Golden Bush	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Ericameria parryi var. parryi	Rabbitbrush, Parry's Rabbitbrush	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Erigeron bellidiastrum	Pretty Daisy, Western Fleabane	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	White
Erigeron compositus	Cutleaf Daisy, Fernleaf Fleabane	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	White
Erigeron coulteri	Coulter's Daisy, Whiteray Daisy	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	White
Erigeron divergens	Spreading Fleabane, Spreading Daisy	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	Purple/white
Erigeron elatior	Tall Fleabane, Daisy	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	Purple/pink
Erigeron flagellaris	Trailing Daisy, Trailing Fleabane	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	White
Erigeron formosissimus	Beautiful Daisy, Beautiful Fleabane	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	Blue
Erigeron glacialis (Erigeron peregrinus)	Subalpine Fleabane, Subalpine Daisy	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	Purple/pink
Erigeron grandiflorus (Erigeron simplex)	Rocky Mountain Alpine Daisy	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	Purple
Erigeron leiomerus	Rockslide Daisy	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	Purple/pink
Erigeron melanocephalus	Blackheaded Daisy, Blackhead Fleabane	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	White
Erigeron pinnatisectus	Featherleaf Fleabane	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	Purple/pink
Erigeron speciosus	Showy Daisy, Aspen Fleabane	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	Purple/pink
Eriogonum alatum var. alatum	Winged Buckwheat	Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)	Yellow
Eriogonum arcuatum var. xanthum	Ivy League Buckwheat	Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)	Yellow
Eriogonum cernuum	Nodding Buckwheat	Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)	White
Eriogonum jamesii	James' Buckwheat	Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)	White
Eriogonum ovalifolium var. purpureum	Purple Cushion Buckwheat	Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)	White
Eriogonum racemosus	Red-root Buckwheat	Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)	White
Eriogonum umbellatum var. majus	Sub-alpine Sulphur-flower, Sulphur-flower Buckwheat	Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)	White
Eriogonum umbellatum var umbellatum	Sulphur-flower Buckwheat	Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)	Yellow
Eritrichium nanum	Arctic Alpine Forget-Me-Not	Boraginacea (Forget-Me-Not)	Blue
Erodium cicutarium	Redstem Stork's Bill, Filaree	Geraniaceae (Geranium)	Pink
Erysimum capitatum	Western Wallflower	Brassicacea (Mustard)	Yellow
Erysimum capitatum var. purshii	Pursh's Wallflower	Brassicacea (Mustard)	Purple
Eucephalus engelmannii	Engelman's Aster	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	White
Euphorbia esula	Leafy Spurge	Euphorbiaceae (Spurge)	Green
Eutrochium maculatum var. bruneri (Eupatoriadelphus maculatus var. bruneri)	Western Spotted Gravel-root, Spotted Joe-pye Weed	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Purple
Fragaria vesca	Woodland Strawberry	Rosaceae (Rose)	White
Fragaria virginiana ssp. glauca	Wild Stawberry, Mountain Strawberry	Rosaceae (Rose)	White
Frasera speciosa	Elkweed, Monument Plant	Gentianaceae (Gentian)	White/green

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SPECIES	COMMON NAME	FAMILY	COLOR
Gaillardia aristata	Blanketflower, Great Blanketflower	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	Yellow
Galium boreale	Northern Bedstraw	Rubiaceae (Madder)	White
Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum	Spreading Groundsmoke	Onagraceae (Evening Primrose)	White
Gentiana affinis (Pneumonanthe affinis)	Rocky Mountain Gentian, Pleated Gentian	Gentianaceae (Gentian)	Blue
Gentiana parryi (Pneumonanthe parryi)	Parry's Gentian, Mountain Gentian	Gentianaceae (Gentian)	Blue
Gentiana prostrata (Chondrophylla prostrata)	Pygmy Gentian, Moss Gentian	Gentianaceae (Gentian)	Blue
Gentianella amarella (Gentianella acuta)	Autumn Dwarf Gentian, Dwarf Gentian, Little Gentian	Gentianaceae (Gentian)	Purple
Gentianella amarella ssp. heterosepala	Little Gentian	Gentianaceae (Gentian)	Purple
Gentianopsis barbellata	Perennial Fringed Gentian	Gentianaceae (Gentian)	Blue
Gentianopsis thermalis	Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentian	Gentianaceae (Gentian)	Blue
Geranium caespitosum	Tufted Geranium, Purple Crane's Bill	Geraniaceae (Geranium)	Pink
Geranium richardsonii	Richardon's Geranium, Wild Geranium	Geraniaceae (Geranium)	White
Geranium viscosissimum	Purple Sticky Geranium	Geraniaceae (Geranium)	Pink
Geum macrophyllum	Large-leaf Avens, Bur Avens	Rosaceae (Rose)	Yellow
Geum rivale	Purple Avens, Water Avens	Rosaceae (Rose)	Pink
Geum rossii	Alpine Avens	Rosaceae (Rose)	Yellow
Geum triflorum	Prairie Smoke	Rosaceae (Rose)	Pink
Gilia ophthalmoides	Eyed Gilia	Polemoniaceae (Phlox)	White
Goodyera oblongifolia	Rattlesnake Plantain Orchid, Rattlesnake Plantain, Western Rattlesnake Plantain	Orchidaceae (Orchid)	White
Grindelia squarrosa	Curlycup Gumweed	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow

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SPECIES	COMMON NAME	FAMILY	COLOR
Hackelia floribunda	Manyflower Stickseed, Tall Forget-Me-Not	Boraginacea (Forget-Me-Not)	Blue
Helianthella quinquenervis	Five-nerve Sunflower, Dwarf Nodding Sunflower, Five-nerve Helianthella	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Helianthus annuus	Common Sunflower	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Helianthus petiolaris ssp. fallax	Prairie Sunflower	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Helianthus petiolaris ssp. petiolaris	Prairie Sunflower	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Heliomeris multiflora var. multiflora (Viguira multiflora var. multiflora)	Showy Goldeneye	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Heliomeris multiflora var. nevadensis (Viguira multiflora var. nevadensis)	Nevada Goldeneye	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Heracleum sphondylium ssp. montanum (Heracleum maximum)	Cow Parsnip	Apiaceae (Parsley)	White
Herrickia glauca var. glauca (Eurybia glauca var. glauca)	Gray's Aster, Gray Aster	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Purple
Heterotheca pumila	Alpine Goldenaster, False Goldenaster, Dwarf Golden Aster	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Heterotheca villosa	Hairy False Goldenaster	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Heuchera parvifolia (Heuchera parvifolia var. nivalis)	Common Alumroot, Snow Alumroot	Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage)	White
Hieracium albiflorum	Whiteflower Hawkweed	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	White
Hieracium aurantiacum	Orange Hawkweed, Devil's Paintbrush	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Orange
Hieracium triste	Woolly Hawkweed	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Holodiscus dumosus (Holodiscus discolor var. dumosus)	Rock Spirea	Rosaceae (Rose)	White
Hordeum jubatum	Foxtail Barley	Poaceae (Grasses)	Green
Hymenopappus filifolius var. cinereus	Fineleaf Hymenopappus	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Hymenopappus filifolius var. polycephalus	Manyhead Hymenopappus	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Hymenoxys grandiflora (Tetraneuris grandiflora, Rydbergia grandiflora)	Old-man-of-the-mountain, Alpine Sunflower	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Hymenoxys hoopesii	Orange Sneezeweed, Owl's-claws	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Hymenoxys richardsonii var. floribunda	Colorado Rubberweed	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow

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SPECIES	COMMON NAME	FAMILY	COLOR
Ipomopsis aggregata	Scarlet Gilia,Fairy Trumpet	Polemoniaceae (Phlox)	Red
Ipomopsis globularis	Hoosier Pass Ipomopsis	Polemoniaceae (Phlox)	Purple/White
Ipomopsis tenuituba	Slender-tubed Skyrocket	Polemoniaceae (Phlox)	Pink
Iris missouriensis	Rocky Mountain Iris, Wild Iris	Iridaceae (Iris)	Purple
Juncus drummondii	Drummond's Rush	Juncaceae (Rush)	Green/Brown
Kalmia microphylla	Alpine Laurel	Ericaceae (Heath)	Pink

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SPECIES	COMMON NAME	FAMILY	COLOR
Lactuca serriola	Prickly Lettuce	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Lappula occidentalis var. occidentalis (Lappula redowskii var.redowskii)	Western Stickseed, Flatspine Sheepburr	Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not)	White
Lathyrus laetivirens	Aspen Pea	Fabaceae (Pea)	White
Lathyrus latifolius	Everlasting Pea, Perennial Pea	Fabaceae (Pea)	Pink
Leucanthemum vulgare	Oxeye Daisy	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	White
Lepidium chalepensis (Cardaria chalepensis, Lepidium chalapense)	Lenspod Whitetop	Brassicaceae (Mustard)	White
Lepidium draba (Cardaria draba)	Hoary Cress, Whitetop	Brassicaceae (Mustard)	White
Lepidium virginicum	Peppergrass, Virginia Pepperweed	Brassicaceae (Mustard)	White
Lewisia pygmaea	Pygmy Bitterroot	Montiaceae (Miner's Lettuce)	Pink
Ligusticum tenuifolium	Fern-leaf Lovage, Idaho Licorice-root	Apiaceae (Parsley)	White
Linaria vulgaris	Butter and Eggs, Yellow Toadflax	Plantaginaceae (Plantain)	Yellow
Linnaea borealis ssp.americana	Twinflower, American Twinflower	Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle)	Pink
Linum lewisii	Blue Flax	Linaceae (Flax)	Blue
Lithophragma glabrum	Woodland Star	Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage)	White
Lithospermum ruderale	Puccoon, Western Stoneseed	Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not)	Yellow
Lloydia serotina	Alplily, Alpine Lily	Liliaceae (Lily)	White
Lonicera involucruta	Twinberry, Twinberry Honeysuckle	Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle)	Yellow
Lupinus argenteus	Silvery Lupine	Fabaceae (Pea)	Blue/white
Lupinus bakeri	Baker's Lupine	Fabaceae (Pea)	Blue
Lupinus brevicaulis	Shortstem Lupine	Fabaceae (Pea)	Blue
Lupinus caespitosus	Dwarf Lupine	Fabaceae (Pea)	Blue
Lupinus caudatus	Tailcup Lupine	Fabaceae (Pea)	Blue
Lupinus prunophilus (Lupinus polyphyllus var. prunophilus)	Big-leaf Lupine	Fabaceae (Pea)	Blue
Luzula parviflora	Small-flower Woodrush	Juncaceae (Rush)	Brown
Lygodesmia juncea	Rush Skeletonweed, Rush Skeletonplant	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Pink

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SPECIES	COMMON NAME	FAMILY	COLOR
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia	Tanseyleaf Aster, Tahoka Daisy	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Purple
Madia glomerata	Mountain Tarweed	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule (Smilacina racemosa)	Western Solomon's Seal, Feathery False Lily of the Valley	Asparagaceae (Asparagus)	White
Maianthemum stellatum (Smilacina stellata)	Starry Solomon's Seal, Starry False Lily of the Valley	Asparagaceae (Asparagus)	White
Medicago lupulina	Black Medic	Fabaceae (Pea)	Yellow
Medicago sativa	Wild Alfalfa	Fabaceae (Pea)	Purple
Melilotus albus	White Sweet Clover	Fabaceae (Pea)	White
Melilotus officinalis	Yellow Sweet Clover	Fabaceae (Pea)	Yellow
Mentzelia multiflora	Adonis Blazingstar	Loasacea (Loasa)	Yellow/white
Mertensia alpina	Alpine Bluebells	Boraginaceae (Forget-Me-Not)	Blue
Mertensia brevistyla	Short-style Bluebells	Boraginaceae (Forget-Me-Not)	Blue
Mertensia ciliata	Mountain Bluebells, Tall Fringed Bluebells	Boraginaceae (Forget-Me-Not)	Blue
Mertensia franciscana	Franciscan Bluebells	Boraginaceae (Forget-Me-Not)	Blue
Mertensia humilis	Rocky Mountain Bluebells	Boraginaceae (Forget-Me-Not)	Blue
Mertensia lanceolata	Lanceleaf Bluebells, Narrowleaf Bluebells	Boraginaceae (Forget-Me-Not)	Blue
Micranthes odontoloma (Saxifraga odontoloma)	Brook Saxifrage	Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage)	White
Micranthes oregana (Saxifraga oregana)	Bog Saxifrage	Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage)	White
Micranthes rhomboidea (Saxifraga rhomboidea)	Snowball Saxifrage, Diamondleaf Saxifrage	Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage)	White
Mimulus guttatus	Yellow Monkeyflower, Common Monkeyflower	Phrymaceae (Lopseed)	Yellow
Mimulus tilingii	Subalpine Monkeyflower	Phrymaceae (Lopseed)	Yellow
Minuartia obtusiloba (Lidia obtusiloba)	Alpine Sandwort	Caryophyllaceae (Pink)	White
Mirabilis albida (Mirabilis hirsuta)	White Four O'clock, Hairy Four O'clock	Nyctaginaceae (Four O'clock)	Pink
Mirabilis linearis	Narrow-leaf Four O'clock	Nyctaginaceae (Four O'clock)	Pink
Mirabilis oxybaphoides	Spreading Four O'clock	Nyctaginaceae (Four O'clock)	Pink
Mitella pentandra (Pectiantia pentandra)	Five-stamen Miterwort	Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage)	White/green
Mitella stauropetala	Side-flowered Miterwort, Smallflower Miterwort, Starry Miterwort	Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage)	White/green
Moneses uniflora	Single Delight, Woodnymph	Ericaceae (Heath)	White
Montia chamissoi	Water Miner's Lettuce	Montiaceae (Miner's Lettuce)	White
Mulgedium oblongifolium (Lactuca tatarica var. pulchella)	Blue Lettuce	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Blue

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SPECIES	COMMON NAME	FAMILY	COLOR
Neottia cordata (Listera cordata)	Heartleaf Twayblade	Orchidaceae (Orchid)	White/green
Noccaea fendleri ssp. glauca (Noccaea montana, Thlaspi montanum)	Alpine Pennycress, Mountain Candytuft	Brassicaceae (Mustard)	White
Nothocalais troximoides	Sagebrush False Dandelion, False Agoseris	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Oenothera cespitosa ssp. cespitosa	Tufted Evening Primrose	Onagraceae (Evening Primrose)	White
Oenothera coronopifolia	Cut-leaf Evening Primrose, Crown-leaf Evening Primrose	Onagraceae (Evening Primrose)	White
Oenothera flava	Yellow Evening Primrose, Long-tube Evening Primrose	Onagraceae (Evening Primrose)	Yellow
Oenothera lavandulifolia (Calylophus lavandulifolius)	Lavender-leaf Sundrops	Onagraceae (Evening Primrose)	Yellow
Oenothera suffrutescens	Scarlet Gaura, Scarlet Beeblossom	Onagraceae (Evening Primrose)	Pink
Oenothera villosa ssp. strigosa	Hairy Evening Primrose, Common Evening Primrose	Onagraceae (Evening Primrose)	Yellow
Oenothera villosa ssp. villosa	Hairy Evening Primrose, Common Evening Primrose	Onagraceae (Evening Primrose)	Yellow
Opuntia phaeacantha	Tulip Pricklypear	Cactaceae (Cactus)	Yellow
Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha	Hairspine Pricklypear, Starvation Pricklypear	Cactaceae (Cactus)	Yellow
Oreochrysum parryi	Parry's Goldenrod, Parry's Goldenweed	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Oreoxis alpina (Cymopterus alpinus)	Tundra Alpine-parsley, Alpine Parsley	Apiaceae (Parsley)	Yellow
Orthilia secunda	One-sided Wintergreen, Sidebells Wintergreen	Ericaceae (Heath)	White/Green
Orthocarpus luteus	Yellow Owl's-clover	Orobanchaceae (Broomrape)	Yellow
Osmorhiza occidentalis	Western Sweetroot, Western Sweet-cicely	Apiaceae (Parsley)	White
Oxypolis fendleri	Cowbane	Apiaceae (Parsley)	White
Oxyria digyna	Alpine Sorrel, Mountain Sorrel	Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)	Red
Oxytropis sericea	White Locoweed	Fabaceae (Pea)	White
Oxytropis splendens	Showy Locoweed	Fabaceae (Pea)	Purple

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SPECIES	COMMON NAME	FAMILY	COLOR
Packera crocata	Saffron Ragwort, Saffron Groundsel	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Packera fendleri	Fendler's Groundsel, Fendler's Ragwort	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Packera pseudaurea var. flavula	Falsegold Groundsel, Streambank Ragwort	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Packera streptanthifolia	Rocky Mountain Groundsel, Cut-leaf Groundsel	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Packera werneriifolia	Hoary Groundsel, Alpine Rock Groundsel	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Parnassia fimbriata	Grass of Parnassus	Celastraceae (Staff-tree)	White
Paxistima myrsinites	Mountain Lover	Celastraceae (Staff-tree)	Red
Pedicularis bracteosa var. paysoniana	Payson's Lousewort	Orobanchaceae (Broomrape)	Yellow
Pedicularis groenlandica	Elephant Heads	Orobanchaceae (Broomrape)	Pink
Pedicularis parryi ssp. parryi	Parry's Lousewort	Orobanchaceae (Broomrape)	White
Pedicularis racemosa ssp. alba	Parrot's Beak	Orobanchaceae (Broomrape)	White
Pedicularis sudetica ssp. scopulorum	Alpine Lousewort	Orobanchaceae (Broomrape)	Pink
Pediomelum digitatum	Palmleaf Indian Breadroot, Palmleaf Scurfpea	Fabaceae (Pea)	Blue
Penstemon albidus	White Penstemon	Plantaginaceae (Plantain)	White
Penstemon barbatus var. torreyi	Torrey's Penstemon, Beard-lip Penstemon	Plantaginaceae (Plantain)	Red
Penstemon crandallii ssp. crandallii	Crandall's Beardtoungue	Plantaginaceae (Plantain)	Purple
Penstemon glaber var. alpinus	Alpine Sawsepal Penstemon	Plantaginaceae (Plantain)	Purple
Penstemon hallii	Hall's Beardtongue	Plantaginaceae (Plantain)	Purple
Penstemon harbourii	Harbour’s Beardtongue	Plantaginaceae (Plantain)	Purple
Penstemon mensarum	Mesa Penstemon, Tiger Beardtongue	Plantaginaceae (Plantain)	Blue
Penstemon palmeri	Palmer's Penstemon	Plantaginaceae (Plantain)	Pink
Penstemon procerus var. procerus	Clustered Penstemon, Little Penstemon	Plantaginaceae (Plantain)	Purple
Penstemon rydbergii	Rydberg's Penstemon, Meadow Beardtongue	Plantaginaceae (Plantain)	Purple
Penstemon strictus	Rocky Mountain Penstemon	Plantaginaceae (Plantain)	Purple
Penstemon virgatus var. asa-grayi (Penstemon unilateralis)	Beardless Sidebells Penstemon	Plantaginaceae (Plantain)	Purple
Penstemon whippleanus	Dusky Beardtongue, Whipple's Penstemon	Plantaginaceae (Plantain)	Purple
Penstemon whippleanus	Dusky Beardtongue, Whipple's Penstemon	Plantaginaceae (Plantain)	White
Peritoma serrulata	Rocky Mountain Beeplant	Cleomaceae (Cleome)	Purple
Persicaria amphibia (Polygonum amphibium)	Water Knotweed, Water Smartweed	Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)	Red
Phacelia denticulata	Rocky Mountain Scorpionweed, Rocky Mountain Phacelia	Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not)	Blue
Phacelia hastata	Silverleaf Phacelia	Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not)	White
Phacelia heterophylla	Vari-leaf Phacelia, Wand Phacelia	Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not)	White
Phacelia sericea	Purple Fringe, Silky Phacelia	Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not)	Purple
Philadelphus microphyllus	Littleleaf Mock Orange	Hydrangeaceae (Hydrangea)	White
Philonotis fontana	Philonotis Moss, Fountain Apple-moss	Bartramiaceae	Green
Phleum alpinum	Alpine Timothy	Poaceae (Grass)
Phleum pratense	Timothy, Common Timothy	Poaceae (Grass)
Phlox andicola	Priarie Phlox	Polemoniaceae (Phlox)	White
Phlox condensata	Alpine Phlox, Dwarf Phlox	Polemoniaceae (Phlox)	White
Phlox multiflora	Rocky Mountain Phlox, Many-flowered Phlox	Polemoniaceae (Phlox)	White
Phyla cuneifolia	Wedgeleaf Fogfruit	Verbenaceae (Verbena)	White
Physaria ludoviciana	Foothill Bladderpod	Brassicaceae (Mustard)	Yellow
Plantago patagonica	Woolly Plantain	Plantaginaceae (Plantain)	White
Platanthera aquilonis	Northern Green Orchid, Green Bog Orchid	Orchidaceae (Orchid)	Green
Platanthera dilatata var. albiflora	White Bog Orchid	Orchidaceae (Orchid)	White
Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata	White Bog Orchid	Orchidaceae (Orchid)	White
Platanthera obtusata	Blunt-leaf Orchid	Orchidaceae (Orchid)	White/Green
Platyschkuhria integrifolia var. desertorum	Basin Daisy	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Polanisia dodecandra ssp. trachysperma	Redwhisker Clammyweed	Cleomaceae (Cleome)	White
Polemonium confertum	Rocky Mountain Sky Pilot	Polemoniaceae (Phlox)	Blue/Purple
Polemonium foliossisimum	Leafy Jacob's Ladder, Tall Jacob's Ladder	Polemoniaceae (Phlox)	Blue
Polemonium pulcherrimum ssp. delicatum	Jacob's Ladder	Polemoniaceae (Phlox)	Blue
Polemonium viscosum	Sky Pilot, Sticky Polemonium	Polemoniaceae (Phlox)	Blue/Purple
Polytrichum commune	Haircap Moss	Polytrichaceae (Aloe Moss)	Green
Polytrichum strictum	Slender Haircap	Polytrichaceae (Aloe Moss)	Green/Orange
Potentilla effusa (Potentilla hippiana var. effusa)	Branched Cinquefoil	Rosaceae (Rose)	Yellow
Potentilla hippiana (Potentilla hippiana var. hippiana)	Woolly Cinquefoil	Rosaceae (Rose)	Yellow
Potentilla pensylvanica	Prairie Cinquefoil	Rosaceae (Rose)	Yellow
Potentilla pulcherrima	Beautiful Cinquefoil	Rosaceae (Rose)	Yellow
Potentilla rubricaulis	Red-stemmed Cinquefoil, Rocky Mountain Cinquefoil	Rosaceae (Rose)	Yellow
Potentilla subjuga	Colorado Cinquefoil	Rosaceae (Rose)	Yellow
Primula angustifolia	Alpine Primrose	Primulaceae (Primrose)	Pink
Primula parryi	Brook Primrose, Parry's Primrose	Primulaceae (Primrose)	Pink
Primula pauciflora ssp. pauciflora (Dodecatheon pulchellum ssp. pulchellum)	Shooting Star, Darkthroat Shooting Star	Primulaceae (Primrose)	Pink
Prunus virginiana var. demissa or melanocarpa	Western Chokecherry or Black Chokecherry	Rosaceae (Rose)	White
Pseudocymopterus montanus (Cymopterus lemmonii)	Mountain Parsley, Alpine False Spring-parsley	Apiaceae (Parsley)	Yellow
Pseudostellaria jamesiana	Tuber Starwort, Sticky Starwort	Caryophyllaceae (Pink)	White
Pterospora andromedea	Woodland Pinedrops	Ericaceae (Heath)	Red
Pulsatilla patens ssp. multifida	Pasqueflower	Ranunculaceae (Buttercup)	Purple
Purshia tridentata	Antelope Bitterbrush, Buckbrush	Rosaceae (Rose)	Yellow
Pyrola asarifolia ssp. asarifolia	Bog Wintergreen	Ericaceae (Heath)	Pink
Pyrola chlorantha	Green-flowered Wintergreen	Ericaceae (Heath)	White
Pyrola minor	Snowline Wintergreen, Lesser Wintergreen	Ericaceae (Heath)	White
Pyrrocoma clementis var. clementis	Tranquil Goldenweed	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Pyrrocoma crocea var. crocea	Curlyhead Goldenweed	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Pyrrocoma uniflora var. uniflora	Plantain Goldenweed	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow

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SPECIES	COMMON NAME	FAMILY	COLOR
Ranunculus adoneus	Snow Buttercup, Alpine Buttercup	Ranunculaceae (Buttercup)	Yellow
Ranunculus eschscholtzii	Subalpine Buttercup, Eschscholtz's buttercup, Largeflower Buttercup	Ranunculaceae (Buttercup)	Yellow
Ranunculus glaberrimus var. ellipticus	Sagebrush Buttercup	Ranunculaceae (Buttercup)	Yellow
Ranunculus inamoenus	Graceful Buttercup	Ranunculaceae (Buttercup)	Yellow
Ratibida columnifera	Plains Coneflower	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Rhaponticum repens (Acroptilon repens)	Russian Knapweed, Hardheads	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Purple
Rhodiola integrifolia (Sedum integrifolium)	King's Crown	Crassulaceae (Stonecrop)	Red
Rhodiola rhodantha (Clementsia rhodantha)	Queen's Crown, Rose Crown	Crassulaceae (Stonecrop)	Pink
Ribes montigenum	Red Prickly Currant, Gooseberry, Mountain Gooseberry	Grossulariaceae (Gooseberry)	Red
Ribes wolfii	Wolf's Currant	Grossulariaceae (Gooseberry)	White
Rosa woodsii ssp. ultramontana	Wild Rose, Woods' Rose	Rosaceae (Rose)	Pink
Rubus deliciosus	Boulder Raspberry	Rosaceae (Rose)	White
Rubus idaeus	Wild Raspberry	Rosaceae (Rose)	White
Rubus parviflorus	Thimbleberry	Rosaceae (Rose)	White
Rudbeckia hirta	Black-eyed Susan	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	Yellow
Rudbeckia lancianata var. ampla	Golden Glow	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	Yellow
Rudbeckia occidentalis	Western Coneflower	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	Yellow
Rumex acetosella	Sheep Sorrel	Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)	Red/Pink
Rumex crispus	Curly Dock	Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)	Red/Pink
Rumex densiflorus	Alpine Dock	Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)	Red/Pink
Rumex triangulivalvis (Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus)	White Dock, Mexican Dock	Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)	Green

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SPECIES	COMMON NAME	FAMILY	COLOR
Salix brachycarpa	Barrenground Willow, Short-fruit Willow	Saliceae (Willow)	White
Salix nivalis (Salix reticulata ssp. nivalis)	Snow Willow	Saliceae (Willow)	Red
Salix petrophila	Alpine Willow, Rock Willow	Saliceae (Willow)	Red
Salix planifolia	Plane-leaf Willow	Saliceae (Willow)	White
Sambucus racemosa	Red Elderberry	Adoxaceae (Muskroot)	White
Saussurea weberi	Weber's Saw-wort	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Purple
Saxifraga bronchialis ssp. austromontana (Saxifraga austromontana)	Dotted Saxifrage	Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage)	White
Saxifraga flagellaris	Whiplash Saxifrage	Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage)	Yellow
Sedum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum	Spearleaf Stonecrop, Yellow Stonecrop	Crassulaceae (Stonecrop)	Yellow
Senecio amplectens var. amplectens	Showy Alpine Ragwort	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Senecio amplectens var. holmii	Holm's Ragwort, Hom's Groundsel	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Senecio atratus	Tall Black-tip Ragwort	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Senecio bigelovii	Nodding Ragwort, Rayless Senecio	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Senecio eremophilus var. kingii	Desert Ragwort, Western Golden Groundsel	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Senecio fremontii var. blitoides	Dwarf Mountain Ragwort, Fremont’s Groundsel	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Senecio pudicus	Bashful Ragwort	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Senecio serra var. admirabilis	Saw-tooth Ragwort, Tall Ragwort	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Senecio soldanella	Colorado Ragwort	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Senecio triangularis	Arrowleaf Groundsel, Arrowleaf Ragwort	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Senecio wootonii	Wooton's Ragwort	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Shepherdia canadensis	Russet Buffaloberry, Canada Buffaloberry	Elaeagnaceae (Oleaster)	Green
Sibbaldia procumbens	Creeping Sibbaldia	Rosaceae (Rose)	Yellow
Sidalcea candida	White Checker Mallow	Malvaceae (Mallow)	White
Silene acaulis	Moss Campion	Caryophyllaceae (Pink)	Pink
Silene drummondii ssp. striata	Drummond's Campion, Drummond's Catchfly	Caryophyllaceae (Pink)	White
Silene menziesii	Menzies' Campion, White Catchfly	Caryophyllaceae (Pink)	White
Sisyrinchium idahoense var. occidentale	Idaho Blue-eyed Grass	Iridaceae (Iris)	Blue/White
Sisymbrium altissimum	Tumble Mustard, Jim Hill Mustard	Brassicaceae (Mustard)	Yellow
Smelowskia americana (Smelowskia calycina var. americana)	Fern-leaf Candytuft, American False Candytuft	Brassicaceae (Mustard)	White/lavender
Solanum rostratum	Buffalo Bur	Solanaceae (Nightshade)	Yellow
Solidago canadensis (Solidago altissima)	Canada Goldenrod	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Solidago missouriensis	Smooth Goldenrod, Prairie Goldenrod	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Solidago multiradiata	Rocky Mountain Goldenrod	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Solidago simplex var. simplex	Mt. Albert Goldenrod, Sticky Goldenrod	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Spergularia rubra	Red Sandspurry	Caryophyllaceae (Pink)	Pink
Sphaeralcea coccinea	Scarlet Globemallow	Malvaceae (Mallow)	Orange
Spiranthes romanzoffiana	Lady's Tresses, Hooded Lady's Tresses	Orchidaceae (Orchid)	White
Stellaria crassifolia	Fleshy Starwort	Caryophyllaceae (Pink)	White
Stellaria longipes	Longstalk Starwort	Caryophyllaceae (Pink)	White
Stephanomeria pauciflora	Few-flower Wirelettuce, Brownplume Wirelettuce	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Pink
Streptopus amplexifolius	Twisted Stalk, Clasp-leaf Twisted Stalk	Liliaceae (Lily)	White
Swertia perennis	Star Gentian	Gentianaceae (Gentian)	Purple
Symphoricarpos occidentalis	Western Snowberry, Wolfberry	Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle)	Pink
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius (Symphoricarpos oreophilus)	Roundleaf Snowberry, Mountain Snowberry	Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle)	Pink
Symphyotrichum ascendens (Aster ascendens)	Western Aster	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Purple/white
Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. apricum (Aster foliaceus var. apricus)	Alpine Leafybract Aster	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Purple
Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. canbyi (Aster foliaceus var. canbyi)	Canby's Aster	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Purple/white
Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. parryi (Aster foliaceus var. parryi)	Parry's Aster	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Purple
Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. spathulatum (Aster spathulatus)	Western Mountain Aster	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Purple
Synthyris alpina (Besseya alpina)	Alpine Kittentails	Plantaginaceae (Plantain)	Purple

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SPECIES	COMMON NAME	FAMILY	COLOR
Taraxacum ceratophorum (Taraxacum officianale ssp. ceratophorum)	Horned Dandelion, Northern Dandelion	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	Yellow
Taraxacum officianale	Common Dandelion	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	Yellow
Tetraneuris acaulis var. acaulis (Hymenoxys acaulis)	Stemless Four-nerve Daisy, Stemless Hymenoxys, Goldflower	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Tetraneuris acaulis var. caespitosa (Hymenoxys acaulis)	Caespitose Four-nerve Daisy, Stemless Hymenoxys, Goldflower	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Tetraneuris ivesiana (Hymenoxys ivesiana)	Ives' Four-nerve Daisy, Perky Sue	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Thalictrum fendleri	Meadowrue	Ranunculaceae (Buttercup)	White
Thelesperma megapotamicum	Hopi Tea Greenthread	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Thelesperma subnudum	Navajo Tea	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	Yellow
Thermopsis montana (Thermopsis rhombifolia var. montana)	Mountain Goldenbanner, Golden Banner	Fabaceae (Pea)	Yellow
Thlaspi arvense	Field Pennycress	Brassicaceae (Mustard)	White
Tonestus pygmaeus (Haplopappus pygmaeus)	Pygmy Goldenweed	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	Yellow
Tragopogon dubius	Salsify, Goatsbeard	Asteraceae (Aster/Sunflower)	Yellow
Tribulus terrestris	Puncture Vine, Goathead	Zygophyllaceae (Caltrop)	Yellow
Trifolium dasyphyllum	Alpine Clover	Fabaceae (Pea)	Pink
Trifolium nanum	Dwarf Clover	Fabaceae (Pea)	Pink
Trifolium parryi	Parry's Clover	Fabaceae (Pea)	Pink
Trifolium pratense	Red Clover	Fabaceae (Pea)	Pink
Tripleurospermum inodorum	False Chamomile, Scentless Chamomile, Scentless Fall Mayweed	Asteraceae (Sunflower)	White
Tripterocalyx micranthus (Albronia micrantha)	Smallflower Sand Verbena, Sandpuff	Nyctaginaceae (Four O'clock)	White
Trollius albiflorus (Trollius laxus, Trollius laxus ssp. albiflorus)	Globeflower	Ranunculaceae (Buttercup)	White

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SPECIES	COMMON NAME	FAMILY	COLOR
Vaccinium caespitosum	Dwarf Blueberry, Dwarf Bilberry	Ericaceae (Heath)	Pink
Vaccinium myrtillus	Mountain Blueberry, Bilberry, Whortleberry	Ericaceae (Heath)	Pink
Valeriana acutiloba var. acutiloba	Sharp-leaf Valerian	Valerianaceae (Valerian)	White
Valeriana edulis var. edulis	Edible Valerian, Tobacco Root	Valerianaceae (Valerian)	White
Valeriana occidentalis	Western Valerian	Valerianaceae (Valerian)	White
Veratrum californicum	Corn Lily	Melanthiaceae (False Hellebore)	White
Verbascum thapsus	Mullein	Scrophulariaceae (Figwort)	Yellow
Verbena stricta	Hoary Verbena, Tall Vervain	Verbenaceae (Verbena)	Blue
Veronica serpyllifolia	Thyme-leaf Speedwell	Plantaginaceae (Plantain)	Blue
Veronica wormskjoldii	Alpine Speedwell	Plantaginaceae (Plantain)	Purple
Vicia americana ssp. americana	American Vetch	Fabaceae (Pea)	Purple/pink
Viola adunca var. adunca	Blue Violet, Hook-spur Violet	Violaceae (Violet)	Purple
Viola adunca var. bellidifolia	Blue Violet, Hook-spur Violet	Violaceae (Violet)	Purple
Viola canadensis var. scopulorum	White Violet	Violaceae (Violet)	White
Viola nuttallii (Viola vallicola)	Yellow Violet, Nuttall's Violet	Violaceae (Violet)	Yellow
Viola renifolia	Kidney-leaf Violet, Northern White Violet	Violaceae (Violet)	White
Yucca glauca	Great Plains Yucca, Soapweed	Asparagaceae (Asparagus)	White
Yucca harrimaniae	Spanish Bayonet	Asparagaceae (Asparagus)	White

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