Pecos Wilderness

Although there is an abundance of leafy greens, many flowers and a lively stream, the soil looks dry. Many of the herbacious plants have aphids, which in my gardening experience, is a sign of stress.
Sadly, we were too late for ladyslippers.

6-26 Holy Ghost Creek, Pecos Wilderness
Apiaceae (Parsley family)
   water hemlock  Cicuta maculata
   common cowparsnip  Heracleum maximum
   mountain parsley  Pseudocymoptrus montanus
Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)
   spreading dogbane  Apocynum androsaemifolium
Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family)
   showy milkweed  Asclepias speciosa
Asparagaceae (Asparagus family)
reclassified from Liliaceae
   nodding onion  Allium cernuum
Asteraceae (Aster family)
   western yarrow  Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis
   yellow thistle  Cirsium pallidum
   spreading fleabane  Erigeron divergens
   fleabane  Erigeron sp.
   Newberry's hymenopappus  Hymenopappus newberryi
   orange sneezeweed  Hymenoxys hoopesii
   blackeyed susan  Rudbeckia hirta
   tall Easterdaisy  Townsendia eximia
   yellow salsify  Tragopogon dubius
Boraginaceae (Borage family)
   Franciscan bluebells  Mertensia franciscana
Brassicaceae (Mustard family)
   western wallflower  Erysimum capitatum
Campanulaceae (Bellflower family)
   Parry's bellflower  Campanula parryi
   harebell  Campanula rotundifolia
Fabaceae (Bean family)
   red clover  Trifolium pratense
   white clover  Trifolium repens
Geraniaceae (Geranium family)
   redstem stork's bill  Erodium cicutarium
   purple geranium  Geranium caespitosum
   Richardson's geranium  Geranium richardsonii
Hydrangeaceae (Hydrangea Family)
   fivepetal cliffbush  Jamesia americana
Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf family)
   Fendler's waterleaf  Hydrophyllum fendleri
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
   American dragonhead   Dracocephalum parviflorum
   mintleaf bergamot  Monarda fistulosa var. menthifola
Linaceae (Flax family)
   blue flax  Linum lewisii var. lewisii
Plantaginaceae (Plaintan family)
reclassified from Scrophulariaceae
   brooklime  Veronica americana
Polemoniaceae (Phlox family)
   scarlet gilia  Ipomopsis aggregata
   Holy Ghost ipomopsis  Ipomopsis sancti-spiritus
Primulaceae (Primrose family)
    darkthroat shootingstar  Dodecatheon pulchellum
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
   Macoun's buttercup  Ranunculus macounii
   Fendler's meadow-rue  Thalictrum fendleri
Rosaceae (Rose family)
   prairie smoke  geum triflorum
   pretty cinquefoil  Potentilla pulcherrima
   Woods' rose  Rosa woodsii
   thimbleberry  Rubus parviflorus
Rubiaceae (Madder family)
   northern bedstraw  Galium boreale
Scrophulariaceae (Snapdragon family)
    seep monkeyflower  Mimulus guttatus
    fernleaf lousewort  Pedicularis procera syn. P. grayi
    scarlet penstemon  Penstemon barbatus ssp torreyi
Valerianaceae (Valerian family)
   tobacco root  Valeriana edulis
Verbenaceae (Verbena family)
   spike verbena  Verbena macdougalii

common cowparsnip Heracleum maximum

water hemlock Cicuta maculata

thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus

mintleaf bergamot Monarda fistulosa var. menthifola

pretty cinquefoil Potentilla pulcherrima

fleabane Erigeron sp.

Holy Ghost ipomopsis Ipomopsis sancti-spiritus  (RARE & ENDANGERED)