Plants of Chaco Culture National Historical Park
The plants most often spotted in Chaco Culture, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Chaco Culture
Kingcup Cactus
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
90 observations
Fourwing Saltbush
Atriplex canescens
41 observations
Saltlover
Halogeton glomeratus
41 observations · iNaturalist
Woolly Locoweed
Astragalus mollissimus
31 observations · iNaturalist
Snowball Sand Verbena
Abronia fragrans
28 observations · iNaturalist
Canaigre Dock
Rumex hymenosepalus
26 observations · iNaturalist
Desert Prince's Plume
Stanleya pinnata
24 observations · iNaturalist
Greasewood
Sarcobatus vermiculatus
24 observations · iNaturalist
Broadbeard Beardtongue
Penstemon angustifolius
24 observations · iNaturalist
Plains Pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha
20 observations
Stansbury's Cliffrose
Purshia stansburyana
19 observations · iNaturalist
Small-leaf Globemallow
Sphaeralcea parvifolia
18 observations · iNaturalist
Notch-leaf Scorpionweed
Phacelia crenulata
17 observations · iNaturalist
Pale Wolfberry
Lycium pallidum
17 observations · iNaturalist
Winterfat
Krascheninnikovia lanata
16 observations · iNaturalist
Colorado Four o'Clock
Mirabilis multiflora
15 observations
Cheatgrass
Bromus tectorum
15 observations · iNaturalist
narrowleaf globemallow
Sphaeralcea angustifolia
13 observations · iNaturalist
Freckled Milkvetch
Astragalus lentiginosus
11 observations · iNaturalist
Winged Buckwheat
Eriogonum alatum
11 observations · iNaturalist
Spinystar
Escobaria vivipara
10 observations
Wholeleaf Paintbrush
Castilleja integra
8 observations · iNaturalist
James' Galleta
Hilaria jamesii
8 observations · iNaturalist
Prickly Russian Thistle
Salsola tragus
7 observations · iNaturalist
Western Tansymustard
Descurainia pinnata
6 observations · iNaturalist
Scarlet Globemallow
Sphaeralcea coccinea
6 observations
Sand Ricegrass
Eriocoma hymenoides
6 observations · iNaturalist
Common Purslane
Portulaca oleracea
5 observations · iNaturalist
Torrey's milkvetch
Astragalus calycosus
5 observations · iNaturalist
False Buffalograss
Munroa squarrosa
5 observations · iNaturalist
Torrey's Jointfir
Ephedra torreyana
5 observations · iNaturalist
James' Buckwheat
Eriogonum jamesii
5 observations · iNaturalist
Shadscale Saltbush
Atriplex confertifolia
4 observations · iNaturalist
Squirreltail
Elymus elymoides
4 observations · iNaturalist
Bigelow sagebrush
Artemisia bigelovii
4 observations · iNaturalist
golden corydalis
Corydalis aurea
4 observations · iNaturalist
Broom Snakeweed
Gutierrezia sarothrae
4 observations · iNaturalist
Rock Goldenrod
Petradoria pumila
4 observations · iNaturalist
Abert's sanvitalia
Sanvitalia abertii
4 observations · iNaturalist
crispleaf buckwheat
Eriogonum corymbosum
4 observations · iNaturalist
Manyflowered Ipomopsis
Ipomopsis multiflora
4 observations · iNaturalist
White-stem Evening Primrose
Oenothera albicaulis
4 observations · iNaturalist
Navajo Yucca
Yucca baileyi
4 observations · iNaturalist
Winged Sandpuffs
Tripterocalyx carneus
4 observations · iNaturalist
Fiddle Mustard
Streptanthus longirostris
4 observations · iNaturalist
Harsh False Goldenaster
Heterotheca hirsutissima
4 observations · iNaturalist
Rocky Mountain Beeplant
Cleomella serrulata
4 observations · iNaturalist
Western Wallflower
Erysimum capitatum
3 observations · iNaturalist
Alderleaf Mountain Mahogany
Cercocarpus montanus
3 observations · iNaturalist
Rubber Rabbitbrush
Ericameria nauseosa
3 observations · iNaturalist
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