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,, 
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 {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.,,