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COMMON NAMES
A      B      C      D          F      G      H      I      J      K      L      M      N      O      P      Q      R      S      T     U      V      W      X     Y      Z 

A
Agoseris, Orange - Agoseris aurantiaca
Alfalfa - Medicago sativa - Fabaceae (Pea Family)
Amaranthus, Redroot - Amaranthus retroflexus

Apache Plume - Fallugia paradoxa
Ash, Rocky Mountain - Sorbus scopulina
Aspen, Quaking - Populus tremuloides
Aster, Elegant - Eucephalus elegans
Aster, Engelmann's - Eucephalus engelmannii
Aster, Hairy Golden - Heterotheca villosa
Aster, Hoary Tansyaster - Dieteria canescens previously Machaeranthera canescens
Aster, Thickstem - Eurybia integrifolia

B
Baby's Slipper's  -
Lotus corniculatus
Bacon and Eggs -
Lotus corniculatus
Balsamroot, Arrowleaf - Balsamorhiza sagittata
Balsamroot, Cut-leaf - Balsamorhiza  macrophylla
Baneberry, Red -
Actaea rubra ssp.
Bearberry -
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Beardtongue, Broadleaf -
Penstemon platyphyllus
Beardtongue, Littlecup or Provo Canyon - Penstemon sepalulus
Beardtongue, Wasatch syn. Penstemon, Wasatch - Penstemon cyananthus
Bee Plant, Rocky Mountain - Peritoma lutea, prev. Cleome serrulata
Birdfoot -
Lotus corniculatus
Biscuitroot, Gray's - Lomatium grayii
Biscuitroot, Hairy Seed Desert -
Lomatium foeniculaceum, Variety: macdougalli
Biscuitroot, Rush - Lomatium junceum
Bistort, American - Bistorta bistortoides
Bitterbrush, Antelope syn. Buckbrush - Purshia tridentata
Bittercress - Cardamine cordifolia
Black Medick - Medicago lupulina
Black Mustard - Brassica nigra
Blazing Star- Mentzelia levicaulis
Blue Bell - Mertensia sp.
Blueberry, Bog - Vaccinium uliginosum
Blue-dick - Dichelostemms capitatum ssp. capitatum - prev. Dichelostemma pulchellum
Brome. Downy syn. Cheat Grass - Bromus tectorum
Broomrape, Clustered - Orobanche fasciculata
Buckbrush, syn Bitterbrush, Antelope - Purshia tridentata
Buckwheat,Crispleaf - Eriogonum corymbosum
Buckwheat, Sand - Eriogonum leptocladon
Buckwheat, Cushion - Eriogonum ovalifolium
Buckwheat, Money or Kearney's - Eriogonum nummulare prev. kearneyi
Buckwheat, Parsnipflower - Eriogonum  heracleoides
Buckwheat, Redroot  - Eriogonum racemosum
Buckwheat, Sulphur Flower
Buffaloberry, Roundleaf
Buffalobur Nightshade
Burdock, Common
Burnet
Buttercup, Alpine - Ranunculus adoneus
Buttercup, Anderson's - Ranunculus andersonii
Buttercup, Water Plantainleaf - Ranunculus alismifolius var. montanus
Buttercup, Creeping - Ranunculus repens

C
Cabbage, Skunk
Cactus, Hedgehog - Echinocereus coccineus
Cactus, Plains Prickly Pear
Cactus, Smallflower Fishhook - Sclerocactus parviflorus - syn. S. whipplei var. roseus
Camas, Common
Camas, Foothill Death
Camas, Mountain Death
Cat's Eye, Dwarf
Catnip
Cat-tails
Ceanothus, Martin's - Ceanothus martinii
Chaenactis, Douglasii - Douglas' Dustymaiden
Chaparral
Checkerbloom syn. Checker Mallow - Sidalcea neomexicana ssp. neomexicana
Cherry, Choke
Chicory
Chicory, California
Cholla, Buckhorn - Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa - previously Opuntia acanthocarpa
Cinquefoil, Pulcherrima - Potentilla gracilis var. pulcherrima
Cinquefoil, Slender
Cinquefoil, Sticky or Glandular - Drymocallis glandulosa - Previously Potentilla glandulosa
Clematis, Western
Clematis, Hairy or Sugarbowl , or  Clematis hirsutissima
Clematis, Oriental - Clematis orientalis
Cliffrose, Stansbury
Clover, Yellow Owl's
Columbine, Colorado
Columbine, Yellow
Coneflower, Western
Cornflower
Cottonwood 
Creosote Bush
Cryptantha, Brenda's Yellow - Cryptantha flava
Currant, Alpine Prickly  syn. Gooseberry Currant - Ribes montigenum
Currant, Golden syn. Lewis'
Currant, Ribes sp.  at Lambs Canyon, Utah
Currant, Wax - Ribes cereum - Beaver Canyon, Utah

D
Daisy, Easter - Townsendia incana
Daisy, Oxeye
Dandelion, Desert -  Malacothrix sonchoides
Dandelion, Mountain (Orange) - Agoseris aurantiaca
Dandelion, Mountain (Yellow) - Agoseris glauca
Delphinium, Barestem
Desert Prince's Plume - Stanleya pinnata
Dock, Curly
Dodder
Dogbane, Spreading - Apocynum androsaemifolium
Dogwood, Red-Osier - Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Dustymaiden, Douglas' - Chaenactis douglasii
Dyer's Woad - Isatis tinctoria

E
Elderberry, Blue - Sambucus nigra cerulea
Elderberry, Red - Sambucus racemosa
Elephant-head
Everlasting, Western Pearly

F
False Lupine
Fern, Bracken
Fiddleneck
Figwort, Lanceleaf - Scrophularia lanceolata
Filaree
Fir, Rocky Mountain Douglas
Fir, White
Firechalice, Garrett's
Fireweed
Flax, King's Yellow
Flax, Wild Blue
Fleabane, Shaggy syn. Vernal Daisy - Erigeron pumilus
Fleabane, Showy
Fleabane, Spreading
Flixweed

G
Gentian, Autumn Dwarf
Gentian, Green
Gentian, Mountain Bog
Gentian, Rocky Mountain Fringed
Gentian, Star
Geranium, Sticky Purple
Geranium, Richardson
Gilia, Scarlet
Gilia,Tenuituba
Gilia, Uinta Basin, syn. Gilia, Narrow Stem - Aliciella stenothyrsa, syn. Gilia stenothyrsa
Globemallow, Scarlet
Globemallow, Tufted
Goldeneye, Showy - Heliomeris multiflora multiflora
Goldenbanner, Mountain
Goldenpea, Mountain
Goldenrod, Canada
Goldenrod, Rocky Mountain - Solidago multiradiata
Grass, Blue-eyed - Sisyrinchium montanum var. montanum
Grass, Cheat
Grass, Reed Canary - Phalaris arundinacea
Grass, Rough Bent - Agrostis scabra
Greasewood
Groundsel, Common
Groundsel, Desert - Senecio eremophilus
Groundsel, Desert- variety Kingii
Groundsel, Mountain Meadow
Gumweed, Curly Cup

H
Hawkweed, Scouler's or Woolyweed -  Hieracium scouleri
Hellebore, False
Helianthella, one-flowered
Heliotrope, Wild Cleftleaf
Hemlock, Poison - Conium maculatum
Hemlock, Spotted Water - Cicuta maculata
Heron's Bill
Hollyhock, Streambank Wild
Honesty or Money Plant
Hop, American
Horsemint, Stinking
Horehound, Common or White
Hound's Tongue

I
Indian Parsley or Fernleaf Lomatium - Lomatium dissectum
Ivesia, Gordon's

J
Jacob's Ladder, Leafy syn. Towering - Polemonium  foliosissimum var. alpinum
Jacob's Ladder, Western - Polemonium occidentale= P. coeruleum
Jasmine, Pygmyflower Rock
Jimsonweed
Juneberry
Juniper, Utah

K
Kinnikinnick
Knapweed, Spotted - Centaurea maculosa syn. Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos

L
Larkspur, Desert
Larkspur, Low
Lettuce, Blue - Mulgedium oblongifolium
Lettuce, Prickly
Lichen, Cup - Cladonia coniocraea
Licorice-Root, Porter's
Lilac, Wild - Ceanothus velutinus
Lily, Corn
Lily, Glacier
Lily, Sego- Calochortus gunnisonii
Lily, Winding Sego syn. Weakstem Mariposa - Calochortus flexuosus
Liverwort
Longstock Spring Parsley -  Cymopterus longipes
Lousewort, Sickletop or Parrot's Beak -  Pedicularis racemosa ssp. alba
Lupine, Silky
Lupine, Silvery-Lupinus argenteus syn. caudatus
Lupine, Desert

M
Mahogany, Alderleaf Mountain
Mahogany, Curl-leaf Mountain
Mallow, Apricot
Mallow, Common
Manzanita, Greenleaf
Maple, Bigtooth
Marigold, Fetid/Five Needle Prickly-leaf- Dyssodia pentachaeta
Mariposa, Weakstem syn. Winding Sego Lily- Calochortus 
 flexuosus

Marigold, Desert
Matchbrush
Medick, Black - Medicago lupulina
Mentzelia (Stickleaf)
Milkvetch
Milkvetch, Beckwith
Milkvetch, Chickpea
Milkvetch, Deseret
Milkvetch, Utah
Milkweed, Desert
Milkweed, Showy
Mint, Field - Mentha arvensis
Mistletoe, Dwarf Conifer
Mistletoe, Juniper
Mitrewort, Drywoods
Mitrewort, Small-flowered
Mitrewort, Side-flowered
Mojave Woodyaster - Xylorhiza tortifolia
Monardella, Mountain -  Monardella odoratissima glauca
Money Plant or Honesty
Monkeyflower, Yellow
Monkshood, Columbian
Monument Plant
Mormon Tea
Motherwort
Mule-Ears - Wyethia amplexicaulis
Mule-Ears, Badlands - Scabrethia scabra
Mullein, Common
Mullein, Moth
Mushroom-Shaggy Mane
Mustard, Black - Brassica nigra
Mustard, Tumble

N
Nightshade, Bittershade
Nightshade, Cut-leaf
Ninebark - Physocarpus malvaceus

O
Oak, Gambel - Quercus gambelii
Oak, Sonoran Scrub - Quercus turbinella
Onion, Geyer's - Allium geyeri
Onion, Shortstyle - Allium brevistylum
Orchid, Bog

P
Paintbrush, Desert Indian - Castilleja angustifolia var. dubia previously C. chromosa
Paintbrush, Lesser Indian - Castilleja exilis syn. minor ssp. minor
Paintbrush, Splitleaf Indian, syn. P. Western Indian,  syn. P., Alpine - Castilleja rhexiifolia
Paintbrush, Giant Red Indian, syn. P. Common - Castilleja miniata
Paintbrush, Wavy-leaf - Castilleja applegatei
Paintbrush, Yellow - Castilleja occidentalis
Parnassus, Fringed Grass of Parnassus
Parrot's Beak or Sickletop Lousewort- Pedicularis racemosa
Parsley, Indian = Wild Carrot
Parsley, King Desert - Lomatium graveolens
Parsley, Longstalk Spring - Cymopterus longipes
Parsley, Spring - Cymopterus purpurascens
Parsnip, Common Cow - Heracleum maximum syn. H. sphondylium ssp. montanum
Pea, Lanszwert's (Mountain Pea)
Pennyroyal, Mountain
Penstemon, Rocky Mountain
Penstemon cyananthus syn. Penstemon Wasatch, syn. Beardtongue, Wasatch
Penstemon, Eaton
Penstemon, Low
Penstemon, Palmer
Penstemon, platyphyllus
Penstemon, Littlecup or Provo Canyon - Penstemon sepalulus
Penstemon, Utah - Penstemon utahensis
Penstemon, Wasatch, syn.
Beardtongue, Wasatch - Penstemon cyananthus
Penstemon, Whipple's - Penstemon whippleanus - pale lavender
Penstemon, Whipple's - Penstemon whippleanus - Dark red
Pepperweed, Broad-leaved
Pepperweed, Clasping
Phacelia, Lance- leafed
Phacelia, Silver-leafed
Phlox
Pincushion, Fremont
Pinedrops, Woodland
Pine, Pinyon
Plantain, Buckhorn
Plumseed, California
Poison Hemlock - Conium maculatum
Popcorn Flower
Poppy, Desert
Poppy, Flatbud Prickly
Potentilla gracilis var. pulcherrima, Cinquefoil gracilis var. pulcherrima
Primrose, Parry
Primrose, Tufted Evening - Oenothera cespitosa
Prince's Plume, Desert - Stanleya pinnata
Purshia tridentata - Buckbrush, syn Antelope Bitterbrush
Pussytoes - Antennaria spp.

Q
Quaking Aspen - Salicaceae Populus tremuloides

R
Rabbitbrush, Douglas - Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Rabbitbrush, Rubber - Ericameria nauseosus
Ragwort, Desert - Senecio eremophilus
Ragwort, King's
Raspberry, American Red - Rubus idaeus
Reed- Common 
Rockcress, Sicklepod - Arabis sparsiflora syn. Boechera sparsiflora
Rose, Wild - Rosa woodsii
Rubberweed, Pingue - Hymenoxys richardsonii

S
Sage, Desert
Sage, Purple
Sagebrush, Common
Sagebrush, Three-tip
Salsify, Western
Saltcedar or Tamarisk
Saltlover
Sandwort, Desert - Eremogone macradenia == Arenaria macradenia
Scorpionweed, Spearleaf
Scouringrush- Smooth
Sedge - Small winged - Carex microptera
Sedge - Hood's - Carex hoodii
Sego Lily - Calochortus gunnisonii
Serviceberry
Shadbush
Sheep Sorrel - Rumex, acetosella
Shootingstar, Alpine 
Shootingstar, Dark-throated
Skunkbush
Skyrocket
Snakeweed, Broom
Snowberry Bush
Solomon's Seal, Star-flowered False - Maianthemum stellatum prev. Smilacina stellata
Sorrel, Alpine Mountain - Oxyria digyna
Sorrel, Sheep - Rumex acetosella
Sowthistle, Spiny
Speedwell, American - Veronica americana
Spring Parsley - Cymopterus longipes
Spring Parsley - Cymopterus purpurascens
Spruce, Blue
Spruce, Engelmann
Spurge, Donkey-tail
Stickseed, Many-flowered
St. Johnswort
Stonecrop, Opposite - Sedum debile
Stork's Bill
Strawberry, Woodland - Fragaria vesca
Sumac, Smooth
Sumac, Staghorn
Sundrops, Lavender Leaf
Sunflower
Sunflower, One-head - Helianthella uniflora
Sweetclover, Yellow
Sweetvetch, Utah
Sycamore

T
Tamarisk or Saltcedar
Tansyaster,  Hoary - Dieteria canescens previously Machaeranthera canescens
Tarragon - Artemisia dracunculus
Teasel
Thickstem Aster
Thimbleberry
Thistle, Bull
Thistle, Musk
Thistle, Prickly Russian - Salsola tragus
Thistle, Wavy leaf or Gray
Thistle, Yellow Spine
Thornapple
Toadflax,  Dalmatian - Linaria dalmatica
Tobacco, Coyote - Nicotiana attenuata
Tobacco, Desert
Tree-of-Heaven - Ailanthus altissima
Trumpet, Desert

Tumbleweed
Twinberry, Black
Twinpod, Chamber's
Twistflower, Heartleaf

V
Verbena, Snowball Sand
Verbena, Desert Sand
Vervain, Prostrate
Violet, Blue syn. Hooked Spur- Viola adunca
Violet, Northern Bog- Viola nephrophylla
Violet, Nuttal's syn. Yellow Prairie Violet - Viola nuttallii

W
Wallflower, Western
Waterleaf, Western
Willow, Coyote syn. Dusky or Sandbar Willow
Willow, Diamondleaf - Salix planifolia
Willowherb, Autumn
Willowherb, Horneman's
Willowherb, Northern
Woodland Star
Woodyaster, Mojave - Xylorhiza tortifolia
Woolyweed, Scouler's or Hawkweed - Hieracium scouleri

Y
Yarrow, Common
Yellow Spiderflower aka
Yellow Beeplant aka
Yellow Spiderwort

Yellow Unknown
Yellow Unknown - Goshen Canyon - March 10, 2014
Yellow Unknown - Goshen Canyon


SCIENTIFIC NAMES
A      B      C      D      E      F      G      H      I      J      K      L      M      N      O      P      Q      R      S      T     U      V      W      X     Y      Z 

A
Actaea rubra ssp. - Baneberry, Red
Agoseris aurantiaca - Mountain Dandelion syn. Orange Agoseris
Aliciella stenothyrsa, syn. Gilia stenothyrsa - Gilia, Uinta Basin, syn. Gilia, Narrow Stem
Amaranthus retroflexus - Amaranthus, Redroot
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi - Bearberry

B
Balsamorhiza  macrophylla - Balsamroot, Cut-leaf
Balsamorhiza sagittata - Balsamroot, Arrowleaf
Bistorta bistortoides - Bistort, American
Brassica nigra - Black Mustard
Bromus tectorum - Brome. Downy syn. Cheat Grass


C
Cardamine cordifolia - Bittercress, Heartleaf
Castilleja angustifolia var. dubia previously C. chromosa - Paintbrush, Desert Indian
Castilleja exilis syn. minor ssp. minor - Paintbrush, Lesser Indian
Castilleja rhexiifolia - Paintbrush, Splitleaf Indian
Castilleja miniata - Paintbrush, Giant Red
Castilleja applegatei - Paintbrush, Wavy-leaf
Castilleja occidentalisPaintbrush, Yellow
Centaurea maculosa syn. Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos - Knotweed, Spotted
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea - Dogwood, Red-Osier
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa - previously Opuntia acanthocarpa - Cholla, Buckhorn
Cymopterus longipes - Longstock Spring Parsley
Cymopterus purpurascens - Parsley, Spring

D
Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum - prev. Dichelostemma pulchellum - Blue-dick
Dieteria canescens previously Machaeranthera canescens - Tansyaster,  Hoary
Drymocallis glandulosa var. glandulosa - Previously Potentilla glandulosa - Cinquefoil, Sticky or Glandular

E
Ericameria nauseosus - Rabbitbrush, Rubber
Eriogonum nummulare prev. kearneyi - Buckwheat, Money
Eucephalus engelmannii - Aster, Engelmann's
Eucephalus elegans - Aster, Elegant
Eurybia integrifolia - Aster, Thickstem

F
Fallugia paradoxa - Apache Plume
G

H
Helianthella uniflora - Sunflower, One-head
Heliomeris multiflora multiflora - Goldeneye, Showy
Heracleum maximum syn. H. sphondylium ssp. montanum - Parsnip, Common Cow
Heterotheca villosa - Goldenaster, Hairy False

L
Lomatium grayii - Biscuitroot, Gray's
Lomatium foeniculaceum, Variety: macdougalli - Biscuitroot, Hairy Seed Desert
Lomatium junceum - Biscuitroot, Rush
Lotus corniculatus - Baby's Slipper's
Lotus corniculatus - Bacon and Eggs
Lotus corniculatus - Birdfoot

M
Machaeranthera canescens - Tansyaster, Hoary
Maianthemum stellatum prev. Smilacina stellata - Solomon's Seal, Star-flowered False
Medicago lupulina - Black Medic
Medicago sativa - Alfalfa
Mertensia sp. - Blue Bell
Mentzelia laevicaulis - Blazing Star Mentzelia
Mulgedium oblongifolium - Lettuce, Blue


N

O
Oenothera cespitosa - Primrose, Tufted Evening
Orobanche fasciculata - Broomrape, Clustered

P
Penstemon cyananthus - Beardtongue, Wasatch
Penstemon platyphyllus - Beardtongue, Broadleaf
Penstemon sepalulus - Beardtongue, Littlecup syn. Provo Canyon
Peritoma lutea, prev. Cleome serrulata - Bee Plant, Rocky Mountain
Populus tremuloides - Aspen, Quaking - Salicaceae (Willow Family)
Purshia tridentata - Bitterbrush, Antelope syn. Buckbrush

Q
Quercus gambelii - Oak, Gambel

R
Ranunculus andersonii - Anderson's Buttercup


S
Sorbus scopulina - Ash, Rocky Mountain

T

V
Vaccinium uliginosum - Blueberry, Bog

W

X
Xylorhiza tortifolia - Mojave Woodyaster






Buckbrush, syn Bitterbrush, Antelope - Purshia tridentata
Buckwheat,Crispleaf - Eriogonum corymbosum
Buckwheat, Sand - Eriogonum leptocladon
Buckwheat, Cushion - Eriogonum ovalifolium
Buckwheat, Kearney's - Eriogonum kearneyi
Buckwheat, Parsnipflower - Eriogonum  heracleoides
Buckwheat, Redroot  - Eriogonum racemosum
Buckwheat, Sulphur Flower
Buffaloberry, Roundleaf
Buffalobur Nightshade
Burdock, Common
Burnet
Buttercup, Alpine - Ranunculus adoneus
Buttercup, Water Plantainleaf - Ranunculus alismifolius var. montanus
Buttercup, Creeping - Ranunculus repens






Plant Families
ANACARDIACEAE - SUMAC  FAMILY
APIACEAE-(ay-pee-AY-see-ee)-CARROT FAMILY
ASCLEPIADACEAE -(ass-kle-pee-ad-AY-see-ee)- MILKWEED FAMILY
ASTERACEAE-ASTER FAMILY
BORAGINACEAE - BORAGE FAMILY
BRASSICACEAE-MUSTARD FAMILY
CACTACEAE (kak-TAY-see-ee) - CACTUS FAMILY
CANNABACEAE-HEMP FAMILY
CARYOPHYLLACEAE-PINK FAMILY
CHENOPODIACEAE (ken-oh-poh-dee-AY-see-ee) - GOOSEFOOT FAMILY
CORNACEAE-DOGWOOD FAMILY
ERICACEAE (er-ek-AY-see-ee) - HEATH FAMILY
FABACEAE (fab-AY-see-ee) - PEA - LEGUME FAMILY
GENTIANACEAE-GENTIAN FAMILY
GERANIACEAE (jer-ay-nee-AY-see-ee) -  GERANIUM FAMILY
GROSSULARIACEAE- CURRANT FAMILY
HYDROPHYLLACEAE - WATERLEAF RAMILY
LAMIACEAE (lay-mee-AY-see-ee) -  MINT FAMILY
LILIACEAE (lil-ee-AY-see-ee) - LILY FAMILY
MALVACEAE (mal-VAY-see-ee) - MALLOW FAMILY
MARCHANTIACEAE-LIVERWORT FAMILY
MONOTROPACEAE - INDIAN PIPE FAMILY
NYCTAGINACEAE  (nyk-taj-i-NAY-see-ee) - FOUR O'CLOCK FAMILY
ONAGRACEAE (on-uh-GRAY-see-ee) - EVENING PRIMROSE FAMILY
PAPAVERACEAE-POPPY FAMILY
PLANTAGINACEAE-PLANTAIN FAMILY
POACEAE (poh-AY-see-ee) - GRASS FAMILY
POLEMONIACEAE (po-le-moh-nee-AY-see-ee)  - PHLOX FAMILY
PRIMULACEAE (prim-yew-lay-see-ee) - PRIMROSE FAMILY
RHAMNACEAE-BUCKTHORN FAMILY
ROSACEAE (ro-ZAY-see-ee)  - ROSE FAMILY
SAXIFRAGACEAE-SAXIFRAGE FAMILY
SCROPHULARIACEAE (skrof-yoo-larr-ee-AY-see-ee) - FIGWORT OR  SNAPDRAGON FAMILY
TAMARICACEAE - TAMARIX FAMILY