Plant
Species Composition- Niwot Ridge and Green Lakes
Valley
n.b. this list is primarily alpine, and does not include
subalpine and montane species
The original iteration of this file was developed
from
materials provided to Susan Kindig by Marilyn Walker in late
March/early April 1993. Those materials were (1) a
Saddle/Martinelli site
species list developed from species that were identified during LTER
years and
(2) Komarkova (1979). This file was put under sccs control on 19
April
1993.[RCI 19 April 1993] Three additions to the list were supplied by
Terry
Theodose and were appended to the data section on 4 February 1994.
Addition of
2 columns (one containing the 6-character plant species code and the
other
containing a numeric plant species code) was initiated on 21
March 1994.
This work was completed on 24 March 1994. Additions to the list
were
supplied by Terry Theodose in mid-August of 1994 and they were appended
to the
data section on 30 August 1994. Organization of species by families was
accomplished by Marko Spasovic, UC Irvine, August 2005.
Komarkova, V. 1979. Alpine vegetation of the
Indian Peaks
area, Front Range, Colorado Rocky Mountains. Vaduz: J. Cramer.
591 p
Adoxaceae
Adoxa
moschatellina,,
Apiaceae
<>Angelica
grayi,, ,ANLPEL,242
Ligusticum
filicinum var. tenuifolium,, >
Oreoxis
alpina ssp. alpina,OREALP,29
Pseudocymopterus
montanus,,
Asteraceae
<>Achillea
lanulosa ssp. alpicola,ACHLAN,1
Agoseris glauca var. glauca,AGOGLA,260
Antennaria
alpina,ANTALP,6
Antenarria anaphaloides,,
Antennaria pulcherrima,ANTPUL,252
Antennaria rosea,ANTROS,79
Antennaria umbrinella,,
Arnica cordifolia>
Arnica
rydbergii,ARNRYD,83
Artemisia arctica ssp. saxicola,ARTARC,253
Artemisia borealis,ARTBOR,249
Artemesia pattersonii,ARTPAT,84
Artemesia
scopulorum,ARTSCO,8
Cirsium
scopulorum,CIRSCO,246
Crepis
runcinata ssp. runcinata,CRERUN,251
Erigeron
flagellaris,ERIFLA,128
Erigeron melanocephalus,ERIMEL,129
Erigeron peregrinus ssp. callianthemus,ERIPER,130
Erigeron pinnatisectus,ERIPIN,131
Erigeron simplex,ERISIM,21
Haplopappus
pygmaeus,HAPPYG,140
Heterotheca
villosa,,
Hieracium
gracile,,
Hymenoxis
acaulis,HYMACA,142
Hymenoxis acaulis var. caespitosa,HYMACACAE or HYMAVC,143
Hymenoxis grandiflora,HYMGRA,24
Ligularia
holmii,LIGHOL,159
Ligularia taraxacoides,,
Senecio
crocatus,SENCRO,210
Senecio fremontii var. blitoides,SENFRE,211
Senecio harbourii,SENHAR,250
Senecio triangularis,,
Solidago
multiradiata,SOLMUL,43
Solidago spathulata var. nana,,
Taraxacum
ceratophorum,TARCER,45
Taraxacum officinale,,
Betulaceae
Betula
fontinalis,BETFON,88
Betula glandulosa,BETGLA,89
Boraginaceae
Eritrichium
aretioides,ERIARE,132
Mertensia ciliata,,
Mertensia lanceolata,MERLAN,61
Mertensia viridis,MERVIR,27
Brassicaceae
Cardamine cordifolia,CARCOR,95
Draba
aurea,DRAAUR,120
Draba cana = Draba lanceolata,DRACAN,121
Draba crassa,DRACRASSA or DRASSA,122
Draba crassifolia,DRACRA,123
Draba exunguiculata,,
Draba fladnizensis,DRAFLA,65
Draba lanceolata,DRACAN,121
Draba lonchocarpa,,
Draba nivalis,DRANIV,124
Draba streptocarpa var. streptocarpa,DRASTR,125
Draba sp.,DRABSP,20
Erysimum
nivale,ERYNIV,133
Rorippa alpina,,
Thlaspi montanum var. montanum,THLMON,69
Campanulaceae
Campanula cf. uniflora,CAMCF or CAMCFU,265
Campanula rotundifolia s. lat.,CAMROT,11
Campanula uniflora,CAMUNI,12
Campanula spp.,CAMPSP,235
Caprifloiaceae
Linnea borealis,LINBOR,160
Caryophyllaceae
Arenaria
fendleri var. tweedyi,AREFEN,7
Cerastium
arvense s. lat.,CERARV,17
Cerastium beeringianum ssp. earlei,CERBEE,103
Cerastium species,CERASP,274
Melandrium
apetalum,MELAPE,161
Melandrium kingii,MELKIN,162
Melandrium cf. taimyrense,,
Minuartia
biflora,MINBIF,163
Minuartia obtusiloba,MINOBT,28
Minuartia rubella,MINRUB,164
Paronychia
pulvinata,PARPUL,173
Sagina
saginoides
Silene acaulis ssp. subacaulescens,SILACA,42
Stellaria
laeta,STELAE,44
Stellaria longipes,STELON,214
Stellaria monantha,STEMON,293
Stellaria
umbellata,STEUMB,
Stellaria spp.,STELSP,237
Crasulaceae
Clementsia rhodantha,CLERHO,111
Rhodiola
integrifolia,RHOINT,201
Sedum lanceolatum,SEDLAN,39
Sedum rhodantha,SEDRHO,111
Cyperaceaea
Carex albonigra,CARALB,96
Carex aquatilis ssp. stans,CARAQU,97
Carex arapahoensis,,
Carex brevipes,,
Carex capillaris,,
Carex capitata,CARCAP,269
Carex chalciolepis,CARCHA,98
Carex ebenea,,
Carex elynoides,CARELY,13
Carex foenea,CARFOE,72
Carex haydeniana,CARHAY,261
Carex lachenalii,CARLAC,99
Carex microglochin,,
Carex misandra,CARMIS,
Carex nardina ssp. hepburnii,CARNAR,100
Carex nelsonii,,
Carex nigricans,CARNIG,239
Carex nova,CARNOV,
Carex perglobosa,CARPER,101
Carex phaeocephala,CARPHA,257
Carex praeceptorum,,
Carex pyrenaica,CARPYR,240
Carex rupestris ssp. drummondiana,CARRUP,67
Carex scopulorum var. scopulorum,CARSCO,102
Carex tripartita,,
Carex vernacula,,
Carex sp.,CARESP,14
Kobresia
myosuroides,KOBMYO,152
Ericaceae
Arctostaphylos uvi-ursi.,ARCTSP,82
Kalmia polifolia,KALPOL,151
Vaccinium caespitosum,VACCAE,223
Vaccinium myrtillus,VACMYR,224
Vaccinium scoparium,VACSCO,225
Fabaceae
Trifolium dasyphyllum,TRIDAS,47
Trifolium nanum,TRINAN,218
Trifolium parryi ssp. parryi,TRIPAR,48
Gentianaceaea
Frasera speciosa,FRASPE,135
Gentiana calycosa,,
Gentianella amarella,GENAMA,136
Gentianoides algida,GENALG,137
Gentianopsis prostrata,GENPRO,138
GENTIANACEAE species,GENTSP,244
Swertia perennis,SWEPER,215
Pneumonanthe
calycosa,PNECAL,188
Hydrophyllaceae
Phacelia sericea,PHASER,180
Juncaceaea
Juncus biglumis,JUNBIG,
Juncus castaneus,,
Juncus drummondii,JUNDRU,148
Juncus triglumis,JUNTRI,
Juncus sp.,JUNCSP,149
Luzula spicata ssp. saximontana,LUZSPI,26
Liliaceae
Allium
geyeri,ALLGEY,4
Lloydia
serotina,LLOSER,25
Zigadenus
elegans,ZIGELE,228
Onagraceaea
Chamaenerion danielsii,,
Epilobium
anagallidifolium,EPIANA,258
Epilobium angustofolium,EPIANG,126
Epilobium latifolium,EPILAT,127
Epilobium species,EPISPP,
Papaveraceae
Papaver kluanense,,
Pinaceae
Abies lasiocarpa,,
Juniperinum communis,JUNCOM,150
Picea engelmannii,PICENG,185
Pinus
contorta,PINCOR,186
Pinus
flexilis,PINFLE,1
Poaceae
Agropyron
scribneri,AGRSCR,76
Agropyron trachycaulum,AGRTRA,3
Agrostis borealis,AGRBOR,77
Agrostis variabilis,,
Alectoria minuscula,ALEMIN,243
Calamagrostis canadensis,,
Calamagrostis purpurascens,CALPUR,93
Danthonia intermedia,DANINT,115
Deschampsia caespitosa,DESCAE,19
Elymus scriberneri, ELYSCR, 296
Festuca baffinensis,FESBAF,234
Festuca brachyphylla,FESBRA,58
Festuca rubra,FESRUB,22
Festuca species,FESTSP,277
Helictotrichon mortonianum,HELMOR,23
Phippsia
sp.,PHIPSP,181
Phleum
alpinum,PHLALP,182
Phleum commutatum,,
Phleum pratense,PHLPRA,183
Poa
abbreviata ssp. pattersonii,,
Poa agassizensis,POAAGA,33
Poa alpina,POAALP,34
Poa arctica ssp. grayana,POAARC,35
Poa epilis,,
Poa fendleri,POAFEN,189
Poa fendleriana,,
Poa glauca var. rupicola,POAGLA,73
Poa lettermanii,,
Poa nervosa,POANER,64
Poa reflexa,,
Poa sp.,POASP or POASPP,57
Podagrostis humilis,,
Trisetum
spicatum s. lat.,TRISPI,49
Polemoniaceae
Phlox pulvinata,PHLPUL,184
Phlox sibirica ssp. pulvinata,PHLSIB,66
Polemonium
delicatum,POLDEL,190
Polemonium viscosum,POLVIS,59
Polygonaceae
Bistorta
bistortoides,BISBIS,9
Bistorta vivipara,BISVIV,90
Oxyria digyna,OXYDIG,170
Polygonum
douglasii var. latifolium,,
Portulacaceae
Claytonia megarhiza,CLAMEG,110
Lewisia
pygmaea var. pygmaea,LEWPYG,56
Primulaceae
Androsace septentrionalis,ANDSEP,5
Dodecatheon pulchellum,DODPUL,119
Primula angustifolia,PRIANG,196
Primula parryi,PRIPAR,197
Ranunculaceae
Anemone
sp.,ANEMSP,78
Aquilegia coerulea var. coerulea,AQUCOE,80
Aquilegia saximontana,AQUSAX,81
Caltha
leptosepala,CALLEP,94
Pulsatilla
patens ssp. hirsutissima,,
Ranunculus adoneus,RANADO,198
Ranunculus eschscholtzii,,
Ranunculus pygmaeus,RANPYG,199
Trollius
laxus ssp. albiflorus,,
Roseaceae
Acomastylis
rossii,ACOROS,2
Dryas octopetala
ssp. hookeriana,,
Pentaphylloides
floribunda,PENFLO,179
Potentilla
concinna,,
Potentilla diversifolia,POTDIV,37
Potentilla gracilis,POTGRA,194
Potentilla nivea,POTNIV,195
Potentilla ovina,POTOVI,74
Potentilla rubricaulis,POTRUB,68
Potentilla cf. rupincola,,
Potentilla species,POTSP or POTSPP,267
Potentilla uniflora,,
Rubus
idaeus ssp. melanolasius,,
Sibbaldia
procumbens,SIBPRO,41
Salicaceae
Salix arctica sp. petraea,SALARC,204
Salix glauca,SALGLA,205
Salix nivalis,SALNIV,206
Salix planifolia,SALPLA,207
Salix reticulata ssp. nivalis,,
Salix villosa,,
Saxifragaceae
Chrysosplenium tetrandrum,,
Heuchera
parvifolia var. nivalis,HEUPAR,247
Saxifraga
bronchialis ssp. austromontana,SAXBRO,208
Saxifraga caespitosa,,
Saxifraga cernua,,
Saxifraga hyperborea ssp. debilis,,
Saxifraga odontoloma,,
Saxifraga platysepala ssp. crandallii,,
Saxifraga rhomboidea,SAXRHO,38
Saxifraga rivularis,,
Scrophulariaceae
Castilleja
occidentalis,CASOCC,15
Castilleja puberula,CASPUB,16
Besseya
alpina,BESALP,87
Chionophila
jamesii,CHIJAM,60
Pedicularis groenlandica,PEDGRO,174
Pedicularis parryi,PEDPAR,30
Pedicularis racemosa ssp. alba,PEDRAC,175
Pedicularis sudetica ssp. scopulorum,PEDSUD,176
Pedicularis species,PEDISP,268
Penstemon whippleanus,PENWHI,178
Veronica nutans,,
Valerinaceae
Valeriana edulis ssp. edulis,VALEDU,248
Violaceae
Viola
adunca,VIOADU,75
Viola biflora,,
Lichens
Acarospora
schleicheri,,
Alectoria
nigricans,ALENIG,238
Amygdalaria
verrucosa,,
Arthonia
glebosa,,
Aspicilia
sp.,ASPISP,85
Caloplaca
cinnamomea,,
Caloplaca holocarpa,,
Caloplaca jungermanniae,,
Caloplaca stillicidiorum,,
Caloplaca tetraspora,,
Caloplaca tiroliensis,CALTIR,254
Caloplaca sp.,CALOSP,10
Candelariella
aurella,,
Candelariella vitellina,,
Cladonia
cariosa,,
Cladonia pocillum, CLAPOC, 298
Cladonia pyxidata,CLAPYX,109
Cladonia sp.,CLADSP,18
Cetraria
cucullata,CETCUC,104
Cetraria ericetorum,CETERI,105
Cetraria islandica,CETISL,106
Cetraria nivalis,CETNIV,107
Cetraria tilesii,CETTIL,108
Cornicularia
aculeata,CORACU,113
Dactylina
madreporiformis,DACMAD,114
Dermatocarpon lachneum,,
Diploshcistes
scruposus,,
Hypogymnia physodes,HYPPHY,147
Lecanora
armeniaca,LECARM,231
Lecanora chrysoleuca,LECCHR,153
Lecanora epibryon,,
Lecanora novo-mexicana,LECNOV,232
Lecanora polytropa,LECPOL,154
Lecanora rupestris,LECRUP,230
Lecanora spp.,LECASP,236
Lecidea
assimilata,,
Lecidea atrobrunnea,LECATR,155
Lecidea decipiens,,
Lecidea demissa,,
Lecidea globifera,,
Lecidea sp.,LECISP,156
Lepraria arctica,LEPARC,157
Ochrolechia
upsaliensis,OCHUPS,168
Parmelia conspersa (lichen),PARCON,172
Parmelia taractica,PARTAR,256
Pannaria
pezizoides,,
Peltigera
aphthosa,PELAPH,241
Peltigera canina var. canina,PELCAN,177
Peltigera canina var. rufescens,,
Peltigera canina var. spuria,,
Peltigera horizontalis,,
Peltigera lepidophora,,
Peltigera malacea,,
Peltigera sp.,PELTSP,31
Physcia
caesia,,
Physcia sciastra,,
Physconia muscigena,PHYMUS,32
Rhizocarpon geographicum,RHIGEO,200
Rinodina
mniaraea,,
Rinodina nimbosa,,
Rinodina oreina,RINORE,202
Solorina crocea,,
Sporastatia testudinea,SPOTES,213
Stereocaulon
alpinum,,
Stereocaulon rivulorum,,
Thamnolia subuliformis,THASUB,216
Toninia
cumulata,,
Toninia species,TONISP,263
Umbilicaria decussata,UMBDEC,219
Umbilicaria hyperborea,UMBHYP,220
Umbilicaria krascheninnikovii,UMBKRA,221
Umbilicaria virginis,UMBVIR,222
Umbilicaria species,UMBISP,275
Xanthoparmelia chlorochroa,XANCHL,226
Xanthoparmelia taractica,XANTAR,233
Xanthoria
elegans,XANELE,227
Ferns
Botrychium lunaria ssp. occidentalis,,
Cryptogramma
acrostichoides,,
Cystopteris fragilis,,
Moss
Abietinella
abietina,,
Amblystegium
serpens var. Juratzkanum
Amphidium
lapponicum,,
Aulacomnium
palustre,AULPAL,86
Barbula
brachyphylla,,
Bartramia
ithyphylla var. ithyphylla,,
Brachythecium
collinum,,
Brachythecium erythrorrhizon,,
Brachythecium nelsonii,,
Brachythecium turgidum,,
Bryum
algovicum,,
Bryum alpinum,BRYALP,91
Bryum argenteum,BRYARG,92
Bryum capillare,,
Bryum turbinatum,BRYTUR,259
Bryum sp.,BRYUSP,63
Calliergon
turgescens,,
Ceratadon purpureus,,
Climacium
dendroides,CLIDEN,112
Desmatodon
latifolius,DESLAT,117
Desmatadon laureri,,
Desmatadon leucostoma,,
Desmatadon systylius,,
Dicranum elongatum,DICELO,118
Dicranum muehlenbeckii,,
Dicranum species,DICRSP,272
Didymodon asperifolius,,
Distichium capillaceum,,
Distichium inclinatum,,
Ditrichum flexicaule,,
Drepanocladus
aduncus,,
Drepanocladus exannulatus,,
Drepanocladus uncinatus,,
Encalypta
vulgaris,ENCVUL,255
Encalypta sp.,ENCASP,71
Entodon
concinnus,,
Fissia
muscigena,FISMUS,134
Grimmia
alpestris
Grimmia elatior
Grimmia spp.,GRIMSP,139
Hedwigia
ciliata,,
Hygrogrimmia
spp.,HYGRSP,141
Hygrohypnum ochraceum,,
Hypnum
cupressiforme,HYPCUP,144
Hypnum lindbergii,HYPLIN,145
Hypnum revolutum,HYPREV,146
Hypnum vaucheri,,
Leptobryum
pyriforme,,
Lescuraea
radicosa,,
Lescuraea incurvata,,
Mnium
blyttii,,
Mnium marginatum,,
Mnium spinulosum,,
Mnium thompsonii,,
Mnium spp.,MNIUSP,165
Myurella
julacea,,
Orthotrichum
rupestre,,
Orthotrichum spp.,ORTSPP,169
Paraleucobryum
enerve,,
Paraleucobryum inerme,PARINE,171
Philontis
tomentella,,
Plagiomnium
ellipticum,,
Plagiothecium
denticulatum,,
Pohlia
cruda,,
Pohlia longicolla,,
Pohlia nutans,,
Pohlia obtusifolia,,
Polytrichastrum
alpinum,,
Polytrichastrum lyallii,,
Polytrichum
communis,POLCOM,191
Polytrichum juniperinum,POLJUN,192
Polytrichum piliferum,POLPIL,36
Polytrichum strictum,POLSTR,193
Polytrichum spp.,POLYSP,245
Racomitrium
sudeticum,,
Selaginella
densa var. scopulorum,SELDEN,40
Schistidium
apocarpum,,
Stegonia latifolia,,
Tayloria
acuminata,,
Trimmia
austriaca,,
Tortella
arctica,,
Tortula norvegica,TORNOR,217
Tortula ruralis,TORRUR,46
Liverwort
Anthelia juratzkana,,
Athalamia
hyalina,,
Blepharostoma
trichophyllum,,
Cephaloziella
undet.,,
Jungermannia leiantha,,
Lophozia
hatcheri,,
Lophozia undet.,,
Lophozia wenzelii,,
Riccia
sorocarpa,,
<>
{The
plant species that follow have not necessarily been
found in the Green Lakes Valley or on Niwot Ridge, but were found to
occur elsewhere in the Indian Peaks Wilderness area by Komarkova
(1979).} >
Acorospora schleicheri,,
Agoseris aurantiaca,,
Andreaea rupestris,,
Anemone narcissiflora ssp. zephyra,,
Anthalamia hyalina,,
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi var. adenotricha,,
Arnica mollis,,
Athyrium distentifolium var. americanum,,
Avenochloa hookeri,,
Barbula acuta,,
Bartramia ithyphylla var. breviseta,,
Brachythecium rivulare,,
Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostre,,
Bryum algovicum var. rutheanum,,
Bryum pseudotriquetrum,,
Bryum stenotrichum,,
Bryum weigelii,,
Calliergon sarmentosum,,
Calliergon stramineum,,
Campylium stellatum,,
Campylopus subulatus,,
Carex illota,,
Carex incurviformis,,
Carex misandra ssp.
misandra,CARMIS,
Carex obtusata,,
Carex saxitilis ssp. laxa,CARSAX,
Castilleja rhexifolia,,
Cephaloziella hampeana,,
Chamaenerion latifolium,,
Cirriphyllum cirrosum,,
Cladonia arbuscula,,
Cladonia coccifera,,
Cladonia gracilis,,
Comastoma tenellum,,
Cratoneuron commutatum,,
Cratoneuron filicinum,,
Dermatocarpon cinereum,,
Dermatocarpon rivulorum,,
Drepanocladus aduncus,,
Drepanocladus revolvens,,
Eleocharis quinqueflora,,
Epilobium hornemannii,,
Ericoila prostrata,,
Erigeron lonchophyllus,,
Erythronium grandiflorum ssp. chrysandrum,,
Fissidens osmundoides,,
Gaultheria humifusa,,
Gentianella amarella ssp. acuta,,
Gentianopsis barbellata,,
Haplomitrium hookeri,,
Heuchera bracteata,,
Hierochloe hirta ssp. arctica,,
Huperzia selago,,
Hydrogrimmia mollis,,
Juncus mertensianus,,
Juniperus communis ssp. alpina,,
Kalmia microphylla ssp. microphylla,,
Kobresia sibirica,,
Kobresia simpliciuscula,,
Koenigia islandica,,
Lecanora castanea,,
Lecidea luridella,,
Lecidea rufofusca,,
Leptogium sp.,,
Luzula parviflora,,
Luzula subcapita,,
Lycopodium annotinum,,
Merchantia polymorpha,,
Mimulus guttatus,,
Mnium arizonicum,,
Oncophorus virens,,
Oncophorus wahlenbergii,,
Oreas martiana,,
Orthotrichum alpestre,,
Oxypolis fendleri,,
Parnassia fimbriata,,
Parnassia kotzebuei,,
Pedicularis bracteosa var. paysoniana,,
Peltigera horitontalis,,
Phippsia algida,,
Plagiomnium denticulatum,,
Pogonatum urnigerum,,
Pohlia drummondii,,
Pohlia wahlenbergii,,
Polystichum lonchitis,,
Populus tremuloides,,
Preissia quadrata,,
Racomitrium canescens,,
Ranunculus alismaefolius var. montanus,,
Ranunculus pedatifidus,,
Rhodiola rosea s. lat.,,
Rhytidium rugosum,,
Ribes montigenum,,
Rinodina turfacea,,
Roellia roellii,,
Rorippa alpina var. alpina,,
Salix arctica ssp. petraea,,
Salix planifolia ssp. planifolia,SALPLA,207
Saxifraga adscendens ssp. oregonensis,,
Saxifraga serpyllifolia ssp. chrysantha,,
Scapania sp.,,
Schistidium tenerum,,
Senecio crassulus,,
Senecio werneriaefolius var. werneriaefolius,,
Solorina bispora,,
Sphagnum fuscum,,
Sphagnum warnstorfii,,
Tayloria lingulata,,
Thalictrum alpinum var. hebetum,,
Timmia austriaca,,
Toninia sp.,TONISP,263
Tortella fragilis,,
Umbilicaria sp.,,