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armed
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CoNPS: Buffalo Creek Fire Field Trip 1998
Steve Vest & Rick Brune
Species Count: 107
Amaranthaceae
Chenopodium
Amaryllidaceae
Allium
Apiaceae
Harbouria trachypleura
Apocynaceae
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Asparagaceae
Leucocrinum montanum
Maianthemum stellatum
Yucca glauca
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Achillea millefolium
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Artemisia frigida
Artemisia ludoviciana
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Conyza canadensis
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Erigeron flagellaris
Erigeron vetensis
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Helianthus pumilus
Heterotheca villosa
Lactuca serriola
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Packera fendleri
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Solidago
Symphyotrichum porteri
Taraxacum officinale
Tragopogon dubius
Boraginaceae
Lithospermum multiflorum
Mertensia lanceolata
Oreocarya virgata
Phacelia heterophylla
Brassicaceae
Alyssum simplex
Boechera fendleri
Camelina microcarpa
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Draba nemorosa
Erysimum capitatum
Lepidium densiflorum
Noccaea montana
Cactaceae
Pediocactus simpsonii
Caprifoliaceae
Symphoricarpos
Cyperaceae
Carex
Carex rossii
Ericaceae
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia brachycera
Fabaceae
Astragalus
Astragalus flexuosus
Astragalus parryi
Caragana arborescens
Lupinus
Medicago lupulina
Melilotus officinalis
Oxytropis lambertii
Oxytropis multiceps
Oxytropis sericea
Thermopsis montana
Vicia
Geraniaceae
Geranium caespitosum
Grossulariaceae
Ribes cereum
Lamiaceae
Monarda pectinata
Scutellaria brittonii
Liliaceae
Calochortus gunnisonii
Onagraceae
Oenothera coronopifolia
Oenothera villosa
Orobanchaceae
Castilleja integra
Papaveraceae
Corydalis aurea
Plantaginaceae
Besseya plantaginea
Collinsia parviflora
Penstemon secundiflorus
Penstemon virens
Penstemon virgatus
Veronica
Poaceae
Achnatherum robustum
Avena sativa
Bouteloua gracilis
Bromus japonicus
Bromus tectorum
Dactylis glomerata
Elymus lanceolatus
Festuca saximontana
Koeleria macrantha
Muhlenbergia minutissima
Muhlenbergia montana
Muhlenbergia wrightii
Poa pratensis
Schizachyrium scoparium
Stipa
Polemoniaceae
Aliciella pinnatifida
Ipomopsis
Phlox gracilis
Primulaceae
Androsace septentrionalis
Ranunculaceae
Aquilegia coerulea
Rhamnaceae
Ceanothus fendleri
Rosaceae
Cercocarpus montanus
Drymocallis fissa
Potentilla concinna
Potentilla hippiana
Rosa
Rubus deliciosus
Rubiaceae
Galium boreale
Saxifragaceae
Heuchera parviflora
Scrophulariaceae
Scrophularia lanceolata
Verbascum thapsus
Verbenaceae
Verbena bracteata