Plants of Eldorado Canyon State Park
The plants most often spotted in Eldorado Canyon, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
4,398
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 4,398 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Eldorado Canyon. The most frequently seen is the creeping mahonia, with 250 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Eldorado Canyon
creeping mahonia
Berberis repens
250 observations · iNaturalist
smooth sumac
Rhus glabra
197 observations
Great Plains yucca
Yucca glauca
182 observations
Front Range Beardtongue
Penstemon virens
173 observations · iNaturalist
Douglas-fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
148 observations
Rocky Mountain Juniper
Juniperus scopulorum
146 observations
Rocky Mountains Ponderosa Pine
Pinus scopulorum
145 observations · iNaturalist
chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
132 observations
common starlily
Leucocrinum montanum
128 observations · iNaturalist
prairie pasqueflower
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
125 observations · iNaturalist
Rocky Mountain raspberry
Rubus deliciosus
117 observations · iNaturalist
pinewoods geranium
Geranium caespitosum
111 observations · iNaturalist
Lanceleaf Stonecrop
Sedum lanceolatum
100 observations · iNaturalist
box elder
Acer negundo
99 observations
Western Wallflower
Erysimum capitatum
99 observations · iNaturalist
Madrean springbeauty
Claytonia rosea
97 observations · iNaturalist
sulfur buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum
91 observations
field chickweed
Cerastium arvense
87 observations · iNaturalist
Plains Pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha
87 observations
wax currant
Ribes cereum
84 observations · iNaturalist
great blanketflower
Gaillardia aristata
83 observations
Fendler's pennycress
Noccaea fendleri
79 observations · iNaturalist
western poison ivy
Toxicodendron rydbergii
78 observations · iNaturalist
western harebell
Campanula petiolata
75 observations · iNaturalist
Nuttall's Violet
Viola nuttallii
72 observations
Fendler's Waterleaf
Hydrophyllum fendleri
71 observations · iNaturalist
Rocky Mountain maple
Acer glabrum
69 observations
Gunnison's Mariposa Lily
Calochortus gunnisonii
69 observations · iNaturalist
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
67 observations
Canada Violet
Viola canadensis
67 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
64 observations
Western Spiderwort
Tradescantia occidentalis
64 observations
dotted gayfeather
Liatris punctata
62 observations · iNaturalist
American plum
Prunus americana
60 observations
monument plant
Frasera speciosa
60 observations · iNaturalist
Prairie Bluebells
Mertensia lanceolata
58 observations · iNaturalist
Sidebells Penstemon
Penstemon secundiflorus
58 observations · iNaturalist
Balkan toadflax
Linaria dalmatica
56 observations · iNaturalist
upland larkspur
Delphinium nuttallianum
55 observations
wild bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
55 observations
western blue flag
Iris missouriensis
53 observations · iNaturalist
Silver Wormwood
Artemisia ludoviciana
53 observations
fivepetal cliffbush
Jamesia americana
50 observations · iNaturalist
Oriental Desert-parsley
Lomatium orientale
49 observations · iNaturalist
thistle poppy
Argemone polyanthemos
47 observations · iNaturalist
Skunkbush Sumac
Rhus trilobata
47 observations · iNaturalist
Little Sunflower
Helianthus pumilus
46 observations · iNaturalist
Stemless Indian parsley
Cymopterus hallii
45 observations · iNaturalist
mountain tail-leaf
Pericome caudata
44 observations · iNaturalist
manyflowered gromwell
Lithospermum multiflorum
44 observations · iNaturalist
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