APPENDIX C—COMMON AND SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF PLANTS
This list of common names and their scientific (Latin) equivalents includes only those plants that are mentioned in the text. With minor exceptions, authority for the scientific names of all plants and for the common names of all plants except trees is the second edition (1942) of Standardized Plant Names, edited by Harlan P. Kelsey and William A. Dayton. Authority for common names of trees is Check List of Native and Naturalized Trees of the United States (Including Alaska), by Elbert L. Little, Jr. (U.S. Department of Agriculture Handbook No. 41, published in 1953.)
Trees and Shrubs
- Alder, thinleaf—Alnus tenuifolia
- Aspen, quaking—Populus tremuloides
- Birch, water—Betula occidentalis
- Bitterbrush, antelope—Purshia tridentata
- Cottonwood, narrowleaf—Populus angustifolia
- Currant, wax—Ribes cereum
- Douglas-fir—Pseudotsuga menziesii
- Fir, subalpine—Abies lasiocarpa
- Honeysuckle, bearberry—Lonicera involucrata
- Juniper, Rocky Mountain—Juniperus scopuloram
- Maple, Rocky Mountain—Acer glabrum glabrum
- Mountain-ash, Greenes—Sorbus scopulina
- Pine, limber—Pinus flexilis
- Pine, lodgepole—Pinus contorta
- Pine, ponderosa—Pinus ponderosa
- Raspberry, American red—Rubus idaeus strigosus
- Raspberry, boulder—Rubus deliciosus
- Sagebrush, big—Artemisia tridentata
- Spruce, blue—Picea pungens
- Spruce, Engelmann—Picea engelmannii
- Willow, Scouler—Salix scouleriana
Wildflowers
- Actinea, graylocks—Actinea grandiflora
- Arnica, heartleaf—Arnica cordifolia
- Bistort, American—Polygonum bistortoides
- Black-eyed susan—Rudbeckia hirta
- Buttercup, alpine—Ranunculus adoneus
- Calypso—Calypso bulbosa
- Columbine, Colorado—Aquilegia coerulea
- Coralroot, spotted—Corallorhiza maculata
- Crazyweed, Lambert—Ozytropis lamberti
- Dryad, Mt. Washington—Dryas octopetala
- Erysimum, plains—Erysimum asperum
- Fireweed—Epilobium angustifolium
- Forget-me-not, alpine—Eritrichum argenteum
- Gaillardia, common perennial—Gaillardia aristata
- Geranium, Fremont—Geranium fremonti
- Globe-flower, white—Trollius albiflorus
- Iris, Rocky Mountain—Iris missouriensis
- Jamesia, cliff—Jamesia americana
- Kings crown—Sedum integrifolium
- Marsh-marigold, elkslip—Caltha leptosepala
- Miner’s candle—Cryptantha virgata
- Monkshood, Columbia—Aconitum columbianum
- Pasqueflower, American—Anemone ludoviciana
- Penstemon, oneside—Penstemon unilateralis
- Phlox, tufted—Phlox caespitosa
- Primrose, Parry—Primula parryi
- Pyrola—Pyrola spp.
- Silene, moss—Silene acaulis
- Starlily, common—Leucocrinum montanum
- Thermopsis, spreading—Thermopsis divaricata
- Townsendia, stemless—Townsendia exscapa
- Twinflower, American—Linnaea borealis americana
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK COLORADO
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1964—742-848
Transcriber’s Notes
- This etext based on a U.S. government publication is public domain in the United States.
- Corrected a few palpable typos.
- In the text versions only, text in italics is delimited by _underscores_.