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Detailed Area Plant List for Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, Jefferson County, United States.
Edited by Tom Schweich
This list is assembled from personal collections, herbarium vouchers, and published lists. For California, much of the data is provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria as indicated by a single dagger “†.” Their web site is at: (http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/consortium/). For Colorado, much of the data is provided by the Southwest Environmental Information Network as indicated by a double dagger “‡,” which web site is found at (http://swbiodiversity.org). See their respective websites for copyright information and recommended citation formats.
For a complete list of Locations included in this Area List, see the Locations Included section, below.
For a check list, please see: Check List for Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, Jefferson County, United States.
Aspleniaceae
Asplenium septentrionale (L.) Hoffm. Forked Spleenwort. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Little Scraggy Peak,
fracture of granite boulder.
Tom Schweich 3757.
7/12/2024.
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 John Vickery collecting Asplenium septentrionale from the rocks, north side of Bull Gulch. |
 Obs. No. 3757, Asplenium septentrionale. |
 Coll. No. 2671.1, Asplenium septentrionale |
Bryophyta
Bryophyte . CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Morrison Creek,
upper Morrison Creek, in the creek bed
Tom Schweich 3052.
10 Jul 2023.
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Undist
)
.
 Coll. No. 2014, Bryophyte |
Equisetaceae
Equisetum arvense L. Field Horsetail. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Morrison Creek,
Shaded bank of creek. Forest is generally more open here, and there is a meadow nearby. Also collected here: Aconitum columbianum.
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, along Morrison Creek and former National Forest Road 547, 2.70 km. south of National Forest Road 550, 63.3 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2639.1
5 Aug 2021.
(
COLO2707347‡
KHD75621‡
OBI183677‡
Unknown
)
.
 Coll. No. 870.1, Equisetum arvense |
Cupressaceae
Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. (Syn: Sabina scopulorum Sarg.(Sarg.) Rydb. ) Rocky Mountain Juniper. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Little Scraggy Peak,
On top of granite outcrops.
Tom Schweich 1788.
9/16/2019.
.
Pinaceae
Pinus scopulorum Lemmon. (Syn: P. ponderosa Laws. var. scopulorum Engelm. ) Rocky Mountain yellow pine. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Little Scraggy Peak,
Tom Schweich 1776.
7/23/2019.
.
 East slope of Tarryall Mountains from Camp Site 8. |
 Coll. No. 1316, Pinus |
 Rocky Mountain yellow pine on top of North Table Mountain. |
Apiaceae
Cymopterus lemmonii (J. M. Coult. & Rose) Dorn. (Syn: Pseudocymopterus montanus (A. Gray) J. M. Coult. & Rose ) Alpine False Springparsley. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, to 15 cm., glabrous throughout, except very slightly scabrous at top of peduncle and on ribs of some rays; Pseudoscape, absent; Leaves, basal and cauline, 40 mm. × 25 mm. wide, obovate, compound, leaflets, #7, ultimate divisions narrowly lanceolate; Inflorescence, compound umbel; Involucre, bracts, 1.7 mm., linear (but not pinnafitid); Rays, ascending-spreading, ±equal; Involucel, bractlets green, inconspicuous, 1 mm.; Corolla, petals, #5, 1 mm. × 0.6 mm. wide, yellow; Stamens, #5; Filaments, recurved; Ovary, glabrous; Stylopodium, absent (?); Fruit, unknown. (Described from Coll. No. 1469, 29 June 2016)
- Morrison Creek,
Also collected here: Arabis pycnocarpa.
On the horse trail (old road?) just north of the Little Scraggy Trail.
Open forest near the divide between Morrison Creek and Sixmile Creek, 966 m. southwest of Little Scraggy Peak, 49.8 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden; accessed by way of Kelsey Campground and Jefferson County Road 126.
Tom Schweich 3061.
10 Jul 2023.
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CDA
REGIS
)
.
.
Harbouria trachypleura (A. Gray) J.M. Coult. & Rose. (Syn: Thaspium trachypleurum A. Gray ) Whiskbroom Parsley. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Little Scraggy Peak,
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, 46.5 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 1904.
31 May 2018.
(
CAS
KHD00069137‡
OBI170748‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 1357, Harbouria trachypleura |
 Coll. No. 1904, Harbouria trachypleura |
 Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1904, Harbouria trachypleura |
Osmorhiza depauperata Phil. Blunt-Fruit Sweet-Cicely. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Morrison Creek,
Forested, shaded, wet bank of creek; also collected nearby: Pyrola chlorantha, Rubus pubescens, Pedicularis canadensis, and Oryzopsis asperifolia.
Small terrace above Morrison Creek, near crossing of Little Scraggy Trail, 1.16 km. southwest of Little Scraggy Peak, 50.0 km. south of Golden; accessed by way of Kelsey Campground and Jefferson County Road 126.
Tom Schweich 3055.
10 Jul 2023.
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UCR
)
.
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 Coll. No. 2951, Osnorhiza depauperata. |
 Coll. No. 3055, Osmorhiza depauperata. |
 Coll. No. 2069.1, Osmorhiza, cf. O. depauperata |
Pseudocymopterus montanus (A. Gray) J. M. Coult. & Rose. (=Cymopterus lemmonii (J. M. Coult. & Rose) Dorn) Alpine False Springparsley. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Morrison Creek, scattered in open forest Tom Schweich 3334. 7/10/2023. .
Apocynaceae
Apocynum ×floribundum Greene. Dogbane. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, to 35 cm.; Leaves, cauline, opposite, spreading horizontal, petiole 2 mm. + blade 50 mm. × 24 mm. wide, ovate, margin revolute; Sepals, 2.5 mm.; Flowers, bell-shaped, 6 mm. × 5 mm. wide, >2× calyx; Petals, fused at base, tube mm. + lobes 2 mm., pink, drying purple, lobes erect to spreading, none reflexed; Stamens, 5. Filaments, distinct; More like A. androsaemifolium than A. cannabinum, but it seems to best fit the description of the hybrid A. ×floribundum. (Described from Coll. No. 1442, 22 June 2016.)
- Little Scraggy Peak,
Openings in ponderosa pine, also seen/collected here; Achillea millefolium, Sedum lanceolatum, Oxytropis lambertii, Verbascum thapsus, and Elymus elymoides.
Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, fairly close to Little Scraggy trailhead, about 4 mi. south of town of Buffalo Creek by Cty Rd 126, 60.3 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2180.
23 Jul 2019.
(
KHD00070564‡
OBI186017‡
REGIS
UCR
)
.
 Coll. No. 1442, Apocynum x-floribundum |
 Coll. No. 1678, Apocynum x-floribundum |
 Coll. No. 2180, Apocynum x-floribundum |
 Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2180, Apocynum x-floribundum |
Asteraceae
Achillea millefolium L. (Syn: A. lanulosa Nutt. , A. m. L. var. alpicola (Rydb.) Garrett , A. m. L. var. lanulosa (Nutt.) Piper , A. m. L. var. occidentalis DC. ) Common Yarrow. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb to 50 cm.;; Leaves alternate, tendrils absent, finely dissected, aromatic when fresh; Inflorescence, heads enclosed by an involucre, in flat-topped clusters; Phyllaries in 2+ series; Receptacles bearing scale-like bracts (paleate); Perianth in 2 or more whorls, parts in 5s; Phyllaries in 2+ series, not all subtending ray flowers; Flowers open, bisexual, two kinds, some with strap-shaped corollas; Petals fused into a tube; Ray flowers, white, lobe ovate; Disc flowers, white; Stamens = in number to corolla lobes; Ovary inferior. Pistils, 1 per flower (Described from Coll. No. 482, 30 Nov 2011, and Coll. No. 1023, 24 Jul 2013).
- Little Scraggy Peak, Openings in ponderosa pine, also seen/collected here; Apocynum ×floribundum, Sedum lanceolatum, Oxytropis lambertii, Verbascum thapsus, and Elymus elymoides. Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, fairly close to Little Scraggy trailhead, about 4 mi. south of town of Buffalo Creek by Cty Rd 126, 60.3 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2181. 23 Jul 2019. ( KHD00070562‡ OBI186071‡ REGIS s.n. Error 14.6(b)-7c UCR197567‡ ) .
- Morrison Creek,
Tom Schweich 2348.
8/5/2021.
.
.
Antennaria parvifolia Nutt. Small-Leaf Pussytoes. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, to 10 cm., stoloniferous; Stem, tomentose; Leaves, basal and cauline, basal, petiole, gradually expanding into blade, blade, 16 mm. × 6.7 mm. wide, oblanceolate, entire, glandular, tomentose, tips, pointed, cauline, 10 mm. × 2 mm. wide, linear; Inflorescence, heads enclosed by an involucre, #3 per stem, not showy; Involucre, 7 mm. × 4.5 mm. wide, cylindric; Phyllaries, 5+ series, 4 mm. × 2 mm. wide to 8 mm. × 1 mm. wide, green proximally to white (pinkish) distally, tomentose, margins, flat, scarious, tips, rounded; Receptacle, epaleate; Flowers, of 1 kind; Disk flowers, many, 6.5 mm., white; Pappus, many, well-developed, bristles, 8 mm., ±equal; Cypsela, 0.8 mm. × 0.3 mm. wide, brown, glabrous. (Described from Coll. No. 1909, 31 May 2018.)
- Little Scraggy Peak,
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, 1.05 km. southwest of the intersection of County Roads 126 and 550, 46.5 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 1909.
31 May 2018.
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CAS
KHD00069228‡
OBI162802‡
)
.
.
Antennaria rosea Greene. Rosy Pussytoes. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, to 9 cm., stoloniferous 4-5 cm., forming loose mats in wet muddy soil, all sixteen plants collected pistillate (gynoecious?); Leaves, simple, white tomentose both sides, basal, 35 mm. × 9 mm wide, oblanceolate, cauline, 11-13 mm., linear; Inflorescence, >> basal leaves; Involucre, 5.5-7.0 mm.; Bracts (phyllaries), 5.0-6-5 mm. × 1.1-0.7 mm. wide, green at base, purplish band in middle, tips, white, scarious. (Described from Coll. No. 1083, 25 April 2015).
- Morrison Creek,
Moist forest floor in the middle of an old road next to Morrison Creek, just north of the Colorado Trail, 0.78 km. south of NF Road 550, 61.5 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2529.
23 Jun 2021.
(
OBI183423‡
UCR ‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 2529, Antennaria rosea |
 Mat-forming rosettes, probably Antennaria rosea |
 Coll. No. 2529, Antennaria rosea |
 Coll. No. 1083, Antennaria rosea |
 Rosette of Antennaria rosea. |
Arnica cordifolia Hook. Heart-Leaf Leopardbane. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Morrison Creek,
Also collected here: Antennaria rosea in the middle of the road.
Moist shaded forest floor between an old road and Morrison Creek, north of the Colorado Trail, 0.77 km. south of NF Road 550, 61.5 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2530.
23 Jun 2021.
(
KHD00075524‡
OBI183422‡
UCR ‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 2530, Arnica cordifolia |
 Coll. No. 2530, Arnica cordifolia |
 Coll. No. 3029, Arnica cordifolia. |
 Flower head of Coll. No. 3252, Arnica cordifolia. |
 Coll. No. 3252, Arnica cordifolia. |
Crepis capillaris (L.) Wallr. Smooth Hawk's-Beard. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Annual(?) herb, 30 cm.; Stem, young, villous; Leaves, cauline, alternate, auriculate, petiole, 10-12 mm., blade 35 mm. × 5 mm. wide, reduced distally, oblanceolate, tomentose near base, adaxially glandular hairy, margin dentate, tip acute; Inflorescence, heads #4-5 per stem, showy, not overtopped by leaves; Peduncles, 35 mm.; Involucre, 7 mm. × 5 mm. wide; ovoid; Phyllaries, equal, 2 series, 7 mm. × 0.7 mm. wide, green, glandular-stipitate, margins, ±flat; Flowers of 1 kind; Ray flowers (ligules), many, tube 2.5 mm. + blade 6 mm. × 0.6 mm. wide, yellow; Pappus, simple capillary bristles, falling as a unit, 4.5 mm., ±equal, smooth. (Described from Coll. No. 2243, 16 September 2019.)
- Little Scraggy Peak,
Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, 2.04 km. southwest of the Little Scraggy trailhead, 61.2 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2243.
16 Sep 2019.
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CDA56586‡
CS202023‡
KHD ‡
OBI
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 2243, Crepis capillaris. |
 Fruit of Coll. No. 2243, Crepis capillaris |
Dieteria bigelovii (A. Gray) D. R. Morgan & R. L. Hartman var. bigelovii. Bigelow's Tansy Aster. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Little Scraggy Peak,
Variety bigelovii if infraspecific names are to be applied.
Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation. Same as Coll. No. 2239.
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, 1.47 km. southwest of the Little Scraggy trailhead, 60 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2234.
16 Sep 2019.
(
OBI149566‡
)
Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation. Same as Coll. No. 2234.
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, 2.04 km. southwest of the Little Scraggy trailhead, 61.2 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2239.
16 Sep 2019.
(
CAS
CDA0052319‡
KHD00070995‡
UCR
)
.
.
Erigeron compositus Pursh. (Syn: E. compositus Pursh var. discoideus A. Gray , E. compositus Pursh var. glabratus Macoun ) Cutleaf Daisy. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, from woody caudex, 10 cm.; Leaves, basal, petiole, 18-22 mm., 5 mm. × 6 mm. wide, ternately divided, glandular, straight multicellular hairy; Inflorescence, 1 head per stem; Peduncles, 40 mm., glandular, short straight spreading hairs; Involucre, 5 mm. × 10 mm. wide; Phyllaries, 2+ series, 6 mm. × 1.3 mm. wide, outer phyllaries glandular hairy, green mid-rib and distally, chartaceous then scarious toward margin, tip, acute, purplish; Receptacle, epaleate; Flowers, of 2 kinds; Ray flowers, #25, tube 1.8 mm. + blade 5.3 mm. × 1 mm. wide, white, fertile; Disk flowers, many, tube 3.5 mm. + lobes 0.3 mm., expanding gradually, yellow, open; Pappus, well-developed, bristles, 3.5-3.8 mm., ±equal, capillary; Cypsela, 2.2 mm. × 0.6 mm. wide, angled, brown, hairy. (Described from Coll. No. 1901, 31 May 2018).
- Little Scraggy Peak,
Moderate slope in Ponderosa pine forest.
Northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, 46.5 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 1901.
31 May 2018.
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CAS
KHD00069232‡
OBI
)
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.
 Coll. No. 3564, Erigeron compositus. |
 Coll. No. 3564, Erigeron compositus. |
 Coll. No. 1901, Erigeron compositus |
 Coll. No. 1901, Erigeron compositus |
Erigeron eximius Greene. (Syn: E. superbus Greene ex. Rydb. ) Splendid Daisy, Sprucefir Fleabane. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Morrison Creek,
Streamside in shady forest, also collected nearby Aconitum columbianum, Hackelia floribunda, and Geranium caespitosum.
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, upper reaches of Morrison Creek, southwest of Little Scraggy Peak, 1.83 km. west northwest of the Kelsey Campground, and 5.79 km. southwest of the Little Scraggy Trailhead.
Tom Schweich 2848.
12 Jul 2022.
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KHD00079828‡
)
Same as Coll. No. 2848.
in a glade beside the creek
Tom Schweich 2850.1
12 Jul 2022.
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Discarded
)
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 Coll. No. 2848, Erigeron eximius |
Erigeron speciosus (Lindl.) DC. Aspen Fleabane. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, to 75 cm., rhizomatous; Stem, glabrous, to glandular distally, purple at base; Leaves, basal, absent, lower cauline, petiole 20-25 mm. + blade 25-45 mm. × 6-10 mm. wide, elliptic, margin ciliate, upper cauline, sessile, 25-42 mm. × 5.0-7.5 mm. wide, lanceolate, gradually reduced, finely glandular, tips, small rounded tip (apiculate?), margins, entire, ciliate; Inflorescence, >leaves, 2-3 heads per stem, showy; Involucre, 5 mm. × 13 mm. wide, base glandular; Phyllaries, 3± series, 4-5 mm. × 0.5 mm. wide, outer ±= inner, outer green, inner yellow-tan, curved distally, finely glandular; Receptacle, epaleate; Flowers, of 2 kinds; Ray flowers, many, tube 2-3 mm. + blade 10-12 mm. × 0.5-1.0 mm. wide, lavender, or white fading lavender, fertile; Disk flowers, many, tube 2.0-3.3 mm. + lobes 0.5 mm., yellow, open, bisexual; Pappus, two series, short and long, long, 2 mm. sometimes (undescribed) or tawny; Cypsela, 1.3 mm. compressed, brown, hairy. (Described from Coll. No. 2612, 29 July 2021, and Coll. No. 2645, 5 Aug 2021.)
- Morrison Creek,
Banks of Morrison Creek, at north end of a opening in the forest or “meadow” with many down trees.
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, along Morrison Creek and former National Forest Road 547, 2.30 km. south of National Forest Road 550, 62.9 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2645.
5 Aug 2021.
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CDA
)
.
.
Erigeron subtrinervis Rydb. ex Porter & Britton. Threenerve Daisy. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Little Scraggy Peak, Also collected here: Juniperus scopulorum, Dieteria bigelovii, and Chenopodium fremontii. Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, 2.04 km. southwest of the Little Scraggy trailhead, 61.2 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2240. 16 Sep 2019. ( CAS1086677‡ KHD00070994‡ OBI186026‡ UCR204028‡ ) Also collected here: Juniperus scopulorum, Dieteria bigelovii, and Chenopodium fremontii. Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, 2.04 km. southwest of the Little Scraggy trailhead, 61.2 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2241. 16 Sep 2019. ( CDA0052320‡ COLO2433548‡ EIU REGIS s.n. Error 14.6(b)-7c ) .
- Morrison Creek,
Edge of open forest and adjacent meadow.
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, along Morrison Creek and former National Forest Road 547, 2.66 km. south of National Forest Road 550, 63.2 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2642.
5 Aug 2021.
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CS
EIU
KHD00075623‡
OBI183731‡
)
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 Coll. No. 1988, Erigeron subtrinervis |
 Coll. No. 2240, Erigeron subtrinervis |
 Flower head of Coll. No. 1988, Erigeron subtrivervis |
 Coll. No. 2240, Erigeron subtrinervis |
Gaillardia aristata Pursh. Blanketflower. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, to 40 cm.; Leaves, alternate, entire to toothed; Inflorescence, single heads on peduncles 13-18 cm., flowers of 2 kinds; Phyllaries, 2+ series, 17 mm. × 2.7 mm. wide, lance-linear; Receptacle, epaleate, setae, to 10 mm.; Rays, sterile, corolla, 21 mm. × 10 mm. wide, yellow, deeply 3-lobed; Disk flowers, corolla, 7 mm., purple; Pappus of 6+ aristate scales, 4 mm., awn 2×> body. Described from Coll. No. 1205, 12 Jul 2015.
- Little Scraggy Peak,
Tom Schweich 1777.
7/23/2019.
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 Gaillardia aristata on Dakota Ridge. |
 Coll. No. 1665, Gaillardia aristata |
 Flowerhead of Coll. No. 1454, Gaillardia aristata |
Heterotheca foliosa (Nutt.) Shinners. (Syn: Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners var. foliosa (Nutt.) V.L. Harms ) Hairy False Goldenaster. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial, to 40 cm.; Stem, spreading hairy, glandular; Leaves, cauline, alternate, 33 mm. × 9 mm. wide, oblong, margin entire, tip acute, appressed hairy; Peduncle, 15 mm.; Bracts, leafy, 10-16 mm. × 2.5 mm., lanceolate, some exceeding heads by 4-7 mm.; Involucre, 9 mm. × 14 mm. wide; Phyllaries, in 4+ graduated series, 4-9 mm. × 1 mm. wide, lanceolate, slightly keeled proximally, mostly green, abaxial surface glandular and hairy, margin hairy; Receptacle, epaleate, short (0.5 mm.) scales; Flowers, 2 kinds; Rays, sterile, corolla, 11 mm., yellow; Disk flowers, corolla, 7 mm., yellow; Pappus, short (0.6 mm.) and long (6 mm.) bristles, ≥disk corolla; cypsela, 1.3 mm., hairy. Described from Coll. No. 1258, 26 Jul 2015.
- Little Scraggy Peak, Also collected here: Lithospermum multiflorum, Geranium caespitosum, Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. collina, Bromus pumpellianus, and Koeleria macrantha. Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, fairly close to Little Scraggy trailhead, about 4 mi. south of town of Buffalo Creek by Cty Rd 126, 60 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2177. 23 Jul 2019. ( CIBO COLO2434264‡ JCOS s.n. KHD00070523‡ OBI186016‡ ) .
- Morrison Creek,
Meadow, east side of Morrison Creek, in a small grove of aspen trees with Monarda fistulosa and Campanula rotundifolia.
This “meadow” has a high concentration of down tree trunks, history unknown.
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, along Morrison Creek and former National Forest Road 547, 2.66 km. south of National Forest Road 550, 63.2 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2641.
5 Aug 2021.
(
UCR294651‡
)
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 Coll. No. 1258, Heterotheca foliosa |
 Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2177, Heterotheca foliosa |
Laennecia schiedeana (Lessing) G. L. Nesom. Pineland Marshtail. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Little Scraggy Peak,
Also collected here: Juniperus scopulorum, Chenopodium fremontii, Dieteria bigelovii, and Erigeron subtrinervis.
Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, 2.04 km. southwest of the Little Scraggy trailhead, 61.2 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2242.
16 Sep 2019.
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Golden
)
middle of trail
Tom Schweich 3758.
7/12/2024.
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 Obs. No. 3758, Laennecia schiedeana. |
 Coll. No. 2242, Laennecia schiedeana |
Packera fendleri (A. Gray) W.A. Weber & Á. Löve. (Syn: Senecio fendleri A. Gray ) Fendler’s Ragwort. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Little Scraggy Peak, Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, 46.5 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 1902. 31 May 2018. ( CAS697960‡ KHD00068679‡ OBI148903‡ ) Open meadow with a few ponderosa pines, also seen or collected here: Frasera speciosa, Lithospermum multiflorum, and Ceanothus fendleri. In a meadow at the saddle between Morrison Creek and Gunbarrel Creek, 1.52 km. west northwest of Kelsey Campground, and 1.24 km. southwest of Little Scraggy Peak. Tom Schweich 2858. 12 Jul 2022. ( COLO2706000‡ UCR300266‡ ) .
- Morrison Creek,
Among boulders on small ridge, east side of Morrison Creek. Open forest.
First canyon west of Little Scraggy Peak, 1.43 km. south of NF 550 “Redskin Creek Road,” 62.0 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2518.
23 Jun 2021.
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CDA
)
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.
Rudbeckia hirta L. var. pulcherrima Farw. Black-Eyed Susan. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Morrison Creek,
Shaded area, in a generally more open forest, with an adjacent meadow. Also collected here: Galium boreale, and Thalictrum fendleri.
Along Morrison Creek and former National Forest Road 547, 2.78 km. south of National Forest Road 550, 63.4 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2635.
5 Aug 2021.
(
CAS1102482‡
KHD00075398‡
OBI183680‡
UCR294649‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 3433, Rudbeckia hirta var. pulchellum |
 Coll. No. 2635, Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima |
 Coll. No. 3433, Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima. |
Rudbeckia laciniata L. var. ampla (A. Nelson) Cronquist. Cut-Leaf Coneflower.. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Morrison Creek,
In shade on banks of creek; also collected nearby: Thalictrum fendleri, Lupinus argenteus, Antennaria rosea, and Arnica cordifolia.
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, along Morrison Creek and former National Forest Road 547, 0.88 km. south of National Forest Road 550, 61.5 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2650.
5 Aug 2021.
(
KHD00075219‡
OBI183732‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 2650, Rudbeckia laciniata var. ampla. |
Senecio spartioides Torr. & A. Gray. (Syn: S. multicapitatus Greenm. ex Rydb. ) Broomlike Ragwort. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, to 50 cm.; Leaves, basal, unknown, cauline, alternate, 90 mm. × 3 mm. wide, narrowly oblanceolate, reduced above to 30 mm. × 1 mm. wide, variously hairy in axils and ±lower surface; Involucre, 12.5 mm. × 6 mm., narrowly campanulate, bractlets not prominent; Phyllaries, 2 series? or 1 series with 2 forms? outer, 7.5 mm. × 0.7 mm. wide, all green, inner, 7.5 mm. × 1.3 mm. wide, centrally green with margins chartaceous, all tips dark; Receptacle, epaleate; Rays, fertile, corolla, tube 5 mm. + blade 9 mm. × 2 mm. wide, yellow, lobes 3; Disk flowers, corolla, 6 mm., yellow; Pappus, 1 series of fine capillary bristles, 5 mm.; Cypsela, 4 mm., 5-angled, dark gray, “hirtellous” throughout (not just the angles). Described from Coll. No. 1298, 23 Sep 2015.
- Little Scraggy Peak,
Also collected nearby: Jamesia americana, Solidago nana, and Arctostaphylos uva-ursi.
Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, 1.70 km. southwest of the Little Scraggy trailhead, 60.1 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2237.
16 Sep 2019.
(
CDA0052318‡
KHD00071094‡
OBI149558‡
UCR297587‡
)
.
.
Solidago L. Goldenrod. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Little Scraggy Peak, Tom Schweich 1771. 7/23/2019. . .
Solidago missouriensis Nutt. Missouri Goldenrod. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, to 35-40 cm., generally glabrous throughout; Leaves, basal, unknown, cauline, alternate, petiole 10-45 cm. + blade 100 mm. × 21-22 mm. wide, reduced above, oblanceolate, margin, sparsely scabrous proximally, serrate distally, glabrous, prominently 3(5)-nerved; Inflorescence, crowded panicle; Pedicels, 1 mm.; Bracts, #2, 1.8 mm.; Involucre, 3.0-4.5 mm. × 3-5 mm. wide, obconic; Phyllaries, 2+ series, 2.2-3.5 mm. × 1 mm. wide, graduated, green, margin chartaceous, veins 1; Receptacle, epaleate, conic; Flowers, 2 kinds; Rays, #12, fertile, tube 2 mm. + blade 2.2 mm., yellow; Disk flower, #12, tube 2.8 mm. + lobes 0.7 mm. = 3.5 mm., yellow; Pappus, capillary bristles, 3.0 mm.; Cypsela, 0.4-0.6 mm., glabrous-sparsely hairy. Described from Coll. No. 1255, 26 Jul 2015, and Coll. No. 1519, 29 Jul 2016. Distinguished in part by its glabrous characters and presence of 3 prominent nerves on leaves. Jepson eFlora notes that S. missouriensis Nutt. Is misapplied to S. spectabilis (D. C. Eaton) A. Gray. FNANM states that, in the west, it can be similar to smaller plants of S. spectabilis (13 Sep 2014).
- Morrison Creek,
“Meadow” with many down trees; also collected here: Betula occidentalis.
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, along Morrison Creek and former National Forest Road 547, 2.55 km. south of National Forest Road 550, 63.2 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2643.
5 Aug 2021.
(
CDA54517‡
CS
DEMO
EIU
)
Open Douglas fir forest, east-facing slope above the creek.
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, along Morrison Creek and former National Forest Road 547, 1.42 km. south of National Forest Road 550, 62.1 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2649.
5 Aug 2021.
(
COLO2706265‡
CS
KHD00075624‡
OBI183729‡
)
.
.
Solidago nana Nutt. Baby Goldenrod. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, to 40 cm., short white hairy throughout; Leaves, basal, withered (late in season), cauline, alternate, 95 mm. × 9-10 mm. wide (includes 15 mm. winged petiole? below) veins, 1 (others discontinuous), margin hairs similar to surface hairs, i.e., not ciliate, gradually reduced and sessile above; Inflorescence, heads numerous and small, involucre, 5.5 mm.; Phyllaries, 3-4 series, imbricate, graduated, 3-4 mm., veins 1; Receptacle, epaleate, (scales? to 0.5 mm.); Flowers of 2 kinds; Rays, few (3-4), fertile? (stigma visible but cypsela not as developed as those of disk flowers), corolla, 6 mm., yellow; Disk flowers, few (6-8), corolla, 4 mm., yellow; Pappus, capillary bristles; Cypsela, 1.5 mm., short hairy. Described from Coll. No. 1292, 9 Sep 2015.
- Little Scraggy Peak,
Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, 1.47 km. southwest of the Little Scraggy trailhead, 60 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2235.
16 Sep 2019.
(
Golden
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 1292, Solidago nana |
 Coll. No. 1759, Solidago nana |
 Coll. No. 2439, Solidago nana. |
Symphyotrichum porteri (A. Gray) G.L. Nesom. (Syn: Aster porteri A. Gray ) Smooth White Aster. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, to 35 cm., eglandular, generally not hairy; Stem ascending; Leaves, cauline, alternate, sessile, 53 mm. × 3 mm. wide, lance-linear, many rolled, tip pointed, maybe spinulose, generally glabrous except some distal margins; Inflorescence, crowded, ±flat-topped; Heads borne simgly on short pedicels; Involucre, 5 mm. × 8 mm. wide; Phyllaries, 2+series, 3.5 mm. × 0.7 mm. wide, ±equal, inner ≥ outer, mid-vein green, margins white proximally, green distally, tip acute; Receptacle, epaleate, convex (if not conic); Flowers of two kinds; Rays, fertile, corolla, 6.5 mm., white; Disk flowers, corolla, 3.0 mm., yellow; Pappus, bristles, barbed, single, 2.5 mm.; Cypsela, 0.7 mm., sparsely hairy. Described from Coll. No. 1266, 29 Jul 2015.
- Morrison Creek,
Southwest facing slope above Morrison Creek, in bed of old road, Douglas fir forest.
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, along Morrison Creek and former National Forest Road 547, 1.90 km. south of National Forest Road 550, 62.5 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2648.
5 Aug 2021.
.
Betulaceae
Betula occidentalis Hook. (Syn: Betula fontinalis Sarg. ) Water Birch. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Morrison Creek,
Collected away from the creek, though there are others on banks of the creek; habitat is a opening in the forest, or “meadow” with many down trees; also collected here: Solidago missouriensis.
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, along Morrison Creek and former National Forest Road 547, 2.55 km. south of National Forest Road 550, 63.2 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2644.
5 Aug 2021.
(
COLO2706356‡
)
.
 Water Birch (Betula occidentalis) along Clear Creek. |
 Coll. No. 3435, Betula occidentalis. |
 Coll. No. 2644, Betula occidentalis. |
Boraginaceae
Hackelia floribunda (Lehm.) I. M. Johnst. Many-Flowered Stickseed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Morrison Creek,
Edges of forest along creek; also collected here: Erigeron eximius, Aconitum columbianum, and Geranium caespitosum.
In Morrison Creek where crossed by the horse trail (possibly an old road), 1.93 km. west northwest of Kelsey Campground, 5.73 km. southwest of the Little Scraggy Trailhead.
Tom Schweich 2849.
12 Jul 2022.
(
KHD00079829‡
OBI183826‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 2849, Hackelia floribunda. |
 Coll. No. 2849, Hackelia floribunda. |
Lithospermum multiflorum Torrey ex A. Gray. Many Flowered Stoneseed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial … cleistogamous flowers absent. Flowers heterostyled and dimorphic.
- Little Scraggy Peak,
Also collected here: Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. collina, Geranium caespitosum, and Koeleria macrantha.
Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, fairly close to Little Scraggy trailhead, about 4 mi. south of town of Buffalo Creek by Cty Rd 126, 60 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2175.
23 Jul 2019.
(
COLO2434256‡
KHD00070524‡
OBI186009‡
UCR297570‡
)
Tom Schweich 2913.
7/12/2022.
.
.
Mertensia lanceolata (Pursh) DC. Prairie Bluebells. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, with spreading-ascending branches to 20 cm.; Stem, glabrous; Leaves, basal and cauline, basal, petiole 55 mm. + blade 50 mm. × 12.5 mm. wide, lanceolate, distinct lateral veins, papillate adaxially, margin, entire, appressed ciliate; cauline, sessile, 40 mm. × 4 mm. wide, without distinct lateral veins, papillate to strigose (oriented toward apex) adaxially, margin, entire, appressed ciliate; Inflorescence, panicle; Calyx, not divided to base, tube 1.5 mm. + lobes 2-3 mm.; Corolla, tube 4.0-6.5 mm. + lobes 4.5-7.5 mm., free 2.0 mm., limb 5-10 mm., deciduous, blue, small tufts or a ring of hairs near (2.2 mm.) base of throat; Stamens, #5-6, inserted, attached just below (0.5 mm.) throat/fornices; Filaments, 2.0-3.5 mm., strap-shaped, filaments ≥ anthers; Anthers, 1.8-2.3 mm., versatile, yellow; Ovary, 0.7 mm. × 1.3 mm. wide, partially fused to calyx; Style, 7.0-7.5 mm., single, ±≥anthers; Stigma, simple; Fruit, #4 nutlets, 1.7 mm. × 1.5 mm. wide. (Described from Coll. Nos. 1906 & 2035.)
- Little Scraggy Peak,
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, 46.5 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 1906.
31 May 2018.
(
CAS
KHD00069152‡
OBI170747‡
)
.
.
Oreocarya virgata (Porter) Greene. (Syn: Cryptantha virgata (Porter) Payson ) Miner"s Candle. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Little Scraggy Peak, Tom Schweich 2918. 7/12/2022. .
- Morrison Creek, numerous plants in forest openings Tom Schweich 3339. 7/10/2023. .
Brassicaceae
Arabis pycnocarpa M. Hopkins var. pycnocarpa. (Syn: Arabis hirsuta (L.) Scop. , Arabis hirsuta (L.) Scop. var. pycnocarpa (M. Hopkins) Rollins ) Cream Flower Rockcress. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Morrison Creek,
Also collected here: Pseudocymopterus montanus.
On the horse trail (old road?) just north of the Little Scraggy Trail.
Open forest near the divide between Morrison Creek and Sixmile Creek, 966 m. southwest of Little Scraggy Peak, 49.8 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden; accessed by way of Kelsey Campground and Jefferson County Road 126.
Tom Schweich 3060.
10 Jul 2023.
(
KHD87539‡
UCR232543‡
)
.
.
 Habitat of Coll. No. 2802, Arabis pycnocarpa var. pycnocarpa. |
 Coll. No. 2802, Arabis pycnocarpa var. pycnocarpa. |
 Coll. No. 2935, Arabis pycnocarpa var. pcynocarpa. |
Berteroa incana (L.) DC. Hoary Alyssum. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Annual terrestrial herb, to 50 cm.; Leaves, cauline, elliptical, 20 mm. × 5 mm.; Flowers, not bracteate; Petals, 4, white, deeply bilobed; Style, 1.4 mm. in young fruit; Fruit, elliptical, 7 mm. × 4 mm. wide × 2 mm. thick, flattened parallel to papery internal partition.
- Little Scraggy Peak,
Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, 0.60 km. southwest of the Little Scraggy trailhead, 61.2 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2244.
16 Sep 2019.
(
COLO2433555‡
CS198623‡
KHD 70977‡
REGIS s.n. Error 14.6(b)-7c
)
.
 Habitat of Berteroa incana |
 Coll. No. 1056, Berteroa incana |
Campanulaceae
Campanula rotundifolia L. (=Campanula petiolata A. DC.) Harebell. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, to 40 cm.; Leaves, basal, ?, cauline, alternate, ±lance-linear, 52 mm. × 2.5 mm. wide; Inflorescence, solitary and loose racemes; Pedicel, 9 mm.; Calyx, tube 2.5 mm. + 5 lobes 2.5 mm. = 5.0 mm.; Corolla, 13 mm, blue-purple; Capsule, nodding, 5.5 mm. × 4.5 mm. wide, opening by pores near the base. Described from Coll. No. 1246, 24 July 2015.
- Little Scraggy Peak, Tom Schweich 1774. 7/23/2019. .
- Morrison Creek,
Tom Schweich 2346.
8/5/2021.
.
 Coll. No. 2151, Campanula rotundifolia |
 Coll. No. 1246, Campanula rotundifolia |
Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera involucrata (Richardson) Banks ex Spreng. Twinberry Honeysuckle. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Morrison Creek,
Damp forest floor, also collected here: Stellaria longipes, Pedicularis canadensis, Dodecatheon pulchellum, Schizachne purpurescens, and Oryzopsis asperifolia.
Solitary plants.
Lower part of a small gulch tributary to Morrison Creek, 1.22 km. south of NF Road 550, 61.8 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2525.
23 Jun 2021.
(
COLO2706083‡
KHD00075587‡
OBI183545‡
UCR ‡
)
.
 Coll. No. 3121, Lonicera involucrata. |
Caryophyllaceae
Arenaria lanuginosa (Michx.) Rohrb. var. saxosa (A. Gray) Zarucchi, R. L. Hartman & Rabeler. Spreading Sandwort. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Morrison Creek,
Forest-shaded open, east-facing slope; also seen or collected here: Sedum lanceolatum and Anticlea elegans.
Beside horse trail (former road?), on forest floor above Morrison Creek. 2.10 km. northwest of Kelsey Campground, 5.38 km. southwest of the Little Scraggy Trailhead.
Tom Schweich 2853.
12 Jul 2022.
(
KHD00079834‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 2853, Arenaria lanuginosa var. saxosa. |
 Coll. No. 2877.1, Arenaria lanuginosa var. saxosa. |
Stellaria longipes Goldie ssp. longipes. (Syn: S. l. Goldie var. l. ) Longstalk Starwort. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, to 20 cm.; spreading by rhizomes, without tuber-like thickening or vertical fleshy root; Leaves opposite; Stipules 0; Inflorescence panicle; Flowers 4-9(10); Pedicels ascending; Sepals free; Petals 2-lobed, > sepals; Fruit a capsule, ovoid (turns wetting solution purple); Seed many, 0.8 mm, ovoid, light brown, slightly rugose (Described from Coll. No. 862, 23 Jun 2012).
- Morrison Creek,
Damp forest floor, also collected here: Lonicera involucrata, Pedicularis canadensis, Dodecatheon pulchellum, Schizachne purpurescens, and Oryzopsis asperifolia.
Lower part of a small gulch tributary to Morrison Creek, 1.25 km. south of NF Road 550, 61.8 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2524.
23 Jun 2021.
(
COLO2718500‡
KHD00075588‡
OBI183692‡
UCR ‡
)
.
Chenopodiaceae
Chenopodium fremontii S. Watson. Fremont's Goosefoot. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Little Scraggy Peak, Also collected here: Juniperus scopulorum, Dieteria bigelovii, and Symphyotrichum porteri. Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, 2.04 km. southwest of the Little Scraggy trailhead, 61.2 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2239.1 16 Sep 2019. ( KHD00070978‡ ) .
Crassulaceae
Sedum lanceolatum Torr. (Syn: Amerosedum lanceolatum (Torr.) A. Löve & D. Löve ) Spearleaf Stonecrop. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Type collected by Edwin James on the Long Expedition, described by Torrey, 1827.
- Little Scraggy Peak, On a berm left by prospecting a quartz vein, area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, fairly close to Little Scraggy trailhead, about 4 mi. south of town of Buffalo Creek by Cty Rd 126, 60.3 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2179. 23 Jul 2019. ( CAS COLO2434595‡ KHD00070568‡ ) .
- Morrison Creek,
Tom Schweich 2344.
8/5/2021.
Tom Schweich 2910.
7/12/2022.
.
Ericaceae
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Sprengel. (Syn: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Sprengel ssp. adenotricha (Fernald & J.F.Macbr.) Calder & Roy L.Taylor ) Bearberry. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Little Scraggy Peak,
Tom Schweich 1775.
7/23/2019.
Also collected nearby: Senecio spartioides, Solidago nana, Jamesia americana, and Polygonum douglasii.
Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, northwest base of large granite outcrop, 1.83 km. southwest of the Little Scraggy trailhead, 60.9 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2238.
16 Sep 2019.
(
CAS658997‡
KHD00071093‡
OBI149564‡
UCR297580‡
)
.
.
Orthilia secunda (L.) House. Sidebells Wintergreen. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Morrison Creek,
Damp forest floor, with decaying wood and bryophytes, also collected here: Osmorhiza depauperata, Pyrola chlorantha, Rubus pubescens, and Oryzopsis asperifolia.
Terrace above Morrison Creek, just south of the Little Scraggy Trail, 1.61 km. west of Kelsey Campground, 50.8 km. south of Golden.
Tom Schweich, with Cathy Hansen-Stamp, Cynthia Hastings, Meg Van Ness 3297.
12 Jul 2024.
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KHD
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 3297, Orthilia secunda. |
 Coll. No. 3297, Orthilia secunda. |
Pyrola chlorantha Sw. Green-Flowered Wintergreen. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Morrison Creek,
Forested, shaded, wet bank of creek; also collected nearby: Osmorhiza depauperata, Rubus pubescens, Pedicularis canadensis, and Oryzopsis asperifolia.
Small terrace above Morrison Creek, near crossing of Little Scraggy Trail, 1.16 km. southwest of Little Scraggy Peak, 50.0 km. south of Golden; accessed by way of Kelsey Campground and Jefferson County Road 126.
Tom Schweich 3054.
10 Jul 2023.
(
OBI
)
.
 Coll. No. 3054, Pyrola chlorantha |
 Coll. No. 2882, Pyrola chlorantha. |
 Coll. No. 3054, Pyrola chlorantha. |
Fabaceae
Lupinus argenteus Pursh var. fulvomaculatus (Payson) Barneby. (Syn: L. argenteus Pursh ssp. ingratus (Greene) Harmon ) Lodgepole Lupine. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial lupine, to 40 cm., caulescent; Inflorescence, 8-11 cm., occasionally branching; Pedicels, 2 mm.; Flowers, small, 6.5 mm., whitish; Calyx, tube not spurred; Banner, 3.5 mm + flexure + 2 mm., back glabrous, eyespot faded to dark brown; Wing, claw 2 mm. + blade 5 mm.; Keel, 5.5 mm., tip upturned, dark blue; (Described from Coll. No. 2527, 23 June 2021.)
- Morrison Creek,
Moist forest floor across an old road from Morrison Creek, just north of the Colorado Trail, 0.92 km. south of NF Road 550, 61.5 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2527.
23 Jun 2021.
(
COLO2706075‡
KHD00075612‡
OBI183693‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 2527, Lupinus argenteus var. fulvomaculatus |
 Inflorescence of Coll. No. 2527, Lupinus argenteus var. fulvomaculatus |
Oxytropis lambertii Pursh. Purple Locoweed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, acaulescent, mostly dolabriform hairs (one arm much shorter than the other); Leaves, basal, pinnately compound, leaflets #17, terminal leaflet present; Inflorescence, raceme, peduncle 30 cm., pedicels very short; Bracts, 7 mm. × 1.6 mm. wide, green, lanceolate; Calyx, tube 7 mm. + lobes 4 mm. = 11 mm.; Flower, zygomorphic, various shades of magenta to purple, banner, 17 mm., wings, 16 mm., keel, 13 mm., blades united enclosing stamens, recurved beak; Stamens, #10, diadelphous (Described from Coll. No. 1385, 1 June 2016).
- Little Scraggy Peak,
Tom Schweich 1773.
7/23/2019.
.
 Purple Locoweed (Oxytropis lambertii) on top of North Table Mountain. |
 Coll. No. 1385, Oxytropis lambertii |
 Coll. No. 3415, Oxytropis lambertii. |
Gentianaceae
Frasera speciosa Griseb. (Syn: Swertia radiata (Kellogg) Kuntze ) Elkweed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Little Scraggy Peak, Five rosettes here, a few others seen. Tom Schweich 1615. 5/31/2018. in bloom Tom Schweich 2912. 7/12/2022. .
- Morrison Creek,
Tom Schweich 2909.
7/12/2022.
.
.
Gentianella amarella (L.) Börner ssp. acuta (Michx.) J. M. Gillett. Autumn Dwarf Gentian. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Morrison Creek,
Shaded open forest, i.e., little to no middlestory; also collected nearby: Erigeron eximius.
Just north of a saddle, barely in the Morrison Creek watershed, at an old metal gate on the horse trail (possibly an old road), 1.75 km. west northwest of the Kelsey Campground, 5.91 km. southwest of the Little Scraggy Trailhead.
Tom Schweich 2857.
12 Jul 2022.
(
KHD00079835‡
)
.
 Coll. No. 2857, Gentianella amarella ssp. acuta. |
Geraniaceae
Geranium caespitosum James. Pineywoods Geranium. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Little Scraggy Peak,
Also collected here: Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. collina.
Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, fairly close to Little Scraggy trailhead, 60 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2173.
23 Jul 2019.
(
COLO2434249‡
KHD00072734‡
OBI186015‡
UCR
)
.
.
Geranium richardsonii Fisch. & Trautv. Richardson's Geranium. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial, herbaceous, green & photosynthetic, to 60 cm.; Leaves, simple, palmately lobed, into 5-7 lobes, largest 44–57 mm. × 87–96 mm. wide, petioles 17–19 mm.; Inflorescence (cymules!) 2-flowered; Pedicels, 9–15 mm., hairs topped with purple glands (per Taylor, 2010); Flowers, open, radial, bisexual, in 5×n parts; Perianth, 2 whorls; Petals, 5, free, hairy ≤½ adaxial surface, 15 mm. × 7 mm. wide, white; tips rounded; Nectaries, not wooly or lanate (per TJM2 & Aedo, 2012), but few small straight hairs, without tuft of hairs on top; Stamens, 10, 2×petals; Ovary superior; Pistil 1; Stigmas, (in fruit) 3–4 mm.; Mericarp with basal callus (Described from Coll. No. 1014, 22 July 2013).
- Morrison Creek,
Edges of forest along creek; also collected here: Erigeron eximius, Aconitum columbianum, and Hackelia floribunda.
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, in a glade beside Morrison Creek where crossed by the horse trail (possibly an old road), 1.93 km. west northwest of Kelsey Campground, 5.73 km. southwest of the Little Scraggy Trailhead.
Tom Schweich 2850.
12 Jul 2022.
(
KHD00079830‡
OBI183827‡
)
.
 Coll. No. 1014, Geranium richardsonii |
 Coll. No. 1014, Geranium richardsonii |
 Coll. No. 2850, Geranium richardsonii. |
 Coll. No. 3434, Geranium richardsonii. |
Grossulariaceae
Ribes cereum Douglas. Wax Currant. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Little Scraggy Peak,
Tom Schweich 3759.
7/12/2024.
.
.
 Developing fruit on Ribes cereum. |
 Coll. No. 1091, Rubus deliciosus |
 Coll. No. 1092, Ribes cereum |
Ribes inerme Rydb. White Stem Gooseberry. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Morrison Creek,
many shrubs here
Tom Schweich 3337.
7/10/2023.
.
 Coll. No. 3312, Ribes inerme. |
 Coll. No. 2504, Ribes inerme |
 Coll. No. 3071, Ribes inerme. |
Hydrangeaceae
Jamesia americana Torr. & A. Gray var. americana. Fivepetal Cliffbush. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Little Scraggy Peak, Tom Schweich 1781. 5/31/2018. Also collected nearby: Senecio spartioides, Solidago nana, and Arctostaphylos uva-ursi. Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, 1.70 km. southwest of the Little Scraggy trailhead, 60.1 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2236. 16 Sep 2019. ( CAS1165880‡ KHD00071095‡ OBI149340‡ UCR297588‡ ) .
- Morrison Creek,
Among boulders on top of small ridge. Open forest.
First canyon west of Little Scraggy Peak, 1.43 km. south of NF 550 “Redskin Creek Road,” 62.0 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2519.
23 Jun 2021.
(
CDA54489‡
REGIS s.n. Error 14.6(b)-7c
)
.
Lamiaceae
Dracocephalum parviflorum Nutt. American Dragonhead. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Morrison Creek,
Lodgepole pine, Douglas fir, and aspen with Aquilegia coerulea and Acer glabrum.
Small swale tributary to Morrison Creek, near crossing of Little Scraggy Trail, 1.08 km. southwest of Little Scraggy Peak, 50.3 km. south of Golden.
Tom Schweich 3049.
10 Jul 2023.
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KHD ‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 3049, Dracocephalum parviflorum. |
 Coll. No. 3066, Dracocephalum parviflorum. |
 Coll. No. 3049, Dracocephalum parviflorum. |
Monarda fistulosa L. Wild Bergamot. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Little Scraggy Peak, Tom Schweich 2915. 7/12/2022. .
- Morrison Creek,
Tom Schweich 2345.
8/5/2021.
.
.
 Coll. No. 1245, Monarda fistulosa growing in a patch of poison ivy. |
 Sea of Monarda fistulosa |
 Coll. No. 1201, Monarda fistulosa |
 Coll. No. 1697, Monarda fistulosa |
 Coll. No. 1697, Monarda fistulosa |
Scutellaria brittonii Porter. Britton's Skullcap. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Little Scraggy Peak,
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, 0.8 km. west southwest of the intersection of County Roads 126 and 550, 46.2 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 1912.
31 May 2018.
(
CAS1316547‡
KHD00069150‡
OBI124841‡
)
.
Onagraceae
Chamerion angustifolium (L.) Holub. (Syn: Epilobium a. L , Epilobium angustifolium L var. intermedium ) Fireweed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Morrison Creek,
Open shade under Douglas fir. Forest is generally more open here, and there is a meadow nearby. Also collected here: Equisetum arvense and Aconitum columbianum
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, along Morrison Creek and former National Forest Road 547, 2.69 km. south of National Forest Road 550, 63.3 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2640.
5 Aug 2021.
(
COLO2706364‡
KHD00075622‡
OBI183730‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 2640, Chamerion angustifolium. |
Oenothera L. Evening Primrose. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Little Scraggy Peak, Tom Schweich 1772. 7/23/2019. . .
Oenothera coronopifolia Torr. & A. Gray. Crownleaf Evening Primrose. Hierba de San Juan.. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Morrison Creek,
Alluvial soil below rock outcrops, with Ceanothus fendleri and Acer glabrum.
Along the Little Scraggy Trail, in Gunbarrel Creek drainage, 950 m. south of Little Scraggy Peak, 50.1 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden; accessed by way of Kelsey Campground and Jefferson County Road 126.
Tom Schweich 3062.
10 Jul 2023.
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KHD ‡
)
.
 Obs. No. 1599, Oenothera coronopifolia |
 Coll. No. 3443, Oenothera coronopifolia. |
 Coll. No. 2566, Oenothera coronopifolia |
Orobanchaceae
Castilleja integra A. Gray. Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Morrison Creek,
Open forest, steep hillside, east side of creek.
Along Morrison Creek and former National Forest Road 547, 1.71 km. south of National Forest Road 550, 62.3 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2634.
5 Aug 2021.
(
CAS1312691‡
CDA54516‡
COLO2718211‡
)
West-facing slope with a few aspens.
In a meadow on the right bank of Morrison Creek, 2.13 km. northwest of Kelsey Campground, and 5.26 km. southwest of the Little Scraggy Trailhead.
Tom Schweich 2856.
12 Jul 2022.
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CS
)
.
.
Orthocarpus luteus Nutt. Yellow Owls Clover. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Little Scraggy Peak,
Also collected here: Lithospermum multiflorum, Geranium caespitosum, Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. collina, Bromus pumpellianus, and Koeleria macrantha.
Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, fairly close to Little Scraggy trailhead, about 4 mi. south of town of Buffalo Creek by Cty Rd 126, 60 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2178.
23 Jul 2019.
(
KHD00070569‡
OBI186072‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 2904, Orthocarpus luteus. |
Pedicularis canadensis L. Canadian Lousewort. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Morrison Creek,
Damp forest floor, also collected here: Lonicera involucrata, Dodecatheon pulchellum, Bromus porteri, and Oryzopsis asperifolia.
Var. fluviatilis if infraspecific names are to be applied, but not accepted by POWO (Kew, 2021).
Lower part of a small gulch tributary to Morrison Creek, 1.25 km. south of NF Road 550 61.8 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2520.
23 Jun 2021.
(
KHD00075590‡
OBI183543‡
UCR ‡
)
Being worked over by a large bumble bee. Also collected here: Oryzopsis asperifolia.
Small terrace above Morrison Creek, near crossing of Little Scraggy Trail, 1.14 km. southwest of Little Scraggy Peak, 50.0 km. south of Golden.
Tom Schweich 3050.
10 Jul 2023.
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COLO
)
.
 Coll. No. 2520, Pedicularis canadensis |
 Coll. No. 2520, Pedicularis canadensis |
Plantaginaceae
Penstemon virens Pennell ex Rydb. Front Range Beardtongue. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Little Scraggy Peak,
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, 1.2 km. southwest of the intersection of County Roads 126 and 550, 46.7 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 1910.
31 May 2018.
(
CAS1341935‡
KHD00069221‡
OBI124839‡
UC
)
.
Polemoniaceae
Aliciella pinnatifida (Nutt. ex A.Gray) J.M.Porter. (Syn: Gilia pinnatifida Nutt. ) Sticky Gilia. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Little Scraggy Peak,
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, 46.5 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 1903.
31 May 2018.
(
KHD00069134‡
OBI
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 1741, Aliciella pinnatifida |
 Coll. No. 1903, Aliciella pinnatifida |
Collomia linearis Nutt. Tiny Trumpet. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Annual; Stem simple, unbranched; Leaves linear, 20-25 mm; Calyx membrane 0, lobes growing with capsule, becoming papery with age; Corolla white, 6-9 mm (Described from Coll. No. 713, 19 Nov 2011).
- Little Scraggy Peak,
large plants on exposed slope
Tom Schweich 3761.
7/12/2024.
.
.
 Obs. No. 3759, Collomia linearis. |
 Coll. No. 2590.4, Collomia linearis |
 Coll. No. 3337, Collomia linearis. |
 Coll. No. 713, Collomia linearis |
 Coll. No. 713, Collomia linearis |
Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V.E. Grant ssp. collina (Greene) Wilken & Allard. Scarlet Gilia. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, 50-60 cm.; Stem, glandular, few long white hairs; Leaves, basal and cauline similar, 37 mm. × 24 mm. wide, pinnatifid with narrow segments, reduced above; Inflorescence, narrow thyrse; Pedicels, 1-2.5 mm.; Calyx, tube 5 mm. + lobes 1.5 mm., glandular, hyaline sinuses, tips spinulose; Corolla, salverform, tube 25 mm. × 1.8 mm. gradually expanding to 5 mm. wide, + lobes 5 mm., spreading; Stamens, some barely exserted (Described from Coll. No. 2172, 23 Jul 2019).
- Little Scraggy Peak, Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, fairly close to Little Scraggy trailhead, 60 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden Tom Schweich 2172. 23 Jul 2019. ( COLO2434272‡ KHD00072735‡ OBI186013‡ UCR297573‡ ) .
- Morrison Creek,
Numerous non-flowering rosettes here, others just starting to bloom.
Along Morrison Creek and former National Forest Road 547, 1.25 km. south of National Forest Road 550, 61.9 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2631.
5 Aug 2021.
(
Golden
REGIS s.n. Error 14.6(b)-7c
)
.
 Coll. No. 2172, Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. collina |
Polygonaceae
Eriogonum alatum Torrey in L. Sitgreaves, Rep. Exped. Zuni Colorado Rivers. 168, plate 8. 1853. (Syn: Pterogonum alatum (Torr.) Gross ) Winged Buckwheat. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Little Scraggy Peak,
Tom Schweich 2917.
7/12/2022.
.
.
Polygonum douglasii Greene. (Syn: Polygonum majus (Meisner) Piper ) Douglas Knotweed. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Annual, to 35-40 cm., generally glabrous; Leaves, cauline, alternate, some sort of papery tissue at base of leaf that could be an ocrea, 20 mm. × 1 mm. wide, linear to narrowly lanceolate, adaxial sparsely pitted, margins revolute; Inflorescence, flowers borne singly in axils; Flowers, stipe-like base; Perianth, #5 (looked like 3 outer and 3 inner to me) 2.5 mm. × 1 mm. wide, outer, greenish with pink margins, inner, pink with green mid-vein; Stamens, #8 (I was able to count 6), 1.4 mm.; Filaments, winged below; Ovary, superior, 1 mm. × 0.6 mm. wide; Styles, #3, 0.3 mm.; Stigmas, 1 per style; Fruit, 2.5 mm., black. Described from Coll. No. 1718, 28 Jul 2017.
- Little Scraggy Peak,
Also collected nearby: Senecio spartioides, Solidago nana, and Jamesia americana.
Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation. Same as Coll. No. 2237.1.
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, 1.65 km. southwest of the Little Scraggy trailhead, 60.1 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2235.1
16 Sep 2019.
(
KHD00074451‡
)
Also collected nearby: Jamesia americana, Solidago nana, and Arctostaphylos uva-ursi.
Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation. Same as Coll. No. 2235.1.
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, 1.70 km. southwest of the Little Scraggy trailhead, 60.1 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2237.1
16 Sep 2019.
(
OBI149561‡
)
.
 Coll. No. 1718, Polygonum douglasii |
 Coll. No. 1718, Polygonum douglasii |
Primulaceae
Androsace septentrionalis L. (Syn: Androsace septentrionalis L. ssp. subumbellata (A. Nelson) G. T. Robbins ) Pygmyflower Rockjasmine. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Little Scraggy Peak,
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, 1 km. southwest of the intersection of County Roads 126 and 550, 46.5 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 1907.
31 May 2018.
(
KHD00069135‡
OBI170746‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 1468, Androsace septentrionalis |
 Details of the umbel of Coll. No. 1907, Androsace septentrionalis |
Primula pauciflora (Durand) A. R. Mast & Reveal var. pauciflora. (Syn: Dodecatheon pulchellum (Raf.) Merr. ) Darkthroat Shooting Star. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Morrison Creek,
Damp forest floor, also collected here: Lonicera involucrata, Pedicularis canadensis, Bromus porteri, and Oryzopsis asperifolia.
Lower part of a small gulch tributary to Morrison Creek, 1.25 km. south of NF Road 550, 61.8 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2521.
23 Jun 2021.
(
CAS1269593‡
KHD00075589‡
OBI183544‡
UCR 29477‡
)
.
 Coll. No. 2287, Docecatheon pulchellum |
 Coll. No. 2927, Dodecatheon pulchellum in Magpie Gulch. |
 Coll. No. 2459, Dodecatheon pulchellum |
 Coll. No. 2927, Dodecatheon pulchellum |
Ranunculaceae
Aconitum columbianum Nutt. Columbian Monkshood. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Morrison Creek,
Deep shade on banks of creek. Forest is generally more open here, and there is a meadow nearby. Also collected here: Equisetum arvense.
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, along Morrison Creek and former National Forest Road 547, 2.70 km. south of National Forest Road 550, 63.3 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2639.
5 Aug 2021.
(
COLO2707354‡
KHD00075620‡
OBI183678‡
)
Edges of forest along creek; also collected here: Erigeron eximius, Geranium richardsonii, and Hackelia floribunda.
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, rooted in the creek bed of Morrison Creek near where crossed by the horse trail (possibly an old road), 1.93 km. west northwest of Kelsey Campground, 5.73 km. southwest of the Little Scraggy Trailhead.
Tom Schweich 2851.
12 Jul 2022.
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CDA
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 2639, Aconitum columbianum |
 Coll. No. 2885, Aconitum columbianum. |
Aquilegia coerulea E. James. Colorado Blue Columbine. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Collected by E. James, 1820, described 1823, holotype: NY.
- Morrison Creek,
On a bench above the damp forest floor, also collected nearby: Lonicera involucrata, Stellaria longipes, Pedicularis canadensis, Dodecatheon pulchellum, Schizachne purpurescens, and Oryzopsis asperifolia.
Lower part of a small gulch tributary to Morrison Creek, 1.18 km. south of NF Road 550, 61.8 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2526.
23 Jun 2021.
(
KHD00075586‡
OBI183546‡
UCR ‡
)
In shaded forest beside Morrison Creek, 2.21 km. northwest of the Kelsey Campground, 5.22 km. southwest of the Little Scraggy Trailhead.
Tom Schweich 2855.
12 Jul 2022.
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COLO
)
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.
 Columbine along CR 41 |
 Coll. No. 2526, Aquilegia coerulea |
 Coll. No. 2855, Aquilegia coerulea |
Thalictrum fendleri Engelm. ex A. Gray. Fendler's Meadow Rue. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Morrison Creek,
Also collected nearby: Lupinus argenteus var. fulvomaculatus, and Rudbeckia laciniata.
Moist forest floor across an old road from Morrison Creek, just north of the Colorado Trail, 0.92 km. south of NF Road 550, 61.5 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2528.
23 Jun 2021.
(
KHD00075525‡
OBI183547‡
UCR ‡
)
Shaded area, in a generally more open forest, with an adjacent meadow. Also collected here: Rudbeckia hirta, and Galium boreale.
Along Morrison Creek and former National Forest Road 547, 2.78 km. south of National Forest Road 550, 63.4 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2637.
5 Aug 2021.
(
KHD00075517‡
OBI183679‡
)
.
 Coll. No. 2528, Thalictrum fendleri |
 Coll. No. 3292, Thalictrum fendleri in fruit. |
 Coll. No. 3292, Thalictrum fendleri. |
Rhamnaceae
Ceanothus fendleri A. Gray. Fendler's Ceanothus. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Little Scraggy Peak,
Also collected here: Cercocarpus montanus and Potentilla fissa.
Among rock outcrops in an area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, fairly close to Little Scraggy trailhead, about 4 mi. south of town of Buffalo Creek by Cty Rd 126, 60.4 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2183.
23 Jul 2019.
(
CAS
COLO2434611‡
KHD00070558‡
UC
)
Tom Schweich 2914.
7/12/2022.
.
 Coll. No. 1700, Ceanothus fendleri |
 Fruit of Coll. No. 2183, Ceanothus fendleri |
Rosaceae
Cercocarpus montanus Raf. Alder-Leaf Mountain Mahogany. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Described by Rafinesque from a specimen collected by Edwin James of the Long Expedition, 1820, probably in present Jefferson County, Colorado. Rafinesque was somewhat frustrated by Torrey's reluctance publish a new species name in assigning James' collection to C. fothergillides Humb. Bonpl. And Kunth.
- Little Scraggy Peak,
Also collected here: Ceanothus fendleri and Potentilla fissa.
Among rock outcrops in an area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, fairly close to Little Scraggy trailhead, about 4 mi. south of town of Buffalo Creek by Cty Rd 126, 60.4 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2184.
23 Jul 2019.
(
CS
EIU
KHD00070557‡
REGIS
)
.
.
Drymocallis fissa (Nutt.) Rydb. (Syn: Potentilla fissa Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray ) CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial, herb, caespitose, to 20 cm., terrestrial, not stoloniferous, rhizomatous, glandular-hairy throughout; Stem, erect, green, multicellular viscid hairs; Leaves, basal, 58-125 mm. × 16-26 cm. wide, pinnately compound, leaflets, #11; cauline, #3-4 per stem, alternate, stipules, 5 mm. × 2 mm. wide, lanceolate, entire to once shallowly toothed; petiole, 18 mm., prior years remaining on plant (as sometimes described for P. rupincola), multicellular viscid hairs, leaflets, #7-13, 40-51 mm. × 20-22 mm. wide, petiolulate (not decurrent), 12 mm. × 9 mm. wide, viscid hairy, terminal leaflet (8)10 mm. side, margin, flat, serrate, teeth, 4-6 per side, on distal ¾, tip dark reddish; Inflorescence, congested cyme, with 5-7 flowers; Flowers, limb, 15 mm.; Calyx, lobes, #5, 7-11 mm. × 2.7-4.5 mm. wide, fused ±½, viscid hairy, epicalyx bractlets, 3-5 mm. × 0.8-1.3 mm. wide, ±½ sepals; Receptacle, hairy, <1 mm., Petals, 7-9 mm. × 5-9 mm. wide, obovate, color yellow; Stamens, >25; Anthers, 1.4 mm. × 1 mm. wide; Ovaries, many, superior, glabrous; Styles, widest at middle, or thickest at base, tapered from middle, attached laterally below top of ovary; Stigma, #1; Achenes, glabrous. (Described from Coll. No. 1364, 21 May 2016, and Coll. No. 1911, 31 May 2018).
- Little Scraggy Peak,
At base of rocks.
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, 0.83 km. west southwest of the intersection of County Roads 126 and 550, 46.2 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 1911.
31 May 2018.
(
CAS
KHD00069205‡
OBI124840‡
)
Also collected here: Ceanothus fendleri and Cercocarpus montanus.
Among rock outcrops in an area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, fairly close to Little Scraggy trailhead, about 4 mi. south of town of Buffalo Creek by Cty Rd 126, 60.4 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2185.
23 Jul 2019.
(
EIU
REGIS
UC
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 1099, Drymocallis fissa |
 Coll. No. 1099, Drymocallis fissa |
 Coll. No. 1911, Drymocallis fissa |
Fragaria vesca L. Woodland Strawberry. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Morrison Creek,
Forested, shaded, wet bank of creek; also collected nearby: Osmorhiza depauperata, Pyrola chlorantha, Rubus pubescens, Pedicularis canadensis, and Oryzopsis asperifolia.
Small terrace above Morrison Creek, near crossing of Little Scraggy Trail, 1.20 km. southwest of Little Scraggy Peak, 50.1 km. south of Golden; accessed by way of Kelsey Campground and Jefferson County Road 126.
Tom Schweich 3056.
10 Jul 2023.
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CAS
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 3056, Fragaria vesca. |
Geum macrophyllum Willd. var. perincisum (Rydb.) Raup. Large-leaf Avens. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Morrison Creek,
Also collected here: Erigeron eximus, Hackelia floribunda, Geranium richardsonii, and Aconitum columbianum.
Shaded streamside along Morrison Creek near where joined by horse trail (probably an old road), 848 m. southwest of Little Scraggy Peak, 49.8 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden; accessed by way of Kelsey Campground and Jefferson County Road 126.
Tom Schweich 3059.
10 Jul 2023.
(
UCR
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 2893, Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum |
 Coll. No. 3402, Geum macrophyllum ver. perincisum. |
 Coll. No. 438.1, Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum |
Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim. var. microphyllus (Rydb.) Jeps. (Syn: H. microphyllus Rydb. , H. microphyllus Rydb. var. microphyllus ) Ocean Spray. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial shrub, to 2 m.; Leaves, alternate and alternate clusters, 12 mm. × 11 mm. wide, base wedge-shaped, widest at or below middle, toothed distally, teeth entire, veins pinnate, glands 0; Inflorescence, raceme; Pedicels, 4.5 mm., bractlets, #2; Petals, white; Ovary, superior; Pistils, #5, hairs dense bristle-like. Described from Coll. No. 1189, 26 June 2015. Treated as H. microphyllus Rydb. Var. microphyllus by FNANM.
- Morrison Creek,
Hillside with rock outcrops and boulders; also here: Jamesia americana and Acer glabrum.
Along the Little Scraggy Trail, in Gunbarrel Creek drainage, 950 m. south of Little Scraggy Peak, 50.1 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden; accessed by way of Kelsey Campground and Jefferson County Road 126.
Tom Schweich 3063.
10 Jul 2023.
(
KHD ‡
)
Rock outcrops and bouldery slope, southern aspect
Tom Schweich 3335.
7/10/2023.
.
.
Physocarpus monogynus (Torr.) J.M. Coult. (Syn: Spiraea monogyna Torr. ) Mountain Ninebark. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Shrub, height unknown (growing in ravine); Leaves, alternate, simple, hairs stellate, petiole, 10 mm., blade, 30 mm. × 33 mm. wide, ovate, palmate-veined, doubly crenate; Inflorescence, umbellate corymb, ±20-flowered; Pedicels, 8-12 mm.; Flowers, limb, 12 mm., petals, 4.5 mm., color cream; Styles, 2 (Described from Coll. No. 1397, 8 June 2016).
- Morrison Creek,
Lodgepole pine, Douglas fir, aspen, with Juniperus comunis var. depressa and Acer glabrum.
Bouldery slope above Morrison Creek, near crossing of Little Scraggy Trail, 1.13 km. southwest of Little Scraggy Peak, 50.0 km. south of Golden; accessed by way of Kelsey Campground and Jefferson County Road 126.
Tom Schweich 3058.
10 Jul 2023.
(
KHD ‡
)
.
.
Potentilla hippiana Lehm. var. hippiana. Wooly Cinquefoil. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, to 35 cm., woody caudex; Stem, unbranched, pilose; Leaves, basal and cauline, basal, 70 mm. × 24 mm. wide, pinnately compound, sericeous adaxially, tomentose and sericeous abaxially, distinctly bicolored or not, leaflets, #9, toothed along full length, cauline, reduced, stipules, 11 mm. × 3 mm. wide, lanceolate, entire, leaflets, #5, 24 mm. × 6 mm. wide, without decurrent bases, toothed along length; Inflorescence, cyme; Bractlets, ±same color as sepals; Petals, 5 mm. × 4.5 mm. wide, yellow; Styles, 2.7 mm., tapered from base, smooth (Described from Coll. No. 2182, 2902).
- Little Scraggy Peak, Openings in ponderosa pine, also seen/collected here; Apocynum ×floribundum, Sedum lanceolatum, Oxytropis lambertii, Verbascum thapsus, and Elymus elymoides. Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, fairly close to Little Scraggy trailhead, about 4 mi. south of town of Buffalo Creek by Cty Rd 126, 60.3 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2182. 23 Jul 2019. ( COLO2434603‡ KHD00070560‡ OBI186073‡ UCR ) .
- Morrison Creek,
Southwest facing slope above Morrison Creek, Douglas fir forest.
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, along Morrison Creek and former National Forest Road 547, 1.95 km. south of National Forest Road 550, 62.6 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2646.
5 Aug 2021.
(
CDA
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 2646, Potentilla hippiana var. hippiana. |
Potentilla pensylvanica L. Prairie Cinquefoil. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial herb, to 40 cm., erect; Leaves, basal and cauline, basal, 130 mm. × 25 mm. wide, compound, pinnate, leaflets, #11, margins, revolute; cauline, #7-10 per stem, alternate, reduced in size, compound, pinnately-lobed, stipules, large, to 25 mm., deeply cleft, petiole, 25 mm., blade, 70 mm. × 32 mm. wide, leaflets, #10, 30 mm. × 11 mm. wide, lobed ≥½, margin, revolute; Inflorescence, clusters of #5-7 flowers; Pedicels, 2-10 mm.; Sepals, #5, 5 mm., green, hairy, glands, abundant, epicalyx bractlets, 4.5 mm. × 1.8 mm. wide; Petals, #5, 5.3 mm. × 4.5 mm. wide, yellow; Receptacle, hairy, 3 mm.; Stamens, ±16; Anthers, 0.7 mm. × 0.6 mm. wide; Ovary, many; Styles, 1 per ovary, thickest near base, tapered throughout; Achenes, 1.3 mm. × 0.8 mm. wide, attachment, lateral, rugose. Described from Coll. No. 2136, 11 July 2019.
- Little Scraggy Peak,
Tom Schweich 1778.
7/23/2019.
.
.
 Coll. No. 2136, Potentilla pensylvanica |
 Coll. No. 2864, Potentilla pensylvanica. |
Rosa acicularis Lindl. ssp. sayi (Schwein.) W. H. Lewis. (Syn: Rosa acicularis Lindl. , Rosa sayi Schweinitz ) Say's Acicular Rose. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Prickles on new growth, leaflets 5-7(9), flowers 1-3
- Morrison Creek,
Deep shade of forest; also collected nearby: Osmorhiza depauperata, Pyrola chlorantha, Fragaria vesca, Rubus pubescens, Pedicularis canadensis, and Oryzopsis asperifolia.
Limited material for collection.
Steep slope above Morrison Creek, near crossing of Little Scraggy Trail, 1.18 km. southwest of Little Scraggy Peak, 50.1 km. south of Golden; accessed by way of Kelsey Campground and Jefferson County Road 126.
Tom Schweich 3057.
10 Jul 2023.
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EIU
)
.
.
 Rosa acicularis ssp. sayi on North Table Mountain. |
 Coll. No. 3027, Rosa acicularis ssp. sayi. |
 Coll. No. 3398, Rosa acicularis ssp. sayi. |
 Coll. No. 2545, Rosa acicularis var. sayi |
Rubus pubescens Raf. Dwarf Red Blackberry. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Creeping perennial, to 25 cm., without stolons; Stem, unarmed, villous, glabrate proximally; Stipules, 8 mm., leaf-like, lobed; Leaves, alternate, compound, ternate, leaflets, ovate, 68 mm. × 33 mm. wide, serrate above middle, margins villous, tips, acuminate on smaller leaflets, otherwise acute, adaxial, glabrous, abaxial, soft straight hairs on veins; Inflorescence, 2-4 flowers; Petiole, 12 mm., stipitate glandular; Flowers, actinomorphic, hypanthium present; Sepals, 4 mm. × 1.5 mm. wide, joined at base, without bracteoles; Petals, 5 mm. × 2 mm. wide, spoon-shaped, free to hypanthium, white, fading pink; Stamens, many. (Described from Coll. No. 3053, 10 July 2023.)
- Morrison Creek,
Forested, shaded, wet bank of creek; also collected nearby: Osmorhiza depauperata, Pyrola chlorantha, Pedicularis canadensis, and Oryzopsis asperifolia.
Small terrace above Morrison Creek, near crossing of Little Scraggy Trail, 1.15 km. southwest of Little Scraggy Peak, 50.0 km. south of Golden; accessed by way of Kelsey Campground and Jefferson County Road 126.
Tom Schweich 3053.
10 Jul 2023.
(
KHD ‡
)
.
 Coll. No. 3053, Rubus pubescens. |
Rubiaceae
Galium boreale L. (Syn: Galium septentrionale Roem. & Schult. ) Bedstraw. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial, to 40 cm.; Stems, ascending; Leaves, in whorls of 4, tips rounded, 3-nerved; Flowers, cream-colored; Fruit, short-hairy (Described from Coll. No. 2374, 23 June 2020).
- Morrison Creek,
Shaded area, in a generally more open forest, with an adjacent meadow. Also collected here: Rudbeckia hirta, and Thalictrum fendleri.
Along Morrison Creek and former National Forest Road 547, 2.78 km. south of National Forest Road 550, 63.4 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2636.
5 Aug 2021.
(
COLO2707362‡
)
.
 Habitat of Coll. No. 3266, Galium boreale in Coal Creek Canyon. |
 Coll. No 1721.1, Galium boreale |
 Mature Inflorescence of Coll. No 1721.1, Galium boreale |
Salicaceae
Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Morrison Creek,
Tom Schweich 2347.
8/5/2021.
.
 Coll. No. 924, Populus tremuloides |
 Bud of Coll. No. 944, Populus tremuloides |
 Male catkin of Coll. No. 944, Populus tremuloides |
Saxifragaceae
Heuchera hallii A. Gray. Front Range Alumroot. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Little Scraggy Peak, In cracks of granite boulders. Tom Schweich 3756. 7/12/2024. .
- Morrison Creek,
Growing in cracks of boulders
Tom Schweich 3336.
7/10/2023.
.
 Heuchera hallii observed beside the Little Scraggy Trail. |
 Obs. No. 3756, Heuchera hallii. |
Scrophulariaceae
Verbascum thapsus L. Common Mullein. Weed: CO DofA, List: C. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Little Scraggy Peak,
Tom Schweich 1780.
7/23/2019.
.
 Package of Mullein in the Pharmacy at Fort Hartsuff. |
 Dense colonies of Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) in Cottonwood Canyon |
 Collection No. 512, Verbascum thapsus |
Amaryllidaceae
Allium cernuum Roth. Nodding Onion. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Morrison Creek,
Openings in Douglas fir forest, along with Arctostaphylos uva-ursi and Ipomopsis aggregata.
Along Morrison Creek and former National Forest Road 547, 1.25 km. south of National Forest Road 550, 61.9 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2632.
5 Aug 2021.
(
CAS1018577‡
COLO2718419‡
CS
OBI183681‡
UC
)
.
 Habitat of Coll. No. 1240, Allium cernuum |
 Coll. No. 1240, Allium cernuum |
 Coll. No. 3189, Allium cernuum. |
Asparagaceae
Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link. Starry False Lily of the Valley. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Little Scraggy Peak,
meadow above Morrison Creek
Tom Schweich 3760.
7/12/2024.
.
 Coll. No. 2785, Maianthemum stellatum |
 Coll. No. 3000, Maianthemum stellatum. |
 Collection No. 520, Ruscaceae Maianthemum stellatum |
Cyperaceae
Carex geophila Mackenzie. Ground-Loving Sedge. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial sedge, caespitose, to 17 cm.; Inflorescence, <leaves, differentiated spikes, basal spikes present; Spikes, terminal spike, staminate, 10 mm. × 1.3 mm. wide; lateral spikes, pistillate, #2, 3-4 flowered; Pistillate scales, ovate, ±=perigynia; Perigynia, suborbicular, 4 mm., pubescent, beak, 1.5 mm. (Described from Coll. No. 1910.1, 31 May 2018.)
- Little Scraggy Peak,
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, 1.2 km. southwest of the intersection of County Roads 126 and 550, 46.7 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 1910.1
31 May 2018.
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KHD00068958‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 1910.1, Carex geophila |
Carex occidentalis L. H. Bailey. Western Sedge. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial sedge; Habit, caespitose; Culms, to 50 cm., slightly scabrous especially below the inflorescence; Leaves, 1.7 mm. wide, green, sheaths, white-hyaline, ventrally smooth; Inflorescence, 29 mm. × 10 mm. wide, loosely clustered; Spikes, identical appearing, 6 mm. × 5 mm. wide, terminal and lateral androgynous (there are no anthers, but the flowers at the top of each spike contain white filaments); Bracts, 5 mm., proximal, 10 mm., <inflorescence, leaf-like; Pistillate scales, 3.5 mm., <perigynia, mid-vein green, brown laterally, hyaline margin; Perigynia, #12 per spike, 4 mm. × 1.6-1.8(2) mm. wide, weakly winged, ±veinless, glabrous, beak, 1 mm., flattish, dorsally bulged and the margin is displaced but not onto the ventral face; Achene, 2.3 mm. × 1.5 mm. wide, biconvex, short oblong; Stigmas, #2; Anthers, n/a; (Described from Coll. No. 2056, 4 Jun 2019, but see also Coll. No. 1913 & 3567.)
- Little Scraggy Peak,
Growing in hollows in a pile of boulders.
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, 0.8 km. west southwest of the intersection of County Roads 126 and 550, 46.2 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 1913.
31 May 2018.
(
KHD00072287‡
OBI
)
.
Melanthiaceae
Anticlea elegans (Pursh) Rydb. (Syn: Zigadenus elegans Pursh ) Mountain Death Camas. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Morrison Creek,
On forest floor above Morrison Creek. 2.02 km. northwest of Kelsey Campground, 5.48 km. southwest of the Little Scraggy Trailhead.
Tom Schweich 2852.
12 Jul 2022.
(
COLO2792562‡
)
On forest floor above Morrison Creek. 2.10 km. northwest of Kelsey Campground, 5.38 km. southwest of the Little Scraggy Trailhead.
Tom Schweich 2854.
12 Jul 2022.
(
CS201818‡
)
.
 Coll. No. 3338, Anticlea elegans. |
Poaceae
Bouteloua gracilis (Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths. (Syn: Chondrosum gracile Kunth ) Blue Grama. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Little Scraggy Peak, Tom Schweich 2916. 7/12/2022. .
- Morrison Creek,
trail-side
Tom Schweich 3338.
7/10/2023.
.
.
Bromus porteri (J.M. Coult.) Nash. Nodding Brome. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial grass, 45 cm., caespitose; Leaves, sheath, 130 mm., open about ½-way; collar minutely hairy, ligule, 2 mm., blade, 130 mm. × 4 mm. wide, flat, scabrous; Inflorescence, nodding, 1 per culm, panicle; Rachis, ascending hairy, not quite appressed; Spikelets, many, 23 mm. × 2.8 mm. wide, similar, pedicels, 44 mm.; Compression, unremarkable; Glumes, soft spreading hairy, lower, 7.5 mm., veins, 3, upper 8.5 mm., < lowest floret, veins, 3, converging, awns, 0, but mid-vein goes strongly right to the tip; Florets, 8 per spikelet; Callus, few short hairs; Lemma, 10.5 mm., > glumes, rolled, hairy. veins, 5, convergent, awns, 1, 1 mm., subterminal, straight; Palea, 9.5 mm., < lemma, membranous, ciliate, tip rounded; Stamens, 3; Anthers, 2.2 mm. (Described from Coll. No. 2860, 18 July 2022.)
- Little Scraggy Peak,
Also collected here: Lithospermum multiflorum, Geranium caespitosum, Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. collina, and Koeleria macrantha.
Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, fairly close to Little Scraggy trailhead, about 4 mi. south of town of Buffalo Creek by Cty Rd 126, 60 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2176.
23 Jul 2019.
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JCOS s.n.
KHD00072741‡
OBI186005‡
UCR297569‡
)
.
[
Coll. No. 2176, 23 Jul 2019, characters observed:
Perennial grass, to 70-80 cm.,
occasionally obscurely rhizomatous;
Roots, fibrous;
Stem, herbaceous;
Leaves,
blade and sheath differentiated,
soft,
sheath,
90 mm.,
closed,
ligule,
membraneous,
1 mm.,
auricles,
minimal,
blade,
90 mm. × 3 mm. wide,
flat,
scabrous,
margins, scabrous;
Inflorescence,
1 per culm,
>leaves,
panicle,
130 mm. × 30 mm. wide;
Rachis,
not extended,
scabrous;
Spikelet,
many,
26 mm. × 5 mm. wide,
similar,
1 per node,
pedicels 16-30 mm.;
Compression,
lateral;
Disarticulation,
above the glumes,
between florets;
Glumes,
lower,
6 mm.,
veins, ≥3,
back hairy,
upper,
8.5 mm.,
<lowest floret,
veins, ≥3,
rounded,
membraneous,
awns, 0,
back hairy,
somewhat more dense distally;
Florets,
6 per spikelet,
bisexual;
Lemma,
10 mm.,
>glumes,
lanceolate,
rolled,
uniformly hairy on back,
green,
veins, #7,
convergent,
tip, rounded,
awns,
#1,
1.5 mm.,
straight,
attached back of lemma, near tip;
Palea,
8 mm.,
<lemma,
membraneous,
back hairy,
keel ciliate,
veins, green,
margin, glabrous,
tip, entire;
Anthers,
2.3 mm.;
Ovary,
glabrous;
Stigma,
feathery;
Achene,
3 mm.,
green.
]
.
 Coll. No. 2860, Bromus porteri. |
Bromus richardsonii Link. Richardson's Brome. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Morrison Creek, Shaded area, in a generally more open forest, with an adjacent meadow. Also collected here: Rudbeckia hirta, Thalictrum fendleri, and Galium boreale. Along Morrison Creek and former National Forest Road 547, 2.78 km. south of National Forest Road 550, 63.4 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2638. 5 Aug 2021. ( COLO2718203‡ KHD00075405‡ OBI183682‡ ) . .
Danthonia spicata (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. Poverty Oatgrass. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Morrison Creek,
Openings in Douglas fir forest, along with Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Ipomopsis aggregata, and Allium cernuum.
Along Morrison Creek and former National Forest Road 547, 1.25 km. south of National Forest Road 550, 61.9 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2633.
5 Aug 2021.
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CDA
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 2162, Danthonia spicata |
 Open inflorescence of Coll. No. 2162, Danthonia spicata |
 Dissected spikelet of Coll. No. 2162, Danthonia spicata |
 Spikelets of Coll. No. 2162, Danthonia spicata |
Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey. (Syn: E. longifolius (J. G. Sm.) Gould , Sitanion hystrix (Nutt.) J. G. Sm. ) Squirreltail Grass. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial grass to 50 cm., clumped; Inflorescence, bilateral spike; Rachis, internodes, 6.4 mm., breaking apart when mature; Spikelets, 2 per node; Glumes, #2, subulate, 62-65 mm.; Florets, #3, lowest 2 fertile, upper sterile; Lemma, 10 mm. + awn 50 mm., veins, #5, converging; Palea, 9 mm., 1 of 2 veins slightly extended as bristle. Variety brevifolius if infraspecific names are to be applied. Described from Coll. No. 1717, 28 July 2017.
- Little Scraggy Peak,
Tom Schweich 1779.
7/23/2019.
.
.
 Coll. No. 1717, Elymus elymoides |
Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners. Slender Wheatgrass. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial grass, 75-100 cm., probably not rhizomatous, generally glabrous except as noted; Leaves, sheath, 130 mm., open, ligule, membraneous, auricles, small, 0-1 mm., blade, 25-200 mm. × 3.5 mm. wide, green, flat, scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, bi-lateral spike, 110 mm × 6 mm. wide; Rachis, internode 4.5 mm.; Spikelets, many, mostly 1 per node, about 1/3 have 2 per node, 17-21 mm. × 2.5-3.5 mm. wide, exclusive of awns, compression, weakly lateral; Disarticulation, between the florets; Glumes, #2, ±equal, lower, 11 mm. × 1.5 mm. wide + awns 2.0-2.5 mm., not quite straight, thick, tough, not keeled, veins, 5, prominent, margins, widest at middle, upper, 13 mm. × 1.8 mm. wide + awn 1.8 mm., veins, 7, >lowest floret; Florets, #4-8, lower bisexual, uppermost sterile; Callus, short straight white hairs; Lemma, rolled, 9-10 mm. + awn 3-22 mm., slightly curved, attached, end, longitudinally symetric, tip, bifid; Palea, 9 mm., <lemma, white except veins green and ciliate, tip, bifid, veins, ciliate; Anthers, 3 mm. or shriveled; Achene, 4 mm., green (Described from Coll. No. 1528, 5 August 2016, and Coll. No. 2647, 5 August 2022. See also #3309, 19 July 2024.)
- Little Scraggy Peak, Open ponderosa pine woodland, with Hesperostipa comata and Nassella viridula. Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, fairly close to Little Scraggy trailhead, about 4 mi. south of town of Buffalo Creek by Cty Rd 126, 60.4 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2187. 23 Jul 2019. ( CAS COLO2434579‡ CS KHD00070776‡ ) .
- Morrison Creek,
Southwest facing slope above Morrison Creek, in bed of old road, Douglas fir forest.
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, along Morrison Creek and former National Forest Road 547, 1.99 km. south of National Forest Road 550, 62.6 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2647.
5 Aug 2021.
(
KHD00075349‡
OBI183733‡
)
.
.
Eriocoma nelsonii (Scribn.) Romasch. (Syn: Achnatherum nelsonii (Scribn.) Barkworth , Stipa nelsonii Scribn. ) CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Little Scraggy Peak, Open ponderosa pine woodland, with Hesperostipa comata and Elymus trachycaulus. Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation. Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, fairly close to Little Scraggy trailhead, about 4 mi. south of town of Buffalo Creek by Cty Rd 126, 60.4 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2188. 23 Jul 2019. ( COLO2434637‡ KHD00072743‡ UC ) . .
Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth. (Syn: Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr. ) Needle and Thread. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial, 50 cm., clumped, nonrhizomatous; Roots, fibrous; Stem, herbaceous; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated; Sheath, 100-120 mm., open ≥½, glabrous; Ligule, membranous, length 3.7 mm., lacerate into 2 equal parts, auricles 0; Blade, 60 mm., involute, glabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, >leaves, panicle, 200 mm. × 30 mm. wide; Rachis, not extended, somewhat scabrous throughout; Spikelets, many, similar, borne singly; Compression, unremarkable; Disarticulation, above the glumes; Glumes, lower, 23-34 mm., veins #3, upper, 23-29 mm., veins #5, awl-shaped, rounded, membranous, ±equal, tip, very narrow, not awned; Florets, 1 per spikelet; Callus, 4.5-50 mm., sharp, straight hairs 1.0-1.5 mm., color tan; Lemma, 9.5-10.0 mm., rolled, indurate, straight hairy 0.5 mm., color white-tan, veins #3(?), awns, #1, 125-160 mm., twisted and short straight hairy proximal 45 mm., bent, scabrous distally; Palea, 9 mm., ±lemma, few white hairs on mid-vein; Stamens, #3; Anthers, 6.5 mm. (Described from Coll. No. 1890, 28 May 2018).
- Little Scraggy Peak,
Open ponderosa pine woodland. Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.
Subsp. intermedia per Shaw (2008), infraspecific names not recognized by Weber & Wittmann (2012) or Ackerfield (2015).
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, fairly close to Little Scraggy trailhead, about 4 mi. south of town of Buffalo Creek by Cty Rd 126, 60.4 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2186.
23 Jul 2019.
(
CAS992108‡
COLO2434629‡
KHD00070775‡
UC
)
Tom Schweich 2919.
7/12/2022.
.
.
 Coll. No. 992, Stipa comata var. comata |
 Coll. No. 1929, Hesperostipa comata |
 Florets of Coll. No. 1890, Hesperostipa comata |
Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult. Prairie Junegrass. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial bunch grass, to 45-55 cm., non-rhizomatous; Leaves, mostly basal or lowest cauline, cauline, sheath, 90 mm., open, ligule, <1-1.5 mm., membraneous, auricles, 0, blade, 40 mm., tip prow-shaped or merely constricted; Inflorescence, panicle, 60 mm. × 9 mm., shiny in anthesis due to exposure of translucent palae, short branches, branches short soft hairy; Spikelets, 5 mm., 1 per node on 1°-3° or indistinct panicle branches; Glumes, lower, 3 mm., veins 1, upper, 4 mm., veins 3; Florets, 3, #1 and #2 pistillate, #3 staminate, or variously mixed bisexual and pistillate, open, i.e., palea separated from lemma; Disarticulation, between florets; Rachilla hairy, extends nearly 1 mm. above upper floret (or not); extension undecorated; Lemma, 4.5 mm., veins 5, short hairy throughout, awn, 0-0.5 mm., short, soft; Palea, =lemma, translucent or colorless, exposed, i.e., outside lemma.; Stamens, 3, 1.8 mm. Described from Coll. No. 1131, 9 June 2015, and Coll. No. 1144, 15 Jun 2015.
- Little Scraggy Peak,
Also collected here: Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. collina and Geranium caespitosum.
Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, fairly close to Little Scraggy trailhead, 60 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2174.
23 Jul 2019.
(
KHD00070471‡
OBI186012‡
REGIS s.n. Error 14.6(b)-7c
UCR297571‡
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 1131, Koeleria macrantha |
 Coll. No. 1117, Koeleria macrantha |
 Coll. No. 1131, Koeleria macrantha |
 Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1419, Koeleria macrantha |
Muhlenbergia montana (Nutt.) Hitchc. Mountain Muhly. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial grass, to 50 cm., caespitose; Leaves, sheath, open, ligule, membraneous, 4.5 mm., auricles, 0, blade, 110 mm. × 1 mm. wide; Inflorescence, rather sparse contracted panicle, 120 mm.; Florets per spikelet, #1; Glumes, #2, papery, toothed, lower, 1.5 mm., upper, 2 mm., teeth 3; Lemma, 3 mm. + awn 13 mm., flexuous, tuft of hairs at base; Palea, 2.8 mm. Described from Coll. No. 1282, 28 Aug 2015.
- Little Scraggy Peak,
Also collected here: Antennaria parvifolia, Mertensia lanceolata, Androsace septentrionalis, and Poa fendleriana.
Area generally disturbed by minerals prospecting, fuels reduction, and mountain biking recreation.
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, 1.24 km. southwest of the Little Scraggy trailhead, 60 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden
Tom Schweich 2233.
16 Sep 2019.
(
KHD00070514‡
OBI186059‡
REGIS
UCR
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 1282, Muhlenbergia montana |
 Inflorescence of Coll. No. 1282, Muhlenbergia montana |
Oryzopsis asperifolia Michx. White-Grain Mountain Rice-Grass. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
- Morrison Creek,
Damp forest floor, also collected here: Lonicera involucrata, Pedicularis canadensis, Dodecatheon pulchellum, and Schizachne purpurescens.
Shattering as fast as I can collect it.
Lower part of a small gulch tributary to Morrison Creek, 1.25 km. south of NF Road 550 61.8 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 2522.
23 Jun 2021.
(
KHD76343‡
)
Damp forest floor; also collected here; Osmorhiza depauperata, Pyrola chlorantha, and Pedicularis canadensis; shattering as fast as I can collect it.
Small terrace above Morrison Creek, near crossing of Little Scraggy Trail, 1.14 km. southwest of Little Scraggy Peak, 50.0 km. south of Golden.
Tom Schweich 3051.
10 Jul 2023.
(
OBI
)
.
.
 Coll. No. 2522, Oryzopsis asperifolia |
Poa fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey. Muttongrass. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial grass, of shady dry places and eastern slopes, to 40-60 cm., clumped, not rhizomatous; Roots, fibrous; Stems, herbaceous; Internodes, hollow, glabrous; Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated; Sheath, 120 mm., open ½, minutely scabrous, reddish color proximally or not; Ligule, membraneous, 1-2 mm., Auricles 0, Blade, soft, short and rolled distally, 25 mm., scabrous, margin scabrous; Inflorescence, 1 per culm, 110 mm. × 20 mm. wide, >leaves, panicle, 3°-4° branches, somewhat contracted, i.e., not broad, branches sparsely scabrous, spikelets many; Rachis, sparsely scabrous on all sides, not extended beyond upper spikelet; Pedicels, 1.5-2.5 mm., short ascending hairs or sparsely scabrous; Spikelets, many, similar, 1 per node, 6 mm.; Compression lateral; Disarticulation, above the glumes; Glumes, 2, lower, 3-3.7 mm., <lowest lemma, upper, 4-4.3 mm., veins 3(5); Florets, 5-6 per spikelet, lowest 1-3 or all pistillate, no evidence of stamens; Callus glabrous; Rachilla, hairy, extends beyond upper floret; Lemma, 4-5 mm., >glumes, keeled, wavy hairs proximal half of keels and margins, hairs to 0.7 mm., veins ≥3, 5, indistinct, tip obtuse, awns 0, Palea, 2.3-2.5 mm., <lemma, transparent, keels green and hairy; Stamens, none found; Ovary, glabrous, yellow-brown; Stigma, feathery; Described from Coll. No. 1126, 1 June 2015, and Coll. No. 1807, 7 May 2018.
- Little Scraggy Peak,
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, 46.5 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 1905.
31 May 2018.
(
CAS
KHD00069166‡
OBI
)
Same as Coll. No. 1905.
Buffalo Creek Recreation Area, northeast slopes of Little Scraggy Peak, 1.05 km. southwest of the intersection of County Roads 126 and 550, 46.5 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden.
Tom Schweich 1908.
31 May 2018.
(
COLO02347797‡
CS
)
.
.
Schizachne purpurescens Hackel. False Melicgrass. CalPhotos. Jepson eFlora. SEINet Taxon.
Perennial grass, to 40 cm., weakly rhizomatous (?); Leaves, blade and sheath differentiated; Sheath, closed, front reddish-purple; Ligule, membraneous, 1 mm., auricles absent; Blade, 160 mm. × 3.5 mm. wide, flat to revolute, glabrous; Inflorescence, narrow panicle; 110 mm. × 15 mm. wide, branches, 2; Spikelets, many, 22 mm. × 4 mm. wide, similar, borne singly, pedicels, 3-13 mm. Compression, lateral; Disarticulation, between florets; Glumes, lower, 6 mm., veins, 3, upper, 9 mm., ≤lowest floret, veins, 5, rounded, awns, absent; Florets, 4 per spikelet; Axis, scabrous, not extended; Callus, straight white hairs, 1 mm.; Lemma, 9.5 mm., lanceolate, rolled, green, veins, 7, glabrous, convergent, tip, 2-forked, awns, #1, 13 mm., attached on back, gently curving; Palea, 6 mm., <lemma, membraneous, veins, prominently ciliate; Stamens, #2; Anthers, 1.5-1.7 mm.; Ovary, glabrous; Stigma, feathery; Achene, unknown. (Described from Coll. No. 2523, 23 June 2021.)
- Morrison Creek, Damp forest floor, also collected here: Lonicera involucrata, Pedicularis canadensis, Dodecatheon pulchellum, Oryzopsis asperifolia. Lower part of a small gulch tributary to Morrison Creek, 1.25 km. south of NF Road 550 61.8 km. south of the GNIS location of Golden. Tom Schweich 2523. 23 Jun 2021. ( KHD00075346‡ OBI183690‡ UCR ‡ ) .
| Total number of taxa: | 109 |
| Native Taxa: (serif, italic, bold) | 102 |
| Exotic Taxa: (sans-serif, italic) | 3 |
| Nativity Undetermined: (default font, italic) | 4 |
| Listed Weeds: Identified as Weed | 1 |
Notes:
† -- Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria (ucjeps.berkeley.edu/consortium/).
‡ -- Southwest Environmental Information Network, SEINet. 2009-2014. http//:swbiodiversity.org/seinet/index.php. Accessed from July 2009 to September 2014.
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Date and time this article was prepared: 8/1/2026 3:20:58 PM.
