Partial plant list
from Monument Hill
Nyctaginaceae
Ranunculaceae
- Delphinium nuttallianum larkspur
- Ranunculus glaberrimus blooming 3-21-1996
Cactaceae
Chenopodiaceae
- Grayia spinosa Hopsage
- Sarcobatus vermiculatus greasewood
Portulacaceae
Polygonaceae
- Eriogonum thymoides Thyme leaved buckwheat
- Eriogonum sphaerocephalum Rock Buckwheat
Malvaceae
- Spharalcea munroana Orange globe mallow
Violaceae
Cruciferae
- Arabis sparsiflora Sicklepod Rockcress
- Draba verna Whitlow grass - blooming 3-21-1996
- Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides daggerpod
- Thelypodium lanciatum Thelypodium
Primulaceae
- Dodecatheon conjugens Desert shooting star 3-21-1996 buds are
just beginning to form
- Dodecatheon pauciflorum Shooting star
Saxifragaceae
- Heuchera cylindrica Alumroot Saxifragaceae
- Lithophragma bulbifera Prairie star flower
- Lithophragma tenella Slender Fringecup
Grossulariaceae
- Ribes cereum Squaw current
- Ribes aureum Golden currant
Rosaceae
- Amelancier alnifolia Serviceberry
- Purshia tridentata bitter brush
Fabaceae
Onagraceae
- Oenothera pallida white-stemmed evening primrose
Santalaceae
- Comandra umbellata bastard toad-flax
Hydrangeaceae
- Philadelphus lewisii Syringa
Valerianaceae
Umbelliferae
- Lomatium dissectum Desert parsley
- Lomatium triternatum Desert parsley
- Lomatium geyeri Geyer's Lomatium
- Lomatium gormanii Gorman's lomatium
Loasaceae
- Mentzelia laevicualis Blazing star
- Mentzelia albicaulis White-stemmed mentzelia
Hydrophyllaceae
- Nemophila breviflora
- Phacelia hastata White-leaved phacelia
- Phacelia linearis Narrow-leaved phacelia
Boraginaceae
- Amsinckia sp. Fiddle-neck
- Hackelia arida Sagebrush stickseed
- Heliotropium curassavicum Heliotropium
- Mertensia longiflora Blue bells
Polemoniaceae
- Collomia grandiflora Large-flowered collomia
- Collomia linearis
- Linanthus pharnaceoides Thread-leaved linanthus
- Microsteris gracilis Microsteris
- Phlox hoodii Phlox
Labiatae
Scrophulariaceae
- Castilleja sp. Indian paintbrush
- Castilleja thompsonii
- Collinsia parviflora
- Penstemon gairdneri Rock Penstemon
Caprifoliaceae
- Symphoricarpos albus Snowberry
Asteraceae
- Achillea millefolium Yarrow
- Antennaria dimorpha
- Antennaria flagellaris
- Artemisia rigida
- Artemisia tridentata
- Balsamorhiza careyana
- Balsamorhiza hookeri Rock balsamroot
- Balsamorhiza sagittata Arrow leaf balsamroot
- Chaenactis douglasii False yarrow
- Chrysothamnus nauseosus Rabbit brush
- Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
- Crepis atrabarba Slender Hawksbeard
- Eriophyllum lanatum
- Layia glandulosa Layia
- Senecio foetidus
Typhaceae
Liliaceae
- Allium sp. Wild onion
- Brodiaea douglasii
- Calochortus macrocarpus Green banded star tulip
- Fritillaria pudica Blooming 3-21-1996
- Zygadenus venenosus Death camas
Cyperaceae
Poaceae
- Agropyron spicatum Spiked wheat-grass
- Distichilis stricta Creeping salt grass
- Elymus cinereus Giant wild rye
- Oryzopsis hymenoides Indian rice-grass
- Poa sandbergii Steppe bluegrass
- Stipa comata needle and thread